tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post6469350829501353516..comments2024-03-29T18:31:49.454+11:00Comments on chessexpress: Churn-overShaun Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00897215011002594039noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-8866745488444971742021-02-18T20:34:20.493+11:002021-02-18T20:34:20.493+11:00Still a fantastic story ... Was it held in 1988?
...Still a fantastic story ... Was it held in 1988?<br /><br />A sponsor who didn't want to be associated with chess players ...MachoMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07363598768040833611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-13417813991984609632009-08-13T23:47:57.854+10:002009-08-13T23:47:57.854+10:00Ah yes. The Coca-Cola sponsorship. An interesting ...Ah yes. The Coca-Cola sponsorship. An interesting experience in that Coca-Cola were approached to sponsor the tournament, but they declined to offer cash. Instead they supplied us with product, which we sold to underwrite the costs. However they wanted it all kept on the hush-hush as they felt that chess tournaments (and I guess chess players) didn't fit with the marketing image they were trying to portray!Shaun Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00897215011002594039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-46229887158582421942009-08-13T10:25:16.577+10:002009-08-13T10:25:16.577+10:00Hi Shaun,
I too remember that tournament, although...Hi Shaun,<br />I too remember that tournament, although it was called the “Australia Park Open” on my scoresheets.<br />Given that 21 years have passed, are you now able to tell the story about how a certain soft drink manufacturer provided sponsorship, on the condition that it received absolutely no publicity!<br />Stephen Davies (2 points in the U1800)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com