Chess Speaks for itself

Imagine scoring no points in an entire 7 round tournament . 

Gotta feel bad for him

no I wouldn't feel bad after all he's said and his pathetic attitude. I hate him, I watch his games to watch him lose, and I am happy with the outcome of this tournament.

We atleast gotta give him credit for the memes and content

who are ya'l taking abt

Hans Nieman 

He's just slightly socially off, hates giving interviews, and therefore gives crap interviews.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ztwr-Q9wko

not even close to the weakest GM tho, he's ranked top 50

more like the photos speak for themselves

i was there and honestly hans was just a statue of death staring at people, he just wanted to leave and was only there for like maybe 5 minutes when i was in line. barely nobody stood there for his signature while i was in both to get aronian and liems as well, he is just always a card

no its the chessboard they gave that comes along when buying the chess24 ticket, i was trying to get all the players signatures on that board and i only ended up missing 2 - firouzja and magnus

I don't understand why a grandmaster feels like they shouldn't pay to enter a chess tournament. I assume they keep the money if they win something. I must be missing something. 

Its in respect of titled players so they don't have to pay

i feel like titled players shouldnt have to pay or at least get a discount but i mean that still doesn't excuse the fact that hans didn't choose to pay 5 bucks for a charity event which is very sad

OK, now I know I'm missing something. I understand the respect earned for being a grandmaster. There are like about 1700 of them in the entire world. I thought the respect is in the title itself, grandmaster. That's an extremely rare position to hold. 

But I don't understand why they wouldn't have to pay to enter a tournament where they get to keep money if they win. In golf the OWGR ranks players based on performance and if someone can get in the top 50 (a MUCH more rare feat than being a grandmaster) they are exempt from certain tournament requirements. But they still have to pay to enter. Which makes sense because if they are in the world top 50 they have a much better chance of winning than most. 

I realize there are different ability levels in a chess tournament, whereas in a golf tournament only the best compete, but I still don't understand why someone who keeps money they win feels like they shouldn't pay to participate. 

I don't doubt it's common, I just don't understand why. Why would the players who have the best chance of winning not have to pay to enter?

The only reason I can think of it grandmasters have wasted enough time to become a grandmaster that they have not developed earning potential. So they are all (or mostly all) broke. Whereas someone who is rated much lower has pursued a career or earning potential and can afford the entry fee. I think if a GM can't afford a hundred dollar entry fee they should seriously consider a different career path. 

its just a way of giving honor to someone who has dedicated their life towards GM cause in a way its basically like giving a retired soldier money for their efforts in our country, its controversial tho

I can see why it's controversial. It reminds me of the guy who is the first to show up for a party, but never brings anything and thinks nobody will notice. There is always someone who wants something for nothing. 

I don't know, but it does make them look like cheapskates. Of course I would never pay money to play a grandmaster because there is no value in it for me. But that's just me. 

If the GM wont pay 10 dollars to help a charity then that just reaffirms their cheapskate status. In other professions the high level participant would be ashamed and embarrassed if they refused to help out. Often it's the complete opposite, the people at the very highest level pay even MORE than everyone else because they want the perception of helping more, caring more. Which in turn motivates more people to also help out or participate. 

Maybe GMs have spent so much time playing chess they haven't learned the social skills necessary to recognize when they should be embarrassed. I don't know, but either way it's not a good look.