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22nd St Amant Memorial Tournament

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Info

  • Date: Sat, Sep 6 - Sun, Sep 7, 2025
  • Eligibility: Open to Everyone!
  • Rating: USCF & FIDE
  • Location: Mechanics' Institute, 4th Floor, 57 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94104
  • Capacity: 80

Registration

  • Online Registration Open Until: Saturday, September 6: 9:30 am
  • Onsite Registration: 9:30-9:45AM
  • Entry fee for Mechanics' Institute Members: $70
    • Play-up fee: $15
  • Entry fee for Non-Members: $100
    • Play-up fee: $20
  • Late fee: $10
  • $5 admin fee for all cancellations & refunds.

Two ways to check your entries:

  • Check the live entries on the Jumbula site here by clicking on the View Entries button.
  • Check the processed entries here a day before the event.

 

Tournament Format

  • Tournament Format: Swiss System
  • Total Rounds: 4
  • Time control: 90 mins min basetime + 30 sec inc
  • Round Times: 9/6 10:00am 2:30pm 9/7 10:00am 2:30pm
  • Sections: 2000+ 1600-1999 u1600

Play-up "200-rating point rule":

  • Players must have an 1800 USCF regular supplemental or actual regular rating to be eligible to play up to the 2000+ section.
  • Players must have a 1400 USCF regular supplemental or actual regular rating to be eligible to play up to the 1600-1999 section.

US Chess rating will be used for section determination and pairings.  FIDE or other ratings are only used if no US Chess rating is available. 

Pairings are based on the Sep 2025 regular supplemental regular US Chess rating.

 

Prize Fund

  • Prize explanations are coming after the event.
  • Please allow 2-3 weeks for processing prize checks.
  • Per IRS rules anyone with a cumulative $600+ prize in any calendar year will need to fill out a W9 and Mechanics' Institute will be providing a 1099 form. 

Total Prize Fund: $2600 based on 80 fully paid entries.

Actual Prize Fund: $2,210 based on 68 fully paid entries (85% payout)

  2000+ 1600-1999 u1600
  Projected Actual Projected Actual Projected Actual
1st Place $425 $361 $325 $276 $250 $213
2nd Place $325 $276 $225 $191 $150 $128
3rd Place $225 $191 $125 $106 $100 $85
Best under2200 $100 $85        
Best under2000 $100 $85        
Best under1800     $75 $64    
Best under1600     $75 $64    
Best under1400         $50 $43
Best under1200         $50 $43

Prizes: 22nd St Amant Memorial Tournament

# Name Cash Prize credited to pool Section
1 GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez (3.5/2615) 318.50 1st Place: $361;
2nd Place: $276;
2-way split of $637: $318.50 each		 2000+
3 Aadit Bhatia (3.5/2243) 318.50
8 Zhuoyuan Wu (3.0/2026) 138.00 3rd Place: $191;
Best u2200: $85;
2-way split of $276: $138 each
2 Niko Pompe (3.0/2274) 138.00
17 Sudeep Suresh (2.5/1893) 42.50 Best u2000: $85;
2-way split: $42.50 each
10 Zee Chin (2.5/1958) 42.50
6 Rakshita Dhanasekar (3.5/1718) 233.50 1st Place: $276;
2nd Place: $191;
2-way split of $467: $233.50 each		 1600-1999
14 Theodore Miller (3.5/1585) 233.50
7 Eli Seidel (3.0/1714) 85.00 3rd Place: $106;
Best u1800: $64;
2-way split of $170: $85 each
1 Hovik Manvelyan (3.0/1910) 85.00
28 David Vayntrub (2.5/1365) 21.33 Best u1600: $64;
3-way split: $21.33 each
20 Felix Y Chen (2.5/1537) 21.33
18 Srinadh Yenamandra (2.5/1549) 21.33
7 Arjun Sunil Shenoy (4.0/1232) 213.00 1st Place: $213 u1600
10 Vihaan Kumar (3.0/1208) 85.33 2nd Place: $128;
3rd Place: $85;
Best u1400: $43;
3-way split of $256: $85.33 each
3 Sumanth Pavuluri (3.0/1306) 85.33
8 Jessica Zhang (3.0/1228) 85.33
12 Aiden Huang (2.5/1140) 43.00 Best u1200: $43

 

Byes

  • Byes are available for players in any rounds if they can't participate that round but would like to stay in the tournament.
  • A maximum of two half-point byes can be requested in this tournament.
  • Round 1 through 3 byes must be requested 15 minutes before the official round times.
  • Round 4 (last round) bye must be requested before the start of Round 1, and it is irrevocable to prevent possible prize-fund manipulations.
  • Late registrations will receive a half-point bye for any missed round, up to two rounds.

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

Tournament Rules

  • What do the time controls mean?
    Time controls tell you how much time you have for each game.
    G90+30 means game in 90 minutes with a 30-second increment with each move. This means you get 90 minutes, your opponent gets 90 minutes, and with each move players get 30 seconds added to their clock.
  • Forfeit time:
    • 30 minutes without prior notice
    • 60 minutes with prior notice. Please email to chessroom@milibrary.org or call us to request this!
      A player will be awarded a forfeit win against any opponent who doesn't show up according to the prescribed rules, and every effort will be made to find that player an extra game.
  • We provide clocks and set it up for players.
  • Games will be US Chess and FIDE regular rated. Modified FIDE rules apply.
     
  • What do the time controls mean?
    Time controls tell you how much time you have for each game.
    G90+30 means game in 90 minutes with a 30-second increment with each move. This means you get 90 minutes, your opponent gets 90 minutes, and with each move players get 30 seconds added to their clock.


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 get closer to the event date to ensure an excellent tournament experience for players.

Standings

  • Processed entries are posted at least the day before the tournament.
  • Standings will be updated periodically during the tournament.
  • Final standings will be posted after Round 4 finished.

SwissSys Standings. 22nd St Amant Memorial Tournament: 2000+ (Standings (no tiebrk))

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Total Prize
1 GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez 14958890 2615 W10 W9 W11 D3 3.5 318.50
2 Aadit Bhatia 16689603 2243 W23 W7 D3 W8 3.5 318.50
3 Niko Pompe 15827450 2274 W19 W6 D2 D1 3.0 138.00
4 Zhuoyuan Wu 16772836 2026 H--- D12 W5 W11 3.0 138.00
5 Reyansh Paragiri 30233070 2159 W20 H--- L4 W15 2.5  
6 Zee Chin 16965808 1958 W22 L3 D7 W16 2.5 42.50
7 Sudeep Suresh 17251915 1893 W8 L2 D6 W12 2.5 42.50
8 Theodore Biyiasas 13989054 2174 L7 W16 W10 L2 2.0  
9 Eshan Gupta 16099390 1972 W15 L1 W13 U--- 2.0  
10 Vivaan Pavuluri 30203278 1940 L1 W21 L8 W22 2.0  
11 William Timothy, Iii Obrien 16310315 1862 W17 W18 L1 L4 2.0  
12 Raghu Rajaram 12698822 1947 D16 D4 D15 L7 1.5  
13 Colin Yi 16685250 1910 H--- H--- L9 D19 1.5  
14 Frederic Dutter 12343420 1900 U--- U--- W21 D20 1.5  
15 Shubham Patankar 15259967 1833 L9 W23 D12 L5 1.5  
16 Nikunj Chandrakant Oza 12497585 1822 D12 L8 W22 L6 1.5  
17 Kanwar Sethi 16874098 2151 L11 W20 U--- U--- 1.0  
18 Sanat Singhal 15580756 2080 W21 L11 U--- U--- 1.0  
19 Om Suthar 16851816 1940 L3 L22 D20 D13 1.0  
20 Vidyuth Harish 16094497 1871 L5 L17 D19 D14 1.0  
21 Anthony Vladimir Ivanenko 30902660 1855 L18 L10 L14 B--- 1.0  
22 Olivia Xu 31352797 1828 L6 W19 L16 L10 1.0  
23 Daniel Videna 17066495 1926 L2 L15 U--- U--- 0.0  

SwissSys Standings. 22nd St Amant Memorial Tournament: 1600-1999 (Standings (no tiebrk))

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Total Prize
1 Rakshita Dhanasekar 16966452 1718 W21 H--- W8 W7 3.5 233.50
2 Theodore Miller 30635618 1585 W12 W4 H--- W6 3.5 233.50
3 Hovik Manvelyan 12909955 1910 D15 W19 W9 D5 3.0 85.00
4 Eli Seidel 17241710 1714 W22 L2 W24 W17 3.0 85.00
5 Xiaoshan Chen 31974206 1763 W25 L9 W22 D3 2.5  
6 Samuel Joseph Petty 12582250 1660 W27 D10 W16 L2 2.5  
7 Marco Antonio Rodriguezlabrador 16313452 1638 W28 D16 W20 L1 2.5  
8 Darsh Goel 30538395 1632 W26 H--- L1 W20 2.5  
9 Joshua Hua 30191695 1607 W23 W5 L3 D11 2.5  
10 Srinadh Yenamandra 30683548 1549 W13 D6 H--- H--- 2.5 21.33
11 Felix Y Chen 30173387 1537 H--- H--- W25 D9 2.5 21.33
12 David Vayntrub 15326038 1365 L2 B--- D15 W18 2.5 21.33
13 Ousman Alpha Cisse 30198328 1741 L10 H--- D19 W21 2.0  
14 Elena Hingyip Pang 30492712 1640 L16 D24 W27 H--- 2.0  
15 Jayden Jin 31148952 1585 D3 D17 D12 D16 2.0  
16 Aiden Liao 17075676 1521 W14 D7 L6 D15 2.0  
17 Matthew Zhang 30792537 1755 D20 D15 D21 L4 1.5  
18 Thomas Gu 17005685 1738 H--- L20 X28 L12 1.5  
19 Shan Ramesh Lee 16920675 1607 D24 L3 D13 D22 1.5  
20 Navaneet Vishnusai Jonnalagada 16499405 1571 D17 W18 L7 L8 1.5  
21 Scott Yixuan Liu 31371030 1544 L1 W26 D17 L13 1.5  
22 Clem Xi Yue 17078702 1533 L4 W23 L5 D19 1.5  
23 Angelina Ramesh Lee 16920660 1403 L9 L22 W26 D24 1.5  
24 Aneesh Banerjee 31464834 1396 D19 D14 L4 D23 1.5  
25 Necip Sayiner 13792774 1579 L5 W28 L11 U--- 1.0  
26 Matthew Wang 30902582 1445 L8 L21 L23 X27 1.0  
27 Tao Ni 30260481 1527 L6 H--- L14 F26 0.5  
28 Samuel Agdamag 14874734 1492 L7 L25 F18 U--- 0.0  

SwissSys Standings. 22nd St Amant Memorial Tournament: U1600 (Standings (no tiebrk))

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Total Probable Prize
1 Arjun Sunil Shenoy 17314702 1232 W18 W13 W3 W4 4.0 213.00
2 Sumanth Pavuluri 32260411 1306 L6 W18 W17 W5 3.0 85.33
3 Jessica Zhang 30961558 1228 W17 W6 L1 W14 3.0 85.33
4 Vihaan Kumar 30424067 1208 W8 W14 W9 L1 3.0 85.33
5 Milan Patel 30830536 1271 D16 W11 W12 L2 2.5  
6 Aiden Huang 31903628 1140 W2 L3 W8 D7 2.5 43.00
7 Meenakshi Sundaram Sekar 32544044 unr. L12 W15 W14 D6 2.5  
8 Albert Martin Starr 12844781 1500 L4 W16 L6 W17 2.0  
9 Robert Turner 12407483 1350 W10 D12 L4 H--- 2.0  
10 Shivam Patel 32448767 1159 L9 L17 W11 W15 2.0  
11 Cameron Lee Troy 30632621 1233 H--- L5 L10 W18 1.5  
12 Benjamin Elster 32471329 1220 W7 D9 L5 U--- 1.5  
13 Wallace Lee 32538373 unr. B--- L1 H--- U--- 1.5  
14 Anushka Patil 30595539 1286 W15 L4 L7 L3 1.0  
15 Devyam Dandwekar 30917821 1092 L14 L7 W18 L10 1.0  
16 Daniel Morris 30424176 1068 D5 L8 H--- U--- 1.0  
17 Jun Li 32208695 939 L3 W10 L2 L8 1.0  
18 Dominic Li 30520668 991 L1 L2 L15 L11 0.0  

SwissSys Standings. 22nd St Amant Memorial Tournament: Extra Games (Standings (no tiebrk))

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Total Prize
1 Anthony Vladimir Ivanenko 30902660 1855 W2 1.0  
2 Bharath Patil 31737054 1699 L1 0.0  

 

Pairings

  • Pairings are posted on the wall of the club.
  • Pairings and standings will be updated here as time permits.
  • Round 3 will be paired on Sunday morning at 9:45am. We ask you to email or call the club with any bye or withdrawal request.