Nicholas Rossolimo won a brand new Buick Special for his victory in the 1955 United States Open chess tournament in Long Beach, California. Rossolimo sold the car immediately for $2,250 as he needed the money to make ends meet! This was the one and only time when a car was offered as first prize for the United States Open chess tournament.
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Nicholas Rossolimo won a brand new Buick Special for his victory in the 1955 United States Open chess tournament in Long Beach, California. Rossolimo sold the car immediately for $2,250 as he needed the money to make ends meet! This was the one and only time when a car was offered as first prize for the United States Open chess tournament.
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