28-02-2012, 01:18 AM
Alan,
I originally spoke to Arkadij regarding Chess Evolution sponsoring the event. I managed to negotiate an offer of £1,500 - however, that was given a prize fund of £6,000. Unfortunately, I couldn't manage to achieve sponsorship of anywhere near that he was offering so had to sadly decline his offer. He has been amazingly supportive and initially asked what conditions I could offer for him playing. Of course, I could offer nothing but travel costs and accommodation for one night so I just assume he would say no. He agreed to this and on the basis that I build a strong tournament he will be willing to participate and that I can put his name on the entry list.
I have tried everywhere for sponsorship, but simply can't get it. I have a venue in mind in Edinburgh so all I need now is to decide on an entry fee and prize fund to aim for.
I was originally aiming for 150-200 players participating (which I think is more than achievable with Naiditsch playing) and a first prize of £700-800 which would be extremely reasonable for a one-day blitz event. But, I've been told that this aim is unreasonable and that I should aim for less than 100 with it being a one-day event.
Any thoughts? This is my first running of a tournament so any help would be appreciated massively.
Jonathan
I originally spoke to Arkadij regarding Chess Evolution sponsoring the event. I managed to negotiate an offer of £1,500 - however, that was given a prize fund of £6,000. Unfortunately, I couldn't manage to achieve sponsorship of anywhere near that he was offering so had to sadly decline his offer. He has been amazingly supportive and initially asked what conditions I could offer for him playing. Of course, I could offer nothing but travel costs and accommodation for one night so I just assume he would say no. He agreed to this and on the basis that I build a strong tournament he will be willing to participate and that I can put his name on the entry list.
I have tried everywhere for sponsorship, but simply can't get it. I have a venue in mind in Edinburgh so all I need now is to decide on an entry fee and prize fund to aim for.
I was originally aiming for 150-200 players participating (which I think is more than achievable with Naiditsch playing) and a first prize of £700-800 which would be extremely reasonable for a one-day blitz event. But, I've been told that this aim is unreasonable and that I should aim for less than 100 with it being a one-day event.
Any thoughts? This is my first running of a tournament so any help would be appreciated massively.
Jonathan