Technical stuff
1. Rating (club or ICC/FICS) : sub-1600   1600-1900   1900-2100    2100-2400   above 2400RESULTS

2. Do you regurarly play chess on the internet, e.g. on ICC or FICS :   yes   no RESULTS

3. Do you play against strong chess programs on a PC :    yes   no RESULTS

4. Do you often use a database programe ? :     yes    noRESULTS

Books
5. I own this many chess books:     none   1-3     4-10   above 10RESULTS

6. The highest number of books I own on a specific opening (e.g. The Sicilian):
    1  2  3   4   5 above 5RESULTS

7. Reading chess books/magasins/web-pages is :   boring   ok   somewhat cool  very coolRESULTS

8. For improving my game, I prefer to :    read books/theory   play more  bothRESULTS

Approach
9.   I read opening theory :
     almost never sometimesa fair bit quite a lot a LOTRESULTS

10. To know opening theory in general is to me :
      unimportant    somewhat important   quite important     very importantRESULTS

11. Deep understanding of at least one specific openings is:
      unimportant   somewhat important    quite important      very importantRESULTS

12. I have a thorough (deep) understanding of this many openings:
      0   1    2   3    4   5    above 5 RESULTS

13. To study tactics is to me :
      unimportant    somewhat important   quite important     very importantRESULTS

14. To study positional hinsights is to me : 
      unimportant somewhat important   quite important very importantRESULTS

15. To study endgames is to me : 
      unimportantsomewhat importantquite important very importantRESULTS

16. To study my own games is to me :
      unimportantsomewhat importantquite important very importantRESULTS

17.  During a week, I use so many hours for chess:  
       0-1  1-3   3-6   6-14  above 14RESULTS

Attitude
18.  I play chess because: 
       it's fun  it's a game   to win   I'm just addicted   it's part of my lifestyleRESULTS

19.  I'm a poor loser :   yes   noRESULTS

20. I use my lost games to improve:     yes    noRESULTS

21.  I'm a poor winner:      yes    noRESULTS

22. How important is it for you to win:  
      unimportant somewhat importantquite important very importantRESULTS

23. Does winning or losing induce strong feelings in you:      yes      no    RESULTS

Personal strategy
24. When I play chess, I am : 
      quite relaxed  somewhat tense   tense RESULTS

25. When I play chess, I am : 
      easily distracted   fairly concentrated   very concentrated RESULTS

26. When I play chess, I :   
      look around in the room somewhat often  concentrate on the boardRESULTS

27. In the opening, I try to:  
      remember the theory   figure out the best move   just move what looks goodRESULTS

28. In the middlegame, I generally try to:
      simplify the position make the position more complex just play onRESULTS

29. I generally focus on:    
      tactics (combinations)    positional advantages   I just playRESULTS

30. I always focus on:   
      tactics (combinations)  positional advantages going to the endgame noneRESULTS

31. When I calculate variations, I:   
      look around in the room somewhat often   concentrate on the boardRESULTS

32. When I calculate variations, I try to 'see' the variations:
      mainly 'in' my head   mainly 'on' the boardRESULTS

33. In a position, I use my past experience: 
      almost never   quite often   often  alwaysRESULTS

34. The most important for a chessplayer is: 
      mastering tactics positional understandingpattern recognitionRESULTS

35. The secondmost important for a chessplayer is:
      mastering tactics    positional understanding     pattern recognitionRESULTS

36. What decides which move to make:
      a feeling    intuition    thourough calculation   I just move what seems niceRESULTS

37. If you feel good about a move, may it then be because of:
      intuition   thourough calculation   pattern recognitionRESULTS

38. Finding the best move is to me: unimportant   somewhat important  quite important   very importantRESULTS

Personal attitude
39. I consider myself to be:  weakan average person strongRESULTS

40. Energy in chess is:
      unimportant   somewhat important  quite important    very importantRESULTS

41. I consider myself to be:
      not so brainy   an average person  intelligent  very intelligentRESULTS

42. Improving my chess, I prefer to: 
      take it easy   improve a little as time goes by    work for it    work HARD RESULTS

43. Having idols in chess (like Fischer or Kasparov) is to me: 
      unimportant  somewhat important    quite important   very importantRESULTS

44. I can learn new things easily, if I want to:   yes    noRESULTS

45. Having a open mind is to me:
      unimportant   somewhat important  quite important   very importantRESULTS

46. I have a good memory:    yes     no     average memory RESULTS



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