Back to Top

25th Wilkerson Memorial Tournament

Welcome to our new website!
If you notice anything missing or in need of an update, feel free to let us know at chessroom@milibrary.org. We appreciate your feedback!

Top 6 games are broadcasted on Chess.com with a 15-minute delay:

https://www.chess.com/events/25th-wilkerson-memorial-tournament


Register or Join Wait List Change Request Form

Info

  • Date: Sat, Jul 25 - Sun, Jul 26, 2026
  • 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, July 25: 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 min basetime + 30 sec increment
  • Round Times: 7/25 10:00am 2:30pm 7/26 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 2026 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 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.

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

Actual Prize Fund: $2990 based on 92 paid entries - 115% payout

  2000+ 1600-1999 u1600
  Projected Actual Projected Actual Projected Actual
1st Place $425 $489 $325 $374 $250 $288
2nd Place $325 $374 $225 $259 $150 $173
3rd Place $225 $259 $125 $144 $100 $115
Best under2200 $100 $115        
Best under2000 $100 $115        
Best under1800     $75 $88    
Best under1600     $75 $88    
Best under1400         $50 $58
Best under1200         $50 $58

Prizes: 25th Wilkerson Memorial Tournament

# Name Place Cash Prize credited to pool Section
2 Reyansh Paragiri (3.5/2164) 1st 374.00 (3-way) 1st Place: $489;
2nd Place: $374;
3rd Place: $259;
3-way split of $1112: $374 each		 2000+
3 Vivaan Pavuluri (3.5/2107) 1T 374.00 (3-way)
31 Aung Thura Tun (3.5/1795) 1T 374.00 (3-way)
4 Zlata Mokeeva (3.0/2092) 4th 76.67 (3-way) Best u2200: $115;
Best u2000: $115;
3-way split of $230: $76.67 each
10 Tapas Aarav Natraj (3.0/1990) 4T 76.67 (3-way)
11 Roi Weiss (3.0/1964) 4T 76.67 (3-way)
42 Aaron Ahsan (4.0/1423) 1st 374.00 1st Place: $374 1600-1999
8 Darsh Goel (3.5/1741) 2nd 259.00 2nd Place: $259
3 Rakshita Dhanasekar (3.0/1778) 3rd 25.56 (9-way) 3rd Place: $144;
Best u1800: $86
9-way split of $230: $25.56 each 
1 Hovik Manvelyan (3.0/1861) 3T 25.56 (9-way)
2 Jarod D Heap (3.0/1847) 3T 25.56 (9-way)
5 Ritvik Reddy Vuluvala (3.0/1752) 3T 25.56 (9-way)
6 Max Katkin Meacham (3.0/1749) 3T 25.56 (9-way)
13 Avyukth Ganapathy Viswanath (3.0/1679) 3T 25.56 (9-way)
17 Pranav Shankar (3.0/1642) 3T 25.56 (9-way)
21 Shan Ramesh Lee (3.0/1618) 3T 25.56 (9-way)
24 Jeremy Kalas (3.0/1610) 3T 25.56 (9-way)
30 Brahma Prakash Mohanty (2.5/1568) 12th 43.00 (2-way) Best u1600: $86;
2-way split: $43 each
38 Advaith Nadiminti (2.5/1444) 12T 43.00 (2-way)
9 Shrihayagrivan Karthigayan (3.5/1310) 1st 288.00 1st Place: $288 u1600
6 Keller Ma (3.0/1336) 2nd 115.33 (3-way) 2nd Place: $173;
3rd Place: $115;
Best u1400: $58;
3-way split of 346: $115.33 each
15 Sainika Basu (3.0/1150) 2T 115.33 (3-way)
16 Byron Li (3.0/1133) 2T 115.33 (3-way)
17 Arnav Parisaboyina (2.0/1126) 5th 29.00 (2-way) Best u1200: $58;
2-way split: $29 each
18 Arjun Bemgal (2.0/1098) 5T 29.00 (2-way)

 

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

Tournament Rules

  • 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.

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
  • Download Round 4 as PGN Watch Replay of Round 4

Rounds are starting on time at Mechanics' so be sure to be on time. Clocks will not be delayed in starting for any reason.

Standings

SwissSys 11.80.3 - Standings. 25th Wilkerson Memorial Tournament: 2000+

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Total Prize
1 Reyansh Paragiri 30233070 2164 W9 W14 W6 D2 3.5 374.00
2 Vivaan Pavuluri 30203278 2107 W29 W17 W10 D1 3.5 374.00
3 Aung Thura Tun 16882145 1795 W28 W5 D4 W10 3.5 374.00
4 Zlata Mokeeva 31128131 2092 D21 W18 D3 W14 3.0 76.67
5 Tapas Aarav Natraj 17303765 1990 W19 L3 W21 W20 3.0 76.67
6 Roi Weiss 31209632 1964 W26 W27 L1 W16 3.0 76.67
7 David Jin 17168834 2057 D16 W25 L8 W17 2.5  
8 Zee Chin 16965808 2007 D18 D21 W7 D9 2.5  
9 Suhas Varma Indukuri 16887781 1906 L1 W26 W27 D8 2.5  
10 Alexander Pn Ng 16748361 2049 W30 W22 L2 L3 2.0  
11 Saatvik Krishnan 15210955 1997 D25 L16 W23 D12 2.0  
12 Zhuoyuan Wu 16772836 1960 D20 D24 D22 D11 2.0  
13 Hayden Brongersma 31240441 1955 L22 W30 L17 W25 2.0  
14 Om Suthar 16851816 1947 W23 L1 W19 L4 2.0  
15 Naga Abhiram Ponnaluri 17010328 1929 L27 L19 W30 W22 2.0  
16 Toby Tran 31405461 1872 D7 W11 D20 L6 2.0  
17 Breakwell Loyalka 31569521 1860 W31 L2 W13 L7 2.0  
18 Anish Nalakonda 16969295 1855 D8 L4 D25 W27 2.0  
19 Arjunsai Navaneetha Prabhu 30250735 1840 L5 W15 L14 W28 2.0  
20 Matthew Zhang 30792537 1836 D12 W31 D16 L5 2.0  
21 Surya Raghav 30516469 1883 D4 D8 L5 D23 1.5  
22 Pranav Db 30518186 1812 W13 L10 D12 L15 1.5  
23 Serena Liu 16887121 1804 L14 W28 L11 D21 1.5  
24 Daniel Cremisi 14543654 2350 H--- D12 U--- U--- 1.0  
25 Neal Sundar 17307025 1843 D11 L7 D18 L13 1.0  
26 Shreyank Krishnan 16258876 1839 L6 L9 D28 D30 1.0  
27 Nikunj Chandrakant Oza 12497585 1802 W15 L6 L9 L18 1.0  
28 Xiaoshan Chen 31974206 1906 L3 L23 D26 L19 0.5  
29 Adithya Chitta 16695036 1891 L2 H--- U--- U--- 0.5  
30 Sarvagnya Brahmanapally 16466227 1870 L10 L13 L15 D26 0.5  
31 Rehaan Malhotra 30118209 2045 L17 L20 U--- U--- 0.0  

SwissSys 11.80.3 - Standings. 25th Wilkerson Memorial Tournament: 1600-1999

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Total Prize
1 Aaron Ahsan 31945165 1423 B--- W8 W7 W9 4.0 374.00
2 Darsh Goel 30538395 1741 W29 W27 D3 W15 3.5 259.00
3 Hovik Manvelyan 12909955 1861 W42 W34 D2 D11 3.0 25.56
4 Jarod D Heap 15118541 1847 W36 W20 H--- H--- 3.0 25.56
5 Rakshita Dhanasekar 16966452 1778 L11 W24 W35 W19 3.0 25.56
6 Ritvik Reddy Vuluvala 31499676 1752 W28 L9 W27 W22 3.0 25.56
7 Max Katkin Meacham 32316130 1749 W23 W35 L1 W20 3.0 25.56
8 Avyukth Ganapathy Viswanath 30613480 1679 W31 L1 W29 W21 3.0 25.56
9 Pranav Shankar 16324645 1642 W26 W6 W16 L1 3.0 25.56
10 Shan Ramesh Lee 16920675 1618 W41 D13 D21 W16 3.0 25.56
11 Jeremy Kalas 12908099 1610 W5 W19 D17 D3 3.0 25.56
12 Raajas Kunal Dixit 30053822 1778 L27 W31 W23 H--- 2.5  
13 Khesav Prabhu 31631254 1684 W30 D10 L15 W34 2.5  
14 Brahma Prakash Mohanty 15005127 1568 D18 L17 W41 W26 2.5 43.00
15 Advaith Nadiminti 30449407 1444 D21 W18 W13 L2 2.5 43.00
16 Yudhin Bogi 31006232 1743 W37 W22 L9 L10 2.0  
17 Varun Karthik Turaga 31603312 1729 H--- W14 D11 U--- 2.0  
18 Deepak Sundaram 16637170 1725 D14 L15 D24 W38 2.0  
19 Anish Rapaka 30668600 1670 W38 L11 W37 L5 2.0  
20 Theodore Miller 30635618 1651 W32 L4 W38 L7 2.0  
21 Wilson Han 30974362 1630 D15 W33 D10 L8 2.0  
22 Gautam Chowdary Aetukuri 31207729 1626 W40 L16 W25 L6 2.0  
23 Jonathan Dai 31493104 1577 L7 W32 L12 W39 2.0  
24 Pranit Nitin Pandhare 16537941 1563 D33 L5 D18 W35 2.0  
25 Samuel Allen Saliva 31845587 1508 L34 W42 L22 W37 2.0  
26 Aryan Dodia 30199374 1454 L9 W28 W34 L14 2.0  
27 Jinfeng Liu 16244917 1598 W12 L2 L6 D29 1.5  
28 Neev Srinivasan 31703537 1585 L6 L26 W40 D31 1.5  
29 Joshua Hua 30191695 1570 L2 W39 L8 D27 1.5  
30 Zihe Zachary Zhao 31705698 1563 L13 D41 H--- H--- 1.5  
31 Mahima Chiles 32547045 1525 L8 L12 W42 D28 1.5  
32 Angelina Ramesh Lee 16920660 1479 L20 L23 D36 W41 1.5  
33 Ethan Wangchen Gao 30512285 1724 D24 L21 H--- U--- 1.0  
34 Naren Ganapathy Viswanath 30613470 1661 W25 L3 L26 L13 1.0  
35 Stephen J Balhoff 14645581 1625 W39 L7 L5 L24 1.0  
36 Raghav Ramesh 16240742 1615 L4 L38 D32 D40 1.0  
37 Arnav Mythil 30444684 1573 L16 W40 L19 L25 1.0  
38 Pranav Khandelwal 31756384 1519 L19 W36 L20 L18 1.0  
39 Jessica Zhang 30961558 1430 L35 L29 B--- L23 1.0  
40 Rosalyn Chu 30566652 1436 L22 L37 L28 D36 0.5  
41 Ryan Gai 17304052 1428 L10 D30 L14 L32 0.5  
42 Milan Patel 30830536 1615 L3 L25 L31 U--- 0.0  

SwissSys 11.80.3 - Standings. 25th Wilkerson Memorial Tournament: u1600

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Total Prize
1 Shrihayagrivan Karthigayan 30866683 1310 W21 D3 W14 W4 3.5 288.00
2 Keller Ma 31327889 1336 L4 W18 W20 W13 3.0 115.33
3 Sainika Basu 31979184 1150 W7 D1 W13 H--- 3.0 115.33
4 Byron Li 30846286 1133 W2 W12 W8 L1 3.0 115.33
5 Agnes Zhiyi Wang 14527372 1572 L13 H--- W15 W17 2.5  
6 Bradley L Harger 30545920 1472 H--- H--- D12 W8 2.5  
7 Robert Turner 12407483 1409 L3 W11 W19 H--- 2.5  
8 Anthony Maparara 12939190 1549 W18 W19 L4 L6 2.0  
9 Peter Xu 30642588 1315 D14 D16 H--- H--- 2.0  
10 Cameron Lee Troy 30632621 1311 L15 W21 D17 H--- 2.0  
11 Zane Alexander Chu 16983078 1297 L20 L7 W21 W19 2.0  
12 Mohit Kumar Rout 30672059 1230 W17 L4 D6 D14 2.0  
13 Abhyuday Bhushan Khodpe 30507606 1219 W5 W15 L3 L2 2.0  
14 Arnav Parisaboyina 32434426 1126 D9 W20 L1 D12 2.0 29.00
15 Arjun Bemgal 31186524 1098 W10 L13 L5 W18 2.0 29.00
16 Albert Martin Starr 12844781 1500 L19 D9 L18 W21 1.5  
17 Sushant Harischandra Vema 33200271 unr. L12 B--- D10 L5 1.5  
18 Eric Wind 33098903 1205 L8 L2 W16 L15 1.0  
19 Nevaan Vikram Jadhav 30679257 1155 W16 L8 L7 L11 1.0  
20 Neil Siddharth Patwardhan 33179163 unr. W11 L14 L2 U--- 1.0  
21 Arjun Saravana Kumar 32099073 800 L1 L10 L11 L16 0.0