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…
The games from the 1st Big Slick GM Tournament and the games from the 1st Big Slick FIDE-Rated Open are now available on Britbase, the British Chess Games Archive. Thanks to John Saunders.
Kjartansson 1/2 Ansell
Eames 0-1 Slavin
Arkell 1/2 Gormally
Rudd 0-1 Galego
Poobasalingam 1/2 Cherniaev
Round 5
Galego 1/2 Cherniaev
Poobasalingam 1-0 Ansell
Rudd 1/2 Gormally
Kjartansson 1/2 Slavin
Arkell 1/2 Eames
Round 6
Ansell 1-0 Rudd
Cherniaev 1-0 Eames
Slavin 1/2 Arkell
Gormally 1/2 Kjartansson
Galego 1/2 Poobasalingam
Not too many moves played today!
Cherniaev 1/2 Arkell
Eames 1/2 Kjartansson
Slavin 1-0 Rudd
Gormally 1/2 Poobalasingam
Ansell 1/2 Galego
Alexander Cherniaev, Keith Arkell and Alexei Slavin lead on 3/4.
Rounds 1-4 games are available for download via the crosstable.
The weekend Fide section has finished. It has been a busy weekend and now I and can a deep breath sit back and relax a little bit! I have found a new sense of admiration for chess organisers as it is a rather hectic job! Dealing with a loud outburst from an individual, getting up early to take down poker tables, put chess equipment up, asking the gym next door to turn the music down… Anyway I will give a quick report on how things are going…
Ansell 0-1 Cherniaev
Galego 1/2 Gormally
Poobalasingam 1/2 Slavin
Rudd 1-0 Eames
Kjartansson 0-1 Arkell
Keith Arkell and Alexander Cherniaev lead with 2.5/3.
Cherniaev 1-0 Kjartansson
Arkell 1-0 Rudd
Eames 1/2 Poobalasingam
Slavin 1/2 Galego
Gormally 0-1 Ansell
Jonathan Rowson and Mark Rich finished on 4.5/5 in the Open, Rowson won the blitz play-off.
Round 1 games are available on BritBase (thanks to John Saunders).
Gormally 1/2 Cherniaev
Ansell 0-1 Slavin
Galego 1-0 Eames
Poobalasingam 1/2 Arkell
Rudd 1-0 Kjartansson
Mark Ruston and Paul Dupre lead the Open with 3/3, Jonathan Rowson on 2.5.
Peter Ackley the arbiter for the FIDE open made the pairings for round 1 late yesterday. Peter tossed for colours on board 1, heads White for Rowson, tails Black for Rowson. As you can see it came in tails. Anyway here is the draw:
