BTC Chess Tournament $100 Prize in Bitcoin!

[dothebeats]

Just a question to whoever replied on this thread earlier than February, has this online chess tournament really took place? If so, who was the winner? I find it difficult to not have any cheaters on such a game knowing that no one could actually see what the players are doing on both sides. Also, money is on the line here, so it must be safe to say that cheaters will be present.

[Gleb Gamow]

It could be nice if someone could setup a method where you have a web cam looking over the shoulder of every player, to prevent them from using chess devices or online guides.

You have 1 cam positioned on the player and one on his computer screen... That would make cheating very difficult. Audio must be enabled to eliminate verbal couching.

The player must also be willing to move the cam around at the request of the other player, to eliminate other angles of cheating.

This is a very difficult game to "Police" .... If there is money on the line, people will cheat... but it's still a good idea. 

Perhaps, dedicated accredited chess rooms playing speed chess may work. The envisioned business model would work if incorporated within public gaming venues where diehard gamers go to play the more advanced online games not suited for home perhaps due to cost of owning the hardware, not to mention space requirements. Just a thought.

[edric]

Hi. My name is Eric.

I have been interested in Bitcoin for about a year now, and still I'm fascinated.

I am starting a chess tournament with a Bitcoin prize! The prize is $100 in Bitcoin. There are only 8 spots available in this tournament. I will not be participating in the tournament, but will be organizing it.

IF YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT CHEATERS... Let me just say that we are playing a variant of chess that is near impossible to cheat on. This variant is called chess960. See for your self. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess960

Spots are still open!
 
The next tournament will have twice as many people and a $200 dollar prize in Bitcoin!

I am not going to give much info here. You will have to e-mail me to get the smaller details and reserve a spot.

There is a .07 Bitcoin fee in order to participate in the tournament in order to help fund the prize. Just think... you could turn .07 Bitcoin into $100 worth of Bitcoin!! e-mail me to check for availability, and to get more information. My e-mail is ...

ericpfdz@gmail.com

You are making $60 for a $100 prize and people are saying the tournament isn't even trustworthy?  Couldn't I just use a program to have a computer tell me what move to make and basically demolish the human players?  Why such a high profit margin?  Even a chess tournament like that is still considered gambling, I think, so you better check the laws where you are operating.