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What's New

· We are currently testing software which can automatically detect and correct duplicate games in the database. We hope to remove every duplicate from the database before the end of the year.

· GM Keene has kindly supplied some preliminary notes for his recent book on the Kramnik-Leko match. See his notes here.

· Miss a Game of the Day? Catch up on what you missed with our new Games of the Day Archive.

· We now have games annotated by Capablanca from his match with Lasker in 1921.

· Please welcome the newest member and fan of Chessgames, the author of over 140 chess books, International Grandmaster Raymond Keene.

· Many thanks to chess instructor and author Dan Heisman who provided many annotations to his own games.

· You can now help support our efforts for chess learning worldwide, and access many new powerful features, by signing-up to become a Premium Chessgame Member.

· Many thanks to GM Dimitri Reinderman for providing fine photographs of the Netherland's strongest players. See samples on the pages of Sosonko, Timman, Ree, Van Wely, and Van Der Wiel.

· From now on, Sunday's tactical exercises will be extremely difficult. Each Sunday, set aside some free time, put on your thinking caps, and get ready for a real challenge.

· Our new EZ-Search feature allows you to search the database using ordinary language. Just type what you want! For example, type Kasparov-Karpov '85 or Morphy '58 and you'll get the results.

· Do you have a web site? See our Webmaster Resources for some neat ways to enhance your home page.

· The all-new Opening Explorer will positively revolutionize online chess study! Analyze the openings move by move, with handy diagrams, starting from the very first move.

· Our Player Directory is an alphabetical list of thousands of eminent chess players.