# Prize Fund: Which Class? **URL:** \ **Category:** Running Chess Tournaments\ **Created:** [April 2, 2017, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/prize-fund-which-class/22335 "2017-04-02T22:23:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![wzim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a4c791/32.png) [@wzim](https://forum.uschess.org/u/wzim)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/prize-fund-which-class/22335/41 "2017-04-06T02:14:56Z")
> [@martinak](#): > > … > For awarding identical prizes, they should be prioritized by 32B4 and then treated as if the higher priority prize is a prize of a slightly higher amount. That is what I was trying to say, but you have said it much more succinctly. ---
**Author:** ![Terry\_Winchester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ad7895/32.png) [@Terry\_Winchester](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Terry_Winchester)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 3:50am UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/prize-fund-which-class/22335/42 "2017-04-09T03:50:40Z")
> [@Terry Winchester](#): > > Prize fund is as follows: > 1st place $57. > Class A $42. > Class B $42. > Class C $42. > U1400 $42. > > Classes A, B, and C tie for 1st place. > > My distribution is 1st + A + B divided by 3. > > Another suggestion is 1st + B + C divided by 3. > > The rule book doesn’t seem to be clear that the highest classes are to be brought into the pool for distribution. 32B2 and 32B3 seem to be the relevant rules. > > Can someone point me to the correct rule, please? I was finally able to convince the TD that his distribution was less than ideal, and he agreed to bring the A class up, thereby giving the next class C player his share of the prize fund. Apparently, though, the way the rules are written, and the absence of a specific rule, there are several ways to distribute in this type of case. The prevailing rule (the one which convinced him) was 32C2 that requires the class A to be paid. In his original distribution, he had kept this prize. I still think an ADM expanding the part of the rule in 32B4 that requires bringing up the higher class prize to include cases where place prizes are combined with class prizes. Surely, we’re not the only ones who use this type of awards. A TD Tip would certainly be better than what we have now, and I’d have no objection to that as at least a start. I’m still learning, so thanks to all for the comments. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.uschess.org/system/32/2_2.png) [@system](https://forum.uschess.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 8:41am UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/prize-fund-which-class/22335/43 "2024-04-22T08:41:27Z")
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