I think that Chess.com should make it that when you win a certain place in a tournament or more, you should either get like a yearly or monthly membership, or get a reward for real life. ( i.e. Money, MP3, ipod, laptops, ect. ) I would try to get this going. I would really like to know the world's opinion on it. Thanks!

i think chess.com would go broke

and people would be more prone to cheating

Ok, I see your opinion. That is good thinking. I would like to see other opinions too. Thanks!

 

I enjoy chess and play it for that reason, not for what prizes i can or could win.

I think too that having some prize for tournaments would somehow encourage cheating and therefore kill the interest of tournaments.

I would think real rewards is a possibility for big tournaments in the future (a possibility mind you...).

Not that I'm holding out for it, but I could see chess.com having a yearly tournament with some kind of prize at some point. Might be fun to see...

I suggest a little green army man to the winner of major tournaments!

Are we talking about REWARDCHESS?

lol or AWARDCHESS

lol, but if chess.com increased security, then?

true, but it could be possible...

 

In the Dream Team there is a tournament where the winner gets a gold membership.  But it is gifted by a platinum member.

Yeah, but no one accepted me into it. 

ouch

i joined recently to chess.com, and then i wanted to join, but it said iviting closed, which really stunk.

Isn't there also a tournament being held currently to win a certian amount of Chess Mentor hours?

I think it is fine that small gifts like a membership, or mentor hours can be won in certian site held tournaments, but ipods, laptops, and other electronics would just be two expensive to gift.

Also, what benefit would it have for the site to give away such a large prize? I don't think it would help to create more name recognition, to bring in more paying customers, or have any positive financial effects. 

I prefer token non-monetary prizes (like a 1-month membership). There are very few cheaters here... Erik's done at discouraging and eliminating them. I want to preserve that dynamic. The more that's at stake, the more cheaters we can expect. At an in-person chess.com tournament, rules are easier to enforce, so monetary prizes are fine.

Yes, you are right. But, maybe not such big prizes. Maybe money, or a membership. Like, 50$ or 100$, or a monthly or yearly membership. Perhaps once ayear they could have a big Chess.com tournament where you could win a platinum membership for 1st, and know that like 500 people would be in each division, 2nd a yearly membership, and 3rd monthly. Then every month there could be one for yearly and monthly memberships.

Bad idea if you ask me.  You'll end up with a bunch of people cheating, because now they have a material incentive to do so.  If anything, a simple medal next to your name on the forum is sufficient.

But, do you need to win $100 to enjoy the game? In some parts of the world $100 buys more than a tank of gas, and there are people who would be willing to spend 10 min/day online to cheat and claim that money.