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Originally posted by IndosmartI don't believe there is any money in chess except at the very top, as far as I can see the prize money in tournaments is extremely low, probably equating to less than 'a good day at the office' and that of course is only to the winner! Add on the time of previous losing tournaments and you are looking at a labour of love rather than realistic recompense for time and effort (this is of course looking at purely the financial benefits and ignoring the pride factor).
Any idea?
So playing for money means you have to be very sure about the level of who you are playing. For example wht's to stop someone rated 200 ecf throwing 2 games for a £100 then suddenly turns it on for the £1,000 game, making look it like he's chasing?
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Originally posted by Tyrannosauruschexor reduce (rather than inctease) the stakes, with a simple 'no, lets keep it friendly' statement. After all you might just have a pigeon sitting in front of you.
The best bet with hustlers is to only ever allow them one game, unless you lose then keep playing double or quits until you break even.
Originally posted by TyrannosauruschexHe had the advantage of knowing the relative strength of who he would be playing.
I once challenged russ to a game where if I won I would get a free membership and if he won I would buy one at twice the price.
He didnt want to play, sadly.