24th Wilkerson Memorial Tournament
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Info
- Date: Sat, Jul 19 - Sun, Jul 20, 2025
- Eligibility: Open to Everyone!
- Rating: USCF & FIDE
- Location: 57 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94104
- Capacity: 80
Registration
- Online Registration Open Until: Saturday, July 19: 9:30 am
- Onsite Registration: 9:30-9:45 am
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Entry fee for Mechanics' Institute Members: $70
- Play-up fee: $15
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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 min basetime + 30 sec increment
- Round Times: 7/19 10:00am 2:30pm 7/20 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 July 2025 regular supplemental regular US Chess rating.
Prize Fund
Total Prize Fund: $2600
Prizes: 24th Wilkerson Memorial
# | Name | Cash | Prize credited to pool | Section |
1 | FM Baasansuren Erdene (4.0/2342) | 441.00 | Place: 1 - $441 | 2000+ |
4 | Kritin Rohan Gopalakrishnan (3.5/2161) | 285.00 | Place: 2 - $337 | |
5 | Theodore Biyiasas (3.5/2159) | 285.00 | Place: 3 - $233 | |
12 | WCM Serena Yuan (3.0/1988) | 69.33 | Class2/1 - $104 | |
24 | Om Suthar (3.0/1846) | 69.33 | Class1/1 - $104 | |
10 | Zee Chin (3.0/2023) | 69.33 | ||
5 | Daniel Sevall (4.0/1804) | 337.00 | Place: 1 - $337 | 1600-1999 |
6 | Toby Tran (3.5/1723) | 233.00 | Place: 2 - $233 | |
22 | Sanushya Subramaniam (3.0/1589) | 52.00 | Class2/1 - $78 | |
31 | Avyukth Ganapathy Viswanath (3.0/1530) | 52.00 | Class1/1 - $78 | |
9 | Serena Liu (3.0/1694) | 52.00 | ||
1 | Wayne W Ballantyne (3.0/1900) | 43.33 | Place: 3 - $130 | |
2 | Evan Shi (3.0/1891) | 43.33 | ||
4 | Xiaoshan Chen (3.0/1860) | 43.33 | ||
5 | David Vayntrub (4.0/1244) | 259.00 | Place: 1 - $259 | u1600 |
11 | Ethan Lam (3.0/1033) | 104.00 | Class1/1 - $52 | |
2 | Angelina Ramesh Lee (3.0/1408) | 104.00 | Place: 2 - $156 | |
10 | Trent Park (3.0/1106) | 104.00 | Place: 3 - $104 | |
12 | Felix Hu (2.0/933) | 52.00 | Class2/1 - $52 |
- 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.
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-chessT
Tournament Rules
Forfeit time: 60 minutes
We provide clocks and set it up for players.
Games will be US Chess and FIDE regular rated. Modified FIDE rules apply.
FAQs
- 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
SwissSys Standings. 24th Wilkerson Memorial: 2000+
# | Name | ID | Rating | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Total | Prize |
1 | FM Baasansuren Erdene | 15473161 | 2342 | W11 | W9 | W12 | W6 | 4.0 | 441.00 |
2 | Kritin Rohan Gopalakrishnan | 16545130 | 2161 | W14 | W23 | D3 | W10 | 3.5 | 285.00 |
3 | Theodore Biyiasas | 13989054 | 2159 | W15 | W27 | D2 | W12 | 3.5 | 285.00 |
4 | Zee Chin | 16965808 | 2023 | L23 | W13 | W22 | W14 | 3.0 | 69.33 |
5 | WCM Serena Yuan | 16843308 | 1988 | W29 | L8 | W17 | W18 | 3.0 | 69.33 |
6 | Om Suthar | 16851816 | 1846 | W19 | W26 | W7 | L1 | 3.0 | 69.33 |
7 | Dmitry Vayntrub | 12911242 | 2220 | W20 | D10 | L6 | W27 | 2.5 | |
8 | Ivan Zhou | 17352346 | 2192 | W30 | W5 | H--- | U--- | 2.5 | |
9 | Sanat Singhal | 15580756 | 2068 | W22 | L1 | D16 | W23 | 2.5 | |
10 | Zlata Mokeeva | 31128131 | 1982 | W31 | D7 | W24 | L2 | 2.5 | |
11 | Raghu Rajaram | 12698822 | 1916 | L1 | W21 | H--- | W24 | 2.5 | |
12 | Javier, Iii Silva | 16089208 | 2154 | W21 | W18 | L1 | L3 | 2.0 | |
13 | Rehaan Malhotra | 30118209 | 2008 | D24 | L4 | D23 | W29 | 2.0 | |
14 | Easwar Gnana Hari Sekar | 16418483 | 1887 | L2 | W31 | W25 | L4 | 2.0 | |
15 | Colin Yi | 16685250 | 1876 | L3 | D29 | W20 | D16 | 2.0 | |
16 | Katherine Zhuge | 16715925 | 1871 | H--- | H--- | D9 | D15 | 2.0 | |
17 | Swagatha Selvam | 16203181 | 1827 | H--- | H--- | L5 | W28 | 2.0 | |
18 | Matthew Ong | 31566682 | 1736 | B--- | L12 | W27 | L5 | 2.0 | |
19 | Tapas Aarav Natraj | 17303765 | 2041 | L6 | L24 | W31 | D22 | 1.5 | |
20 | Rudy Goce, Jr Tia | 12658822 | 1900 | L7 | D28 | L15 | W31 | 1.5 | |
21 | Neil Kulkarni | 16246077 | 1869 | L12 | L11 | W30 | D25 | 1.5 | |
22 | Kshitij Tomar | 16314696 | 1857 | L9 | W30 | L4 | D19 | 1.5 | |
23 | Andrew Andi Wu | 30233610 | 1844 | W4 | L2 | D13 | L9 | 1.5 | |
24 | Roi Weiss | 31209632 | 1825 | D13 | W19 | L10 | L11 | 1.5 | |
25 | Sreyshthaa Krishnan | 30452740 | 1796 | L27 | B--- | L14 | D21 | 1.5 | |
26 | Henry Cronin | 32054606 | 2080 | W28 | L6 | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | |
27 | Reyansh Gupta | 17164653 | 1933 | W25 | L3 | L18 | L7 | 1.0 | |
28 | Suhas Varma Indukuri | 16887781 | 1859 | L26 | D20 | D29 | L17 | 1.0 | |
29 | Shreyank Krishnan | 16258876 | 1818 | L5 | D15 | D28 | L13 | 1.0 | |
30 | Vidyuth Harish | 16094497 | 1890 | L8 | L22 | L21 | U--- | 0.0 | |
31 | Naren Ganapathy Viswanath | 30613470 | 1801 | L10 | L14 | L19 | L20 | 0.0 |
SwissSys Standings. 24th Wilkerson Memorial: 1600-1999
# | Name | ID | Rating | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Total | Prize |
1 | Daniel Sevall | 12811060 | 1804 | W29 | W24 | W8 | W9 | 4.0 | 337.00 |
2 | Toby Tran | 31405461 | 1723 | D20 | W36 | W22 | W10 | 3.5 | 233.00 |
3 | Wayne W Ballantyne | 10231892 | 1900 | W33 | L11 | W18 | W14 | 3.0 | 43.33 |
4 | Evan Shi | 16997990 | 1891 | L7 | W38 | W19 | W22 | 3.0 | 43.33 |
5 | Xiaoshan Chen | 31974206 | 1860 | W40 | L8 | W20 | W24 | 3.0 | 43.33 |
6 | Serena Liu | 16887121 | 1694 | L21 | W33 | W37 | W11 | 3.0 | 52.00 |
7 | Sanushya Subramaniam | 16401325 | 1589 | W4 | D26 | H--- | W13 | 3.0 | 52.00 |
8 | Avyukth Ganapathy Viswanath | 30613480 | 1530 | W39 | W5 | L1 | W27 | 3.0 | 52.00 |
9 | Hovik Manvelyan | 12909955 | 1875 | W19 | W21 | D11 | L1 | 2.5 | |
10 | Max Katkin Meacham | 32316130 | 1632 | D30 | W28 | W26 | L2 | 2.5 | |
11 | Aashvi Sri Rangamreddy | 30528417 | 1554 | W13 | W3 | D9 | L6 | 2.5 | |
12 | Alexandra Zhuge | 30510499 | 1470 | H--- | H--- | D16 | W29 | 2.5 | |
13 | Olivia Xu | 31352797 | 1703 | L11 | W30 | W21 | L7 | 2.0 | |
14 | Arjunsai Navaneetha Prabhu | 30250735 | 1632 | L22 | W40 | W34 | L3 | 2.0 | |
15 | Teddy Usman | 12613713 | 1626 | L23 | L34 | W38 | W36 | 2.0 | |
16 | Sarvagnya Brahmanapally | 16466227 | 1619 | D36 | D20 | D12 | D17 | 2.0 | |
17 | Shreyus Sane | 16548501 | 1610 | L25 | D35 | W30 | D16 | 2.0 | |
18 | Cesar Bercilla, Jr Tamondong | 12439091 | 1601 | W37 | L25 | L3 | W34 | 2.0 | |
19 | Viyaan Khurana | 30515391 | 1584 | L9 | W39 | L4 | W37 | 2.0 | |
20 | Varun Karthik Turaga | 31603312 | 1556 | D2 | D16 | L5 | W31 | 2.0 | |
21 | Elena Hingyip Pang | 30492712 | 1535 | W6 | L9 | L13 | W33 | 2.0 | |
22 | Shan Ramesh Lee | 16920675 | 1497 | W14 | W31 | L2 | L4 | 2.0 | |
23 | Felix Y Chen | 30173387 | 1476 | W15 | W32 | U--- | U--- | 2.0 | |
24 | Lilia Vernik | 17306848 | 1475 | W27 | L1 | W31 | L5 | 2.0 | |
25 | Ritwik Saha | 30418328 | 1442 | W17 | W18 | U--- | U--- | 2.0 | |
26 | Anish Rapaka | 30668600 | 1273 | W38 | D7 | L10 | D28 | 2.0 | |
27 | Jinfeng Liu | 16244917 | 1625 | L24 | D29 | W35 | L8 | 1.5 | |
28 | Anthony Maparara | 12939190 | 1596 | H--- | L10 | D36 | D26 | 1.5 | |
29 | Yudhin Bogi | 31006232 | 1571 | L1 | D27 | W39 | L12 | 1.5 | |
30 | Scott Yixuan Liu | 31371030 | 1476 | D10 | L13 | L17 | B--- | 1.5 | |
31 | Neal Sundar | 17307025 | 1694 | W34 | L22 | L24 | L20 | 1.0 | |
32 | Avik Saha | 17251957 | 1685 | W35 | L23 | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | |
33 | Angela Zixi Wang | 30598637 | 1594 | L3 | L6 | B--- | L21 | 1.0 | |
34 | Samuel Agdamag | 14874734 | 1538 | L31 | W15 | L14 | L18 | 1.0 | |
35 | Clem Xi Yue | 17078702 | 1534 | L32 | D17 | L27 | H--- | 1.0 | |
36 | Calvin Hou | 31435398 | 1445 | D16 | L2 | D28 | L15 | 1.0 | |
37 | Devika Eby | 30597651 | 1408 | L18 | B--- | L6 | L19 | 1.0 | |
38 | John Chan | 12561007 | 1600 | L26 | L4 | L15 | H--- | 0.5 | |
39 | Sriaditya Pendyala | 16681146 | 1682 | L8 | L19 | L29 | U--- | 0.0 | |
40 | Necip Sayiner | 13792774 | 1577 | L5 | L14 | U--- | U--- | 0.0 |
SwissSys Standings. 24th Wilkerson Memorial: U1600
# | Name | ID | Rating | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Total | Prize |
1 | David Vayntrub | 15326038 | 1244 | W4 | W10 | W5 | W3 | 4.0 | 259.00 |
2 | Angelina Ramesh Lee | 16920660 | 1408 | X--- | L3 | W8 | W9 | 3.0 | 104.00 |
3 | Trent Park | 16337113 | 1106 | W12 | W2 | W9 | L1 | 3.0 | 104.00 |
4 | Ethan Lam | 30150899 | 1033 | L1 | W7 | W13 | W6 | 3.0 | 104.00 |
5 | Raghav Sandeep | 31277682 | 1203 | W7 | W6 | L1 | H--- | 2.5 | |
6 | Albert Martin Starr | 12844781 | 1500 | W13 | L5 | W10 | L4 | 2.0 | |
7 | Felix Hu | 17121442 | 933 | L5 | L4 | B--- | W12 | 2.0 | 52.00 |
8 | Rikitha Selvam | 30089086 | 1125 | H--- | H--- | L2 | D10 | 1.5 | |
9 | Rohan Priyadarshi | 16760860 | 1115 | D11 | W13 | L3 | L2 | 1.5 | |
10 | Brian Keith Langendorf | 30893468 | 893 | B--- | L1 | L6 | D8 | 1.5 | |
11 | Rosalyn Chu | 30566652 | 1383 | D9 | D12 | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | |
12 | Dahlia Quinn | 30654447 | 1375 | L3 | D11 | H--- | L7 | 1.0 | |
13 | Jonathan Dai | 31493104 | 1195 | L6 | L9 | L4 | B--- | 1.0 |
SwissSys Standings. 24th Wilkerson Memorial: Extra Games
# | Name | ID | Rating | Rd 1 | Total | Prize |
1 | Scott Yixuan Liu | 31371030 | 1476 | W2 | 1.0 | |
2 | Jonathan Dai | 31493104 | 1195 | L1 | 0.0 |