Chess Skill Questionnaire

Last Edited: Thursday June 5, 2008 11:17 AM

John Saunders reports: I received the following message from Robert Howard, of the University of New South Wales in Australia, who is carrying out a study of chess skill and wants people to fill in an online questionnaire to help his research. In order to take part, you will need to be FIDE-rated and know your FIDE-ID (which can easily be found online).

I am a researcher at the University of New South Wales in Australia, carrying out a detailed study of chess skill. I am running an online survey which gauges players' starting ages, practice history, and views on chess talent. Would you be able to mention this study on your website?  If so, I will be happy to send you a free summary and analysis of the results when the survey is complete, which will be of great interest to chess players.

Do you have an FIDE rating?

Dr. Robert Howard of the University of New South Wales in Australia is carrying out a study of chess skill in internationally rated players. The study looks at effects of amount of practice, coaching and age of starting chess on chess skill and at chess players' views about chess skill. The study involves a short online survey. The survey is for anyone who has, or who ever has had, an FIDE rating.

The survey takes only about 5-10 minutes to complete. All responses are completely confidential. The survey is available in English, Spanish, Russian, and German.

To take part, you must know your exact FIDE ID number, which will be something like "14200887". ID numbers are posted on the FIDE website at http://www.fide.com

A summary and analysis of the study findings will be posted here when it is complete and will be emailed to any participant who requests it.

If you would like to participate, please go to this website: http://education.arts.unsw.edu.au/fidestudy/

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