Saturday, December 2, 2023
Saturday, December 2, 2023
In-Person Over-The-Board Event
Open for everyone!
Final Results -- Prize Winners
Date & Location -- Tournament Format -- Byes -- Prize Fund
Registration -- Eligibility -- Tournament Rules -- FAQ
Wearing a mask is optional.
Tournament capacity: 80 players.
1. Date & Location
- Saturday, Dec 2, 2023
- Location: Mechanics' Institute Chess Room
57 Post Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104 (click here to map)
2. Tournament Format:
- Tournament Format: Swiss System
- Total Rounds: 4
- Round Times: 10AM, 12PM, 2PM, 4PM
- Time Control: G/40;d5 (Game in 40 minutes with a 5-second delay at each move.)
- Games will be US Chess regular-rated. Tournament results will be submitted immediately after the last round is finished.
- NEW: Four sections: 2000+, 1600-1999, 1200-1599, u1200 & unrated players
- Pairings are based on the Dec 2023 OTB or ONL supplemental regular US Chess rating. The higher rating will be used for pairing purposes.
- Play-up rule: Players must have an 1800 USCF OTB or ONL supplemental rating in order to be eligible to play up to the 2000+ section, players must have a 1400 USCF OTB or ONL supplemental rating in order to be eligible to play up to the 1600-1999 section, and players must have a 1000 USCF OTB or ONL supplemental 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 but would like to stay in the tournament.
- Max of 2 half-point byes can be requested in this tournament.
- Round 1-2 byes must be requested 15 minutes prior to the round start time.
- Round 3-4 byes must be requested before the start of Round 1. Round 4 bye is irrevocable to prevent prize-fund manipulations.
- Late registrations will receive a 0.5 bye for any missed round, up to a total of 2 rounds.
4. UPDATED Prize Fund -- $1000 based on 60 paid entries
2000+ | 1600-1999 | 1200-1599 | u1200 | |
1st Place | $200 | $120 | $80 | $55 |
2nd Place | $120 | $80 | $70 | $45 |
3rd Place | $80 | $60 | $50 | $40 |
- 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 - No onsite registration! Please register online!
- MI library member: $40
- Non-MI library member: $50
- Play-up: $15 for members, $20 for non-members.
- $20 late fee
- $5 admin fee for all cancellations & refunds.
- Click HERE to Register: https://mechanics-institute.jumbula.com/2023Tournaments/22ndMcClainMemorialTournament
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? Need to check the expiration date of your members? 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 40 minutes.
8. FAQ
- What do the time controls mean?
Time controls tell you how much time you have for each game.
G40;d5 means game in 40 minutes with a 5-second delay on each move. This means you get 40 minutes, your opponent gets 40 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 4SS before the time control means it is a Swiss System tournament with four rounds, or four games, that a player can play in the tournament. The tournaments are never elimination, so win or lose, you can stay in the tournament.
Prize Winners:
Prizes. 22nd McClain Memorial Tournament: 2000+
# | Name | Cash | Prize credited to pool |
1 | Jimmy Heiserman (3.5/2335) | 200.00 | 1st Place: $200 |
6 | Jeremy Cawthon (3.0/1999) | 120.00 | 2nd Place: $120 |
3 | Alex Shrauger (2.5/2073) | 16.00 | 3rd Place: $80 5-way split: $16 each |
8 | Suyuan Gui (2.5/1965) | 16.00 | |
9 | Yuvraj Sawhney (2.5/1916) | 16.00 | |
10 | Ranen Lardent (2.5/1905) | 16.00 | |
11 | Kian Jamali (2.5/1902) | 16.00 |
Prizes. 22nd McClain Memorial Tournament: 1600-1999
# | Name | Cash | Prize credited to pool |
7 | Tapas Natraj (4.0/1683) | 114.00 | 1st Place: $114 |
2 | Prescott Yu (3.0/1720) | 26.60 | 2nd Place: $76; 3rd Place: $57; 5-way split of $133: $26.60 each |
5 | Sriaditya Pendyala (3.0/1717) | 26.60 | |
6 | Liri ("Gogo") Dancig-Perlman (3.0/1703) | 26.60 | |
11 | Rehaan Malhotra (3.0/1627) | 26.60 | |
18 | Ansh Shrivastava (3.0/1527) | 26.60 |
Prizes. 22nd McClain Memorial Tournament: 1200-1599
# | Name | Cash | Prize credited to pool |
9 | Tingxuan Liu (3.5/1200) | 80.00 | 1st Place: $80 |
4 | Vidyuth Harish (3.0/1310) | 70.00 | 2nd Place: $70 |
5 | Tingshun Liu (2.5/1261) | 25.00 | 3rd Place: $50; 2-way split: $25 each |
6 | Pardhu Kanaparthi (2.5/1241) | 25.00 |
Prizes. 22nd McClain Memorial Tournament: u1200
# | Name | Cash | Prize credited to pool |
1 | Anthony Khludov (3.5/998) | 52.25 | 1st Place: $52.25 |
3 | John Pirone (3.0/736) | 42.75 | 2nd Place: $42.75 |
2 | Varad Korde (2.5/786) | 38.00 | 3rd Place: $38 |
Standings:
SwissSys Report: 22nd McClain Memorial Tournament
SwissSys Standings. 22nd McClain Memorial Tournament: 2000+
# | Name | ID | Rating | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Total | Prize |
1 | Jimmy Heiserman | 12799690 | 2335 | W4 | W9 | D3 | W8 | 3.5 | 200.00 |
2 | Jeremy Cawthon | 15038608 | 1999 | D8 | D6 | W12 | W3 | 3.0 | 120.00 |
3 | Alex Shrauger | 15328908 | 2073 | W7 | W10 | D1 | L2 | 2.5 | 16.00 |
4 | Suyuan Gui | 16962930 | 1965 | L1 | W13 | W9 | D5 | 2.5 | 16.00 |
5 | Kian Jamali | 16761438 | 1902 | W13 | D12 | D8 | D4 | 2.5 | 16.00 |
6 | Yuvraj Sawhney | 17095004 | 1916 | D14 | D2 | H--- | W12 | 2.5 | 16.00 |
7 | Ranen Lardent | 12614986 | 1905 | L3 | D11 | W14 | W10 | 2.5 | 16.00 |
8 | Zee Chin | 16965808 | 1852 | D2 | W14 | D5 | L1 | 2.0 | |
9 | Arvin Agrawal | 16421711 | 1868 | W11 | L1 | L4 | W13 | 2.0 | |
10 | Zhuoyuan Wu | 16772836 | 1802 | X--- | L3 | W11 | L7 | 2.0 | |
11 | Alexander Su | 12857329 | 2020 | L9 | D7 | L10 | B--- | 1.5 | |
12 | Calvin Rummens | 30450844 | 1800 | W15 | D5 | L2 | L6 | 1.5 | |
13 | Hugo Santiago | 14842497 | 2040 | L5 | L4 | B--- | L9 | 1.0 | |
14 | James Ely | 10488281 | 2093 | D6 | L8 | L7 | U--- | 0.5 | |
15 | Kyle Chan | 30063365 | 1984 | L12 | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 |
SwissSys Standings. 22nd McClain Memorial Tournament: 1600-1999
# | Name | ID | Rating | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Total | Prize |
1 | Tapas Natraj | 17303765 | 1683 | W22 | W8 | W2 | W4 | 4.0 | 114.00 |
2 | Ansh Shrivastava | 30136879 | 1527 | W5 | W14 | L1 | W13 | 3.0 | 26.60 |
3 | Prescott Yu | 16009618 | 1720 | L11 | W24 | W14 | W12 | 3.0 | 26.60 |
4 | Sriaditya Pendyala | 16681146 | 1717 | W24 | W11 | W12 | L1 | 3.0 | 26.60 |
5 | Liri ("Gogo") Dancig-Perlman | 17151222 | 1703 | L2 | W16 | W21 | W15 | 3.0 | 26.60 |
6 | Rehaan Malhotra | 30118209 | 1627 | D17 | W23 | W20 | D7 | 3.0 | 26.60 |
7 | Fredrick Dutter | 12343420 | 1914 | H--- | W10 | D15 | D6 | 2.5 | |
8 | James Lin | 16084360 | 1464 | W13 | L1 | D18 | W20 | 2.5 | |
9 | Henry Lien | 15156603 | 1674 | W21 | L12 | D10 | W17 | 2.5 | |
10 | Sri Ansh Dumpala | 16709284 | 1418 | B--- | L7 | D9 | W18 | 2.5 | |
11 | Anusha Natraj | 30240656 | 1605 | W3 | L4 | L13 | W23 | 2.0 | |
12 | Hayes Marvin | 30636603 | 1593 | W19 | W9 | L4 | L3 | 2.0 | |
13 | Patrick Donnelly | 12716964 | 1641 | L8 | W22 | W11 | L2 | 2.0 | |
14 | Ahmet Gurcan | 15468140 | 1631 | W16 | L2 | L3 | W21 | 2.0 | |
15 | Glenn Kaplan | 12680193 | 1597 | H--- | W17 | D7 | L5 | 2.0 | |
16 | Phil Ploquin | 12535882 | 1462 | L14 | L5 | B--- | W22 | 2.0 | |
17 | Sanushya Subramaniam | 16401325 | 1429 | D6 | L15 | W25 | L9 | 1.5 | |
18 | Andrew Ballantyne | 17079795 | 1615 | H--- | H--- | D8 | L10 | 1.5 | |
19 | Pavel Kolesnikov | 30194161 | 1717 | L12 | L21 | D23 | W25 | 1.5 | |
20 | Alan Hung | 13977877 | 1720 | H--- | W25 | L6 | L8 | 1.5 | |
21 | John Chan | 12561007 | 1513 | L9 | W19 | L5 | L14 | 1.0 | |
22 | Samuel Agdamag | 14874734 | 1522 | L1 | L13 | W24 | L16 | 1.0 | |
23 | Neal Sundar | 17307025 | 1427 | D25 | L6 | D19 | L11 | 1.0 | |
24 | Adit Rajaram | 30399924 | 1549 | L4 | L3 | L22 | B--- | 1.0 | |
25 | Thomas Gu | 17005685 | 1617 | D23 | L20 | L17 | L19 | 0.5 |
SwissSys Standings. 22nd McClain Memorial Tournament: 1200-1599
# | Name | ID | Rating | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Total | Prize |
1 | Tingxuan Liu | 17234081 | 1200 | W2 | D5 | W4 | W3 | 3.5 | 80.00 |
2 | Vidyuth Harish | 16094497 | 1310 | L1 | W6 | W5 | W7 | 3.0 | 70.00 |
3 | Tingshun Liu | 30055687 | 1261 | W6 | D4 | W8 | L1 | 2.5 | 25.00 |
4 | Pardhu Kanaparthi | 30250581 | 1241 | W10 | D3 | L1 | W9 | 2.5 | 25.00 |
5 | Albert Starr | 12844781 | 1500 | D8 | D1 | L2 | W10 | 2.0 | |
6 | Asher Luo | 30747710 | 1192 | L3 | L2 | B--- | W8 | 2.0 | |
7 | Michael Shpizner | 12490460 | 1200 | D9 | W10 | H--- | L2 | 2.0 | |
8 | Sudhiksha Bankuru | 17196617 | 1220 | D5 | W9 | L3 | L6 | 1.5 | |
9 | Pratyush Hule | 16317000 | 1388 | D7 | L8 | W10 | L4 | 1.5 | |
10 | Craig Yamamoto | 12217820 | 1500 | L4 | L7 | L9 | L5 | 0.0 |
SwissSys Standings. 22nd McClain Memorial Tournament: u1200
# | Name | ID | Rating | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Total | Prize |
1 | Anthony Khludov | 31352739 | 998 | W4 | W7 | W2 | D3 | 3.5 | 52.25 |
2 | John Pirone | 30758788 | 736 | W5 | W3 | L1 | W4 | 3.0 | 42.75 |
3 | Varad Korde | 30095270 | 786 | W6 | L2 | W7 | D1 | 2.5 | 38.00 |
4 | Byron Li | 30846286 | 555 | L1 | W5 | B--- | L2 | 2.0 | |
5 | Robert Price | 31586951 | unr. | L2 | L4 | W6 | B--- | 2.0 | |
6 | Zhanxi Ni | 31173125 | 101 | L3 | B--- | L5 | W7 | 2.0 | |
7 | Oliver Gollman | 31574639 | unr. | B--- | L1 | L3 | L6 | 1.0 |
SwissSys Standings. 22nd McClain Memorial Tournament: Extra Rated Games
# | Name | ID | Rating | Rd 1 | Total |
1 | Hugo Santiago | 14842497 | 2040 | W3 | 1.0 |
2 | Asher Luo | 30747710 | 1192 | W4 | 1.0 |
3 | Phil Ploquin | 12535882 | 1462 | L1 | 0.0 |
4 | Byron Li | 30846286 | 555 | L2 | 0.0 |
Location:
Mechanics' Institute