Summer Programme: Survey Results
Many thanks to all those who participated in the survey. I intend to publish the programme soon, but in the meantime, here are the survey results.
Question 1: You were asked which of a list of events you would attend. Responses were as follows.
| Event | Score |
|---|---|
| Blitz tournament (from 5 to 15 minutes) | 90% |
| Coaching from our top players | 80% |
| Simultaneous Exhibition with one of our top players | 80% |
| Simultaneous Exhibition with a Master | 80% |
| Rapidplay tournament (15 to 25 minutes) | 80% |
| Lightning tournament (move on the buzzer) | 80% |
| Thematic tournament | 80% |
| Gambit tournament | 80% |
| Coaching from a Master | 70% |
| Fischer Random (Chess960) tournament | 70% |
| Puzzles evening | 70% |
| Time handicap tournament (strong players have less time) | 60% |
| Piece handicap tournament (strong players have fewer pieces) | 40% |
No alternative activities were suggested. As expected, very few of you would have been happy to pay more than the customary £1 unless a GM was involved.
Question 2: For Rapidplay and Blitz tournaments, you were asked which time controls you’d be happy to play.
| Time Control | Score |
|---|---|
| 15-minutes (5 games) | 80% |
| 05-minutes (10+ games) | 50% |
| 20-minutes (4 games) | 50% |
| 25-minutes (3 games) | 50% |
| 10-minutes (7 games) | 40% |
Question 3: Lastly, you were also asked if I should collect your preferences this way in the future.
| Should I collect views like this again? | Score |
|---|---|
| Definitely | 90% |
| Don’t mind | 10% |
| I suppose so | 0% |
| I’d rather you didn’t | 0% |
| Heck no | 0% |
Thanks again for being involved. Check back again soon to see the programme.
