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WHY GILOCATUR WANTS TO SHARE THE ABOVE PICTURE IN THIS BLOG? ACTUALLY, GILOCATUR WONDERS WHEN A CHESS TOURNEY IN MALAYSIA WILL HAVE ABOUT THE SAME MONEY PRIZE FOR THE CHAMPION LIKE IN GOLF.
A LOCAL CHESS TOURNEY NORMALLY WILL NOT EXCEED RM 1,000 MONEY PRIZE FOR THE CHAMPION. EVEN FOR THE COMING MALAYSIAN OPEN OR DATMO, THE MONEY PRIZE FOR THE CHAMPION IS ONLY USD 4,000, WHICH IS LESS THAN RM 15,000.
DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THE CHAMPION FOR UNDER 12 OR UNDER 18 CATEGORY WILL GET IN A LOCAL CHESS TOURNEY? IT IS JUST A MERE OF RM 100 AND RM 150 RESPECTIVELY. GILOCATUR BELIEVES IF THE MONEY PRIZE IS MUCH MUCH MORE, THE CHESS TOURNAMENT WILL BE MORE COMPETITIVE. WHEN IT IS MORE COMPETITIVE, THE QUALITY OF PLAYERS WILL IMPROVE. THE YOUNG CHESS PLAYERS WILL LEARN AND PRACTICE MUCH HARDER. DOMINO EFFECT, DON'T YOU THINK?
THE BIG QUESTION IS HOW TO ATTRACT BIG SPONSORS FOR CHESS? HOW TO POPULARIZE CHESS? HOW TO MAKE CHESS CLASSY AND REPUTABLE LIKE GOLF?
