Millionaire Chess

  • Daaim ShabazzApril 4, 2014
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    The Decision: Millionaire Chess Open

    The time has come… the decision will soon be made on whether the mission of the Millionaire Chess Open can continue from this point forward. Grandmaster Maurice Ashley recently released a letter titled, “It’s Decision Time”. Now, the date has finally arrived and despite a tremendous showering of support, the…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 27, 2014
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    Ashley Statement on the Millionaire Open

    With four days left until the March 31st target for 1500 entrants, GM Maurice Ashley has released an important statement about the Millionaire Chess Open. After announcing the idea in December, Ashley pledged to move chess into the realm of marketability with a high-stakes format. The discussion thereafter produced a…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 17, 2014
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    Millionaire Chess Information Center

    Below is a collection of information about the Millionaire Chess Open to be held in October. It is a one-stop information center for everything you need to know about the historic tournament! There are also discussions about the event at various links… the most vigorous being at chess.com. Join the…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 15, 2014
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    16 days for Millionaire Chess push!

    “Chess players have the power!”~GM Maurice Ashley~ Back in December, Grandmaster Maurice Ashley made an appeal for the chess public to invest in the future of chess. This investment would go toward helping to change the face of chess tournaments under the name “Millionaire Chess“. As we have said from…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 3, 2014
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    Ashley interview on Millionaire Chess, Part 1

    The Chess Drum conducted an interview on March 2nd (via Skype) with GM Maurice Ashley concerning the Millionaire Chess Open. The tournament earned its moniker due to its $1,000,000 prize fund and is scheduled to take place in the electric atmosphere that Las Vegas offers. GM Ashley at the site…

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  • Daaim ShabazzFebruary 24, 2014
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    Ashley: Why should Chess exist at all?

    GM Maurice Ashley sent this in the Millionaire Chess newsletter on February 20th to address responses that were part of a lively Facebook post on February 16th. The thread has generated more than 200 comments concerning the Millionaire Chess Open to take place this October. Several players chimed in including…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJanuary 29, 2014
    3 2,041

    Update on Millionaire Chess

    GM Parimarjan Negi has signed up.Photo by https://topnews.in/ (Keval Sharma). Back in early December of last year, GM Maurice Ashley announced an epic event… a “Millionaire Chess” open tournament with an unprecedented prize fund of $1,000,000. It has generated a ripple throughout the chess world and ignited a discussion about…

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  • Daaim ShabazzDecember 28, 2013
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    Early Reactions to $1,000,000 Chess

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  • Daaim ShabazzDecember 15, 2013
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    GM Ashley: A $1,000,000 Response

    A few days ago, GM Maurice Ashley launched what would be a bold attempt to put chess in its rightful place as a sport with the ability to raise its profile in a big way. Along with entrepreneur Amy Lee, Ashley launched “Millionaire Chess“, a tournament with a deep prize…

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  • Daaim ShabazzDecember 12, 2013
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    Ashley launches MillionaireChess… $1,000,000 Tourney!

    A couple of days ago, GM Maurice Ashley contacted The Chess Drum with some startling news. He announced the launch of “Millionaire Chess” a theme tournament with a guaranteed $1,000,000 prize fund! Back in 2005, Ashley hosted the HB Global Chess Tournament which at the time boasted the largest prize…

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