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Women's World Chess Championship: the Winner Takes It All
Written by Administrator
Saturday, 11 December 2010
Candidate master Peter Zhdanov's column at Pogonina.com
In the competitive sense the knock-out world championship is a fantastic event with lots of unpredictable results and opportunities to root for your favorite player.
Let me ask a different question, quite cynical and pragmatic: what benefits can one gain from participating?
A chance to experience intense competition and meet your chess friends? Yes, probably.
Rating? It can be earned (or lost) at any other tournament.
Prestige and popularity? That requires making it to the final. A semi-final exit is not even as cool as a bronze medal, just something like "tied for third". Of course, I am talking about the perception of eminent chess players, not those for whom "participated in the World Championship" is already a good line for the resume.
Money? Let's take a look at the prizes:
1stround 32 losersx 3.750 = 120.000
2ndround 16 losers x 5.500 = 88.000
3rd round 8 losers x 8.000 = 64.000
4th round 4 losers x 12.000 = 48.000
5th round 2 losers x 20.000 = 40.000
6th round 1 loser x 30.000 = 30.000
Womens World Champion = 60.000
TOTAL: 450.000 USD
Once again, most contenders won't earn anything substantial, especially if you subtract the expenses on tickets, accomodation and fees paid to chess seconds.
The conclusion is rather banal: thewinnertakesitall. Should you be coming to the World Championship, be prepared to make it till the end. The rest is unimportant.
Comments (4)
1. Written by
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on 02:04 11 2010 .
As the Abba's song
The winner takes it all - Abba
2. Written by Davis on 02:33 11 2010 .
As the Abba's song
I agree with you, lets say that the event is not important and not prestigous once your wife is out. Im sure you will never write such article if she would have won....
3. Written by Peter on 03:19 11 2010 .
As the Abba's song
Davis, you had better learn to understand what you are reading. My post has nothing to do with saying that the event is not prestigeous. It is,by definition, the most prestigeous female tournament.
The main idea was that there is no real difference between getting eliminated in round 1 or, let's say, 3. It's all about getting to the very end.
Also, from your comment I can infer that you are an unobjective person since intelligent and critical-minded people try to comment adequately on anything rather than switch their opinion depending on what is more beneficial for them (a trait of dirty liars).
