Answers.Body: <p>These databases could be interesting for you: </p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>The Week In Chess (=<a href="http://www.theweekinchess.com/twic">TWIC</a>) (free): updated every week, PGN format</li>
  <li>Mega Database of <a href="https://shop.chessbase.com/en/cat_root">ChessBase</a> (commercial): requires the ChessBase gui</li>
  <li>Huge Database of <a href="http://chessok.com/shop/">ChessOK</a> (commercial): requires the ChessAssistant gui</li>
  </ul>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>In addition to very good suggestions in the previous answers, you might also be interested in <a href="http://www.pgnmentor.com/files.html" rel="noreferrer">Pgnmentor's site</a> (free).</p>
  
  <p>There you already have free databases sorted according to players and openings, as well as events (tournament, matches etc.). Of course, you can easily produce such thematic games collections from big databases mentioned in other answers, but still, I find separated databases pretty convenient (e.g. for themed research).</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>ChessTempo.com has recently added a new functionality - a database. All the options are described in the user guide at <a href="http://chesstempo.com/user-guide/en/chessDatabase.html" rel="nofollow">http://chesstempo.com/user-guide/en/chessDatabase.html</a></p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>There is a combination of PGN Mentor and TWIC files: <a href="http://gorgonian.weebly.com/pgn.html" rel="nofollow">http://gorgonian.weebly.com/pgn.html</a></p>
  
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Answers.Text: It's not PGN -- it's in SCID format
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Answers.Text: Yes but I'm just pointing this out to people so they can know.  I actually downloaded the thing in the hopes I can convert it to PGN format.
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Answers.Body: <p>There are loads of PGN file database download sites, the best and most comprehensive one is probably PGN Mentor at </p>
  
  <p><a href="https://www.pgnmentor.com/files.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.pgnmentor.com/files.html</a></p>
  
  <p>BUT...very few have annotated game collections, so I have put about 950 annotated games, which are in 9 separate ".pgn" files, here </p>
  
  <p><a href="https://pgnchessbook.org/pgn/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Annotated PGN file download page</a></p>
  
  <p>for people to download</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>There are tons of databases out there. <a href="http://chessgames.com" rel="nofollow">http://chessgames.com</a>, <a href="http://pgnmentor.com" rel="nofollow">http://pgnmentor.com</a>, etc. Check <a href="http://www.chessfiles.com/chess-database.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.chessfiles.com/chess-database.html</a> for other databases</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>I have some special prepared PGN files for my chess apps. You can download those files:</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://smallchess.com/Games/World%20Championship.pgn" rel="nofollow">World Chess Championship</a></p>
  
  <p><a href="http://smallchess.com/Games/Magnus%20Carlsen.pgn" rel="nofollow">Magnus Carlsen</a></p>
  
  <p><a href="http://smallchess.com/Games/Jose%20Raul%20Capablanca.pgn" rel="nofollow">J.R Capablanca</a></p>
  
  <p>The download site is <a href="http://smallchess.com/Games/" rel="nofollow">here</a>, please note the purpose of the site is to provide easy-to-download games for my iOS app users.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>There is a <a href="http://www.openingmaster.com/index.php/subscribe/membership">pretty big one</a> if you are willing to spend some 40 euro.</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://www.top-5000.nl/pgn.htm">This (Million Base 2.2)</a> is the biggest free database I know of.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I am searching for a broad and extensive games database (i.e. games played between real players.)</p>
  
  <p>I can hardly seem to find any (even paid ones.) - However all sorts of chess software has these built in.</p>
  
  <p>Where can I get my hands on one?</p>
  
  <p>I will use it for a lot of analyses on different players, openings etc.</p>
  
  <p>Hope someone can help me out!</p>
  
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Title: Are there any (free) games databases out there?
ThreadText: # Are there any (free) games databases out there?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-10-16)
  
  I am searching for a broad and extensive games database (i.e. games played between real players.)
  
  I can hardly seem to find any (even paid ones.) - However all sorts of chess software has these built in.
  
  Where can I get my hands on one?
  
  I will use it for a lot of analyses on different players, openings etc.
  
  Hope someone can help me out!
  
  **Tags:** database
  
  
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  ## 8 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_9 on 2015-10-16. Score: 9 | Accepted answer
  
  There is a [pretty big one](http://www.openingmaster.com/index.php/subscribe/membership) if you are willing to spend some 40 euro.
  
  [This (Million Base 2.2)](http://www.top-5000.nl/pgn.htm) is the biggest free database I know of.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2015-10-16. Score: 7
  
  These databases could be interesting for you:
  
  * The Week In Chess (=[TWIC](http://www.theweekinchess.com/twic)) (free): updated every week, PGN format
  * Mega Database of [ChessBase](https://shop.chessbase.com/en/cat_root) (commercial): requires the ChessBase gui
  * Huge Database of [ChessOK](http://chessok.com/shop/) (commercial): requires the ChessAssistant gui
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2015-10-16. Score: 5
  
  In addition to very good suggestions in the previous answers, you might also be interested in [Pgnmentor's site](http://www.pgnmentor.com/files.html) (free).
  
  There you already have free databases sorted according to players and openings, as well as events (tournament, matches etc.). Of course, you can easily produce such thematic games collections from big databases mentioned in other answers, but still, I find separated databases pretty convenient (e.g. for themed research).
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2016-01-08. Score: 2
  
  ChessTempo.com has recently added a new functionality - a database. All the options are described in the user guide at <http://chesstempo.com/user-guide/en/chessDatabase.html>
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2016-01-02. Score: 2
  
  There is a combination of PGN Mentor and TWIC files: <http://gorgonian.weebly.com/pgn.html>
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_5**: It's not PGN -- it's in SCID format  
  > **username_4**: Yes, but I said PGN mentor not PGN format  
  > **username_5**: Yes but I'm just pointing this out to people so they can know.  I actually downloaded the thing in the hopes I can convert it to PGN format.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_6 on 2019-08-09. Score: 2
  
  There are loads of PGN file database download sites, the best and most comprehensive one is probably PGN Mentor at
  
  <https://www.pgnmentor.com/files.html>
  
  BUT...very few have annotated game collections, so I have put about 950 annotated games, which are in 9 separate ".pgn" files, here
  
  [Annotated PGN file download page](https://pgnchessbook.org/pgn/)
  
  for people to download
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_7 on 2016-01-07. Score: 1
  
  There are tons of databases out there. <http://chessgames.com>, <http://pgnmentor.com>, etc. Check <http://www.chessfiles.com/chess-database.html> for other databases
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_8 on 2016-01-02. Score: 1
  
  I have some special prepared PGN files for my chess apps. You can download those files:
  
  [World Chess Championship](http://username_8.com/Games/World%20Championship.pgn)
  
  [Magnus Carlsen](http://username_8.com/Games/Magnus%20Carlsen.pgn)
  
  [J.R Capablanca](http://username_8.com/Games/Jose%20Raul%20Capablanca.pgn)
  
  The download site is [here](http://username_8.com/Games/), please note the purpose of the site is to provide easy-to-download games for my iOS app users.
  
  
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