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Topic: Chess and Money
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phystutordotcomUnited States flag
Jul 4 2012 02:53 AM
Ya I am in the minority. The sad, silent, sensible minority. I think it is due in part to my non gambling addict mentality. I imagine I could enter the tournament 1000 times, consider my rating, the rating of the other players, My probability of winning money and my true cost. EF - prize potential. I then select tournaments that the math suggest I will win money over the long haul (the cheap one Odie mention is an example, or my expected losses are acceptable. An example of expected losses being acceptable is playing chess all weekend is better than staying home and being depressed. I am often willimg to play in a slow 3 day tournament when the EF is $40 and the chance of winning money is slim. My predictions tend to be reasonably accurate If I consider my laast 20 tournaments.
Hey Over my last 20 tournaments my winnings exceed my losses. But several of these tournament somone else paid the entryt fee.

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