North American Open

[Paul Leblanc]

BC Junior Tanraj Sohal finished clear first in the North American Open U2300 Section yesterday in Las Vegas. The advertised prize was $7,000. Several other Canadian players had good results.

http://chesstournamentservices.com/c...011-standings/

[Erik Malmsten]

Congrats to Tanraj S Sohal who drew 2 FMs and won $6,355. Hard to win that in a Canadian tournament. Maybe it will go towards travel expenses to other tournaments.

In Under 2100 FM Jason Cao, 5-2, won money.

In Under 1900 Owen Qian finished alone in second, 6-1, and
Eugenio Campos, 5-2, also won money.

The other big winner was Constantin Rotariu 6-1, won first in Under 1700, winning $5,448.

Also playing were Vladimir Semyonov Open,
Alexandra Botez, U2300 and
Ralph Gregorz, U2100 and a few more Canadians.

[Hugh Brodie]

I'd be interested in knowing if the IRS got its share of the money. :-) Has anyone (Canadian) had experience with the IRS when collecting large US prizes?

The rules of the Continental Chess Association (by whom this tournament was run) state:

"The IRS also requires that anyone who wins $600 or more show proof of their Social Security or Tax ID Number to the Tournament Director, in order to receive their check."

[Kerry Liles]

I'd be interested in knowing if the IRS got its share of the money. :-) Has anyone (Canadian) had experience with the IRS when collecting large US prizes?

The rules of the Continental Chess Association (by whom this tournament was run) state:

"The IRS also requires that anyone who wins $600 or more show proof of their Social Security or Tax ID Number to the Tournament Director, in order to receive their check."

And those winners might be interested in the services of a company that advertises here in Toronto:

http://www.ustaxrecovery.com/how.php

etc.

From that description page, perhaps money won in a Chess tournament is similar to money won in a poker tournament?