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2025 Mechanics' Institute Monthly Quads

Saturday, March 8, 2025

In-Person Over-The-Board Event

Open to Everyone!
 

Dates & Location -- Tournament Format -- Byes -- Prize Fund

Registration fees -- Eligibility -- Tournament Rules -- FAQ -- Final Results -- Prize-Winners

Check out the list of Registered Players!


 Masks are optional in the chess room.
Tournament capacity: 80 players

Online registration is closing at 1:00 pm.
Onsite registration is closing at 2:30 pm. No exceptions.

 

1. Dates & Location

• One Saturday every month at 3:00 pm

Onsite registration ends at 2:30 pm

• Location: Mechanics' Institute Chess Room
57 Post Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104 (click here to map)

 

Date Day Start time Time Control Link to Register
3/8 Saturday 3:00 pm G/30;d5 Register online until 1pmhttps://mechanics-institute.jumbula.com/2025Tournaments/MechanicsInstituteQuadsMar2025
4/12 Saturday 3:00 pm G/30;d5 Register online until 1pmhttps://mechanics-institute.jumbula.com/2025Tournaments/MechanicsInstituteQuadsApr2025
5/10 Saturday 3:00 pm G/30;d5 Register online until 1pmhttps://mechanics-institute.jumbula.com/2025Tournaments/MechanicsInstituteQuadsMay2025
6/14 Saturday 3:00 pm G/30;d5 Register online until 1pmhttps://mechanics-institute.jumbula.com/2025Tournaments/MechanicsInstituteQuadsJun2025


List of processed entries: for the  3/8 event .. coming as we get closer to the event.

 

For live entries, please visit the registration page: https://mechanics-institute.jumbula.com/2025Tournaments/MechanicsInstituteQuadsMar2025

 

2. Tournament Format:

• Tournament Format: Round-Robin

• Total Rounds: 3

• Round Times: 3:00 pm and Rounds 2 & 3 on a rolling schedule

• Time Control: G/30;d5  (Game in 30 minutes with a 5-second delay at each move.)

• Games will be US Chess regular and quick-rated (so-called dual-rated). Tournament results will be submitted immediately after the last round is finished.

• Players will be split into groups of four (quads) based on their ratings, from the highest-rated to the lowest-rated.

• If the last quad does not have four players, they will play a mini-Swiss tournament.

• Monthly supplemental OTB rating will be used. The Chief TD has the discretion to use a player's USCF online rating (ONL) or live rating for pairing purposes in extreme cases where fairness will be preserved by doing so.
 

3. Byes

• No byes are available!
 

4. Prize Fund --  $60 for each quad

  Quad
1st Place $60 -- Winner takes it ALL!

• Please allow 2-3 weeks for processing prize checks.

• Per IRS rules, anyone with a cumulative $600+ prize in any calendar year will need to fill out a W-9; the Mechanics' Institute will also provide a 1099 form. 
 

5. Registration fees:

Please note our late fee is now in effect and is added 24 hours before the start of a tournament.

• Mechanics' Institute Member: $30

• Non-Member: $40

• $5 admin fee for all cancellations & refunds.

• $10 late fee for registrations in the last 24 hours before the tournament start.
 

6. Eligibility

• Players must have a current US Chess Federation membership. The expiration date of their US Chess membership must be later than the last day of the tournament.

• Not sure if you have a membership? Need to check the expiration date of your membership? Visit: https://new.uschess.org/player-search

• Become a member or renew your membership: https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess
 

7. Tournament Rules

• Standard US Chess rules apply.

• Forfeit time is 30 minutes.

8. FAQ

• What do the time controls mean?
The time controls tell you how much time you have for each game.
G30;d5: Game in 30 minutes with a 5-second delay at each move. This means you get 30 minutes, your opponent gets 30 minutes, and at each move, the clock counts down from 5 to 0 before the player's time starts. If the player doesn't use up the whole 5 seconds, the remainder of that time is lost.

• How many games/rounds?
This is a round-robin tournament. Every player in each quad will play against all the other players in the quad for a total of 3 games.

 

Mechanics' Institute Chess Club reserves the right to update any details of this event (including but not limited to sections, time control, round times, prize fund, etc.) as we approach the event date to ensure an excellent tournament experience for players.

 

Prize Winners: 

 Prize winners are indicated in the results section.

Standings: 

 Results from 2021-2024 can be found here: https://www.milibrary.org/chess-tournaments/mechanics-institute-quads#FinalResults

 

Date

Time Control

Mechanics' Institute Quads - Final Results

1/112025
3RR G/30;d5
Final Results with prizes US Chess Crosstable
2/8/2025 3RR G/30;d5 Final Results with prizes US Chess Crosstable

 

 

SwissSys Report: Mechanics' Monthly Quads - 2025 Feb

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Monthly Quads - 2025 Feb: Quad 1

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Baasansure Erdene 15473161 2288 W2 D4 W3 2.5 60.00
2 Ethan Guo 16761994 2264 L1 D3 W4 1.5  
3 Dylan Tang 16551237 2306 D4 D2 L1 1.0  
4 Rohan Rajaram 15739716 2226 D3 D1 L2 1.0  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Monthly Quads - 2025 Feb: Quad 2

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Hanchi Yao 16512998 2165 D4 W3 D2 2.0 30.00
2 Christophe Bambou 12734479 2137 D3 W4 D1 2.0 30.00
3 Arun Dixit 14607904 2200 D2 L1 X4 1.5  
4 Ivan Zhou 17352346 2191 D1 L2 F3 0.5  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Monthly Quads - 2025 Feb: Quad 3

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Yuvraj Sawhney 17095004 2042 W2 W3 X4 3.0 60.00
2 Liam Liu 30390852 2015 L1 X4 W3 2.0  
3 Zee Chin 16965808 2005 W4 L1 L2 1.0  
4 Kyle Chan 30063365 2053 L3 F2 F1 0.0  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Monthly Quads - 2025 Feb: Quad 4

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Jay Kumar 13041993 1988 W4 D3 W2 2.5 60.00
2 REYANSH PARAGIRI 30233070 1987 W3 D4 L1 1.5  
3 Calvin Rummens 30450844 1980 L2 D1 D4 1.0  
4 Anika Rajaram 15446678 1972 L1 D2 D3 1.0  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Monthly Quads - 2025 Feb: Quad 5

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Varun Agrawal 30082646 1947 D4 D2 W3 2.0 30.00
2 Vivaan Pavuluri 30203278 1898 W3 D1 D4 2.0 30.00
3 Lucas Lesniewski 17039584 1949 L2 W4 L1 1.0  
4 Fredrick Dutter 12343420 1900 D1 L3 D2 1.0  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Monthly Quads - 2025 Feb: Quad 6

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Adam Stafford 14257838 1861 D4 W3 W2 2.5 60.00
2 Evan Shi 16997990 1858 W3 W4 L1 2.0  
3 Jacob Goldman 16230807 1898 L2 L1 W4 1.0  
4 Raghu Rajaram 12698822 1862 D1 L2 L3 0.5  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Monthly Quads - 2025 Feb: Quad 7

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Red Tengco 31130036 1829 W2 W4 W3 3.0 60.00
2 Christopher Snell 12659622 1806 L1 W3 D4 1.5  
3 Aditya Panikkath 30103787 1846 X4 L2 L1 1.0  
4 Suhas Indukuri 16887781 1797 F3 L1 D2 0.5  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Monthly Quads - 2025 Feb: Quad 8

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Chase Wang 15015852 1788 W4 D3 D2 2.0 30.00
2 Thomas Gu 17005685 1771 D3 W4 D1 2.0 30.00
3 Sriaditya Pendyala 16681146 1752 D2 D1 L4 1.0  
4 Terrence Aguinaldo 12723301 1737 L1 L2 W3 1.0  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Monthly Quads - 2025 Feb: Quad 9

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Liri ("gogo") Dancig-Perlman 17151222 1732 W4 W3 W2 3.0 60.00
2 Marlon Rigel 30206555 1695 L3 W4 L1 1.0  
3 Rayna Yan 30157975 1691 W2 L1 L4 1.0  
4 Shiv Sohal 30032729 1688 L1 L2 W3 1.0  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Monthly Quads - 2025 Feb: Quad 10

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Gary Scheppler 12626456 1683 W3 W2 W4 3.0 60.00
2 Vivek Srinivasan 16108498 1653 D4 L1 W3 1.5  
3 Andrew Ballantyne 17079795 1610 L1 W4 L2 1.0  
4 Aavi Bharucha 16223712 1671 D2 L3 L1 0.5  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Monthly Quads - 2025 Feb: Quad 11

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Kyle Kaylor 14356875 1520 W2 W3 W4 3.0 60.00
2 Nick Casares 10424364 1600 L1 L4 W3 1.0  
3 Olivia Xu 31352797 1580 W4 L1 L2 1.0  
4 John Chan 12561007 1529 L3 W2 L1 1.0  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Monthly Quads - 2025 Feb: Quad 12

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Neal Sundar 17307025 1520 D2 W4 W3 2.5 30.00
2 Saahas Kishore 30396377 1467 D1 W3 W4 2.5 30.00
3 Albert Starr 12844781 1500 W4 L2 L1 1.0  
4 J David Escobar 12545570 1492 L3 L1 L2 0.0  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Monthly Quads - 2025 Feb: Quad 13

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Jason Haas 14239125 1339 W2 W3 D4 2.5 60.00
2 Matthew Ong 31566682 1428 L1 W4 W3 2.0  
3 Samuel Agdamag 14874734 1467 W4 L1 L2 1.0  
4 Andrew Yu 31681086 1338 L3 L2 D1 0.5  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Monthly Quads - 2025 Feb: Quad 14

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Brandon Zhao 30108201 1300 L2 W4 W3 2.0 30.00
2 Daniel Holtmann-Rice 32294721 unr. W1 L3 W4 2.0 30.00
3 Casey Marantz-Yip 31097116 1280 D4 W2 L1 1.5  
4 George Xing 12726251 1203 D3 L1 L2 0.5  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Monthly Quads - 2025 Feb: Quad 15

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Matthew Zhang 30792537 1194 W3 W4 W2 3.0 60.00
2 Sumanth Pavuluri 32260411 1197 D4 W3 L1 1.5  
3 Merlin Mackley 31277598 1172 L1 L2 W4 1.0  
4 Marcus Guastella 32294253 unr. D2 L1 L3 0.5  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Monthly Quads - 2025 Feb: Quad 16

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 James Fu 31422544 1102 W4 W3 L2 2.0 30.00
2 Pranav Karthikeyan 32275356 unr. L3 W4 W1 2.0 30.00
3 Michael Tejada 32226746 1156 W2 L1 L4 1.0  
4 Anish Rapaka 30668600 1111 L1 L2 W3 1.0  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Monthly Quads - 2025 Feb: Quad 17 - Small Swiss

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Michael Lindsay 12571712 981 W5 W4 W3 3.0 60.00
2 Jayendra Jog 14242051 1098 W4 L3 W5 2.0 15.00
3 PAUL BLUM 12748433 1010 W6 W2 L1 2.0 15.00
4 Shawn Kelley 30706899 491 L2 L1 W6 1.0  
5 Jonathan Wu 32289194 unr. L1 W6 L2 1.0  
6 Alon Doitel 32252326 unr. L3 L5 L4 0.0  

 

SwissSys Report: Mechanics' Institute Monthly Quads - 2025 January

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Institute Monthly Quads - 2025 January: Quad 1

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Patrick Liu 16667410 2279 D2 W4 W3 2.5 60.00
2 Pranav Sathish 16464655 2332 D1 W3 L4 1.5  
3 DANIEL CREMISI 14543654 2398 W4 L2 L1 1.0  
4 Rohan Rajaram 15739716 2205 L3 L1 W2 1.0  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Institute Monthly Quads - 2025 January: Quad 2

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Hanchi Yao 16512998 2156 W4 L2 W3 2.0 30.00
2 Max Hao 16083648 2140 W3 W1 L4 2.0 30.00
3 Beilin Li 13450652 2185 L2 W4 L1 1.0  
4 CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY ATKESON 17080462 2181 L1 L3 W2 1.0  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Institute Monthly Quads - 2025 January: Quad 3

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Yuvraj Sawhney 17095004 2048 W4 L2 W3 2.0 20.00
2 Liam Liu 30390852 2037 L3 W1 W4 2.0 20.00
3 Reyansh Paragiri 30233070 2019 W2 W4 L1 2.0 20.00
4 Jenny Qi 17050786 1999 L1 L3 L2 0.0  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Institute Monthly Quads - 2025 January: Quad 4

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Anika Rajaram 15446678 1962 W4 W3 D2 2.5 30.00
2 Calvin Rummens 30450844 1957 W3 W4 D1 2.5 30.00
3 Tapas Natraj 17303765 1942 L2 L1 W4 1.0  
4 Vivaan Pavuluri 30203278 1938 L1 L2 L3 0.0  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Institute Monthly Quads - 2025 January: Quad 5

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Hayes Marvin 30636603 1905 W4 W3 D2 2.5 30.00
2 Kanishk Jain 16575412 1896 W3 W4 D1 2.5 30.00
3 Fredrick Dutter 12343420 1900 L2 L1 D4 0.5  
4 Shubham Patankar 15259967 1880 L1 L2 D3 0.5  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Institute Monthly Quads - 2025 January: Quad 6

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Evan Shi 16997990 1832 W4 D3 W2 2.5 60.00
2 Chase Wang 15015852 1851 W3 D4 L1 1.5  
3 Ansh Shrivastava 30136879 1849 L2 D1 W4 1.5  
4 Leo Ni 30407439 1864 L1 D2 L3 0.5  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Institute Monthly Quads - 2025 January: Quad 7

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Tianmu Wang 16996027 1786 W4 W2 D3 2.5 60.00
2 Thomas Gu 17005685 1768 W3 L1 D4 1.5  
3 Sriaditya Pendyala 16681146 1753 L2 W4 D1 1.5  
4 Rayna Yan 30157975 1742 L1 L3 D2 0.5  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Institute Monthly Quads - 2025 January: Quad 8

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Total
1 Anvitha Penagalapati 16315087 1733 W2 1.0
2 Ethan Han 30036213 1713 L1 0.0

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Institute Monthly Quads - 2025 January: Quad 9

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Beckett Spence 31980852 1653 W4 D2 W3 2.5 60.00
2 Tao Ni 30260481 1695 D3 D1 W4 2.0  
3 Jimmy Fan 17303750 1648 D2 W4 L1 1.5  
4 Gary Scheppler 12626456 1663 L1 L3 L2 0.0  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Institute Monthly Quads - 2025 January: Quad 10

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Aavi Bharucha 16223712 1558 W2 W3 W4 3.0 60.00
2 Vedant Verma 16994832 1624 L1 W4 W3 2.0  
3 David Eytan 14629334 1597 W4 L1 L2 1.0  
4 Nick Casares 10424364 1600 L3 L2 L1 0.0  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Institute Monthly Quads - 2025 January: Quad 11

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Matthew Ong 31566682 1284 D2 W3 W4 2.5 60.00
2 Neal Sundar 17307025 1532 D1 W4 D3 2.0  
3 J David Escobar 12545570 1498 W4 L1 D2 1.5  
4 Albert Starr 12844781 1530 L3 L2 L1 0.0  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Institute Monthly Quads - 2025 January: Quad 12

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Dahlia Quinn 30654447 1195 W3 W2 W4 3.0 60.00
2 Casey Marantz-Yip 31097116 1258 W4 L1 W3 2.0  
3 Jonathan Dai 31493104 1273 L1 D4 L2 0.5  
4 Eric Chen 31376220 1262 L2 D3 L1 0.5  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Institute Monthly Quads - 2025 January: Quad 13

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Navaneet Jonnalagada 16499405 1159 L2 W3 W4 2.0 30.00
2 Michael Tejada 32226746 1158 W1 W4 L3 2.0 30.00
3 Merlin Mackley 31277598 1182 D4 L1 W2 1.5  
4 DAVID KUPERMAN 17140478 1153 D3 L2 L1 0.5  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Institute Monthly Quads - 2025 January: Quad 14

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 George Xing 12726251 1111 W2 W3 W4 3.0 60.00
2 James Fu 31422544 1054 L1 W4 W3 2.0  
3 Daniel Hyman 32224657 1059 W4 L1 L2 1.0  
4 Emilio Berkley 31091883 1086 L3 L2 L1 0.0  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Institute Monthly Quads - 2025 January: Quad 15

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 William Silberman 30708230 989 W3 W4 L2 2.0 20.00
2 Andrew Yu 31681086 971 W4 L3 W1 2.0 20.00
3 James Craft 12770073 966 L1 W2 W4 2.0 20.00
4 Stephen Wilson 12584515 976 L2 L1 L3 0.0  

SwissSys Standings. Mechanics' Institute Monthly Quads - 2025 January: Quad 16

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Rishi Verma 31677790 762 W5 W3 D2 2.5 30.00
2 Shawn Kelley 30706899 396 B--- W4 D1 2.5 30.00
3 ZACHARY LORI 31969554 unr. W4 L1 W5 2.0  
4 Samuel Orlovskiy 31642684 706 L3 L2 B--- 1.0  
5 Owen Lopez-Oneal 31909069 650 L1 B--- L3 1.0  
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