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2nd Alla Kushnir Memorial Tournament

Saturday, February 1, 2025

In-Person Over-The-Board Event

Open for everyone!
 

Final Results -- Prize Winner

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, February 1, 2025
  • 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: 10:00 am, 12:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm
  • 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.
  • Three sections: 2000+, 1600-1999, and u1600 & unrated players.
  • Pairings are based on the Feb 2025 regular supplemental US Chess rating.
  • Play-up rule:
    Players must have an 1800 USCF regular supplemental rating to be eligible to play up to the 2000+ section;
    Players must have a 1400 USCF regular supplemental rating to be eligible to play up to the 1600-1999 section.

     

3. Byes

  • Players in any round can receive byes in case they can't participate but would like to stay in the tournament.
  • A maximum 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. Prize Fund --  $1000 based on 60 paid entries 

  2000+ 1600-1999 u1600
1st Place $200 $150 $100
2nd Place $150 $100 $85
3rd Place $80 $70 $65
  • Please allow 2-3 weeks for processing prize checks.
  • Per IRS rules, anyone with a cumulative $600+ prize in any calendar year must fill out a W9, and the Mechanics' Institute will provide a 1099 form. 

 

5. Registration:

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 a 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 tournaments are never eliminated, so win or lose, you can stay in the tournament. 

 

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: 

TENTATIVE PRIZE FUND
Tournament Name:  2nd Alla Kushnir Memorial Tournament
  Date:  Feb 1, 2025    
             
  Payout % $1,000 100%
based on 60 paid entries
   
 
Actual Payout
$1,333 133% 80 paid entries    
             
  2000+ 1600-1999 u1600
  Projected Actual Projected Actual Projected Actual
1st Place $200 $263 $150 $198 $100 $132
2nd Place $150 $198 $100 $132 $85 $112
3rd Place $80 $105 $70 $92 $65 $86

 

Prizes: 2nd Alla Kushnir Memorial

# Name Cash Prize credited to pool Section
1 Daniel Cremisi (3.5/2390) 263.00 1st Place: $263 2000+
3 Baasansure Erdene (3.0/2288) 101.00 2nd Place: $198;
3rd Place: $105;
3-way split of $303: $101 each
5 Sebastian Suarez (3.0/2221) 101.00
8 Hanchi Yao (3.0/2165) 101.00
3 Ya Dancig Perlman (4.0/1836) 198.00 1st Place: $198 1600-1999
1 William S Morriss (3.0/1974) 37.33 2nd Place: $132;
3rd Place: $92;
6-way split of $224: $37.33 each
2 Shubham Patankar (3.0/1855) 37.33
4 Red Tengco (3.0/1829) 37.33
8 Swagatha Selvam (3.0/1738) 37.33
15 Derek Lau (3.0/1680) 37.33
27 Adit Rajaram (3.0/1429) 37.33
3 SAMUEL AGDAMAG (3.5/1467) 110.00 1st Place: $132;
2nd Place: $112;
3rd Place: $86;
3-way split of $330: $110 each
u1600
4 Matthew Ong (3.5/1428) 110.00
6 Aiden Liao (3.5/1349) 110.00
 
Standings: 

Final Standings 

 

SwissSys Report: 2nd Alla Kushnir Memorial

SwissSys Standings. 2nd Alla Kushnir Memorial: 2000+

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Total Prize
1 Daniel Cremisi 14543654 2390 W12 W4 D2 W6 3.5 263.00
2 Baasansure Erdene 15473161 2288 W13 W11 D1 D5 3.0 101.00
3 Sebastian Suarez 16875347 2221 W23 D19 D6 W16 3.0 101.00
4 Hanchi Yao 16512998 2165 W26 L1 W12 W10 3.0 101.00
5 Pranav Sathish 16464655 2338 W22 L8 W19 D2 2.5  
6 Ethan Guo 16761994 2264 W7 W18 D3 L1 2.5  
7 Tapas Aara Natraj 17303765 1892 L6 W25 W9 D11 2.5  
8 Christoph Atkeson 17080462 2167 W25 W5 U--- U--- 2.0  
9 Jashith Karthi 30016333 2160 H--- H--- L7 W23 2.0  
10 Amars Dashtogtokh 30595498 2119 D20 D16 W15 L4 2.0  
11 Max Yue Li 31365018 2055 W15 L2 D14 D7 2.0  
12 Reyansh Paragiri 30233070 1981 L1 W20 L4 B--- 2.0  
13 Kanishk Jain 16575412 1941 L2 L15 W25 W24 2.0  
14 Andrew Zou 30100762 1869 L21 W24 D11 D17 2.0  
15 Carson Armstrong 31136758 1813 L11 W13 L10 B--- 2.0  
16 Kar Lun Cheng 30599116 1781 H--- D10 W18 L3 2.0  
17 Xiaoshan Chen 31974206 1656 L19 W23 D20 D14 2.0  
18 Liam Liu 30390852 2015 W24 L6 L16 D20 1.5  
19 Austin Jin 17144712 2008 W17 D3 L5 U--- 1.5  
20 Aditya Panikkath 30103787 1822 D10 L12 D17 D18 1.5  
21 Pran Senthilkumar 14020007 2180 W14 U--- U--- U--- 1.0  
22 Lucas Lesniewski 17039584 1949 L5 W26 U--- U--- 1.0  
23 Deepak M Kini 15295206 1886 L3 L17 W26 L9 1.0  
24 Austin Yeo 15158360 1800 L18 L14 B--- L13 1.0  
25 Raghu Rajaram 12698822 1862 L8 L7 L13 U--- 0.0  
26 Adithya Chitta 16695036 1834 L4 L22 L23 U--- 0.0  

SwissSys Standings. 2nd Alla Kushnir Memorial: 1600-1999

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Total Prize
1 Ya Dancig Perlman 16280288 1836 W24 W9 W5 W3 4.0 198.00
2 William S Morriss 12616137 1974 W6 W12 L3 W7 3.0 32.33
3 Shubham Patankar 15259967 1855 W21 W16 W2 L1 3.0 32.33
4 Red Tengco 31130036 1829 L16 W22 W14 W12 3.0 32.33
5 Swagatha Selvam 16203181 1738 W28 W23 L1 W17 3.0 32.33
6 Derek Lau 12724926 1680 L2 W27 W19 W10 3.0 32.33
7 Adit Rajaram 30399924 1429 W14 W8 W11 L2 3.0 32.33
8 Vedant Verma 16994832 1733 W26 L7 D16 W18 2.5  
9 Jeff C Andersen 11296106 1616 W19 L1 W15 H--- 2.5  
10 Thomas Gu 17005685 1771 D22 W18 D17 L6 2.0  
11 Eli Seidel 17241710 1756 W25 D17 L7 D16 2.0  
12 Go Dancig-Perlman 17151222 1732 W27 L2 W23 L4 2.0  
13 Alex Yeo 15478131 1724 L17 W25 L18 W26 2.0  
14 Marlon Rigel 30206555 1695 L7 W26 L4 W27 2.0  
15 Sar Brahmanapally 16466227 1680 L18 W28 L9 W24 2.0  
16 Vasisht Nishtala 15809673 1617 W4 L3 D8 D11 2.0  
17 Olivia Xu 31352797 1512 W13 D11 D10 L5 2.0  
18 Saahas Kishore 30396377 1417 W15 L10 W13 L8 2.0  
19 Kevin Babb 15480497 1773 L9 W24 L6 D21 1.5  
20 Russell Siegelman 12475098 1717 L23 D21 L24 W28 1.5  
21 A Shenvi Priolkar 30065668 1672 L3 D20 D25 D19 1.5  
22 Ethan Wangche Gao 30512285 1615 D10 L4 H--- H--- 1.5  
23 Viyaan Khurana 30515391 1491 W20 L5 L12 D25 1.5  
24 Thejas Prasad 12890181 1671 L1 L19 W20 L15 1.0  
25 Aida Amin 16668895 1583 L11 L13 D21 D23 1.0  
26 Aashv Rangamreddy 30528417 1541 L8 L14 W28 L13 1.0  
27 Kyle Merri Kaylor 14356875 1520 L12 L6 B--- L14 1.0  
28 Ishaan Jain 30037150 1566 L5 L15 L26 L20 0.0  

SwissSys Standings. 2nd Alla Kushnir Memorial: Under 1600

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Total Prize
1 SAMUEL AGDAMAG 14874734 1467 H--- W17 W14 W8 3.5 110.00
2 Matthew Ong 31566682 1428 W13 W9 W5 D3 3.5 110.00
3 Aiden Liao 17075676 1349 W15 W25 W4 D2 3.5 110.00
4 Albert Mart Starr 12844781 1500 W27 W16 L3 W14 3.0  
5 Max Snyder 31626474 1324 W23 W7 L2 W16 3.0  
6 Dahlia Madden 30654447 1314 D17 D22 W23 W18 3.0  
7 Karl Henrik Smith 32256961 unr. X--- L5 W22 W12 3.0  
8 CRAIG YAMAMOTO 12217820 1500 D22 W20 W10 L1 2.5  
9 Raymond Liu 31430334 811 W11 L2 D19 W22 2.5  
10 Sawyer Stults 31608516 1348 L16 W27 L8 W19 2.0  
11 Brandon Zhao 30108201 1305 L9 W13 L18 W23 2.0  
12 Jonathan Dai 31493104 1225 L26 W21 W25 L7 2.0  
13 Jayendra Ashu Jog 14242051 1095 L2 L11 W27 W24 2.0  
14 James Fu 31422544 1086 W21 W26 L1 L4 2.0  
15 Arjun R Korukanti 31631603 1045 L3 L19 B--- W26 2.0  
16 Anay Vaddadi 31761192 1030 W10 L4 W26 L5 2.0  
17 Indrajeet Nandy 31575244 980 D6 L1 W24 H--- 2.0  
18 Erick L Guzman 12813518 613 H--- H--- W11 L6 2.0  
19 Dev Isak Kosuri 31395538 1297 L25 W15 D9 L10 1.5  
20 Allen Y Zhang 30021036 865 H--- L8 W21 U--- 1.5  
21 Joseph Karwat 16761266 1367 L14 L12 L20 X27 1.0  
22 Rikitha Selvam 30089086 1180 D8 D6 L7 L9 1.0  
23 Renate Otterbach 14565208 1026 L5 B--- L6 L11 1.0  
24 Soliana Lu Guzman 30824863 101 H--- H--- L17 L13 1.0  
25 E Donnelley-Power 32021582 unr. W19 L3 L12 U--- 1.0  
26 Mopani Asher Daly 32103058 unr. W12 L14 L16 L15 1.0  
27 Ben Shipley 32068880 1156 L4 L10 L13 F21 0.0  

SwissSys Standings. 2nd Alla Kushnir Memorial: Extra Rated Games

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Total Prize
1 Austin Yeo 15158360 1800 W2 1.0  
2 Kyle Merri Kaylor 14356875 1520 L1 0.0  
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