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ChessGoals Survey

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Email *

How did you hear about the Chess Goals survey?

Someone referred me (they get credit!)
Chess.com
Reddit
Google
Other

--Please let us know who referred you so they can get credit!

List a chess.com/lichess username, email, or real name.

--Please let us know how you heard about the Chess Goals survey

Chess.com Username

Please leave blank if you aren't a chess.com member

--Chess.com Bullet Rating

--Chess.com Blitz Rating

--Chess.com Rapid Rating

--Chess.com Daily Rating

Lichess.org Username

Please leave blank if you aren't a lichess.org member

--Lichess.org Bullet Rating

--Lichess.org Blitz Rating

--Lichess.org Rapid Rating

--Lichess.org Classical Rating

USCF ID

Leave blank if not a USCF member

--USCF Regular Rating

FIDE ID

Leave blank if not a FIDE member

--FIDE Standard Rating

ECF Standard Rating

Leave blank if not an ECF member

Which rating system do you consider the best measure for your own chess improvement? *

We don't recommend using any rating categories faster than blitz to chess improvement.

What was your rating 12 months ago in the rating system from the last question? *

This will be used to track chess improvement. Please don't feel bad entering a rating that is below or the same as your current rating. That data is very useful for the statistical models.

Your Age *

We will use yoru age to help similar players reach their chess goals and analyze the data.

Which methods do you like to use for learning chess?

Phone/tablet apps
Computer web applications
Computer software
Books
Videos

How many total hours per week do you spend playing or studying chess? *

Weekly chess games

We will use aggregated data from your responses to help other chess players reach their goals. Please use your best estimates. For example, if you play 6 hours of OTB (over-the-board) games in a month, you could enter 1.5 hours per week of OTB chess.

How many hours per week do you spend playing OTB slow games (30 minutes or slower per side)? *

Please give your best approximation over the last 12 months. Add the initial time + increment to reach the time control. For example, a 15+10 game would fall into the rapid category (15 + 10 = 25 minutes).

How many hours per week do you spend playing OTB rapid games (15-29 minutes per side)? *

Please give your best approximation over the last 12 months. Add the initial time + increment to reach the time control.

How many hours per week do you spend playing OTB fast games (<15 minutes per side)? *

Please give your best approximation over the last 12 months. Add the initial time + increment to reach the time control.

How many hours per week do you spend playing online daily (correspondence) games? *

Please give your best approximation over the last 12 months.

How many hours per week do you spend playing online slow games (30 minutes or slower)? *

Please give your best approximation over the last 12 months. Add the initial time + increment to reach the time control.

How many hours per week do you spend playing online rapid games (10-29 minutes)? *

Please give your best approximation over the last 12 months.

How many hours per week do you spend playing online blitz games? *

Please give your best approximation over the last 12 months.

How many hours per week do you spend playing online bullet (or faster) games? *

Please give your best approximation over the last 12 months.

Which servers do you regularly* play on?

Chess.com
Lichess
Internet Chess Club (ICC)
ChessCube
Free Internet Chess Server (FICS)
Playchess.com
GameKnot
Red Hot Pawn
Chessworld.net
Chess24

*At least 15 minutes per week on average.

Game analysis

Do you regularly analyze games?* *

Yes, my own games and games of other players
Yes, only my own games
Yes, only games of other players
Rarely or never

Please only count post-game analysis for this section. Don't include correspondence games or time spent playing live games.

How many hours per week do you spend analyzing games? *

--Who do you regularly analyze with? (can select multiple)

A coach
Stronger player
By oneself
Other players equal or lower in rating

--Where do you find games of others to analyze?

Please list specific book titles, websites, etc. Please give lots of details to help other users.

Tactics

How many hours per week do you spend solving tactics? *

Please check all sites you use on a regular basis for tactics

Chess.com
Chesstempo.com
Lichess.org

Please list any other websites you use on a regular basis for tactics

Please give lots of details to help other users.

Please list specific apps you use on a regular basis for tactics

Please give lots of details to help other users.

Please list specific books you use on a regular basis for tactics

Please give lots of details to help other users.

Openings

How many hours per week do you spend studying openings? *

Please list specific websites, apps, or books you use on a regular basis for openings

Please give lots of details to help other users.

Endgames

How many hours per week do you spend studying endgames? *

Please list specific details about how you study endgames

Please give lots of details to help other users.

Other

How many hours per week do you spend studying strategy? *

Please list specific details about how you study strategy

Please give lots of details to help other users.

If you use chess software for at least one hour per week, please list what you use

Which chess websites do you use for at least 15 minutes per week on average?

Chess.com
Lichess.org
Chesstempo.com
Chessable.com

Any other chess websites you use for at least 15 minutes per week, please list the domains

If you use chess apps for at least 15 minutes per week, please list the apps

If you use watch chess on Youtube for at least 15 minutes per week, please list the channels

If you use watch chess on Twitch for at least 15 minutes per week, please list the channels

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