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Question 1: What is more important for you using a chess program, its performance against humans or its performance against other computers when the topic is playing strength?

Its performance against humans is more important              315

Its performance against other computers is more important      57

ABSTAIN                                                        37

Question 2: Given the fact that because of the ever increasing hardware speed-up these days chess programs are already tactical monsters, then what is more important for you using a chess program, its positional understanding or its tactical capabilities?

I prefer positional understanding above more tactical power   335

I prefer more tactical power above positional understanding    46

ABSTAIN                                                        29

Question 3: We have tried to explain that being the strongest chess program against other chess programs doesn't necessarily mean that the program in question is also the strongest chess program against humans. Do you agree with this proposition?

I agree with the proposition                                  345

I do not agree with the proposition                            37

ABSTAIN                                                        27

Question 4: How do you use a chess program most?

For playing games, analysis and study                         337

For playing computer vs computer and/or solving positions      59

ABSTAIN                                                        13

Question 5: Which is in your opinion the strongest chess program at the moment in the HUMAN versus COMP area?

REBEL                           126

Hiarcs                           64

Fritz                            53

ChessMaster                      29

Mchess                            7

Crafty                            7

Junior                            6

Genius                            3

Chess Tiger                       3

Shredder                          2

Nimzo                             0

ABSTAIN                         112

Question 6: Which is in your opinion the strongest chess program at the moment in the COMPUTER versus COMPUTER area?

Fritz                           119

Hiarcs                           60

REBEL                            40

ChessMaster                      39

Chess Tiger                      15

Junior                            9

Shredder                          7

Nimzo                             2

Mchess                            1

Genius                            1

Crafty                            1

ABSTAIN                         114

Question 7: Should chess programs be allowed to play in normal chess tournaments and get a FIDE rating?

YES, allow chess programs in FIDE                             283

NO, do not allow chess programs in FIDE                       101

ABSTAIN                                                        26

Question 8: If chess programs would have a FIDE rating would the order of chess programs in comparison with computer-computer lists (such as the SSDF) be different and to what extend?

SSDF vs FIDE would differ +/- 100 elo (or more)               138

SSDF vs FIDE would differ not much (+/- 50 elo)               141

SSDF vs FIDE would be in balance (+/- 20 elo)                  29

ABSTAIN                                                       100

Question 9: We have tried to explain that adding new chess knowledge which makes a chess program a better positional player could lower the playing strength in the comp-comp area and that removing chess knowledge which makes a chess program a lower positional player on the other hand could improve its performance in the comp-comp area, then how would you like chess companies to handle this phenomenon in the future?

Do not compromize to the program's positional understanding   313

Do not compromize to the program's comp-comp performance       49

ABSTAIN                                                        46

Number of polls 413

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