From here you can download my spellchecking files for Scid. (http://scid.sourceforge.net/)

spelling.ssp.bz2 (2,1 MB uncompressed 10,6 MB)

ratings.ssp.bz2 (6,8 MB uncompressed 43,3 MB)

The file spelling.ssp contains spelling datas from about 153.115 players (2012_02_18).
The file ratings.ssp contains also ELO-history and the FIDE-ratings from January 2012

You need the ratings.ssp only if you use the function "Add Elo ratings" (Maintenance window). .

1. Download one of the above file
2. Extract the file to a directory of your choice
3. Start scid
4. Choose Load Spellcheck File in the Option Menue
5. Save Options to load the file by the next start of scid
6. Click on a playername in the game information area
7. The Player Information Windows pops up with the datas from spelling.ssp (or ratings.ssp)

Now the FIDE-ID is also included. You can see the ID in the Player Information Window!

If a Player have a VIAV and PND entry, then you see new Links in the Player Information Window:

Anand, Viswanathan #gm IND [2803] 1969
%Bio Title gm:1988
%Bio World Junior Champion (U20), 1987
%Bio FIDE World Champion 2000-2002
%Bio World Champion 2007-
%Bio FIDEID 5000017
%Bio VIAF 73442525
%Bio PND 119068524

Now I am experimenting with utf8 and scid. Please be careful if you try this and send me your experiences!

The file ratings_utf8.ssp contains the same spelling datas encoded in utf-8.

Not all players, mostly players from ICCF are converted.

The playername in ASCII is added as synonym:

Dünhaupt, Heinz-Wilhelm Dr #cgm GER [....] 1912.05.07--1998.04.19
= Duenhaupt, Heinz-Wilhelm Dr

ratings_utf8.ssp.bz2 (6,9 MB uncompressed 43,4 MB)

The file utf.spa.bz2 contains photo-aliases for all utf-names. Unpack this file to the directory where scid is looking for the photo files and you see all photos with ASCII-Names! (Thanks to Mikhail Kalenkov)

You can read the file with any texteditor. Let me know, if there is anything wrong.
If you have additional data of historic or other players ( Born , Died ,Title, ...), please send a short email !

Any feedback are welcome ! My guestbook

Franz Nagl
e4c5 (at)ris(.at)

Last updated at 18. Feb 2012