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2025 New Year Tuesday Night Marathon

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 to Tuesday, February 18, 2025

2025 New Year Tuesday Night Marathon
Jan - Feb 2025

US Chess & FIDE-rated event
 

List of registered players / Standings -- Pairings -- Complete list of games (pdf&pgn)

Dates -- Tournament Format -- Byes -- Prize Fund

Registration -- Eligibility -- Tournament Rules -- FAQ
 

Max capacity: 80
 

Pre-TNM Lectures are back! Arrive at 5:45 pm and listen to a guest speaker discuss some of the exciting news from the chess world and interesting games from our own tournaments! Please see our current lecture schedule below.

 

Any change/update request? Please use our Change Request Form.
 

1. Dates & Location

  • Seven Tuesdays in Jan - Feb 2025: 1/7, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18
  • Location: Mechanics' Institute Chess Room
    57 Post Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104 (click here to map)
     

2. Tournament Format:

  • Tournament Format: individual Swiss
  • Total Rounds: 7 (1 round each Tuesday night: 1/7, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18)
  • Round Times: Tuesday at 6:30 pm Pacific Time (GMT+8)
  • Time Control: G/90;+30  (Game in 90 minutes with 30-second increment on each move.)
  • The games will be US Chess regular-rated and FIDE-rated. Tournament results will be submitted immediately after the last round is finished.
  • Three Sections: 2000+, 1600-1999, and under1600
  • Pairings are based on the Jan 2025 regular supplemental regular US Chess rating.
  • 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. 

3. Byes

  • Players in any rounds can receive byes in case they can't participate that evening but would like to stay in the tournament.
  • A maximum of three half-point byes can be requested in this tournament.
  • Round 1-6 byes must be requested by Monday at 6 p.m. before the pairing of the round. Pairings are usually posted shortly after 8 pm on Monday, the day before the round.
  • Round 7 bye must be requested before the start of Round 5. Round 7 bye is irrevocable to prevent possible prize-fund manipulations.
  • Late registrations will receive a half-point bye for any missed round, up to three rounds.
     

4. Prize Fund --  $2400 based on 80 paid entries  

  2000+ 1600-1999 u1600
1st Place $500 $300 $200
2nd Place $300 $200 $100
3rd Place $200 $100 $50
Best under2200 $100    
Best under2000 $100    
Best under1800   $75  
Best under1600   $75  
Best under1400     $50
Best under1200     $50

 

  • Please allow 2-3 weeks for processing prize checks.
  • Per IRS rules, anyone with a cumulative $600+ prize in any calendar year must fill out a W9, and the Mechanics' Institute will provide a 1099 form. 
     

5. Registration

6. Eligibility

7. Tournament Rules

  • Modified FIDE rules apply.
  • Forfeit time is 30 minutes without prior notice and 60 minutes if we are notified.
    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.
    Players who forfeit their game without prior notice will be removed from the event. If said player wants to be paired for the next round, they must respond to our reach-out.
     

8. FAQ

  • What do the time controls mean?
    Time controls tell you how much time you have for each game.
    G90;+30 means a game in 90 minutes (1.5 hours) with a 30-second increment on each move. This means you get 90 minutes, your opponent gets 90 minutes, and after each move, the clock adds 30 seconds to the player's remaining time.
     
  • How many games/rounds?
    The 7SS before the time control means it is a Swiss System tournament with seven rounds, or seven games, that a player can play in. The tournaments are never elimination, so win or lose, you can stay in the tournament.


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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 approach the event date to ensure an excellent tournament experience for players.

 

Prize Winners: 

 

 
Standings: 

SwissSys Report: 2025 New Year Tuesday Night Marathon

SwissSys Standings. 2025 New Year Tuesday Night Marathon: 2000+

# Place Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total
1 1-2 Daniel Cremisi 14543654 2398 W19 W8 W6 H--- D2     4.0
2   CM Chinguun Bayaraa 14271324 2083 D3 W10 W8 W11 D1     4.0
3 3-5 Jimmy Heiserman 12799690 2298 D2 W21 D4 H--- W11     3.5
4   Dmytro Dzhanhirov 32073210 2238 W20 D11 D3 W19 D5     3.5
5   IM Elliott Winslow 10363365 2215 W23 D7 H--- W16 D4     3.5
6 6-7 Christopher Timothy Atkeson 17080462 2181 W14 W22 L1 W13 U---     3.0
7   Sivavishnu Srinivasan 16778004 2092 W18 D5 L11 D15 W16     3.0
8 8-15 WFM Natalya Tsodikova 12634942 2177 W16 L1 L2 W17 D14   H--- 2.5
9   WFM Laurie Qiu 30582856 2155 H--- U--- U--- X20 W19     2.5
10   Rohan Das 15263634 2146 H--- L2 D14 W22 H--- H---   2.5
11   WFM Olivia Smith 31256739 2144 W17 D4 W7 L2 L3     2.5
12   Christophe Bambou 12734479 2137 L22 D14 D17 W18 D15     2.5
13   Kyle Chan 30063365 2048 H--- H--- W22 L6 H---     2.5
14   Sudarshan Seshadri 12906250 2003 L6 D12 D10 W23 D8     2.5
15   Kristian Clemens 13901075 1916 H--- H--- H--- D7 D12     2.5
16 16-18 Anthony Vladimir Ivanenko 30902660 1969 L8 W20 X18 L5 L7     2.0
17   Hector Viadiu-Ilarraza 12586903 1934 L11 H--- D12 L8 W22     2.0
18   Phineas F Horowitz 14209057 1859 L7 W23 F16 L12 W21     2.0
19 19-20 Bradley R Diller 10079993 2089 L1 H--- W21 L4 L9     1.5
20   Edward Lewis 12601629 2024 L4 L16 D23 F9 B---     1.5
21 21-22 Joshua Nitin Fernandes 31857676 1923 H--- L3 L19 H--- L18     1.0
22   Varun Agrawal 30082646 1913 W12 L6 L13 L10 L17     1.0
23 23 Patrick M McCollum 11040519 2010 L5 L18 D20 L14 U---     0.5

SwissSys Standings. 2025 New Year Tuesday Night Marathon: 1600-1999

# Place Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total
1 1-2 Jeremy David Cawthon 15038608 1984 W16 W7 W3 D5 D9     4.0
2   Frederic Dutter 12343420 1900 W19 D20 W26 W12 H---     4.0
3 3-11 Mikhail Alexandrovich Molodyk 13573825 1925 W23 W34 L1 H--- W20     3.5
4   Stephen Parsons 16566932 1919 W24 D6 W18 D9 D7     3.5
5   Hayes Alexander Marvin 30636603 1905 H--- W14 W11 D1 D6     3.5
6   Christopher Powers 30462548 1828 W29 D4 H--- X22 D5     3.5
7   Nguyen Hoang Duy Pham 30742570 1810 W25 L1 W13 W24 D4     3.5
8   Yonathan Admassu 15323127 1765 L34 W29 W21 D20 W17     3.5
9   Marlon Rigel 30206555 1761 H--- W31 W22 D4 D1 H---   3.5
10   Leonid Alzhin 14144415 1727 H--- L26 W31 W27 W15     3.5
11   Gagik Babayan 15695454 1686 D27 W32 L5 W18 W22     3.5
12 12-14 Roger Christopher Smith 14437543 1843 W13 L22 W30 L2 X26     3.0
13   Carl Anthony Pickering 30689170 1619 L12 W33 L7 W34 W27   H--- 3.0
14   Isaac S Mays-Smith 30338290 1518 W33 L5 L17 B--- W24     3.0
15 15-21 Richard V Finacom 11452728 1929 L18 W19 D20 W28 L10     2.5
16   Phil Ploquin 12535882 1682 L1 H--- H--- D30 W25     2.5
17   Nicholas Morello 31114079 1673 H--- D27 W14 H--- L8     2.5
18   Thejas Prasad 12890181 1671 W15 H--- L4 L11 W30     2.5
19   John Boyer 16865157 1638 L2 L15 W35 D21 W32     2.5
20   Sreyshthaa Krishnan 30452740 1435 B--- D2 D15 D8 L3     2.5
21   Charlie Schaezlein 31629140 1395 H--- D30 L8 D19 W34     2.5
22 22-28 Clarke Raymond Vandenhoven 30441457 1737 W35 W12 L9 F6 L11     2.0
23   Jimmy Qinmo Fan 17303750 1648 L3 W25 L27 H--- D28     2.0
24   Hoa Long Tam 16919862 1645 L4 W35 W34 L7 L14     2.0
25   John Chan 12561007 1601 L7 L23 W29 W33 L16     2.0
26   Paul Krezanoski 16897133 1461 H--- W10 L2 H--- F12 H---   2.0
27   David Siegel 12595160 1438 D11 D17 W23 L10 L13     2.0
28   Michael Horgan 14210651 1418 H--- H--- H--- L15 D23     2.0
29 29-32 Nursultan Uzakbaev 17137317 1618 L6 L8 L25 B--- H---     1.5
30   Nicolas T Horde 30573134 1584 H--- D21 L12 D16 L18     1.5
31   Tao Ni 30260481 1555 H--- L9 L10 H--- H---     1.5
32   Bennett McCutcheon 30503085 1431 H--- L11 L33 W35 L19     1.5
33 33-35 Rayna Yan 30157975 1742 L14 L13 W32 L25 F35     1.0
34   Nick, Jr Casares 10424364 1600 W8 L3 L24 L13 L21     1.0
35   Daniel J Sisti 12734121 1492 L22 L24 L19 L32 X33   H--- 1.0

SwissSys Standings. 2025 New Year Tuesday Night Marathon: Under 1600

# Place Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total
1 1 Bilguun Bayaraa 15191886 1359 W40 W9 W33 W2 W4     5.0
2 2-4 Albert Martin Starr 12844781 1530 W28 W13 W3 L1 W5     4.0
3   Sawyer Stults 31608516 1348 W21 W23 L2 W33 W11     4.0
4   Nick Hollon 30477149 1295 W36 W6 W10 W8 L1     4.0
5 5-9 Sanjay D'Mello 31767090 1532 H--- W34 W22 W15 L2     3.5
6   Satyakam Dash 31420034 1480 W30 L4 W28 W27 D9     3.5
7   David Paul Toczyski 30713291 1294 H--- W35 H--- D10 W20     3.5
8   Dahlia Madden 30654447 1195 H--- W18 W12 L4 W23     3.5
9   Immanuel Huang 31924932 unr. W27 L1 W38 W22 D6     3.5
10 10-17 Brett Fisher 31540384 1394 W31 W38 L4 D7 D17   H--- 3.0
11   Shanhuan Fan 30777426 1380 W39 L33 W30 B--- L3     3.0
12   Joseph Karwat 16761266 1367 W16 D22 L8 D23 W28     3.0
13   William Fitzgerald 17048414 1346 W32 L2 L20 X29 W33     3.0
14   Alexander Robins 31932004 1342 L22 H--- W16 H--- X24     3.0
15   Christian Brickhouse 30261226 1280 W41 H--- X24 L5 H--- H---   3.0
16   Renate Otterbach 14565208 1026 L12 W26 L14 X38 W27     3.0
17   Andrew Singer 30803745 995 H--- H--- W25 H--- D10     3.0
18 18-22 Thu Anh Le 17248797 1233 D35 L8 H--- D31 W36     2.5
19   Merlin Ethan Mackley 31277598 1182 L23 D21 D35 D25 W37     2.5
20   DANIEL SMITH 31779836 1052 H--- D37 W13 H--- L7     2.5
21   John Pirone 30758788 1004 L3 D19 D37 W26 H---     2.5
22   Steven Lee Myers 30700928 977 W14 D12 L5 L9 X38     2.5
23 23-35 Richard Hack 12796129 1500 W19 L3 H--- D12 L8     2.0
24   Imanola Amadeus Avendano 12919269 1489 W29 H--- F15 H--- F14     2.0
25   Dominic A Vazquez 30703139 1312 L33 W39 L17 D19 D32     2.0
26   Peter James Rushton 16453812 1267 L34 L16 W40 L21 W41     2.0
27   Lawrence R Trosen 14465442 1261 L9 X40 W34 L6 L16 H---   2.0
28   Kyle Ewart Coventry Booth 30715175 1183 L2 W32 L6 W35 L12     2.0
29   Danny Du Uy Cao 16939797 1166 L24 H--- H--- F13 W40 H---   2.0
30   Ummon Karpe 12932259 1161 L6 W41 L11 H--- H---     2.0
31   Jeremy Alejandro Figueroa 31361388 1073 L10 U--- W41 D18 H--- H--- H--- 2.0
32   Alexander Kojevnikov 31856555 992 L13 L28 B--- H--- D25     2.0
33   Andrew Braithwaite 31237898 931 W25 W11 L1 L3 L13   H--- 2.0
34   Douglas Alan Burkhardt 31265165 664 W26 L5 L27 H--- H---     2.0
35   Zachary Wickliffe 32140128 unr. D18 L7 D19 L28 B---     2.0
36 36-37 Zachary Halle 31331691 913 L4 U--- H--- W41 L18     1.5
37   Dhivya Mylsamy 32226425 unr. L38 D20 D21 H--- L19     1.5
38 38-40 Jack Conklin 30041045 1215 W37 L10 L9 F16 F22     1.0
39   Richard William Ahrens 16953298 1071 L11 L25 H--- H--- U---   H--- 1.0
40   Paul Blum 12748433 1010 L1 F27 L26 B--- L29     1.0
41 41 Brian Keith Langendorf 30893468 746 L15 L30 L31 L36 L26     0.0
Pairings: 

Pairings.

 

SwissSys Report: 2025 New Year Tuesday Night Marathon

SwissSys Report: 2025 New Year Tuesday Night Marathon

SwissSys Report: 2025 New Year Tuesday Night Marathon

SwissSys Report: 2025 New Year Tuesday Night Marathon

Pairings for Round 1. 2025 New Year Tuesday Night Marathon: Extra Rated

Bd Res White Res Black
47 0 Alexander Robins (1342 0.0) 1 Zachary Wickliffe (unr. 0.0)
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