Spring Tuesday Night Marathon (Apr-Jun 2020) - postponed

• 8 rounds, one game every Tuesday.
• Round 1: 6:30 p.m. Apr 28
  Round 2: May 5, Round 3: May 12, Round 4: May 19, Round 5: 26, Round 6: Jun 2, Round 7: Jun 9, Round 8: Jun 16.
• Time Control: Game in 2 hours with a 5-second delay (G/120, d5). There will be no adjournments.
• All time delay must be from the beginning.
• Entry Fee: $50.00 (MI members), $60.00 for non-members, $10 additional late for all registrations after 6 pm on 5/3. Play up fee is $10, players must be within 200 rating points of the next section.
• Sections: 
  • Championship; open players rated 2000+ by USCF rating using the Apr 2020 supplement. 
  • A/B; open to all players rated 1600-1999. 
  • C/D/E/Unrated; for players rated below 1600 and unrated.
  • Players may play up a section with an additional $10 fee if their rating is within 200 points of the next section.
• Cash prizes: 
  • Championship: 1st $700, 2nd $400, 3rd $275, Best Under 2200 $150.  
  • A/B: 1st $300, 2nd $200, 3rd $125, best under 1800 $75. 
  • C/D/E/Unrated: 1st $300, 2nd $200, 3rd $125, best under 1400 $75. 
  • Special Best Female player prize for EACH section is sponsored by an anonymous chess player:
    $25 special prize for Top Performing Female Player in each section

    Minimum 3 female players in each section is needed for prize to be paid out in relevant section.

    In case not enough female player in each section, $25 will be pooled equally in other qualifying sections.
    If a section does not qualify, the $25 prize will go to all section(s) that qualify, equally distributed among the qualifying section.
  • No restriction on MI membership, all cash prizes fully paid, and based on 100 entries.
• The tournament will follow USCF rules and all players must be current members of the USCF through the end of June 2020.
• The tournament will be FIDE-rated.
• A request for up to three 1/2 point byes will be accepted under the following conditions:
  • All byes are irrevocable.
  • Byes for rounds six and seven must be requested before the start of round 3.
  • Bye requests must be made by noon on Monday for the following Tuesday night round. All bye requests after will be considered 0 point byes.
• Normally, pairings will be made Monday noon and will be posted online and in the Chess Room.
• All pairings are tentative. Final pairings will be posted 6:15 pm on Tuesday.
• In the case of players not showing up, extra rated games will be made wherever possible so that those wanting to play a competitive game may do so. These games are USCF rated, but do not affect scoring for the TNM.
• The Tournament Director for this event is STD, FA Abel Talamantez and STD, FA Judit Sztaray.
• All questions and bye requests should be sent to: chessroom@milibrary.org, or call 415-393-0110.

https://mechanics-institute.jumbula.com/Tournaments2020/2020SpringTuesdayNightMarathon