How do GMs make money at chess?
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Chess is a great game & there is money to be made no doubt. What get's me mad is, theres not much publicty going about!!! They turned "DARTS" into a sport why not CHESS? We need a big named promoter to grab this by the horns & do some sort of speed formart in regards for TV purposes.... Then again some people sit down a watch "SNOOKER" all day long. What i'm trying to say is, we need people to push it out there! If poker, darts, snooker & even "CRICKET" is getting screened... "YAWN" to CRICKET!! Then why isn't chess?
I just googled chess clubs in my area and theres not one local to me. Let's get on to these TV Producers!!! haha good day enjoy your games & i'll see you at the table.
the answer to that is, all the other games you mention spectators can see what is happening.. it is more visual so to speak..
in chess, maybe you can see the board if they play, but you can't possibly visualize what they are thinking exactly.. chess isn't just a spectator play that's all..
that's my low-rated opinion, anyway..
Agreed on some of your terms. But I think you could screen it with mutli angel camera, good chess analysis comentators, maybe run a inter leagues, a chess world cup? I haven't researched it all yet, they may possibly something already alike in place.