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:
With the 1st round of the Big Slick FIDE section coming up this Friday I thought that it would be a good idea to give a quick profile of each player, with some odds on who is going to win the event. Now before I proceed, you have to remember that I am not a bookmaker. The odds are meant to be a bit of fun so please do not take offence! The tournament is wide open and anyone has a chance of winning. Anyway lets have a look!
I am very happy to announce that my mate Danny has joined the list of GMs playing at the Big Slick. That brings the total number of GMs to 4!! The GM section will be a fascinating event that I am looking forward to watching!
Danny is a great attacking player as I have found out on a number of occasions. His highest rating was about 2580 and it would be good to see him get back to his best. I believe that he is one of the most talented British players around. At some point I will put the odds up for all the players. If you fancy a bet have a word with me at the event…
The list of participants for the 1st Big Slick International is now available on the Big Slick Chess page.
I have just been informed that everybody intending to play the 1st Big Slick International Chess event must be a member of the club, and it takes 48 hours to join. Under the terms of their licence, there is a mandatory 48hr waiting rule. You can join up at the following link:
It is now possible to enter the 1st Big Slick International FIDE-Rated Weekend Open online, see the entry form at the bottom of the Big Slick Chess page.
June 30th, 2009 | Author: 