Every game in Lumbras Gigabase is tagged with a special SOURCE tag that indicates the origin of the raw data. This allows you to filter for games from specific sources in Scid (or other compatible GUIs).
In Scid, you can use these tags for searches by going to the menu: Search -> Game Data -> Extra Tags
| Tag | Description | Database |
|---|---|---|
| AjedrezCorr | Correspondence chess database from https://ajedrezdata.com/databases/ | OTB |
| AjedrezOTB | OTB database from https://ajedrezdata.com/databases/ | both |
| BenBase | Found in a threat on chess.com | OTB |
| Britbase | For all games from the British Chess Game Archive | both |
| Caissabase | Database that apparently no longer exists. | both |
| Canada | Canadian Chess Federation | both |
| ChessNostalgia | Nothing else to be found on this page. | OTB |
| ChessOK | chessok.com still offers free PGNs. (Until end of 2020) | both |
| Chessopolis | PGNs can still be offered, but behind a paywall. | OTB |
| ChessScotland | Scottish Chess Federation | OTB |
| CodeKiddy | A github project | OTB |
| Convekta | A Russian software developer who sells software like Chessbase. Mainly used in Russia. | OTB |
| Danbase | Game database of the Danish Chess Federation https://danbase.skak.dk/ Thanks @Hans Jørgen Lassen | OTB |
| Federscacchi | Italian Chess Federation | OTB |
| FICGS | Free Internet Chess & Go Server (Correspondence Chess Games) | OTB |
| Finland | Finnish Chess Federation | both |
| GamesOfGMs | A database containing only OTB games by grandmasters | OTB |
| GreekBase | Greek Chess Federation | both |
| ICOFyBase | A project hosted on sourceforge found via reddit | OTB |
| IECG | International Email Chess Group | OTB |
| Kingbase | A database containing only OTB games by mostly grandmasters | OTB |
| LichessBroadcast | For games drawn via the Lichess broadcast system | both |
| LichessEliteDatabase | All (standard) Lichess games, to keep only games by players with a rating of 2400+ against players with a rating of 2200+, excluding bullet games. Source: https://database.nikonoel.fr/ All classical, rapid, and blitz games where both players have over 2550 Lichess ELO are added. | Online |
| LumbrasGigaBase | All games from existing databases whose origin cannot be clarified have been marked with this tag. | both |
| Masters | A database containing games by titled players | both |
| Millionbase | Another old database | both |
| PGNMentor | Extensive archive with individual files for players, openings, opening variations, and various tournaments. | both |
| Slovakia | Slovak Chess Federation | OTB |
| TheChessDog | A github project | OTB |
| TWIC | For all games from the TWIC download. | both |