ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Do you have a chess title? GM WGM IM WIM FM WFM CM WCM IO IA FA FI FT FTS 65 9 21 8 8 2 5 1 11 29 8 4 6 2
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only What is your current FIDE rating? 27 + 26-27 24-2599 2-2399 16-1999 Under 16 I do not have a FIDE rating 11 24 35 48 19 3 1
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only What is your chess federation? Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Côte D'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic People's Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti 2 1 1 2 3 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1
6 5 1 2 7 1 1 9 2 2 1 2 2 1 Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea England Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana Haiti Holy See Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People s Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia
Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of Korea Republic of Moldova Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Scotland Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia 1 1 3 1 4 36 1 2 1
South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka State of Palestine Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Taiwan Thailand The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Vietnam Yemen Wales Zambia Zimbabwe 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Are you a member to the ACP? Yes, I'm a Premium member Yes, I'm a Standard member Yes, I'm a non-paying Club Member No 56 34 6
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only In tournaments other than official FIDE events would you suggest a draw offer to be: allowed at any stage of the game allowed after 3 moves of the game have been completed allowed after 4 moves of the game have been completed not al lowed at all the organizers decide 55 19 1 6 53
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only In official FIDE events would you suggest a draw offer to be: allowed at any stage of the game allowed after 3 moves of the game have been completed allowed after 4 moves of the game have been completed not allowed at all 49 47 33 13
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Should team captains be allowed to advise their players (in the arbiter s presence) to accept a draw offer? yes no 97 45
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Should team captains be allowed to advise their players (in the arbiter s presence) to offer a draw? yes no 68 74
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Should a draw offer, at a stage when it is allowed, evoke a time penalty in case it is rejected: yes no 21 12
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only In order to avoid premature draws a decade ago it was proposed to allow the opponent of a player offering a draw to demand the sides to switch and then continue the game. Would you be in favour of such a rule? Yes No 12 13
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Generally speaking, do you prefer to play with increment, when you can accumulate time, or with delay, when you cannot accumulate time? increment delay 114 22
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only In tournaments other than official FIDE events would you prefer in the last phase of the game to play: with an increment/delay with no increment/delay 122 14
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only In games with a time control after a certain number of moves and an increment/delay in the last phase would you suggest to use an increment/delay: only in the last phase starting from move 1 34 1
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only In 28 the FIDE Congress reduced the number of time controls allowed in tournaments valid for norms to a few. In 214 the FIDE Congress allowed the organizers to use in such tournaments any time control meeting certain basic requirements. Which approach do you like more? the number of allowed time controls should be limited to minimum by FIDE FIDE should set only basic time control requirements 67 66
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Which of the following time controls would you prefer to be used in tournaments other than official FIDE events with 1 round a day? (1'/4+5'/2+15'/SD)+3-1 minutes for 4 moves, followed by 5 minutes for 2 moves, followed by 15 minutes, with an increment of 3 seconds starting from move 1 (9 /4+3 /SD)+3-9 minutes for 4 moves, followed by 3 minutes, with an increment of 3 seconds starting from move 1 9 /SD+3 9 minutes for entire game, with an increment of 3 seconds starting from move 1 32 78 26
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Which of the following time controls would you prefer to be used in tournaments other than official FIDE events with 2 rounds a day? (9 /4+3 /SD)+3-9 minutes for 4 moves, followed by 3 minutes, with an increment of 3 seconds starting from move 1 9 /SD+3 9 minutes for entire game, with an increment of 3 seconds starting from move 1 23 113
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Which of the following time controls would you prefer to be used in tournaments other than official FIDE events with 3 rounds in 2 days? (9 /4+3 /SD)+3-9 minutes for 4 moves, followed by 3 minutes, with an increment of 3 seconds starting from move 1 9 /SD+3 9 minutes for entire game, with an increment of 3 seconds starting from move 1 38 97
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only The following rapid time controls are widely used. Which of them would you prefer to be used in a 2-day tournament? 15 /SD+1-15 minutes for entire game, with an increment of 1 seconds starting from move 1 25 /SD+1-25 minutes for entire game, with an increment of 1 seconds starting from move 1 82 53
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only The following blitz time controls are widely used. Which of them would you prefer to be used in a blitz tournament? 5 /SD 5 minutes for entire game with no increment 26 3 /SD+2 3 minutes for entire game, with an increment of 2 seconds starting from move 1 4 /SD+2 4 minutes for entire game, with an increment of 2 seconds starting from move 1 65 44
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only In games with a time control after a certain number of moves would you suggest to set the clock to add extra time: immediately after the required number of moves have been played only when the originally allotted time has elapsed 16 29
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Would you like FIDE to introduce a new official title above GM? yes no 55 8
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only If FIDE decides to introduce a new title above GM, would you suggest to introduce: one title two titles, corresponding to 26 and 27 rating requirements (and adequate norm requirements) three titles, corresponding to 26, 27 and 28 rating requirements (and adequate norm requirements) 13 12 13
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only If FIDE decides to introduce a new title above GM, would you suggest to introduce a corresponding new title for women? yes no 65 65
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only If FIDE decides to introduce a new title above GM, would you suggest to: look only at future results include past results 74 57 answered question skipped question
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only FIDE has introduced a new title AGM (Arena Grandmaster). To obtain it one has to remain continuously over 2 for 5 rapid, 1 blitz or 15 bullet games played on the Arena online platform. Do you think this title should be officially used during over-the-board competitions? yes no 11 121
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only FIDE has recently allowed a test period for rating on-line games. The test applies to a limited number of team competitions, but it will still affect the over-the-board rating list. Do you think this development, which might lead to a wider test for on-line games being rated (and possibly, in the future, to rating on-line games tout court), is: welcome dangerous largely irrelevant 17 77 36
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only This year FIDE has organized many online tournaments on FIDE online arena and first online women world blitz championship among them. Do you like the idea of organizing official events online? yes no 56 75
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Do you think players should be obliged to use web cams playing the official FIDE online events? yes no 13 26
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only In official individual FIDE events would you suggest a player arriving late for the game to: be forfeited have his/her clock started at beginning of the round have his/her clock started at beginning of the round with an additional penalty of time deduction Other (please specify) 17 7 26 19
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only In official FIDE team events if a player arrives late for the game: only he/she should be forfeited the whole team should be forfeited his/her clock should be started at beginning of the round while the teammates should be able to play normally his/her clock should be started at beginning of the round while his teammates should have to wait for his arrival Other (please specify) 22 1 79 18 12
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Would you suggest that a player arriving late for the game in an official FIDE event should pay a financial penalty adequate to the tournament level? yes no 44 87
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only For typical blitz or rapid tournaments would you suggest a player arriving late for the game to: be forfeited have his/her clock started at beginning of the round Other (please specify) 15 115 2
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Which of the provided scoring systems would you prefer to use in open tournaments? 3-1- 1-.5- Other (please specify) 11 118 3
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Which of the provided scoring systems would you prefer to use in round-robin tournaments? 3-1- 1-.5- Other (please specify) 23 17 2
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Two years ago FIDE increased the development coefficient ( K-factor ) to 4 for every player new to the rating list until he has completed events for a minimum 3 games, and for all players until their 18th birthday as long as their rating remains under 23. In your opinion: for this group of players K=4 seems to be adequate for this group of players K=3 seems to be better Other (please specify) 29 8 2
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only FIDE is attempting to merge its online blitz rating system with over the board blitz rating system. Do you think both systems should be merged? yes no 14 117
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only FIDE has never defined an official way how to calculate a rating performance for tournament results comparison purposes, expecting organizers to describe the calculation procedure that will be used in their tournaments. In actual practice, organizers adopted the default procedures chosen by tournament-management softwares. Do you think FIDE should publish a default way for calculating rating performance for tournament results comparison purposes? yes no 111 17
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Do you think that during tournaments computer-assisted cheating is more common than traditional cheating? yes no 95 33
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only If bringing mobile phones or similar devices to the playing area of a tournament is prohibited, should the tournament director be responsible for providing a storage room? yes no 11 21
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only In your opinion, if an arbiter suspects a game to have been pre-arranged, he/she shall react when: he/she can unquestionably prove it he/she has an evidence that for him/her is convincing when he/she thinks it is very, very probable when he/she thinks it more probable than improbable Other (please specify) 62 42 18 3 4
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Do you consider pre-arranged draws cheating? yes no 45 83
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Do you treat pre-arranged draws in the same way as pre-arranged decisive results? yes no 4 9
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Do you think that the delay in the transmission of the games can decrease the interest of chess online spectators? yes no 53 79
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Do you think FIDE is doing enough to tackle computer-assisted cheating? yes no 2 111
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only In the 216 FIDE budget, the Anti-Cheating Commission s budget was substantially curbed compared to 215. Do you think FIDE should allocate more resources to tackling computer-assisted cheating? yes no 112 16
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Please rate the importance of fighting computer-assisted cheating for professional chess: irrelevant relevant vital 2 35 94
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Do you think anti-cheating matters should be only in the hands of arbiters and organizers or do you feel there is a need for a global panel of top-notch experts who can assist arbiters and organizers world-wide to fight cheaters? arbiters and organizers only global panel supporting arbiters and organizers 22 19
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Are you ready to allow reasonable random checks during a game in exchange for greater anti-cheating security? yes no 111 21
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Do you think the FIDE Tournament Rules and the Competition Rules of the FIDE Laws of Chess for professional and for amateur events should be the same? yes no 66 65
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only In team competitions captains are allowed to leave the playing area and get back at any time. Do you think this practice should be stopped? yes no depends on conditions (please specify) 7 43 17
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Do you think the FIDE Laws of Chess should allow castling or capturing to be executed with two hands? yes no 39 9
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Do you think the Competition Rules of the FIDE Laws of Chess should be constructed in such a way that once a flag has fallen: the arbiter shall stop the clock only the opponent shall have the right to claim Other (please specify) 6 52 17
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Do you think the Competition Rules of the FIDE Laws of Chess should be constructed in such a way that once an illegal move has been made: the arbiter shall stop the clock only the opponent shall have the right to claim Other (please specify) 56 58 15
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Do you think an illegal move in a rapid game should lose (if claimed)? yes no 56 76
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only If a blitz or a rapid game is played according to the rule foreseeing a defeat for an illegal move, should the FIDE Laws of Chess be constructed in such a way that the arbiter observing an illegal move shall intervene without a claim from the opponent? yes no 58 72
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Do you think a player not having a special agreement with an organizer should be free to withdraw from an open tournament without a valid reason (for instance solely based on his bad result)? yes no 76 55
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only Do you agree with Magnus Carlsen s proposal to determine the World Champion annually in a knock-out format? yes no 33 95
ACP Survey 216 - ACP Member responses only FIDE plans to review the possibility of purchasing the right for a World Championship match. Do you think it should be: allowed only for players with Elo 275 and higher not allowed at all allowed for anyone allowed under certain conditions (please specify) 26 84 6 12