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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 provides strong competition for players ranging in strength from Master to beginner. 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!

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.

 

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

2024 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon

September 3rd to October 15th
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Prize Winners:

 

 
Standings:

 Standings

SwissSys Report: 2024 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon

SwissSys Standings. 2024 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon: 2000+

# Name Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total
1 Alexander Markovits 2210 W10 W8           2.0
2 Archit Dasika 2241 W9 D4           1.5
3 IM Elliott Winslow 2201 W15 D5           1.5
4 Christophe Bambou 2109 W16 D2           1.5
5 Max Hao 2040 W17 D3           1.5
6 Jay Kumar 2017 H--- W18           1.5
7 Jimmy Heiserman 2303 H--- X19           1.5
8 Phillip Seitzer 2061 W20 L1           1.0
9 Edward Lewis 1976 L2 W14           1.0
10 Anthony Ivanenko 1976 L1 W20           1.0
11 Kyle Chan 2052 D14 H---           1.0
12 Kristian Clemens 1956 H--- H---       H---   1.0
13 Stephen Parsons 1898 H--- H---           1.0
14 Hector Viadiu 1895 D11 L9           0.5
15 Jenny Qi 1957 L3 D16           0.5
16 Leo Ni 1918 L4 D15           0.5
17 Roger Smith 1886 L5 H---         H--- 0.5
18 Marlon Rigel 1800 H--- L6           0.5
19 Carl Pickering 2000 H--- F7           0.5
20 Hayes Marvin 1902 L8 L10           0.0

SwissSys Standings. 2024 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon: 1600-1999

# Name Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total
1 Phineas Horowitz 1649 W14 W12           2.0
2 Glenn Kaplan 1550 W16 W17           2.0
3 Chase Wang 1739 W29 W13           2.0
4 Adam Mercado 1806 W19 D6           1.5
5 Robert Crompton 1762 W30 D7           1.5
6 Jason Ochoa 1700 W31 D4           1.5
7 Gagik Babayan 1607 W32 D5           1.5
8 Richard Finacom 1953 D25 X28           1.5
9 Arvind Sankar 1910 H--- W26           1.5
10 Sheng Jian 1759 H--- W27           1.5
11 Paul Krezanoski 1426 H--- W25         H--- 1.5
12 Yonathan Admassu 1778 W22 L1           1.0
13 Tao Ni 1475 W21 L3           1.0
14 Michael Walder 1986 L1 W30           1.0
15 Fredrick Dutter 1900 D18 D23           1.0
16 Joshua Lamstein 1761 L2 W33           1.0
17 Leonid Alzhin 1749 W33 L2     H--- H---   1.0
18 Hoa Long Tam 1633 D15 D20           1.0
19 Max Ross 1632 L4 W31           1.0
20 William Gray 1934 H--- D18           1.0
21 John Boyer 1685 L13 W29           1.0
22 Thejas Prasad 1630 L12 W32     H---     1.0
23 Phil Ploquin 1585 H--- D15           1.0
24 Igor Krayushkin 1706 H--- H---           1.0
25 Lee Cooper 1643 D8 L11           0.5
26 Nicholas Morello 1599 H--- L9     H--- H---   0.5
27 Sanjay D'Mello 1543 H--- L10   H--- H---     0.5
28 Clarke Vandenhoven 1642 H--- F8           0.5
29 Dan Sisti 1510 L3 L21           0.0
30 Nick Casares Jr 1600 L5 L14           0.0
31 John Chan 1500 L6 L19           0.0
32 Samuel Agdamag 1400 L7 L22           0.0
33 Binh Nguyen 1522 L17 L16           0.0

SwissSys Standings. 2024 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon: 1200-1599

# Name Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total
1 David Siegel 1272 W9 W14           2.0
2 Sawyer Stults 1285 W18 W8           2.0
3 Dahlia Madden 1238 D11 W15           1.5
4 Isaac S Mays-Smith 1284 W10 H---           1.5
5 Charlie Schaezlein 1317 H--- W16           1.5
6 Peter James Rushton 1231 W12 H---           1.5
7 Joseph Karwat 1280 W19 H---           1.5
8 Thu Anh Le 1336 W17 L2   H--- H--- H---   1.0
9 Albert Starr 1500 L1 W18           1.0
10 Romeo Belmes Barreyro 1522 L4 W19           1.0
11 Sohan Zaveri 1465 D3 H--- H---         1.0
12 Brett Fisher 1347 L6 B---       H---   1.0
13 Charles James 1300 H--- H---           1.0
14 Robert Turner 1359 H--- L1 H---   H---     0.5
15 Dominic A Vazquez 1356 H--- L3           0.5
16 Richard William Ahrens 1116 H--- L5           0.5
17 Danny Du Uy Cao 1224 L8 H---         H--- 0.5
18 William Fitzgerald 1199 L2 L9           0.0
19 David Olson 1400 L7 L10           0.0

SwissSys Standings. 2024 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon: Under1200

# Name Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total
1 Andrew Singer 947 W7 W8   H---       2.0
2 Andrew Braithwaite 952 W11 W6 H---         2.0
3 John Pirone 900 W5 H---       H---   1.5
4 Paul Blum 942 W12 H---           1.5
5 Jeremiah Lee 1003 L3 W9           1.0
6 Zachary Halle 868 B--- L2           1.0
7 Doug Burkhardt 542 L1 W11           1.0
8 Vinay Ramesh unr. B--- L1           1.0
9 Bryce Woodworth 355 W10 L5           1.0
10 Steven Lee Myers 901 L9 H--- H---         0.5
11 Tom Mullins 835 L2 L7           0.0
12 Braxton Wardle 395 L4 U---     H---     0.0
Pairings:

Pairings. 

SwissSys Report: 2024 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon

SwissSys Report: 2024 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon

SwissSys Report: 2024 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon

SwissSys Report: 2024 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon

SwissSys Report: 2024 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon

Pairings for Round 1. 2024 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon: Extra Rated

Bd Res White Res Black
35 1 Jimmy Heiserman (2303 0.0) 0 Roger Smith (1886 0.0)