Millionaire Chess
The Millionaire Chess , also known as the Millionaire Chess Open , is a public chess tournament for professional chess players and amateurs that has been organized in the USA since 2014 . With a cash prize of $ 1,000,000, it is the highest endowed open chess tournament in the world.
Tournament winner
| year | Tournament winner | 2nd place | 3rd place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |
 Wesley So
|
 Ray Robson
|
 Yu Yangyi
|
| 2015 |
Hikaru Nakamura
|
 Lê Quang Liêm
|
Alex Lenderman
|
| 2016 |
 Dariusz Świercz
|
 Gawain Jones
|
Jianchao Zhao
|
Millionaire Chess Open 2014
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The first tournament took place from October 9th to 13th, 2014 in Las Vegas . It was divided into 6 tournaments, including the Open and other tournaments with divisions from 1400 to 2200 Elo . The Grandmaster Wesley So won the tournament in the final against Ray Robson , a prize awarded by US $ 100,000. Chinese grandmaster Yu Yangyi came third in the tournament . In addition to the main tournament, the respective tournament winners of the respective league tournaments were rewarded with $ 40,000 and US $ 24,000.
Millionaire Chess Open 2015
The second edition of the Millionaire Chess Open took place from October 8th to 15th, 2015. Compared to the first year, the league tournaments of 1400 Elo and 1600 Elo were combined into a whole tournament. Tournament winner was Hikaru Nakamura ahead of Lê Quang Liêm and Aleksandr Lenderman . Here the defending champion Wesley So retired in the Open with 6th place before the knockout phase.
Millionaire Chess Open 2016
Compared to the first two tournaments, the third tournament, which took place from October 6-11, 2016, was held in Atlantic City . Polish grandmaster Dariusz Świercz won the tournament by beating Gawain Jones in the final .
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://en.chessbase.com/post/wesley-so-wins-the-millionaire-chess-open
- ↑ https://en.chessbase.com/post/1-000-000-open-tournament-announced
- ↑ http://www.millionairechess.com/gm-hikaru-nakamura-wins-2nd-millionaire-chess
- ↑ http://www.millionairechess.com/millionaire-chess-2015
- ↑ https://www.chess.com/news/view/gm-dariusz-swiercz-wins-3rd-millionaire-open-4666