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2023 Winter Tuesday Night Marathon

Tuesday, November 7, 2023 to Tuesday, December 19, 2023

2023 Winter Tuesday Night Marathon
Nov - Dec 2023

US Chess & FIDE-rated event
 

Standings -- Pairings -- Complete list of games (pdf&pgn)

Dates -- Tournament Format -- Byes -- Prize Fund

Registration -- Eligibility -- Tournament Rules -- FAQ
 

Max capacity: 80
Masks are optional in the chess room.

Pre-TNM Lectures are back! Arrive at 5:45pm and listen to FM Paul Whitehead or a guest speaker covering some of the exciting news from the chess world as well as interesting games from our own tournaments!

NEW: Any change/update request? Please use our new Change Request Form.
 

1. Dates & Location

  • Seven Tuesdays in Nov - Dec 2023: 11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5, 12/12, 12/19
  • Location: Mechanics' Institute Chess Room
    57 Post Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104 (click here to map)
     

2. Tournament Format:

  • Tournament Format: individual Swiss
  • Total Rounds: 7 (1 round each Tuesday night: 11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5, 12/12, 12/19)
  • Round Times: Tuesday at 6:30PM Pacific Time (GMT+8)
  • Time Control: G/120;d5  (Game in 120 minutes with 5-second delay on each move.)
  • Games will be US Chess regular-rated as well as FIDE-rated. Tournament results will be submitted immediately after last round finished.
  • Four Sections: 2000+, 1600-1999, 1200-1599 and under1200
  • Pairings are based on the Nov 2023 OTB supplemental regular US Chess rating.
  • Play-up "200-rating point rule":
    Players must have a 1800 USCF OTB or ONL supplemental or actual regular rating in order to be eligible to play up to the 2000+ section.
    Players must have a 1400 USCF OTB or ONL supplemental or actual regular rating in order to be eligible to play up to the 1600-1999 section.
    P    layers must have a 1000 USCF OTB or ONL supplemental or actual regular rating in order to be eligible to play up to the 1200-1599 section.

3. Byes

  • Byes are available for players in any rounds in case they can't participate that evening, but would like to stay in the tournament.
  • A maximum of three half-point byes can be requested in this tournament.
  • Round 1-6 byes must be requested prior to the pairing of the round. Pairings usually are posted shortly after noon on Monday, the day before the round.
  • Round 7 bye must be requested before start of Round 4. Round 7 bye is irrevocable to prevent possible prize-fund manipulations.
  • Late registrations will receive a half-point bye for any missed round, up to a total of three rounds.
     

4. Prize Fund --  $2400 based on 80 paid entries  

  2000+ 1600-1999 1200-1599 u1200
1st Place $400 $300 $200 $150
2nd Place $300 $200 $100 $80
3rd Place $200 $100 $60 $60
Best under2200 $150      
Best under1800   $80    
Best under1400     $60  
Best under1000       $60
  • Please allow 2-3 weeks for processing prize checks.
  • Per IRS rules anyone with a cumulative $600+ prizes in any calendar year will need to fill out a W9 and Mechanics' Institute will be providing a 1099 form. 
     

5. Registration

6. Eligibility

7. Tournament Rules

  • Modified FIDE-rules apply.
  • Forfeit time is 30 minutes without prior notice, 60 minutes if we are notified.
    A player will be awarded a forfeit win against any opponent who doesn't show up according to the prescribed rules, and every effort will be made to find that player an extra game.

8. FAQ

  • What do the time controls mean?
    Time controls tell you how much time you have for each game.
    G120;d5 means game in 120 minutes (aka 2 hours) with a 5-second delay on each move. This means you get 120 minutes, your opponent gets 120 minutes, and at each move the clock counts down from 5 to 0 before the player's time starts. If a player doesn't use up the whole 5 seconds, the remainder of that time is lost.
     
  • How many games/rounds?
    The 7SS before the time control means     it is a Swiss System tournament with seven rounds, or seven games, that a player can play in the tournament. The tournaments are never elimination, so win or lose, you can stay in the tournament.
     
  • Players Database
    For players who are interested in playing in our tournaments, please fill out our players database: https://forms.gle/X3hChCWbusHp4Ze56 to get email notifications about last-minute changes and invitational opportunities. 

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  • Complete list of games
    We will publish the complete list of games after they have been processed.
    Check back each Monday to see any new uploads:
    TNM PDF file PGN file
    Round 1 2023WinterTNMRoundOne 2023WinterTNMRound1
    Round 2 2023WinterTNMRoundTwo 2023WinterTNMRound2
    Round 3 2023WinterTNMRoundThree 2023WinterTNMRound3
    Round 4 2023WinterTNMRoundFour 2023WinterTNMRound4
    Round 5 2023WinterTNMRoundFive 2023WinterTNMRound5
    Round 6 2023WinterTNMRoundSix 2023WinterTNMRound6
    Round 7 2023WinterTNMRoundSeven 2023WinterTNMRound7


     

 

Prize Winners: 

 

 
Standings: 

 Standings

SwissSys Report: Winter Tuesday Night Marathon

SwissSys Standings. Winter Tuesday Night Marathon: 2000+

# Name ID Rating Perf. Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total
1 Archit Dasika 14903402 2218 2332 H--- W15 W9 W7 X6     4.5
2 Christophe Bambou 12734479 2107 2252 H--- W8 D7 W5 W9 H--- H--- 4.0
3 Sivavishnu Srinivasan 16778004 1962 1977 L12 D13 B--- W14 W7     3.5
4 WFM Natalya Tsodikova 12634942 2181 1996 L7 W11 D14 W15 H---   H--- 3.0
5 Catalino, Jr Santos 13585436 1969 2125 H--- H--- W12 L2 W17     3.0
6 IM Elliott Winslow 10363365 2174 2273 W13 W12 H--- H--- F1     3.0
7 Edward Lewis 12601629 1932 2054 W4 W16 D2 L1 L3     2.5
8 Kristian Clemens 13901075 1944 1903 H--- L2 L10 W12 W16     2.5
9 William Gray 13217831 1964 1909 H--- X10 L1 W16 L2     2.5
10 George A Sanguinetti 10478103 1904 2405 H--- F9 W8 W17 U---     2.5
11 Michael Gene Anderson 10471133 1900 2051 H--- L4 W13 H--- H---     2.5
12 Stephen Parsons 16566932 1802 1909 W3 L6 L5 L8 W15     2.0
13 Jared E Peterson 10487871 1922 1745 L6 D3 L11 B--- H--- H--- H--- 2.0
14 Zee Chin 16965808 1852 1871 H--- H--- D4 L3 H---     2.0
15 Kayven Riese 12572270 1900 1837 W18 L1 D16 L4 L12     1.5
16 Zhuoyuan Wu 16772836 1802 1635 B--- L7 D15 L9 L8     1.5
17 David Jin 13334633 2066 1536 H--- H--- H--- L10 L5     1.5
18 Kyle Chan 30063365 1984 1500 L15 H--- H--- U--- U---   H--- 1.0

SwissSys Standings. Winter Tuesday Night Marathon: 1600-1999

# Name ID Rating Perf. Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total
1 Michael Walder 10345120 1922 2096 W11 X15 W12 W4 X6     5.0
2 Sheng Jian 31211361 1590 1902 L4 W22 W15 W8 X11     4.0
3 Wilson Wong 14507850 1863 1901 D21 W13 W26 D9 W10     4.0
4 Guy Argo 12517167 1767 1899 W2 W29 W8 L1 H--- H--- H--- 3.5
5 Arivoli Tirouvingadame 12842184 1725 1775 W31 L6 H--- W24 W9     3.5
6 Chunhui Gu 30213918 1613 2145 W20 W5 H--- W14 F1 H--- H--- 3.5
7 Samuel Agdamag 14874734 1522 1813 L8 D27 W30 W26 W18     3.5
8 Gregory Rousso 17073094 1677 1700 W7 W17 L4 L2 W21 H---   3.0
9 Robert Crompton 31442886 1563 1800 W30 W21 D14 D3 L5   H--- 3.0
10 Hoa Long Tam 16919862 1583 1784 W22 L14 W17 W12 L3     3.0
11 Igor Krayushkin 12902786 1658 1958 L1 W16 W23 W20 F2     3.0
12 Yonathan Admassu 15323127 1663 1607 W23 W28 L1 L10 X20     3.0
13 Frederic Dutter 12343420 1914 1770 L26 L3 W22 W23 W14     3.0
14 Fernando Toledo Guerrero 30689523 1693 1639 W19 W10 D9 L6 L13     2.5
15 Brian Daily 15231780 1663 1668 W18 F1 L2 W28 D16     2.5
16 Andre Persidsky 12545869 1781 1643 L29 L11 W27 W25 D15     2.5
17 Richard Hack 12796129 1600 1607 W27 L8 L10 D31 W28     2.5
18 Sam Calvert 16725524 1490 1623 L15 W30 W29 H--- L7     2.5
19 Nicolas T Horde 30573134 1526 1660 L14 H--- H--- H--- W26     2.5
20 Karl Stuart Kingma 12782822 1819 1599 L6 W31 W24 L11 F12     2.0
21 Sadhana Arivoli 15655807 1621 1578 D3 L9 H--- W29 L8     2.0
22 Lee Cooper 14563710 1702 1515 L10 L2 L13 W27 X31   U--- 2.0
23 John Chan 12561007 1513 1511 L12 B--- L11 L13 W29     2.0
24 Venugopal Mani 16419753 1538 1551 H--- W25 L20 L5 H---     2.0
25 Clarke Raymond Vandenhoven 30441457 1511 1539 H--- L24 H--- L16 W30     2.0
26 Rayna Yan 30157975 1628 1506 W13 H--- L3 L7 L19     1.5
27 Gagik Babayan 15695454 1774 1351 L17 D7 L16 L22 B---     1.5
28 Aradhana Arivoli 16325318 1412 1242 B--- L12 H--- L15 L17     1.5
29 Nick, Jr Casares 10424364 1610 1394 W16 L4 L18 L21 L23     1.0
30 Se, Jr Henderson 12528520 1700 1121 L9 L18 L7 B--- L25     1.0
31 Thomas Gu 17005685 1589 1448 L5 L20 H--- D17 F22 H--- H--- 1.0

SwissSys Standings. Winter Tuesday Night Marathon: 1200-1599

# Name ID Rating Perf. Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total
1 Oliver Peter Nystrom Burke 31407524 1276 1671 W9 W14 W8 W3 L2     4.0
2 Hayes Alexander Marvin 30636603 1593 1594 W16 D8 H--- W6 W1     4.0
3 Michael R Hilliard 12279170 1403 1378 W15 W12 H--- L1 W8     3.5
4 Pratyush Hule 16317000 1388 1602 H--- D5 H--- W17 X11     3.5
5 Nicholas Morello 31114079 1481 1367 D17 D4 W15 L9 W12   H--- 3.0
6 Anubhav Maheshwari 15362513 1274 1610 H--- W13 H--- L2 W9   H--- 3.0
7 Joseph Karwat 16761266 1351 1394 L14 L9 W10 W15 W13     3.0
8 Nick Hollon 30477149 1226 1437 W11 D2 L1 W14 L3     2.5
9 Drew H Clark 30178041 1437 1285 L1 W7 D12 W5 L6     2.5
10 Danny Du Uy Cao 16939797 1076 1291 D13 L11 L7 W16 X17     2.5
11 Sandesh Aher 16730310 1414 1400 L8 W10 W14 H--- F4     2.5
12 Richard William Ahrens 16953298 1044 1230 B--- L3 D9 D13 L5     2.0
13 Clarence Harris 12543396 1400 986 D10 L6 B--- D12 L7     2.0
14 Albert Martin Starr 12844781 1500 1125 W7 L1 L11 L8 D15     1.5
15 Thu Anh Le 17248797 1159 1267 L3 W16 L5 L7 D14     1.5
16 David R Olson 13913131 1400 876 L2 L15 H--- L10 B---     1.5
17 Charles James 12448028 1324 1234 D5 H--- H--- L4 F10     1.5

SwissSys Standings. Winter Tuesday Night Marathon: Under 1200

# Name ID Rating Perf. Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total
1 Hector McKemey 31535262 unr. 1511 W16 W5 W7 W2 W3     5.0
2 Mitchell Walters 31506613 unr. 1269 W10 W13 B--- L1 W6     4.0
3 Brett Fisher 31540384 unr. 1193 W14 X8 H--- W10 L1     3.5
4 Zack Schuster 30179651 1062 1460 H--- H--- H--- W13 W9     3.5
5 Dominic A Vazquez 30703139 993 1001 W6 L1 W11 L9 W12     3.0
6 Gabriella Cowger 31365920 unr. 1048 L5 W12 W15 W7 L2     3.0
7 Nikhil Sangani 31350033 1003 1012 W17 W11 L1 L6 W10     3.0
8 Paul Blum 12748433 1009 1013 W12 F3 L10 W14 W11     3.0
9 Kevin Dolan 31210853 1120 889 L11 H--- W17 W5 L4     2.5
10 Sean Land 16441206 810 935 L2 W18 W8 L3 L7     2.0
11 Jason Ellement 30811668 733 831 W9 L7 L5 X16 L8     2.0
12 John Pirone 30758788 725 729 L8 L6 W18 W17 L5     2.0
13 Steven Lee Myers 30700928 1000 901 W18 L2 H--- L4 D14   H--- 2.0
14 Andrew Singer 30803745 987 931 L3 W15 H--- L8 D13     2.0
15 Kyle Ewart Coventry Booth 30715175 817 635 H--- L14 L6 X18 H---     2.0
16 Aaron Adams 30809012 957 785 L1 H--- H--- F11 D17     1.5
17 Zachary Halle 31331691 587 651 L7 H--- L9 L12 D16     1.0
18 David Brockman 31163360 unr. 445 L13 L10 L12 F15 H--- H---   0.5
 
Pairings: 

Pairings. 

Winter Tuesday Night Marathon

SwissSys Report: Winter Tuesday Night Marathon

SwissSys Report: Winter Tuesday Night Marathon

SwissSys Report: Winter Tuesday Night Marathon

SwissSys Report: Winter Tuesday Night Marathon

Pairings for Round 4. Winter Tuesday Night Marathon: Extra Rated

Bd Res White Res Black
1 0 Pratyush Hule (1388 0.0) 1 Gagik Babayan (1774 0.0)
 
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