Wesley So...

won the millionaire chess open

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.

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

I think the entry fee was under $10,000

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.