Extended Personal Profile
Rating is no means the only factor that people consider in selecting an opponent. We also look for someone we can get along with - win or lose.
The Extended Profile - described here (originally proposed in this discussion http://www.chess.com/forum/view/community/who-is-player-x), is one way of indicating one's chess outlook. If someone is fanatical about using the full rangeof chess.com's Correspondence Chess facilities - and someone else is fanatical about NOT using them - there will be less disappointment all round if, when these two play one another, each is aware of the other person's approach.
EXTENDED PERSONAL PROFILE
Preferred Style of Chess { Tick any that apply }
[ ] Correspondence Chess (“Turn-Based”)
[ ] electronic Over-The-Board (“LiveChess”)
[ ] physical OTB
[ ] some other chess variant
[ ] don’t play chess
Correspondence Chess facilities (major) used during a game { Tick any that apply }
[ ] books
[ ] opening databases
[ ] Game Explorer
[ ] the web or other legitimate resource
[ ] none of the above
Correspondence Chess facilities (minor) used during a game { Tick any that apply }
[ ] use the Analysis Board
Cheating { Tick any that apply }
[ ] get help from 3rd party
[ ] use a Chess Engine
[ ] use End-Game Tables
Ease-of-Play / Multiple Game Management facilities { Tick any that apply }
[ ] press SUBMIT to move (i.e. not Touch Move)
[ ] make notes during the game (either on paper or in the Notes tab)
[ ] use the Moves tab to rewind the game
[ ] use the Details tab to show captured pieces
[ ] use the Details tab to flip the board
[ ] display the algebraic co-ordinates on the board
[ ] highlight the square of the last move made
[ ] use Conditional Moves
Learning Attitude{ Tick one }
( ) Determined to improve at chess
( ) Social player
( ) Serious player
Competitive Attitude{ Tick any that apply }
[ ] Never resign!
[ ] Resign when appropriate
[ ] Let ‘lost’ games time out
Speed of play{ Tick one }
( ) Instant ( < 1 hour/move)
( ) Very Fast ( < 3 hours/move)
( ) Fast ( < 6 hours/move)
( ) Average ( < 12 hours/move)
( ) Slow ( > 12 hours/move)
Courtesy{ Tick any that apply }
[ ] Say “Hi!” (or equivalent) at start of game
[ ] Say “gg” (or equivalent) at end of game
[ ] Award trophies
Verbosity{ Tick one }
( ) Chat freely during game
( ) Chat only if opponent starts chatting
( ) Disable chat
Participation in non-Chess-play Activities{ Tick any that apply }
[ ] Post in the forums
[ ] Belong to group(s)
ARTREF:EXTENDED PERSONAL PROFILE
