02-05-2015, 03:45 PM
Its true George Neave that in horseracing for example the better races pay out better prize money. This is partly because there is income generated by the better horses attracting crowds of paying punters so its a loss leader for racecourses. Cant see the same logic working in Scottish Chess i.e. huge viewing galleries paying to see some of our guys agreeing a draw after three and a half hours. The entry fee to the better races is also considerably higher for the owners who want to win the good prizes. In chess we seem to want to allow the good players to pay NO entry fee but walk away with the biggest prizes!!!
Now that is bizarre
Now that is bizarre