Aug 23 2007 Survey
Required Required Question(s)
Required 1.
What is your rating class?
Master (2200/up)
Expert (2000-2199)
Class A (1800-1999)
Class B (1600-1799)
Class C (1400-1599)
Class D (1200-1399)
Class E or below (Under 1200)
Unrated
Other 
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Required 2.
What types of chess activity do you participate in most often? Select as many of the following as you feel are significant.
USCF rated weekend Swisses of two or more days
Non-USCF weekend Swisses of two or more days
USCF rated one day Swisses or Quads
Non-USCF one day Swisses or Quads
USCF rated weeknight club tournaments
Non-USCF weeknight club tournaments
Informal club play, Game/30 or slower, or no time limit
Informal club play, faster than Game/30
Informal play at home
Informal play at work
USCF rated quick or blitz tournaments
Non-USCF quick or blitz tournaments
USCF rated correspondence chess (postal, email, or web)
Non-USCF correspondence chess (postal, email, or web)
Online tournaments, faster than G/30
Online tournaments, G/30 or slower
Informal online play, faster than G/30
Informal online play, G/30 or slower, or no time limit
USCF rated scholastic tournaments
Non-USCF scholastic tournaments
Other 
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3.
Which of the following are your most important sources of information on upcoming tournaments? Select as many as you wish.
Chess Life, Tournament Life announcements
Chess Life, display ads
USCF website, uschess.org
Postal mailings and flyer handouts
E-mailings
Continental Chess website, chesstour.com
State chess association magazine
State chess association website
Other 
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4.
Following are some current or past columns or features of Chess Life or the USCF website. For each one, indicate if you have been reading it regularly (or used to read it when offered). occasionally, or not at all.
 Not at all Occasionally Regularly   
Ask GM Joel, Joel Benjamin (website)   
Back to Basics, Lev Alburt (Chess Life)   
Check is in the Mail, Alex Dunne (Chess Life, discontinued)   
Check is in the Mail, Alex Dunne (website)   
Chess to Enjoy, Andrew Soltis (Chess Life)   
Endgame Lab, Pal Benko (Chess Life)   
Evans on Chess, Larry Evans (Chess Life, discontinued)   
Polgar's Pick, Susan Polgar (Chess Life)   
Solitaire Chess, Bruce Pandolfini (Chess Life)   
What's the Best Move, Larry Evans (Chess Life)   
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5.
Here are the same columns again. This time, please evaluate each one excellent, very good, good, fair or poor. If you have never read the column, leave its evaluation blank.
 Poor Fair Good Very Good Excellent 
Ask GM Joel, Joel Benjamin (website)
Back to Basics, Lev Alburt (Chess Life)
Check is in the Mail, Alex Dunne (Chess Life, discontinued)
Check is in the Mail, Alex Dunne (website)
Chess to Enjoy, Andrew Soltis (Chess Life)
Endgame Lab, Pal Benko (Chess Life)
Evans on Chess, Larry Evans (Chess Life, discontinued)
Polgar's Pick, Susan Polgar (Chess Life)
Solitaire Chess, Bruce Pandolfini (Chess Life)
What's the Best Move, Larry Evans (Chess Life)
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6.
During the past month, approximately how much time have you spent reading the following publications or websites?
 None Under 10 minutes 10 minutes to 1 hour 1-4 hours More than 4 hours 
Chess Life
uschess.org, Chess Life Online
uschess.org/msa, ratings and crosstables
uschess.org/forums, USCF Forums
chessbase.com
chesscafe.com
chesscenter.com
New in Chess
State chess association magazines & websites
Susan Polgar websites
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