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2026 Mechanics' Institute Full Day Quads - Jul

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Info

  • Date: Sun, Jul 19 , 2026
  • Eligibility: Open to Everyone!
  • Rating: USCF
  • Location: Mechanics' Institute, 4th Floor, 57 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94104
  • Capacity: 80

Registration

  • Online Registration Open Until: Sunday, July 19: 9:30 am
  • Onsite Registration: 9:30-9:45 am
  • Entry fee for Mechanics' Institute Members: $40
  • Entry fee for Non-Members: $50
  • Late fee: $10
  • $5 admin fee for all cancellations & refunds.
  • Two ways to check your entries:
  • Please note our late fee is now in effect and is added 24 hours before the start of a tournament in case capacity reaches 90%.

Tournament Format

  • Tournament Format: Round Robin
  • Total Rounds: 3
  • Time control: 60 min basetime + 5 sec increment
  • Round Times: 7/19 10:00am 12:30pm 3:00pm
  • Number of quads are based on signups.
  • Players are grouped into quads in rating order from highest to lowest. If the final group does not have exactly four players, it will become a small Swiss pairing group. Unrated players will be placed in the lower sections, with no more than two unrated players per group.

Prize Fund

$60 -- Winner takes it ALL!

  • Prize explanations are coming after the event.

  • Please allow 2-3 weeks for processing prize checks.

  • Per IRS regulations, anyone who receives $2000 or more in cumulative prizes during a calendar year must complete a W-9, and Mechanics’ Institute will issue a 1099-MISC form for tax reporting purposes.

 

Prizes: Full Day Quads

# Name Cash Prize credited to pool Section
2 Laurie Qiu (3.0/2158) 60.00 Place: 1 - $60 Quad 1
2 Tianmu Wang (2.0/1777) 60.00 Place: 1 - $60 Quad 2
1 Samuel Allen Saliva (2.5/1508) 30.00 Place: 1 - $60 Quad 3
3 Bradley L Harger (2.5/1472) 30.00
3 Anan Doel-Agarwal (3.0/945) 60.00 Place: 1 - $60 Small Swiss
4 Joel Thomas Ramos (2.5/808) 30.00 Place: 2 - $30
7 Nathan Jhong (2.0/329) 15.00 Place: 3 - $15

 

Byes

No byes are available!

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

  • Time Control: G/60;+5  (Game in 60 minutes with a 5-second increment from move 1.)
  • Forfeit time: 60 minutes. 
  • We provide clocks and set it up for players.
  • Games will be US Chess regular-rated. Tournament results will be submitted immediately after the last round is finished.
  • What do the time controls mean?
    Time controls tell you how much time you have for each game.
    G60;d5: Game in 60 minutes with a 5-second increment from move 1. This means you get 60 minutes, your opponent gets 60 minutes, and at each move, the 5 seconds will be added to the players' clock. One game may last up to 2+ hour.

Sick Policy:
The Mechanics' Institute Chess Club asks that any player who is feeling unwell withdraw from the tournament to help protect the health of others. The club reserves the right to deny entry to players who appear visibly ill. Players who withdraw due to illness before the start of the tournament will receive a full refund as a credit to their Jumbula account.


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.

Rounds

  • Download Round 1 as PGN Watch Replay of Round 1
  • Download Round 2 as PGN Watch Replay of Round 2
  • Download Round 3 as PGN Watch Replay of Round 3

Rounds are starting on time at Mechanics', so be sure to be on time. 

Standings

SwissSys 11.80.2 - Standings. Full Day Quads: Quad 1

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Laurie Qiu 30582856 2158 W2 W4 W3 3.0 60.00
2 Eric Montany 12664344 2147 L1 W3 W4 2.0  
3 Hanchi Yao 16512998 2175 W4 L2 L1 1.0  
4 Jarod D Heap 15118541 1838 L3 L1 L2 0.0  

SwissSys 11.80.2 - Standings. Full Day Quads: Quad 2

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Tianmu Wang 16996027 1777 D2 W3 D4 2.0 60.00
2 Jeremy Kalas 12908099 1610 D1 W4 L3 1.5  
3 Ethan Y Wang 31156044 1520 D4 L1 W2 1.5  
4 Kar Lun Cheng 30599116 1790 D3 L2 D1 1.0  

SwissSys 11.80.2 - Standings. Full Day Quads: Quad 3

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Samuel Allen Saliva 31845587 1508 W3 D2 W4 2.5 30.00
2 Bradley L Harger 30545920 1472 W4 D1 W3 2.5 30.00
3 Timothy Bayaraa 15616166 1292 L1 W4 L2 1.0  
4 Albert Mart Starr 12844781 1500 L2 L3 L1 0.0  

SwissSys 11.80.2 - Standings. Full Day Quads: Small Swiss

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Prize
1 Anan Doel-Agarwal 31274143 945 W7 W5 W4 3.0 60.00
2 Joel Thomas Ramos 30551530 808 D4 W7 W5 2.5 30.00
3 Nathan Jhong 32449312 329 B--- L4 W7 2.0 15.00
4 Dylan Ashe Skurow 32467183 1243 D2 W3 L1 1.5  
5 Imelda Meili Hau 32196802 639 X6 L1 L2 1.0  
6 Mixtli Carter 32876831 1114 F5 U--- U--- 0.0  
7 Maxim Donets 31755339 383 L1 L2 L3 0.0  

 

Pairings

Pairings are posted on the club's wall. We do not post pairings online for 1-day events.