ResponsePercent

7.9%1.0%7.1%1.0%6.2%0.6%6.5%0.2%1.7%4.0%2.4%1.5%1.0%0.6%

ACP Survey 2016

Do you have a chess title?

Answer Options

GMWGMIMWIMFMWFMCMWCMIOIAFAFIFTFTS

ResponsePercent

1.4%2.3%8.0%

32.2%22.0%4.7%

29.5%

ACP Survey 2016

What is your current FIDE rating?

Answer Options

2700 +2600-27002400-25992000-23991600-1999Under 1600I do not have a FIDE rating

ResponsePercent

0.2%0.2%0.1%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.5%0.4%1.8%0.5%0.3%0.1%0.0%0.3%0.3%0.4%0.7%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.4%0.0%1.1%0.0%0.4%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.2%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.2%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%0.3%0.2%0.2%0.8%0.0%0.0%1.4%0.0%

ACP Survey 2016

What is your chess federation?

Answer Options

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBolivia (Plurinational State of)Bosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCongoCosta RicaCôte D'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDemocratic People's Republic of KoreaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjibouti

0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%4.1%0.0%0.0%0.2%2.7%0.1%1.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.7%0.2%7.0%0.1%0.2%0.0%0.9%2.3%2.2%0.1%0.2%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.9%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.4%0.1%0.0%0.1%0.4%

DominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEnglandEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea BissauGuyanaHaitiHoly SeeHondurasHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIran (Islamic Republic of)IraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People’s Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMalaysia

0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.1%2.8%0.9%0.2%0.0%0.2%0.4%0.0%0.3%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.1%0.4%1.1%0.4%0.0%0.1%0.0%1.2%

12.6%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.4%0.0%0.4%0.1%0.0%0.5%0.7%0.2%0.0%0.0%

MaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesia (Federated States of)MonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRepublic of KoreaRepublic of MoldovaRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaScotlandSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomalia

0.7%0.0%1.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.1%1.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.1%0.1%0.0%0.1%3.9%0.0%0.0%

16.8%0.1%0.4%0.0%0.2%0.1%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.3%

South AfricaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaState of PalestineSudanSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicTajikistanTaiwanThailandThe former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Republic of TanzaniaUnited States of AmericaUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)VietnamYemenWalesZambiaZimbabwe

ResponsePercent

4.5%2.7%4.8%

87.9%

ACP Survey 2016

Are you a member to the ACP?

Answer Options

Yes, I'm a Premium memberYes, I'm a Standard memberYes, I'm a non-paying Club MemberNo

ResponsePercent

43.9%

16.2%

8.9%

6.1%24.9%

ACP Survey 2016

In tournaments other than official FIDE events would you suggesta draw offer to be:

Answer Options

allowed at any stage of the game

allowed after 30 moves of the game have beencompleted

allowed after 40 moves of the game have beencompletednot al­lowed at allthe organizers decide

ResponsePercent

40.3%31.8%18.1%9.8%

ACP Survey 2016

In official FIDE events would you suggest a draw offer to be:

Answer Options

allowed at any stage of the gameallowed after 30 moves of the game have been completedallowed after 40 moves of the game have been completednot allowed at all

ResponsePercent

64.6%35.4%

ACP Survey 2016

Should team captains be allowed to advise their players (in thearbiter’s presence) to accept a draw offer?

Answer Options

yesno

ResponsePercent

55.0%45.0%

ACP Survey 2016

Should team captains be allowed to advise their players (in thearbiter’s presence) to offer a draw?

Answer Options

yesno

ResponsePercent

11.3%88.7%

ACP Survey 2016

Should a draw offer, at a stage when it is allowed, evoke a timepenalty in case it is rejected:

Answer Options

yesno

ResponsePercent

10.1%89.9%

ACP Survey 2016

In order to avoid premature draws a decade ago it was proposedto allow the opponent of a player offering a draw to demand thesides to switch and then continue the game. Would you be infavour of such a rule?

Answer Options

YesNo

ResponsePercent

83.4%16.6%

ACP Survey 2016

Generally speaking, do you prefer to play with increment, whenyou can accumulate time, or with delay, when you cannotaccumulate time?

Answer Options

incrementdelay

ResponsePercent

86.4%13.6%

ACP Survey 2016

In tournaments other than official FIDE events would you preferin the last phase of the game to play:

Answer Options

with an increment/delaywith no increment/delay

ResponsePercent

32.5%67.5%

ACP Survey 2016

In games with a time control after a certain number of moves andan increment/delay in the last phase would you suggest to use anincrement/delay:

Answer Options

only in the last phasestarting from move 1

ResponsePercent

42.0%

58.0%

ACP Survey 2016

In 2008 the FIDE Congress reduced the number of time controlsallowed in tournaments valid for norms to a few. In 2014 the FIDECongress allowed the organizers to use in such tournaments anytime control meeting certain basic requirements. Which approachdo you like more?

Answer Options

the number of allowed time controls should be limitedto minimum by FIDEFIDE should set only basic time control requirements

ResponsePercent

28.9%

49.0%

22.2%

ACP Survey 2016

Which of the following time controls would you prefer to be usedin tournaments other than official FIDE events with 1 round aday?

Answer Options

(100'/40+50'/20+15'/SD)+30” - 100 minutes for 40moves, followed by 50 minutes for 20 moves,followed by 15 minutes, with an increment of 30seconds starting from move 1

(90’/40+30’/SD)+30” - 90 minutes for 40 moves,followed by 30 minutes, with an increment of 30seconds starting from move 190’/SD+30” – 90 minutes for entire game, with anincrement of 30 seconds starting from move 1

ResponsePercent

33.7%

66.3%

ACP Survey 2016

Which of the following time controls would you prefer to be usedin tournaments other than official FIDE events with 2 rounds aday?

Answer Options

(90’/40+30’/SD)+30” - 90 minutes for 40 moves,followed by 30 minutes, with an increment of 30seconds starting from move 1

90’/SD+30” – 90 minutes for entire game, with anincrement of 30 seconds starting from move 1

ResponsePercent

35.2%

64.8%

ACP Survey 2016

Which of the following time controls would you prefer to be usedin tournaments other than official FIDE events with 3 rounds in 2days?

Answer Options

(90’/40+30’/SD)+30” - 90 minutes for 40 moves,followed by 30 minutes, with an increment of 30seconds starting from move 1

90’/SD+30” – 90 minutes for entire game, with anincrement of 30 seconds starting from move 1

ResponsePercent

44.5%

55.5%

ACP Survey 2016

The following rapid time controls are widely used. Which of themwould you prefer to be used in a 2-day tournament?

Answer Options

15’/SD+10’ - 15 minutes for entire game, with anincrement of 10 seconds starting from move 1

25’/SD+10’ - 25 minutes for entire game, with anincrement of 10 seconds starting from move 1

ResponsePercent

25.3%

41.0%

33.7%

ACP Survey 2016

The following blitz time controls are widely used. Which of themwould you prefer to be used in a blitz tournament?

Answer Options

5’/SD – 5 minutes for entire game with no increment

3’/SD+2” – 3 minutes for entire game, with anincrement of 2 seconds starting from move 1

4’/SD+2” – 4 minutes for entire game, with anincrement of 2 seconds starting from move 1

ResponsePercent

81.1%

18.9%

ACP Survey 2016

In games with a time control after a certain number of moveswould you suggest to set the clock to add extra time:

Answer Options

immediately after the required number of moves havebeen playedonly when the originally allotted time has elapsed

ResponsePercent

52.2%47.8%

ACP Survey 2016

Would you like FIDE to introduce a new official title above GM?

Answer Options

yesno

ResponsePercent

75.9%

10.0%

14.1%

ACP Survey 2016

If FIDE decides to introduce a new title above GM, would yousuggest to introduce:

Answer Options

one title

two titles, corresponding to 2600 and 2700 ratingrequirements (and adequate norm requirements)

three titles, corresponding to 2600, 2700 and 2800rating requirements (and adequate normrequirements)

ResponsePercent

49.3%50.7%

ACP Survey 2016

If FIDE decides to introduce a new title above GM, would yousuggest to introduce a corresponding new title for women?

Answer Options

yesno

ResponsePercent

49.6%50.4%

ACP Survey 2016

If FIDE decides to introduce a new title above GM, would yousuggest to:

Answer Options

look only at future resultsinclude past results

answered questionskipped question

ResponsePercent

11.1%88.9%

ACP Survey 2016

FIDE has introduced a new title AGM (Arena Grandmaster). Toobtain it one has to remain continuously over 2000 for 50 rapid,100 blitz or 150 bullet games played on the Arena online platform.Do you think this title should be officially used duringover-the-board competitions?

Answer Options

yesno

ResponsePercent

17.1%51.3%31.6%

ACP Survey 2016

FIDE has recently allowed a test period for rating on-line games.The test applies to a limited number of team competitions, but itwill still affect the over-the-board rating list. Do you think thisdevelopment, which might lead to a wider test for on-line gamesbeing rated (and possibly, in the future, to rating on-line gamestout court), is:

Answer Options

welcomedangerouslargely irrelevant

ResponsePercent

50.2%49.8%

ACP Survey 2016

This year FIDE has organized many online tournaments on FIDEonline arena and first online women world blitz championshipamong them. Do you like the idea of organizing official eventsonline?

Answer Options

yesno

ResponsePercent

69.7%30.3%

ACP Survey 2016

Do you think players should be obliged to use web cams playingthe official FIDE online events?

Answer Options

yesno

ResponsePercent

13.0%63.7%

17.5%

5.8%

ACP Survey 2016

In official individual FIDE events would you suggest a playerarriving late for the game to:

Answer Options

be forfeitedhave his/her clock started at beginning of the round

have his/her clock started at beginning of the roundwith an additional penalty of time deductionOther (please specify)

ResponsePercent

15.0%1.4%

70.5%

9.4%

3.6%

ACP Survey 2016

In official FIDE team events if a player arrives late for the game:

Answer Options

only he/she should be forfeitedthe whole team should be forfeited

his/her clock should be started at beginning of theround while the teammates should be able to playnormally

his/her clock should be started at beginning of theround while his teammates should have to wait for hisarrivalOther (please specify)

ResponsePercent

18.9%81.1%

ACP Survey 2016

Would you suggest that a player arriving late for the game in anofficial FIDE event should pay a financial penalty adequate to thetournament level?

Answer Options

yesno

ResponsePercent

16.4%81.0%2.6%

ACP Survey 2016

For typical blitz or rapid tournaments would you suggest a playerarriving late for the game to:

Answer Options

be forfeitedhave his/her clock started at beginning of the roundOther (please specify)

ResponsePercent

22.3%74.2%3.5%

ACP Survey 2016

Which of the provided scoring systems would you prefer to use inopen tournaments?

Answer Options

3-1-01-0.5-0Other (please specify)

ResponsePercent

26.4%70.8%2.8%

ACP Survey 2016

Which of the provided scoring systems would you prefer to use inround-robin tournaments?

Answer Options

3-1-01-0.5-0Other (please specify)

ResponsePercent

48.6%40.3%11.1%

ACP Survey 2016

Two years ago FIDE increased the development coefficient(“K-factor”) to 40 for every player new to the rating list until hehas completed events for a minimum 30 games, and for allplayers until their 18th birthday as long as their rating remainsunder 2300. In your opinion:

Answer Options

for this group of players K=40 seems to be adequatefor this group of players K=30 seems to be betterOther (please specify)

ResponsePercent

17.1%82.9%

ACP Survey 2016

FIDE is attempting to merge its online blitz rating system withover the board blitz rating system. Do you think both systemsshould be merged?

Answer Options

yesno

ResponsePercent

88.0%12.0%

ACP Survey 2016

FIDE has never defined an official way how to calculate a ratingperformance for tournament results comparison purposes,expecting organizers to describe the calculation procedure thatwill be used in their tournaments. In actual practice, organizersadopted the default procedures chosen bytournament-management softwares. Do you think FIDE shouldpublish a default way for calculating rating performance fortournament results comparison purposes?

Answer Options

yesno

ResponsePercent

70.5%29.5%

ACP Survey 2016

Do you think that during tournaments computer-assistedcheating is more common than traditional cheating?

Answer Options

yesno

ResponsePercent

80.7%19.3%

ACP Survey 2016

If bringing mobile phones or similar devices to the playing area ofa tournament is prohibited, should the tournament director beresponsible for providing a storage room?

Answer Options

yesno

ResponsePercent

41.1%35.0%12.5%6.8%4.6%

ACP Survey 2016

In your opinion, if an arbiter suspects a game to have beenpre-arranged, he/she shall react when:

Answer Options

he/she can unquestionably prove ithe/she has an evidence that for him/her is convincingwhen he/she thinks it is very, very probablewhen he/she thinks it more probable than improbableOther (please specify)

ResponsePercent

47.2%52.8%

ACP Survey 2016

Do you consider pre-arranged draws cheating?

Answer Options

yesno

ResponsePercent

47.3%52.7%

ACP Survey 2016

Do you treat pre-arranged draws in the same way aspre-arranged decisive results?

Answer Options

yesno

ResponsePercent

40.0%60.0%

ACP Survey 2016

Do you think that the delay in the transmission of the games candecrease the interest of chess online spectators?

Answer Options

yesno

ResponsePercent

26.9%73.1%

ACP Survey 2016

Do you think FIDE is doing enough to tackle computer-assistedcheating?

Answer Options

yesno

ResponsePercent

84.3%15.7%

ACP Survey 2016

In the 2016 FIDE budget, the Anti-Cheating Commission’s budgetwas substantially curbed compared to 2015. Do you think FIDEshould allocate more resources to tackling computer-assistedcheating?

Answer Options

yesno

ResponsePercent

2.8%26.5%70.6%

ACP Survey 2016

Please rate the importance of fighting computer-assistedcheating for professional chess:

Answer Options

irrelevantrelevantvital

ResponsePercent

16.1%83.9%

ACP Survey 2016

Do you think anti-cheating matters should be only in the hands ofarbiters and organizers or do you feel there is a need for a globalpanel of top-notch experts who can assist arbiters andorganizers world-wide to fight cheaters?

Answer Options

arbiters and organizers onlyglobal panel supporting arbiters and organizers

ResponsePercent

82.1%17.9%

ACP Survey 2016

Are you ready to allow reasonable random checks during a gamein exchange for greater anti-cheating security?

Answer Options

yesno

ResponsePercent

66.1%33.9%

ACP Survey 2016

Do you think the FIDE Tournament Rules and the CompetitionRules of the FIDE Laws of Chess for professional and for amateurevents should be the same?

Answer Options

yesno

ResponsePercent

53.0%38.4%8.6%

ACP Survey 2016

In team competitions captains are allowed to leave the playingarea and get back at any time. Do you think this practice shouldbe stopped?

Answer Options

yesnodepends on conditions (please specify)

ResponsePercent

30.6%69.4%

ACP Survey 2016

Do you think the FIDE Laws of Chess should allow castling orcapturing to be executed with two hands?

Answer Options

yesno

ResponsePercent

48.8%42.3%8.9%

ACP Survey 2016

Do you think the Competition Rules of the FIDE Laws of Chessshould be constructed in such a way that once a flag has fallen:

Answer Options

the arbiter shall stop the clockonly the opponent shall have the right to claimOther (please specify)

ResponsePercent

42.7%48.7%8.5%

ACP Survey 2016

Do you think the Competition Rules of the FIDE Laws of Chessshould be constructed in such a way that once an illegal movehas been made:

Answer Options

the arbiter shall stop the clockonly the opponent shall have the right to claimOther (please specify)

ResponsePercent

51.2%48.8%

ACP Survey 2016

Do you think an illegal move in a rapid game should lose (ifclaimed)?

Answer Options

yesno

ResponsePercent

50.1%49.9%

ACP Survey 2016

If a blitz or a rapid game is played according to the ruleforeseeing a defeat for an illegal move, should the FIDE Laws ofChess be constructed in such a way that the arbiter observing anillegal move shall intervene without a claim from the opponent?

Answer Options

yesno

ResponsePercent

56.1%43.9%

ACP Survey 2016

Do you think a player not having a special agreement with anorganizer should be free to withdraw from an open tournamentwithout a valid reason (for instance solely based on his badresult)?

Answer Options

yesno

ResponsePercent

26.2%73.8%

ACP Survey 2016

Do you agree with Magnus Carlsen’s proposal to determine theWorld Champion annually in a knock-out format?

Answer Options

yesno

ResponsePercent

24.7%57.5%11.1%6.8%

ACP Survey 2016

FIDE plans to review the possibility of purchasing the right for aWorld Championship match. Do you think it should be:

Answer Options

allowed only for players with Elo 2750 and highernot allowed at allallowed for anyoneallowed under certain conditions (please specify)