Millionaire Chess
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Reflections of the 2015 Millionaire Chess Open
Nearly three weeks after the Millionaire Chess Open ended, there has been suspense when and where the third edition will be. Amy Lee revealed in her recent reflections piece and the challenges faced by the MC franchise. In addition, she sent out a survey looking at the feasibility of a…
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MC’s Amy Lee Reflects on #MC2
Dear Chess Community, Amy Lee has released her reflections putting in perspective the state of Millionaire Chess (MC) after its second event. In general, the event got a good response, but admittedly there were a number of problems that surface. In her candid reflections piece, Amy provides a look at…
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Drum Interviews @ ’15 Millionaire Chess
Drum Interviews @ Millionaire Chess Open #2 The second Millionaire Chess Open is in the record books and it was even more eventful than the first. Accented by a marquee lineup of players, the tournament lived up to its billing as the brightest stars shone in the end. While Hikaru…
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2015 Millionaire Chess Open (Millionaire Monday)
A stunning venue for Millionaire Monday… …designed by Eric Lee, award-winning designer… and Amy Lee’s brother! FM Sunil Weeramantry and NM Kris Littlejohn have an interest in a particular player. Having eliminated Wesley So on his own, Hikaru Nakamura was the favorite going into Millionaire Monday. Dominique Myers (right) also…
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2015 Millionaire Chess Open (Day #4)
Controversy grips final round! It all started off normally and then… …a three-fold occurrence happens at move nine! Luke McShane sits pondering the situation… …while Hikaru Nakamura paces the floor waiting on the ruling. What would a tournament be without a good controversy? Well… the Millionaire Chess Open had a…
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2015 Millionaire Chess Open (Day #3)
Le Quang Liem won his fifth game in a row leading after the tournament! Yu Yangyi (China) vs. Evgeny Bareev (Canada) amounted to a draw. Fabiano Caruana is still in the hunt with another win. Tension was extremely high!Photos by Daaim Shabazz. * * * Replay of Round #5 Le…
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2015 Millionaire Chess Open (Day #2)
Day two of the Millionaire Chess started with the arrival of the four-day schedule. There was also an opening breakfast where Maurice and Amy addressed the audience. One can clearly see that the MC organization is trying some innovative ideas. One of the newest is the RFID data entry method.…
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2015 Millionaire Chess Open (Day #1)
The Millionaire Open kicked off with an incredible buzz as players milled about in anticipation for the start of the Millionaire Chess Open. Players from near and far… as close as Las Vegas and as far way as Asia/Africa/Pacific came to participate in the event of the year. Although there…
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2015 Millionaire Chess Open (Las Vegas, NV)
After the inaugural Millionaire Chess Open (MCO) was met with a rousing organizational success, many of the skeptics were silenced and supporters encouraged. However, there was always the question of whether this tournament would become a fixture on the American chess landscape. Amy Lee There is a wave of excitement…
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50+ GMs, 50+ Countries = Millionaire Chess 2015!
The second Millionaire Chess Open is just a bit more than a week away and excitement is building. There is also excitement because more “star power” has been added before the September 30th registration deadline. The MC organized periodically announces strong players and yesterday Amy Lee told The Chess Drum…
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