The Tuesday Night Marathon

The Mechanics' Tuesday Night Marathon (TNM) has a rich tradition that dates back at least 50 years. The idea of playing serious chess one night a week has appealed to a broad range of players from Senior Master to beginners, who find the time commitment fits their schedule quite comfortably. Today we think of seven rounds as the normal duration for a TNM, but that has not always been the case. In 1975 they played 12 rounds per tournament. Recently the Marathon switched to having sudden death for the second time control. It was probably the last tournament in the world to still feature adjourned games, the rest of the chess community having given up the practice years ago due to the rise in playing strength of computers. The Mechanics' Institute still has several hundred adjourned move envelopes, which will no doubt become collector's items.

The TNM not only provides strong competition for players ranging in strength from Master to beginner, it's also very affordable with an entry fee of $50 for seven USCF rated games. The Marathon is a perfect fit for those who can't commit an entire weekend to chess. No matter what your strength, the Tuesday Night Marathon might be the right tournament for you!

The modern-day Tuesday Night Marathon brings the entire chess community together through our live broadcast of 10 boards across all sections and live commentary from FM Paul Whitehead. Our broadcasts bring the Mechanics’ Institute Chess Club into the homes of viewers across the world in celebration of club chess in its purest form. Our TNM is truly for everyone, from beginner to master, and our section format provides competitive games each and every week!

Abel Talamantez, Chess Director, Mechanics’ Institute

IM John Donaldson, former Mechanics’ Institute Chess Director

Testimonials

"Thanks as always for putting on such a great tournament. Looking forward to the next one." Joel C.
"Thank you so much for running just another successful event. Chess community really owes you for the energy and efforts you put into making Bay Area a United States' premier chess hub." Felix G.
"I really enjoyed playing the last four weeks. How do I sign up for the next one?" Paul K.

2021-2022 Tuesday Night Marathon schedule

Tuesday Night Marathon - 2021 Jul-Aug - In-Person (Jul 13 - Aug 24) -- Detailed Information -- Register Here

Tuesday Night Marathon - 2021 Sep-Oct - In-Person (Sep 07 - Oct 19) -- Detailed Information -- Register Here

Tuesday Night Marathon - 2021 Nov-Dec - In-Person (Nov 2 - Dec 21) -- Detailed Information - Register Here

Tuesday Night Marathon - 2022 Jan-Feb - In-Person (Jan 4 - Feb 15) -- Detailed Information - Register Here

Tuesday Night Marathon - 2022 Mar-Apr - In-Person (Mar 1 - Apr 12) -- Detailed Information - Register Here

Tuesday Night Marathon - 2022 May-Jun - In-Person (May 3 - Jun 14) -- Detailed Information - Register Here

Current Marathon Standings • Pairings for the Next Round • Flyer and Registration Info

Tuesday Night Marathon - 2021 Nov - Dec - In-Person

November 2nd to December 21st

Prize Winners:

Standings:

Standings

SwissSys Report: Nov-Dec 2021 Tuesday Night Marathon

SwissSys Standings. Nov-Dec 2021 Tuesday Night Marathon: 1800+

#	Name	ID	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Total
1	Elliott Winslow	10363365	2252	W20	W19	W14	D11	W6				4.5
2	Christophe Bambou	12734479	2097	L5	W21	W23	W10	D7				3.5
3	Nathan Fong	13001390	2032	H---	W5	D10	H---	W11			H---	3.5
4	Guy Argo	12517167	1884	H---	W17	W9	L6	W13				3.5
5	Lucas Lesniewski	17039584	1855	W2	L3	D7	W18	W19				3.5
6	Adam Stafford	14257838	1745	W8	H---	W18	W4	L1				3.5
7	Daniel Wang	15361305	1700	W15	D13	D5	W19	D2			H---	3.5
8	Nicholas Weng	15499404	2001	L6	W26	H---	W24	D9			H---	3.0
9	Kristian Clemens	13901075	1954	W25	D18	L4	W14	D8		H---		3.0
10	Gaziz Makhanov	16828914	1917	H---	X29	D3	L2	W23				3.0
11	Kayven Riese	12572270	1900	D12	W22	W13	D1	L3				3.0
12	Joel Carron	16600505	1670	D11	D16	L19	W29	W21		H---		3.0
13	David Askin	13776967	2023	W26	D7	L11	W20	L4				2.5
14	Edward Lewis	12601629	2017	H---	W24	L1	L9	B---				2.5
15	Steven Svoboda	10451671	1914	L7	W25	X16	H---	U---	H---			2.5
16	Samuel Brownlow	12747074	1832	H---	D12	F15	H---	W24				2.5
17	Marty Cortinas	12590374	1706	D28	L4	L20	B---	W26				2.5
18	Brandon Estolas	12869947	2003	W21	D9	L6	L5	H---				2.0
19	Ako Heidari	15206848	1955	W27	L1	W12	L7	L5				2.0
20	James Mahooti	12621393	1867	L1	D27	W17	L13	H---				2.0
21	Ilia Gimelfarb	17158733	1760	L18	L2	W25	W22	L12				2.0
22	Teodoro Porlares	12773115	1746	H---	L11	H---	L21	W27			H---	2.0
23	Charles Faulkner	12559529	1720	H---	H---	L2	W26	L10				2.0
24	Andre Persidsky	12545869	1814	H---	L14	W29	L8	L16				1.5
25	Glenn Kaplan	12680193	1735	L9	L15	L21	H---	W29				1.5
26	Tony Lama	12328450	1800	L13	L8	W27	L23	L17				1.0
27	Kevin Sun	16898540	1744	L19	D20	L26	H---	L22			H---	1.0
28	Krish Matai	16444206	1937	D17	U---	U---	U---	U---				0.5
29	Anthony Acosta	12633251	1787	H---	F10	L24	L12	L25			H---	0.5

SwissSys Standings. Nov-Dec 2021 Tuesday Night Marathon: Under1800

#	Name	ID	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Total
1	Adam Mercado	16571026	1746	W34	W9	D26	W21	W7				4.5
2	Yuvraj Sawhney	17095004	1593	D22	D20	W43	W26	W16				4.0
3	Dean Guo	30257083	1549	W49	W33	W17	H---	H---				4.0
4	Adam Ginzberg	30268083	1540	W35	W18	D25	H---	W11				4.0
5	Albert Starr	12844781	1500	W37	W41	L6	X33	W18				4.0
6	Romeo Barreyro	17018168	1649	W43	W16	W5	L7	D9				3.5
7	Stephen Parsons	16566932	1611	W48	W27	D11	W6	L1				3.5
8	John Chan	12561007	1500	H---	L25	W51	W46	W28				3.5
9	Aaron Craig	12872385	1491	W53	L1	W37	W20	D6				3.5
10	Matt Long	13377410	1478	L25	W24	W40	W32	D13				3.5
11	Samuel Agdamag	14874734	1448	W29	W15	D7	W25	L4				3.5
12	Timothy Bayaraa	15616166	1149	H---	H---	H---	W41	W26				3.5
13	Erika Malykin	12910007	1693	H---	H---	H---	X39	D10				3.0
14	Jim Ratliff	11163831	1632	H---	H---	W22	L16	W34				3.0
15	Nursultan Uzakbaev	17137317	1542	W50	L11	L20	W37	W35				3.0
16	Sebastian Suarez	16875347	1474	W38	L6	W30	W14	L2			H---	3.0
17	Ashwin Vaidyanathan	30205719	1444	W39	W32	L3	H---	D21			H---	3.0
18	David Olson	13913131	1400	W31	L4	W44	W27	L5				3.0
19	Andrew Imbens	30102682	1400	H---	W51	L21	H---	W39			H---	3.0
20	Tobiahs Rex	30164211	1278	H---	D2	W15	L9	W32				3.0
21	JP Fairchild	30150098	1229	W52	H---	W19	L1	D17			H---	3.0
22	Ian Atroshchenko	30214657	1135	D2	X52	L14	X42	H---				3.0
23	Thomas Gu	17005685	997	L26	L46	W49	X47	W33				3.0
24	Prasanna Chandramouli	30279272	921	L27	L10	W50	W48	X42				3.0
25	Eli Chanoff	12898987	839	W10	W8	D4	L11	D27				3.0
26	Ronald Allen	30086796	1501	W23	W28	D1	L2	L12				2.5
27	Richard Hack	12796129	1500	W24	L7	W31	L18	D25				2.5
28	Benjamin Anderson	30235937	1172	W46	L26	W47	H---	L8			H---	2.5
29	Christian Brickhouse	30261226	452	L11	L48	B---	H---	W45			H---	2.5
30	Ambrogino Giusti	30223021	unr.	H---	H---	L16	D43	W44		H---		2.5
31	Christopher Hallacy	30310731	unr.	L18	B---	L27	H---	X41			H---	2.5
32	Georgios Tsolias	17266862	1511	W36	L17	W48	L10	L20				2.0
33	Michael Hilliard	12279170	1447	W44	L3	W38	F5	L23				2.0
34	Cloe Chai	16315197	1254	L1	L37	W36	W38	L14				2.0
35	Maria Obrien	15300977	1036	L4	L44	W53	W40	L15			H---	2.0
36	William Thibault	16716976	1014	L32	L40	L34	W49	W51				2.0
37	Pratyush Hule	16317000	970	L5	W34	L9	L15	W46				2.0
38	Cathal Dayton	12930548	784	L16	W49	L33	L34	X47				2.0
39	Vittorio Banfi	30308530	unr.	L17	W50	W46	F13	L19				2.0
40	Juan Elias	30325735	unr.	L41	W36	L10	L35	W50				2.0
41	Deandre Stallworth	30255378	1399	W40	L5	H---	L12	F31	H---			1.5
42	Enile Ahmed	17110092	1356	H---	H---	H---	F22	F24				1.5
43	Noah Chambers	16694473	1219	L6	X53	L2	D30	F48				1.5
44	Marcus Casaes	30290420	unr.	L33	W35	L18	H---	L30				1.5
45	William Deegan		unr.	H---	H---	H---	U---	L29				1.5
46	Nick Casares Jr	10424364	1600	L28	W23	L39	L8	L37				1.0
47	Daniel Massop	30328281	1600	H---	H---	L28	F23	F38				1.0
48	Don Chambers	16694467	1219	L7	W29	L32	L24	F43				1.0
49	Natan Gimelfarb	16757673	1125	L3	L38	L23	L36	X53				1.0
50	Richard Ahrens	16953298	1091	L15	L39	L24	W53	L40				1.0
51	Maxwell Fleming	30329285	unr.	H---	L19	L8	H---	L36				1.0
52	Charles Faulkner	12559529	1720	L21	F22	U---	U---	U---				0.0
53	Andrejs Gulbis	16741331	845	L9	F43	L35	L50	F49				0.0

SwissSys Standings. Nov-Dec 2021 Tuesday Night Marathon: Extra Games

#	Name	ID	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Total
1	Erika Malykin	12910007	1693	U---	U---	W19	W16	U---				2.0
2	Christopher Hallacy	30310731	unr.	U---	W20	U---	U---	W21			H---	2.0
3	Gaziz Makhanov	16828914	1917	D12	W18	U---	U---	U---				1.5
4	Edward Lewis	12601629	2017	W13	U---	U---	U---	U---				1.0
5	Alexander Pa Chin	17050697	1859	U---	U---	W15	U---	U---				1.0
6	Albert Starr	12844781	1500	U---	U---	U---	W22	U---				1.0
7	John Chan	12561007	1500	W25	U---	U---	U---	U---				1.0
8	Anton Maliev	30250562	1459	U---	U---	U---	U---	W23				1.0
9	Prasanna Chandramouli	30279272	921	U---	U---	U---	U---	W24				1.0
10	Christian Brickhouse	30261226	452	U---	U---	W20	U---	U---			H---	1.0
11	William Deegan		unr.	U---	U---	U---	W24	U---				1.0
12	Andre Persidsky	12545869	1814	D3	U---	U---	U---	U---				0.5
13	Daniel Massop	30328281	1600	L4	D14	U---	U---	U---				0.5
14	Ian Atroshchenko	30214657	1135	U---	D13	U---	U---	U---				0.5
15	Steven Svoboda	10451671	1914	U---	U---	L5	U---	U---	H---			0.0
16	Abel Talamantez	12465386	1800	U---	U---	U---	L1	U---				0.0
17	Teodoro Porlares	12773115	1746	U---	U---	U---	U---	U---				0.0
18	Charles Faulkner	12559529	1720	U---	L3	U---	U---	U---				0.0
19	Enile Ahmed	17110092	1356	U---	U---	L1	U---	U---				0.0
20	Timothy Bayaraa	15616166	1149	U---	L2	L10	U---	U---				0.0
21	Natan Gimelfarb	16757673	1125	U---	U---	U---	U---	L2				0.0
22	Thomas Gu	17005685	997	U---	U---	U---	L6	U---				0.0
23	Cathal Dayton	12930548	784	U---	U---	U---	U---	L8				0.0
24	Judit Sztaray	14708926	749	U---	U---	U---	L11	L9				0.0
25	Maxcwell Fleming	30329285	unr.	L7	U---	U---	U---	U---				0.0

Pairings:

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