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A chess tournament -- entry fees and prizes
Posted By: Daniel Murphy
Date: Saturday, 22 June 2013, at 4:26 p.m.
I came across some information about a chess tournament, and I thought the information about flights, entry fees, prize money showed a certain contrast to the backgammon world.
The 6th New York International chess tournament, sponsored by the Marshall Chess Club and St. John's University in Manhattan, began Wednesday. It has five sections, with rating requirements and limitations. The top flight, called the FIDE Norm Tournament, attracted 65 players from 18 different countries, including 9 Grandmasters and 12 International Masters. I don't have attendance numbers for the other sections, which I believe all began yesterday.
Entry fees for top flight (FIDE Norm Tournament) Rating/Title In advance On site GMs, foreign IMs, foreign WGMs $0 $0 USA IMs, USA WGMs, foreign FIDE rated players $175 $225 USA players with FIDE ratings over 2200 $225 $275 Players with USCF ratings over 2200 and FIDE rating U2200 $275 $325 Players with USCF ratings over 2200 with no FIDE rating $325 $375 All others $375 $425
Guaranteed Prizes for the FIDE Norm Tournament (Eligibility: USCF or FIDE rating of 2200 or above, and special invitees) (Format: 9 round Swiss) Total guaranteed $12,500 1st $5,000 2nd $2,500 3rd $1,500 4th $1,000 U2500 FIDE $1,000 U2400 FIDE $1,000 U2300 FIDE $500 Special brilliancy prize amount not announced
Entry fees for lower flights Max rating 2200: $129 in advance, $149 at the door Max rating 1900: $129 in advance, $149 at the door Max rating 1600: $129 in advance, $149 at the door Max rating 1300: $79 in advance, $99 at the door
Estimated prizes for lower flights (not guaranteed) (Format: 6 round Swiss) Max rating 2200: Total $4,000: $1,500-800-500-200, Top U2100 $500, Top U2000 $500 Max rating 1900: Total $4,000: $1,500-800-500-200, Top U1800 $500, Top U1700 $500 Max rating 1600: Total $4,000: $1,500-800-500-200, Top U1500 $500, Top U1400 $500 Max rating 1300: Total $2,000: $1,000-400-200, Top U1200 $200, Top U1100 $200, Trophy for Top U1000, U900, U800 and Top unrated Backgammon is not chess. It's not poker. It's not even tennis ;- Among other differences, the chess world subsidizes its best players, and has massively greater participation by players of less than world class ability. I don't follow chess anymore, but this is probably one of the bigger tournaments in the USA. I wouldn't say it's a typical tournament, and backgammon tournaments vary a lot, too. For what it's worth, compare some figures I put together for a couple of recent backgammon tournaments (prize pool figures are not official):
2013 Nordic Open Flight Attendance Entry Fee Prize Pool* Open 99 700€ + 100€ = $1060 $91,822 Advanced 101 170€ + 30€ = $265 $22,750 Intermediate 96 33€ + 7€ = $60 $4,752 Beginner 98 0€ + 0€ = $0 Winner got a trip to Monte Carlo *Not including added prizes (one free entry to next tournament, one free hotel, backgammon boards)
2013 Los Angeles Open Flight Attendance Entry Fee Prize Pool Super-32 29 $450 29 * $450 * 90% * = $11,745 Open 46 $300 46 * $300 * 85% = $11,730 Advanced 47 $150 47 * $150 * 80% = $5,640 Limited 7 $60 7 * $60 * 80% = $336
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