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Archived Tournament

2025 Mechanics' Institute Monthly Quads - June


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Info

  • Date: Sat, Jun 14 , 2025
  • Eligibility: Open to Everyone!
  • Rating: USCF
  • Location: Mechanics' Institute Chess Room 57 Post Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
  • Capacity: n/a

Registration

  • Onsite Registration Open Until: Saturday, June 14: 2:00 pm
  • Onsite Registration: until 2:30pm
  • Entry fee for Mechanics' Institute Members: $30
  • Entry fee for Non-Members: $40
  • Late fee: $10
  • $5 admin fee for all cancellations & refunds.

Please note our late fee is now in effect and is added 24 hours before the start of a tournament in case capacity reaches 75%.

Tournament Format

  • Tournament Format: Round Robin
  • Total Rounds: 3
  • Time control: 30 min basetime + 5
  • Round Times: 6/14 3:10pm 4:20pm 7/12 5:30pm

Prize Fund

$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 must fill out a W-9; the Mechanics' Institute will also provide a 1099 form. 

Byes

• No byes are available!

Tournament Rules

• 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.