2024 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon

2024 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon
Mar - Apr 2024

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 Mar - Apr 2024: 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/16
• 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: 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/16)
• Round Times: Tuesday at 6:30 pm 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 Mar 2024 regular supplemental regular US Chess rating.
• Play-up "200-rating point rule":
  Players must have a 1800 USCF regular supplemental or actual regular rating in order to be eligible to play up to the 2000+ section.
  Players must have a 1400 USCF regular supplemental or actual regular rating in order to be eligible to play up to the 1600-1999 section.
  Players must have a 1000 USCF regular 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

• Mechanics' Member: $70
• Non-Member: $100
• Play-up: $15 for members, $20 for non-members.
• $5 admin fee for all cancellations & refunds.
• Click here to register: https://mechanics-institute.jumbula.com/2024Tournaments/2024SpringTuesdayNightMarathon

6. Eligibility

• Players must have current US Chess Federation membership. Expiration date of their US Chess membership must be later than the last day of the tournament.
• Not sure if you have a membership or need to check its expiration date? Visit: https://new.uschess.org/player-search
• Become a member or renew your membership: https://new.uschess.org/player-search
   

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
  Round 2
  Round 3
  Round 4
  Round 5
  Round 6
  Round 7