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won the millionaire chess open
e4
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Wes won $100,000 - (minus his $10.000 entrance fee.)
Which is not too bad for winning a chess event.
In the spring of '72 I won a flask for coming 2nd in a local event.
Then Fischer happened. (the folliwing year it was two flasks!).
I do remember winning a chess set in the mid 70's.
A chess set? 'Oh Good, I don't have one of those.'.
Think the most I won was a share of £450 divided by 3. Which was OK.
At the time I was earning £30 p/w.
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And several amateurs won $40k.
But it is notable that the organizer ran the tournament despite the ~550 entries, far short of break-even.
One more thing, the Open/master section had guaranteed $ prizes for the top 50 places; so almost a 50% chance to recoup the high entry fee
Wisconsin USA
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I think the entry fee was under $10,000
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Originally posted by greenpawn34
Wes won $100,000 - (minus his $10.000 entrance fee.)
Which is not too bad for winning a chess event.
In the spring of '72 I won a flask for coming 2nd in a local event.
Then Fischer happened. (the folliwing year it was two flasks!).
I do remember winning a chess set in the mid 70's.
A chess set? 'Oh Good, I don't have one of those.'.
Think ...[text shortened]... e most I won was a share of £450 divided by 3. Which was OK.
At the time I was earning £30 p/w.
100K grand prize?
I call BS here, it isn't a millionaire tourney, it's a .1 Millionaire tourney.
Wesley is changing his last name to Soso. 😞
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