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I think a lot of this is because of title inflation. The fact of that matter is, nobody really cares about IMs or even GMs, since FIDE hands those titles out to people who are far beneath the level needed to make a living off of tournaments. Because there's so many titled players, titled-only tournaments also lose their meaning and significance, leading to lower rewards. I think there should be more financial support for up-and-coming chess players to go to tournaments, but players shouldn't expect to get enough money to live off of just because they're a GM, either.

I think a lot of this is because of title inflation. The fact of that matter is, nobody really cares about IMs or even GMs, since FIDE hands those titles out to people who are far beneath the level needed to make a living off of tournaments. Because there's so many titled players, titled-only tournaments also lose their meaning and significance, leading to lower rewards. I think there should be more financial support for up-and-coming chess players to go to tournaments, but players shouldn't expect to get enough money to live off of just because they're a GM, either.

As a very amateur chess player, it's saddening to see that even at such a high level of play, the prizes are still not fantastic for so many classical tournaments. As fun as it is to watch online SCC and whatnot, classical chess is why I first started playing chess, and I'd love to see more support for smaller tournaments! Wonderful write-up and congrats on the 5th place!

As a very amateur chess player, it's saddening to see that even at such a high level of play, the prizes are still not fantastic for so many classical tournaments. As fun as it is to watch online SCC and whatnot, classical chess is why I first started playing chess, and I'd love to see more support for smaller tournaments! Wonderful write-up and congrats on the 5th place!

Did I read correctly that someone went to a beautiful ressort to play a well organized chess tournament and is now whining that he did not get payed to do so? And then someone else, i.e. Fide, is blamed for this outrageous situation. Sounds to me like someone feels quite entitled...

Did I read correctly that someone went to a beautiful ressort to play a well organized chess tournament and is now whining that he did not get payed to do so? And then someone else, i.e. Fide, is blamed for this outrageous situation. Sounds to me like someone feels quite entitled...

@pd159 said in #15:

FIDE bad

How much money does FIDE make? Is their prizes to money gain ratio fair? Just checking, but they might only give that much because of... Well, they don't get/ make that much to begin with.

@pd159 said in #15: > FIDE bad How much money does FIDE make? Is their prizes to money gain ratio fair? Just checking, but they might only give that much because of... Well, they don't get/ make that much to begin with.

@LILYJOHNSON said in #25:

How much money does FIDE make? Is their prizes to money gain ratio fair? Just checking, but they might only give that much because of... Well, they don't get/ make that much to begin with.

Then that would be the problem. Steve Jobs did not work for FIDE.
Nor did Johnny Cash or Bob Hope
No Jobs, no Cash and no Hope.

@LILYJOHNSON said in #25: > How much money does FIDE make? Is their prizes to money gain ratio fair? Just checking, but they might only give that much because of... Well, they don't get/ make that much to begin with. Then that would be the problem. Steve Jobs did not work for FIDE. Nor did Johnny Cash or Bob Hope No Jobs, no Cash and no Hope.

@Human77 said in #26:

Then that would be the problem. Steve Jobs did not work for FIDE.
Nor did Johnny Cash or Bob Hope
No Jobs, no Cash and no Hope.

EXACTLY my point. It may not be FIDE's fault, just a FIDE money problem. If you don't get enough, you can't possibly give enough.

@Human77 said in #26: > Then that would be the problem. Steve Jobs did not work for FIDE. > Nor did Johnny Cash or Bob Hope > No Jobs, no Cash and no Hope. EXACTLY my point. It may not be FIDE's fault, just a FIDE money problem. If you don't get enough, you can't possibly give enough.

@LILYJOHNSON said in #27:

it is a FIDE money problem
FIDE is a not-for profit organisation, like lichess

@LILYJOHNSON said in #27: > it is a FIDE money problem FIDE is a not-for profit organisation, like lichess

@Pi_Addict111 said in #29:

FIDE is a not-for profit organisation, like lichess

How does it get it's money then for prizes?

@Pi_Addict111 said in #29: > FIDE is a not-for profit organisation, like lichess How does it get it's money then for prizes?

A tournament like Gent (Belgium) hasn't increased their prizes since at least 25 years see http://chess-brabo.blogspot.com/2015/09/surviving.html

This is not an isolated case. At contrary I believe this is rather common for most recurrent tournaments in Europe.

Obviously if prizes are not following the inflation then many professional players will be forced to stop playing chess.

A tournament like Gent (Belgium) hasn't increased their prizes since at least 25 years see http://chess-brabo.blogspot.com/2015/09/surviving.html This is not an isolated case. At contrary I believe this is rather common for most recurrent tournaments in Europe. Obviously if prizes are not following the inflation then many professional players will be forced to stop playing chess.

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