2nd Big Slick International??
March 17th, 2010 | Author: I have just returned from a ‘business meeting’, my kind of 
business meeting.
The kind of meeting that takes place over a couple of pints of Ale in a friendly environment. An environment where the ideas flow and the crazy becomes possible.
This is the kind of environment that lead me to building this website, making a DVD and running the 1st Big Slick International.
And guess what, another idea has been born…
I love chess and I want to play chess in a friendly environment where I can enjoy a drink but still hope to improve my game – where do I go?
Maybe a weekend tournament, somewhere.
The only problem with that is that I have to give up my weekend and I also might have to travel miles away.
Bring on the 2nd Big Slick International!!!!!!!!
Ok this is the idea…. Of course it is only an idea at the moment and some changes will have to be made but what do people think of the concept below? Please leave comments.
1) A 1 day event.
2) 5 minute or 15 minute games being the menu of the day. 
3) You can play for an hour or the whole day.
4) You are guaranteed to play a Grandmaster.
5) Minimum entry £5 – Maximum entry, at you and the GM’s discretion.
6) You turn up and play the ‘nominated GM’ in a 5 min game. The clock times/money odds are decided on grade. So even a 1600 has a chance against a 2600, for example,
Time Odds
1000-1800: 1.30-5
1800-2000: 2.30-5
2000-2150: 3.00-5
2150-2300: 3.30-5
2300+: 5-5 or to be decided between the individuals…
Money Odds
1000-1800: 8-1
1800-2000: 5-1
2000-2150: 3-1
2150-2300: 2-1
2300+: evens or to be decided between the individuals…
7) You can pick your stake against the GM. While you wait you can play blitz against anyone else.
£500 added prize fund 
9) The GM is the ‘Bounty Prize’; whoever beats the GM gets the ‘snowball prize. This starts at £50 for the first game and builds up £2.50-5 per 5 min game the GM plays. Who ever beats the GM gets the
pot!!!!
For example, if you get a game at 2pm and the ‘snowball pot’ is £300 pounds. lets say your rating is 1798, the GM is tired you play for £5 and win at money odds, you win £340 in under 10 minutes!!!
10) You do not have to play for money, just turn up and enjoy some blitz chess!
11) Lunchtime Lecture by a Grandmaster 1 – 1-30 free!!!!
12) There are also prizes going on with any friendly games/side games!!! For example,
a) The person who scores the most points in friendly games over the day gets £50/100. Each friendly game must be noted by ‘x’. You can not play the same player for more than 4 games to be counted and you can only register a game every 15 minutes.
b) Mini tournament!! To be decided on the day. Lets say 5 players want to play a 30minute tournament / 5 round tournament, ok!! lets go! We will make sure an organiser keeps an eye on events.
13) This tournament is meant to be a good fun tournament, where people are allowed to talk (within reason and not to any players during there games!!) there also might be some background music!! Lets have some fun and play some chess!!!!!!!!!!
Ok just an idea for now so changes will probably be made but;
What does everyone think????????????????????????????????
Comments
Sounds good to me – I stopped playing tournaments a few years back as I got bored of generally scoring about 50% in Majors and wasn’t really enjoying it anymore. Poker took over instead, much more chance of a return on cash laid out and usually more sociable!
Something along the lines of what you suggest sounds more fun – you could also include impromptu handicap team matches with money odds at evens e.g. 6 board matches with score to win based on combined team grades so a 4-2 defeat could be a handicap victory. You could do this with any time controls that fit but 15 mins each sounds practical.
Anyway, good luck if you go ahead with it.
Ian