"samsloan" The $65,000 prize fund (with players paying expenses) is
grossly
inadequate. With 32 players (and possibly more) the average prize will be
around $2,000. This is in contrast to that figure serving as the minimum
figure last year!


And why should you losers get anything? Who knows or remembers the U.S.
Chess Champions of the past thirty years? Who cares? Outside of a few
pathetic geeks, nobody else could care less.

So if you want a bigger pot, increase the fees and let each prospective
champion put $2,000.00 into the kitty.