At this section, the database is divided into different time ranges in order to reduce the file size.
Monthly updates for the database can be found in a separate tab. They contain the games of the respective month. It is possible that these files will be uploaded again over time. The version number will then be adjusted and this will be indicated in the version history. The new process will mainly be necessary due to new games from the Lichess Broadcast system.
To unzip the files, Windows 7-Zip or another program that can handle the 7z format is required. On Mac, unpacking is possible with Keka, for example.
Caution
Using non-Latin characters (e.g. Arabic) in file paths can cause problems when unpacking archives under Windows 11. Please only use Latin characters in file paths and folder names to extract the archives.
The latest change:
02/08/2026
- A new version of the database has been released, which fixes a bug where players named similar to a chess engine were excluded.
Here are the OTB games as of July 1, 2025. All other games needed to bring the Scid database up to date can be found on the Monthly Update OTB tab.
Version: 2026-02-08
Games out of the OTB game database – 01/01/2026 until 02/02/2026
Version: 2026-02-08
Games out of the OTB game database – 01/01/2025 until 06/30/2025
Version: 2026-02-08
Games out of the OTB game database – 01/01/2020 until 12/31/2024
Version: 2026-02-08
Games out of the OTB game database – 01/01/2015 until 12/31/2019
Version: 2026-02-08
Games out of the OTB game database – 01/01/2010 until 12/31/2014
Version: 2026-02-08
Games out of the OTB game database – 01/01/2005 until 12/31/2009
Version: 2026-02-08
Games out of the OTB game database – 01/01/2000 until 12/31/2004
Version: 2026-02-08
Games out of the OTB game database – 01/01/1990 until 12/31/1999
Version: 2026-02-08
Games out of the OTB game database – 01/01/1970 until 12/31/1989
Version: 2026-02-08
Games out of the OTB game database – 01/01/1950 until 12/31/1969
Version: 2026-02-08
Games out of the OTB game database – 01/01/1900 until 12/31/1949
Version: 2026-02-08
Games out of the OTB game database – 01/01/0001 until 12/31/1899
Version: 2026-02-08
Games out of the OTB game database which don’t have a date the game was played.
Here are the online games as of July 1, 2025. All other games needed to bring the Scid database up to date can be found on the Monthly Update online tab.
Version: 2026-01-06
Games out of the online game database – 01/01/2025 until 12/31/2025
Version: 2025-06-03
Games out of the online game database – 01/01/2024 until 12/31/2024
Version: 2025-06-03
Games out of the online game database – 01/01/2023 until 12/31/2023
Version: 2025-06-03
Games out of the online game database – 01/01/2022 until 12/31/2022
Version: 2025-06-03
Games out of the online game database – 01/01/2021 until 12/31/2021
Version: 2025-06-03
Games out of the online game database – 01/01/2020 until 12/31/2020
Version: 2025-06-03
Games out of the online game database – 01/01/2015 until 12/31/2019
Version: 2025-06-03
Games out of the online game database – 01/01/2010 until 12/31/2014
Version: 2025-06-03
Games out of the online game database – 01/01/1995 until 12/31/2009
To update the Scid database, it is also necessary to download the monthly updates listed here, unless the database files have been reloaded.
To update the Scid database, it is also necessary to download the monthly updates listed here, unless the database files have been reloaded.
02/03/2026
- TWIC 1626 to 1630
- Games of the Lichess Broadcast System from 01/06/2025 to 02/02/2026
- New major update to the database using the new deduplication process
01/06/2026
- TWIC 1622 to 1625
- Databases with 1 million additional games integrated:
- BenBase
- CodeKiddy
- ICOFyBase
- TheChessDog
- Games of the Lichess Broadcast System from 12/02/2025 to 01/05/2026
12/02/2025
- TWIC 1618 to 1621
- Games of the Lichess Broadcast System from 11/04/2025 to 12/01/2025
11/06/2025
- TWIC 1614 to 1617
- Games of the Lichess Broadcast System from 10/07/2025 to 11/03/2025
10/07/2025
- TWIC 1605 to 1613
- Games of the Lichess Broadcast System from 08/05/2025 to 10/06/2025
08/05/2025
- TWIC 1600 to 1604
- Games of the Lichess Broadcast System from 07/01/2025 to 08/04/2025
07/01/2025
- TWIC 1596 to 1599
- Games of the Lichess Broadcast System from 06/03/2025 to 06/30/2025
- March and April games of the Lichess Elite Database
06/03/2025
- Massive restructuring of the files.
- Separation of online and OTB games into two different databases as far as possible.
- Addition of various new sources (see front page).
01/07/2025
- All PGN files have been updated.
- A PGN file with games of the year 2024 has been added
03/26/2024
- Re-upload all PGN files Clean all header tags of invalid characters.
- Upload update file 2024-03 for March 2024. Contains all games that were added to the database from 02/28/2024 to 03/25/2024.
03/03/2024
- Re-upload all PGN files Clean all header tags of invalid characters.
- Upload update file 2024-02 for February 2024. Contains all games that were added to the database from 02/01/2024 to 02/27/2024.
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