google.com	447	46.66%
other/can't remember	250	26.10%
word of mouth	90	9.39%
mentioned on another forum/blog	88	9.19%
yahoo.com	70	7.31%
msn.com	9	0.94%
magazine ad	4	0.42%

Roughly, how many hours do you spend in an average week at Chessgames.com?

2-4 hours	442	46.23%
1 hour (or less)	222	23.22%
5-7 hours	159	16.63%
8-14 hours	74	7.74%
15-20 hours	30	3.14%
21 hours (or more)	29	3.03%

What is your favorite Chessgames daily feature?

The Puzzle of the Day	521	55.19%
The Game of the Day	193	20.44%
The Opening of the Day	86	9.11%
Chess News	75	7.94%
The Quote of the Day	52	5.51%
The Player of the Day	17	1.80%

Of the Chessgames features listed below, which is your favorite?

The ability to search and view games.	338	35.43%
The Opening Explorer.	197	20.65%
Kibitzing.	123	12.89%
Live chess broadcasts.	98	10.27%
Game Collections.	91	9.54%
Reviewing games from recent tournaments.	59	6.18%
No opinion.	33	3.46%
The Sacrifice Explorer.	10	1.05%
The Endgame Explorer.	5	0.52%

What is the worst thing about Chessgames?

Other / no opinion.	365	38.62%
Games missing from the database.	195	20.63%
Members who are rude or disruptive.	174	18.41%
Technical problems (Java, etc.)	60	6.35%
Errors in the database.	57	6.03%
Pages load slowly.	50	5.29%
The layout and navigation of the site.	44	4.66%

When games are displayed on your screen, what do you think about the size of the board?

It's perfect.	723	76.51%
It's too small; I wish it was bigger.	101	10.69%
Other / no opinion.	70	7.41%
It's too big; I wish it was smaller.	51	5.40%

How good are you at solving the daily puzzle?

Average. I start to have trouble on Wednesday/Thursday.	331	34.88%
Good. I usually solve them through Friday but the weekend is hard.	299	31.51%
I don't try to solve the daily puzzle.	158	16.65%
Excellent. I almost always solve them, even on Sunday.	104	10.96%
Not very good. Even Monday-Tuesday puzzles are hard for me.	57	6.01%

What is your FIDE rating (or estimated FIDE equivilent based on national rating)?

1200 or below	20	2.10%
1200-1399	63	6.62%
1400-1599	126	13.25%
1600-1799	169	17.77%
1800-1999	125	13.14%
2000-2199	77	8.10%
2200-2399	17	1.79%
2400 or higher	7	0.74%
I am not rated.	347	36.49%

When reading the 'kibitzing' areas, how often do you read a post which you find offensive or otherwise objectionable?

never / almost never	474	50.64%
sometimes	362	38.68%
frequently	100	10.68%

What do you think the administrators should do about such objectionable posts?

The moderators should only delete posts in extreme cases.	472	52.15%
Nothing. Let people say what they want. We have an 'ignore list.'	217	23.98%
The moderators should diligently delete anything deemed objectionable.	113	12.49%
Other / no opinion.	103	11.38%

What is your opinion about insults, name calling, etc. directed at famous living players?

Players should be treated with the same respect as members: no direct attacks.	532	56.48%
Let members gripe and call them names if they want.	287	30.47%
Other / no opinion.	123	13.06%

What is your opinion about off-topic political and religious messages?

This is a chess site; political/religious talk should be deleted.	368	39.36%
Political/religious messages should be somewhat tolerated.	266	28.45%
A special area should be made for these messages.	200	21.39%
Other / no opinion.	101	10.80%

What is your opinion about 'trolls' (people who intentionally disrupt the forum)?

They are counterproductive. Admins should identify and ban them.	392	41.79%
Admins should only ban members in the most extreme cases.	361	38.49%
No need for admins to take action; we have an "ignore feature."	112	11.94%
Other / no opinion.	73	7.78%

What is your opinion about requiring all members to supply a working verifiable email address in order to kibitz?

It's a good idea; it would cut down on trolls.	460	49.57%
I don't trust websites with my email address; I wouldn't do it.	235	25.32%
Other / no opinion.	233	25.11%

What is your age?

13 or younger	20	2.11%
14-17	100	10.53%
18-24	205	21.58%
25-34	231	24.32%
35-44	165	17.37%
45-54	135	14.21%
55-64	56	5.89%
65 or older	22	2.32%
I'd prefer not to answer that.	16	1.68%

What is your gender?

male	927	97.78%
female	8	0.84%
I'd prefer not to answer that.	13	1.37%

Where do you live?

North America	484	51.05%
Europe	289	30.49%
Asia	76	8.02%
South America	43	4.54%
Australia	27	2.85%
I'd prefer not to answer that.	20	2.11%
Africa	9	0.95%

For the next ten questions, we will list a possible improvement to Chessgames. Please let us know how important this feature would be to you. If you don't understand the feature, select 'Not sure.'

A larger database of games (E.g., 1,000,000 games instead of 335,000.)

Extremely important.	409	43.37%
Somewhat important.	396	41.99%
Not very important.	107	11.35%
Not sure.	31	3.29%

A way to play live chess online with other Chessgames members.

Somewhat important.	337	35.66%
Not very important.	307	32.49%
Extremely important.	268	28.36%
Not sure.	33	3.49%

More grandmasters participating in the forums.

Somewhat important.	391	41.55%
Extremely important.	381	40.49%
Not very important.	135	14.35%
Not sure.	34	3.61%

A way to send a private message to another Chessgames member.

Not very important.	399	42.58%
Somewhat important.	385	41.09%
Extremely important.	96	10.25%
Not sure.	57	6.08%

A way for members to upload their own games for others to see and comment.

Somewhat important.	427	45.47%
Not very important.	273	29.07%
Extremely important.	182	19.38%
Not sure.	57	6.07%

An automated, competitive game for members based on the ability to guess tournament results.

Not very important.	423	45.39%
Somewhat important.	325	34.87%
Not sure.	97	10.41%
Extremely important.	87	9.33%

The ability to invert the board of the Opening Explorer (so that Black is on the bottom).

Somewhat important.	338	36.11%
Extremely important.	305	32.59%
Not very important.	256	27.35%
Not sure.	37	3.95%

The ability to search member's Game Collections by keyword.

Somewhat important.	387	41.39%
Not very important.	311	33.26%
Extremely important.	149	15.94%
Not sure.	88	9.41%

More annotated games.

Extremely important.	575	61.17%
Somewhat important.	268	28.51%
Not very important.	72	7.66%
Not sure.	25	2.66%

New kibitzing areas designated for special chess-related discussion topics.

Somewhat important.	449	48.38%
Extremely important.	267	28.77%
Not very important.	151	16.27%
Not sure.	61	6.57%

Finally, just for fun:
Who is your favorite chessplayer of all time?

Fischer	154	16.30%
Kasparov	153	16.19%
Tal	122	12.91%
Morphy	79	8.36%
Other / not listed	67	7.09%
Capablanca	66	6.98%
Alekhine	56	5.93%
Karpov	35	3.70%
Anand	29	3.07%
Lasker	24	2.54%
Judit Polgar	22	2.33%
Petrosian	22	2.33%
Nimzowitsch	17	1.80%
Korchnoi	16	1.69%
Botvinnik	12	1.27%
Kramnik	12	1.27%
Bronstein	12	1.27%
Keres	8	0.85%
Anderssen	7	0.74%
Spassky	7	0.74%
Steinitz	5	0.53%
Pillsbury	5	0.53%
Euwe	4	0.42%
Philidor	3	0.32%
Chigorin	3	0.32%
Smyslov	3	0.32%
Reshevsky	2	0.21%