Saturday, February 1, 2025
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:
- Mechanics' Institute Member: $40
- Non-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/2025Tournaments/2ndAllaKushnirMemorialTournament
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:
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 |
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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 |
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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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