Well, I tend to organise three tournaments per year:Simon Dixon wrote:Surely ye jest, I have yet to see a tournament that made a loss, at least not any of the ones I have entered. Over subscribed in most cases.Alex Holowczak wrote:Don't talk such nonsense. In the case of congresses, virtually all of them are done with the aim of breaking even. Indeed, some may even make a loss, to be balanced out with the ones that make a profit.Simon Dixon wrote:In the case of tournaments, most of the money goes in the organisers pockets
(1) Birmingham Rapidplay - aims to break even (click my signature if you want to enter )
(2) Warwickshire Junior Championship - aims to make a profit, which is then spent on a minibus to go to the ECF County Championships, which are usually held in the south (people who play still pay £10-15 for a seat on it).
(3) British Universities' Championship - aims to make a profit, which is then put towards the cost of sending a team to World Universities' Chess Championship events every two years.
A grand total of £0 from these three events ends up in my bank account, save for expenses I've accrued in the organisation of them.
I know the Worcestershire Open makes a profit every year, which goes to charity.
There are many congresses in the country that do well to break even, and some may not be organised for fear of making a loss in future.
The London Team Rapidplay was organised for April, and the organiser hoped that he might make a small profit for the University chess club it was being held at to buy some equipment. I told him that despite his financial plan being to make a small profit, he wouldn't make one. I was right.