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Have you ever won money playing chess?

If so, how much?

I recently played in a tournament and I won $600 college scholarship money.
Yes I have, but I've lost a lot more than I've won when you consider entry fees + hotel + food.

Most I've ever won was $800
I'm still positive including hotels ;). @jposthuma The biggest prize was $2,000.

It's not exactly a career opportunity.
I should caveat that with, "several friends have been generous." I often borrow a house instead of paying a hotel.
I won 480 dollars in my last tournament I went to. The local tournament I won I only got 15 lol. And another tournament I went to I got 75.
200€ in a long-weekend-tournament
100€ in a 1-day-rapid-tournament, it was a rating price though so it doesn´t really count
100€ from winning the A group of a 5 round 1h + 1h time control tournament.
Yes, actually. I won $122 at the New York State Open tournament last weekend.

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