Torr on Survey
Part 2. Use a database !
Results



Here are the data collected on questions 8-10.

Table 8.
Q5: For improving my game, I prefer to :
1. read books/theory
2. play more 
3. both		 1900-2100

Q8: rating 1900-2100
sub-1600

Q8: rating sub-1600

 2100-2400

Q8: rating 2100-2400

 
1600-1900

Q8: rating 1600-1900

 above 2400

Q8: rating above 2400

 

Table 9.
Q9: I read opening theory:
1. almost never
2. sometimes 
3. a fair bit
4. quite a lot 
5. A LOT		 1900-2100

Q9: rating 1900-2100
sub-1600

Q9: rating sub-1600

 2100-2400

Q9: rating 2100-2400
1600-1900

Q9: rating 1600-1900

 above 2400

Q9: rating above 2400

 

Table 10.
Q10: To know opening theory in general is to me:
1. unimportant  
2. somewhat important
3. quite important  
4. very important 		1900-2100

Q10: rating 1900-2100
sub-1600

Q10: rating sub-1600

 2100-2400

Q10: rating 2100-2400
1600-1900

Q10: rating 1600-1900

 above 2400

Q10: rating above 2400

 

Authors note Apart from deletion of doublets (based on IP-numbers), there has been made no changes to the received answers. Figures that might appear odd or questionable must be considered with this in mind. The reader is encouraged to analyze and conclude open the results in a critical manner. 
  

Disclaimer The data presented here and in the following articles can be analyzed and concluded upon in many ways (remember that the survey was scored on-line, and that the data may not be representative of all chessplayers alike). The conclusions presented here are mine entirely. Feel free to disagree, to have your own interpretations and to impove your chess in the manner that suits you. The full material of data will be published in the last article of this series. If you have questions prior to this, or other comments, feel free to mail me on  torr@privat.dk

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