user2832: Does anyone know if there are any sites by which I could play chess professionally and earn money similar to gambling sites or online poker sites ?? 

user6987: There is this site chesscube.com which has their own currency called Crowns which can be redeemed for cash or merch .
Earning Crowns requires you to participate in their online rapid tournaments .
If you use engines then they will be able to catch you.   
But its very tough if you are not a professional :/ 

user2001: Edit 2014-04-04:
Searched for:

chess online money

Did not find a single serious site. Too many cheaters, too strong engines!
Edit 2014-04-04:
Earlier, I mentioned finding this site:
https://www.chessmoney.com/cm/main
but after logging in and trying it out...it was empty / filled with bots.

user2429: As others have mentioned, there is no genuine site to make real money because it's so easy to cheat online by using chess engines. 
The closest thing to "money" would be "ducats" as allowed on the Playchess server. Playchess has strong algorithms that can detect if you are cheating (i.e. using a program), so it is a pretty legitimate way of making "money". Ducats can be used to


play against grandmasters or to pay for private training. 
buy ChessBase products.


So, if you're really good and win a lot of ducats, you can earn yourself some nice material from the Chessbase Shop, which includes chess DVDs, magazines, programs, etc. 

user703: I highly doubt that there exist one. If it would exist, it would be full of sandbaggers or engine players. There is no way to verify who exactly plays the game. You, or your Stockfish/Houdini/Rybka/.
So even if you are GM, you most probably will lose money.

2832: <p>Does anyone know if there are any sites by which I could play chess professionally and earn money similar to gambling sites or online poker sites ?? </p>
 6987: <p>There is this site chesscube.com which has their own currency called Crowns which can be redeemed for cash or merch .<br>
Earning Crowns requires you to participate in their online rapid tournaments .<br>
If you use engines then they will be able to catch you.   </p>

<p>But its very tough if you are not a professional :/ </p>
 2001: <p>Edit 2014-04-04:</p>

<p>Searched for:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>chess online money</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Did not find a single serious site. Too many cheaters, too strong engines!</p>

<p>Edit 2014-04-04:</p>

<p>Earlier, I mentioned finding this site:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.chessmoney.com/cm/main" rel="nofollow">https://www.chessmoney.com/cm/main</a></p>

<p>but after logging in and trying it out...it was empty / filled with bots.</p>
 2429: <p>As others have mentioned, there is no genuine site to make real money because it's so easy to cheat online by using chess engines. </p>

<p>The closest thing to "money" would be "ducats" as allowed on the <a href="http://www.playchess.com/">Playchess</a> server. Playchess has strong algorithms that can detect if you are cheating (i.e. using a program), so it is a pretty legitimate way of making "money". <a href="http://shop.chessbase.com/en/products/200_dukaten">Ducats</a> can be used to</p>

<blockquote>
  <ul>
  <li>play against grandmasters or to pay for private training. </li>
  <li>buy ChessBase products.</li>
  </ul>
</blockquote>

<p>So, if you're really good and win a lot of ducats, you can earn yourself some nice material from the Chessbase Shop, which includes chess DVDs, magazines, programs, etc. </p>
 703: <p>I highly doubt that there exist one. If it would exist, it would be full of sandbaggers or engine players. There is no way to verify who exactly plays the game. You, or your Stockfish/Houdini/Rybka/.</p>

<p>So even if you are GM, you most probably will lose money.</p>
