Is playing chess for money, informally, considered gambling?

Betting on your own skill is usually considered a separate category from pure gambling, betting money on purely random outcomes constructed for the purpose of betting. read more

If playing chess for money is gambling, Venture Capitalists investing in start-ups are also gambling. Goldman Sachs Investing in stocks are also gambling. Ronda Rousey getting paid for her MMA fight in the arena is not gambling. People betting on who is going to win is gambling. read more

because in chess you count on your own skill vs one opponent, and cannot be cheated from many other directions additionally. (please correct me, if wrong). Chess has it's own tournaments. You pay membership, pay tournament fee, and if you wise enough to win Big $, great! Non-tournament-participants may wanna play for small money for fun. Thank you. read more

Yes, it can be considered as gambling as it is played using real amount. If the games are played using money in the desire of winning and getting more money, it is known as gambling. There are lots of people playing monopoly online which contain various interesting board games. read more