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ChessGames.com is a web based chess database and community. It contains over 375,000 chess games, which can be searched according to the names of the players, the opening, the year, the number of moves, the result of the game, and more. It also offers daily features, including a "Game of the Day" (with a pun as a title) and a "Puzzle of the Day", taken from games in the database. The games can be replayed on-screen, without the need for any special software.

Any internet user can register for free. This enables the user to discuss games, openings, tournaments, etc. by leaving a comment in the "Kibitzer's Corner" found on almost every page of the site. Registered users can also create game collections and write a personal profile.

Among its members are several notable chess players as Susan Polgar, Eric Schiller, Raymond Keene, and Patrick Wolff.

Users can also pay for Premium Membership, which provides the following items, among others:

Opening Explorer. From the initial position, a user can click on the moves that lead to openings of interest, in order to select and review games from that particular opening.
Endgame Explorer. A user can select a given collection of material — for example, king and two pawns versus king and one pawn — and review games in which this endgame occurred.
Sacrifice Explorer. A user can select games with sacrifices of a given piece, for example, a queen, or search for sacrifices of their favorite player or opening. Most chess enthusiasts consider sacrifices to be among the most interesting chess moves; learning the reason for a sacrifice also increases tactical skill.

According to ChessGames.com, more than 50,000 users have registered altogether, but only about 12% are currently active. A 2005 online survey showed that of about 1,000 respondents, more than 97% were men. The median rating is in the 1600-1799 range, as measured by the ELO rating system.

Like many online chess game collections, ChessGames.com contains flaws in its database. In some rare cases the moves are incorrect, but the most common problem is that one player is listed under two different names, such as "Bernd Stein" and "Stein Bernd".

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