DATABASES
A “database” is, loosely speaking, a collection of related
information. Used in the context of the game of chess, a
database usually refers to a collection of games. Chess King
comes with a database of over five million chess games which
you can use for learning and enjoyment. Nobody expects you
to play through five million games! But if you think of Chess
King's database (called GigaKing) as a library of games,
its usefulness becomes apparent. You can browse through
games, just like browsing the books in a library, playing
through only the games which interest you or which you find
useful.
But how do you find the games you want to review? Because
GigaKing is an electronic database, it's fully searchable. And
Chess King furnishes you with many different tools you can
use to search for games. In this chapter we'll learn about the
ways you can search for games.
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