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Jump to navigationA one-sided race database that extends to the 13-point is now available for download. The file is a large one 1.6 GB, and may take close to a day to download even on broadband.
Other bearoff and hypergammon databases can be downloaded from here.
General information about using bearoff databases can be found here, including instructions for rolling your own.