Millionaire Chess Open #1 The first Millionaire Chess Open took place from October 9–13, 2014 and was held at
Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in
Las Vegas,
Nevada. The tournament consisted of six sections, Open, Under 2200, Under 2000, Under 1800, Under 1600, and Under 1400. Unrated and provisionally rated players (players with less than 26 lifetime games in any recognized rating system) were only allowed in the Open and U2200 sections. The tournament used players highest rating ever achieved starting from December 1, 2013, the date in which Millionaire #1 was announced, in order to prevent sandbagging. The winner of the Open section and recipient of the highest prize of $100,000 was Grandmaster
Wesley So, who defeated Grandmaster
Ray Robson during the final round of Millionaire Monday. The third-place winner was
Yu Yangyi who defeated compatriot
Zhou Jianchao in the third place playoff. The prize fund also consisted of $40,000 for the 1st-place finishers in the U2200, U2000, U1800, and U1600 sections and $24,000 for the U1400 section.
Millionaire Chess Open #2 The second edition of the tournament took place from 8–12 October 2015 at the same location. The second edition changed the structure slightly. The U1400 and U1600 sections were merged into one and an unrated/provisional section was added. Players had to have played 50 games under a recognized rating system to play in any section other than the Open and unrated/provisional sections. Player's highest rating from December 1, 2013, and the time they registered was used to prevent sandbagging. The winner of the Open section and recipient of the highest prize of $100,000 was grandmaster
Hikaru Nakamura who defeated grandmaster
Lê Quang Liêm in the final round of Millionaire Monday. The third-place winner was Yu Yangyi once more after defeating
Aleksandr Lenderman in the third place playoff.
Millionaire Chess Open #3 On February 1, 2016, it was announced that the third edition of the tournament would take place from October 6–11 at Harrah's Resort in Atlantic City. The winner of the Open section and recipient of the highest prize of $30,000 was grandmaster
Dariusz Świercz who defeated grandmaster
Gawain Jones in the final round of Millionaire Monday. This also rendered as the last event of Millionaire Chess Open. == References ==