SURVEY SUGGESTION:
How often do you participate in a chess.com survey?
Every time one appears
Occasionally
Never
There would be a bit of irony for anyone to answer "never" to that, would there not? :-)
Baseballfan wrote: There would be a bit of irony for anyone to answer "never" to that, would there not? :-)
Perhaps, but it would be a method of checking the validity of survey results. Could it go out on April 1st?
April fools day trophy:
Caption :
"Just thought it was useful however I was joking"
What about the surver Q, 'are you a liar?' A) yes B) No. How would you work out those results????
Very simply.
Those who truthfully (or untruthfully) answer: "No" - are either truthfully telling the truth - or lyingly lying.
If anyone answers: "Yes", they're lying!
SURVEY SUGGESTION
What is the main method you use for starting games?
Open Seeks (undirected challenge)
Specific challenges on friends
Specific challenges on strangers
Team Matches
Tournaments
Greeter games
Wait for incoming challenges
How about: Chess Blindness
Caption: I didn't see it coming.
Some of the new trophies are trickling through. If a few arrive each month, there will always be something fresh to look forward to. Well done, chess.com staff.
What about just sit back and relax and wait for a challenge?
A picture of homer simpson looking pained: "d'oh!' Blunder trophy
Artfizz, yes, I have added a few of the ideas here. I've been really busy with other stuff, so I don't have as much time as I would like for things like trophies, but I really appreicate all the ideas here, and I consult this page when ever I am making trophies.
What's your favourite way to add new content to chess.com?
Post a blog.
Share some photos/video.
Write an article.
Share some news.
Post in the forums.
Create an event.
List a chess club.
Become a listed coach.
Post a classified ad.
Hmmmm?
Maybe this was once asked, but if not...
What's your favourite chess piece?
Pawn
Rook
Knight
Bishop
Queen
King
Pawn Rook Knight Bishop Queen King
or OTHER (please specify).
& more again!
Survey Question
How old were you when you started playing chess?
6-8yrs old
9-11 yrs old
12-14 yrs old
15-17 years old
Over 18 yrs old
Dunno if it's been done but that's my survey question.
Zhane.
Playing against a similarly rated opponent: which of these scenarios represents the EARLIEST STAGE at which you would seriously consider resigning?
1: you are a couple of points behind, and your pieces are badly positioned
2: you are a rook down with no tricks left and it’s the endgame
3: you have just a king against your opponent’s Queen, Rook and pawns
4: never resign!
A trophy I wish I could've just given:
Pawnslaught.
/for when your opponent crushes you with an unrepentant wave of pawns. Just a though.
Regarding surveys, the only option currently available is a discrete, multiple-choice variable (radio buttons). Could support for numbers be added? This would be much more natural for surveys such as: How many chess.com groups do you belong to?
A further refinement would be to collect TWO items of information e.g.
In how many games have you RESIGNED?
WHAT is your rating?
This would enable some interesting correlations to be made.
I think this is an excellent idea, but the information needs to be available to all members, including free ones. I could even suggest a further refinement that shows how many moves were in the average game that ended in resignation compared with checkmate. If someone consistently loses by checkmate in 50 or 60 move games, and rarely or never resigns, then we will know to avoid this person unless we want a game that lasts for months. That could be an added feature for the benefit of paying members, but all members should know how many games someone has lost by resignation and by checkmate.
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