> Is there any?

No, not yet, I'm still working on complex changes.

One more task: I've detected that the player file from Scid,
which I'm using in Scidb, is not up-to-date, and some data
is erroneous. And due to the fact that the load of the player
data (text files) costs some time, I decided to build a binary
player data file, the benefits are:

1. Significant faster load of the player data.

2. The new format allows updates via Internet, the data will
   always be up-to-date, a low bandwidth is sufficient for
   updates.

3. Many error corrections so far (but see below).

4. Some more information, e.g. Elo and Edo (historical chess
   ratings) charts, information about champion chip titles.

Currently it's hard to estimate the time for a new update, my
current development version is not working. I will post a
message as soon as I know more about the date of a new version.

But still many errors/inconsistencies has to be corrected in
Scidb's basic player file. But I cannot do all, so I'm looking
for a volunteer who likes to make the corrections (some sources
which I used for the build of the player data are in a worse
state, especially the FIDE rating files). I will provide the
tools for the detection of the inconsistencies.

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