American chess player Eric Rosen earned $1,000 (around Rs 89k) by carefully reading the terms and conditions of a chess tournament. The reward came after he discovered a hidden message in the rules of the Titled Tuesday tournament.Rosen proclaimed himself the “undisputed champion of reading the rules” after finding the Easter egg that was concealed in the broadcasting regulations of the tournament’s new format.The tournament organisers had embedded a special message within their rules regarding the broadcasting requirements for participants.“Forward facing Proctor cameras may be used by , or ‘s broadcast partner for the official Titled Tuesday broadcast. The first Titled player to read the rules and email Danny (Rensch, the Chief Chess Officer at the company) at ireadtheeventrules@chess.com with a screenshot will win $1,000. Players may live broadcast their participation in Titled Tuesdays with a 15-second delay. Players are not required to enter emote-only mode, but must have chat closed during games. Players are not permitted to broadcast or distribute any “Fair Play” video conference call, including player cameras and video, in whole or in part, without permission from,” Chess.com wrote.Rosen responded by sending an email with the screenshot of the message, using the subject line “I read the rules.” The chess app later confirmed this on their X account.During a YouTube stream, Rosen verified that he had received confirmation about his prize money from the app.The Titled Tuesday tournament is a weekly online chess competition consisting of 11 rounds in Swiss format. The tournament is exclusively for titled players.Notable participants include chess champions like Hikaru Nakamura, Magnus Carlsen, and Fabiano Caruana. Nakamura currently holds the record for the most victories in this tournament.The competition began as a monthly event in 2014 but has since evolved into a weekly tournament. From 2022, it was conducted twice every Tuesday.The tournament has now shifted to a new format, changing from two events each Tuesday to a single tournament per Tuesday.
