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Avatar of abeenoch

I'll like to start like this,
We all know that time is money.
Vast majority of us  spend cumulatively hours, days, weeks, months, years on your site. Playing chess for fun.

I'll like to appeal that you create tournaments where individuals could win cash prizes. Where we could pay tournament fees to participate. So at least we could gain something.

Looking forward to a response thank u

Avatar of CrackLionIX

I think chess.com has considered this before for non-titled players (titled players already have Titled Tuesday), but the risk of cheating is just too high and there's no easy way to get around that.

I welcome any suggestions on how to make these work, though; I would like to do small paid tournaments if they became available. 

Avatar of Martin_Stahl
CrackLionIX wrote:

I think chess.com has considered this before for non-titled players (titled players already have Titled Tuesday), but the risk of cheating is just too high and there's no easy way to get around that.

I welcome any suggestions on how to make these work, though; I would like to do small paid tournaments if they became available. 

 

The site has run at least one event with entry fees. I don't think it did very well overall, though I'm not absolutely sure. I don't recall seeing any more after that or updates about it.

Avatar of abeenoch

What if you make it available for 3|2 rapid and bullet. To limit d time for cheaters to use engines. Because classical chess will give them enough time to consult chess engines.

Avatar of glamdring27

If there are prizes for unknown players there'll be cheaters.  Guaranteed 100%.

Avatar of abeenoch

OK. Like higher rated players coming to compete with lower rated ones

 

Avatar of Terminator-T800

Sounds really good but due to people being so warped I don't think it will work out . Not enough people have repented of their sins & begged for forgiveness. 

Avatar of abeenoch

There is a solution to every problem. The main problem according to most of you is "cheating" let's workout a solution

Avatar of glamdring27

Cheating online basically doesn't have a solution.  It even happens in titled events.

Avatar of abeenoch
glamdring27 wrote:

Cheating online basically doesn't have a solution.  It even happens in titled events.

 

When u say cheating, u mean using engines??

 

Avatar of abeenoch

If titled event still goes on with cheating.   Then non-titled events could still hold