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20th Donnelly Memorial Championship - In-Person FIDE (G90+30)

Saturday, September 18, 2021 to Sunday, September 19, 2021

5-rounds Swiss -- Full Weekend, FIDE-Rated Tournament

Open for Everyone!


Dates & Location -- Tournament Format -- Byes -- Prize Fund

Registration -- Eligibility -- Tournament Rules  -- FAQ

Standings -- Prize Winners


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1. Dates & Location

  • Upcoming Weekend Tournament: Saturday, September 18 - Sunday, September 19
  • Location: Mechanics' Institute - Chess Room 4th Floor
    57 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94104 (click here to map)

2. Tournament Format:

  • Tournament Format: Individual Swiss
  • Total Rounds: 5
  • Round Times: Saturday 9am, lunch break, 1:30pm, 5:30pm; Sunday 10am, 2:30pm
  • Time Control: G/90+30s inc  (Game in 90 minutes with 30 second increment at each move.)
  • Games will be US Chess regular rated and FIDE rated.
  • Sections based on USCF ratings: 2000+, 1600-1999, and under1600.
  • Pairings are based on the Sept 2021 OTB.
  • Playup: Players must have a 1800 USCF OTB supplemental rating in order to be eligible to play up to the 2000+ section and must have a 1400+ USCF OTB or supplemental rating in order to be eligible to play up to the 1600-1999 section.
  • Unrateds can only play in the u1600 section.

3. Byes

  • Max 2 half-point byes. All bye requests must be made before start of round 2. Last-round bye irrevocable.
  • Late registration and Late joins are OK, up to two half-point byes.

4. Prize Fund

  • $2800 based on 80 paid entries. ** adjusted for more realistic attendance.
     
      Open
    (FIDE-rated)    		 1600-1999
    (FIDE-rated)    		 Under1600
    (FIDE-rated)
    1st Place $480 $320 $320
    2nd Place $320 $200 $200
    3rd Place $160 $120 $120
    4th Place $120 $80  
    Best Under2000 $120    
    Best Under1800   $80  
    Best Under1400     $80
    Best Under1200     $80

     
  • Under prizes are based on USCF OTB ratings (whichever is the higher)
  • Please allow 2-3 weeks for processing prize checks.
  • Per IRS rules anyone with a cumulative $600+ prizes in any calendar year will need to fill out a W9 and Mechanics' Institute will be providing a 1099 form. More details coming soon.
     

5. Registration

  • Onsite Registration: Saturday, 9/18: 8:30-8:45AM
  • MI library member: $70
  • Non-MI library member: $100
  • Play-up for MI member: $15
  • Play-up for non-MI member: $20 (you need to be within 200 rating points of the next section.)
  • Late fee on the day of the tournament: $20
  • $5 admin fee for all cancellations & refunds.
  • Entry to GM/IM/WGM/WIMs by 09/15. Prize-EF applies.
  • Click here to register: https://mechanics-institute.jumbula.com/Tournaments2021/20thDonnellyMemorialChampionship
     

6. 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/player-search

     

7. Tournament rules

  • Standard US Chess and modified FIDE rules apply.
  • Forfeit time is 60 minutes. Please be considerate of your opponent, and don't be late! Let us know if you can't make it to one round!

8. FAQ

  • What are the time controls mean?
    Time controls are telling you how much time you have for each game.
    G90+30 for example: Game in 90 minutes with 90 second increment. This means you get 90 minutes, your opponent gets 90 minutes and with each move there is a 30 second added to the time.
  • How many games/rounds?
    The 5SS before the time control means how many rounds, i.e. how many games can a player play in the tournament. The tournaments are never elimination, so win or lose you can stay in the tournament.
  • Withdrawal: you can always leave a tournament if you wish, but please DO LET US KNOW so we don't pair you for next round.
  • Players Database
    For players who are interested in play in our tournaments.
    PLEASE fill out our Players database: https://forms.gle/X3hChCWbusHp4Ze56 to get email notifications about last minute changes and invitational opportunities. 
Prize Winners: 

Prizes. 20th Donnelly Memorial Championship: Open

# Name Cash Prize credited to pool
1 FM Ezra Chambers (4.0/2314) 282.00 1st Place: $282
12 Daniel Lin (3.5/1863) 106.75 2nd Place: $188;
3rd Place: $94;
4th Place: $71
Best u2000: $74;
4-way split of $426: $106.75 each
2 Theodore Coyne (3.5/2136) 106.75
7 Advay Bansal (3.5/1949) 106.75
16 Vincent Qin (3.5/1807) 106.75

Prizes. 20th Donnelly Memorial Championship: 1600-1999

# Name Cash Prize credited to pool
8 Stephen Willy (4.5/1639) 188.00 Place: 1 - $188
9 Hanchi Yao (3.5/1636) 70.75 2nd Place: $118;
3rd Place: $71;
4th Place: $47;
Best u1800: $47;
4-way split of $282: $70.75 each
3 James Mahooti (3.5/1800) 70.75
4 Matthew Alioto (3.5/1791) 70.75
5 Teodoro Porlares (3.5/1749) 70.75

Prizes. 20th Donnelly Memorial Championship: under1600

# Name Cash Prize credited to pool
6 Axel Joseph (4.0/1234) 188.00 1st Place: $188
5 Kevin Hou (3.5/1310) 78.66 2nd Place: $118;
3rd Place: $71;
Best 1400: $47;
3-way split of $236: $78.66 each 
7 Tobiah Rex (3.5/1173) 78.66
11 Eli Lee (3.5/694) 78.66
9 Danny Cao (2.5/896) 47.00 Best 1200: $47

 

 

 

Standings: 

Standings

SwissSys Report: 20th Donnelly Memorial Championship

SwissSys Standings. 20th Donnelly Memorial Championship: Open

# Name Handle ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total T-Sonneborn Prize
1 FM Ezra Chambers   15191101 2314 W15 L3 W11 W8 X4 4.0 7.5 282.00
2 Theodore Coyne   13848228 2136 W7 W5 W3 L4 D6 3.5 11.5 106.75
3 Advay Bansal   16068511 1949 W10 W1 L2 D5 W8 3.5 10.75 106.75
4 Daniel Lin   15176393 1863 D6 W9 W12 W2 F1 3.5 10.75 106.75
5 Vincent Qin   16571968 1807 B--- L2 W7 D3 W11 3.5 8.5 106.75
6 Nicholas Weng   15499404 2001 D4 W16 L8 W10 D2 3.0 7  
7 Patrick Liu   16667410 1884 L2 W13 L5 W16 W14 3.0 4  
8 Sean Kelly   16962568 1848 D9 W14 W6 L1 L3 2.5 5.75  
9 John Alioto   12433017 1965 D8 L4 W16 H--- H--- 2.5 4.75  
10 Jeffery Wang   16291100 1828 L3 D15 B--- L6 W13 2.5 3.25  
11 Sadia Qureshi   14024572 1857 W13 L12 L1 W14 L5 2.0 3  
12 Alex Silvestre   15446526 2131 H--- W11 L4 U--- U--- 1.5 4.25  
13 Ako Heidari   15206848 1996 L11 L7 H--- W15 L10 1.5 1.75  
14 Andrew Guo   16192001 1915 H--- L8 W15 L11 L7 1.5 1.75  
15 Lucas Lesniewski   17039584 1929 L1 D10 L14 L13 D16 1.0 1.75  
16 Max Hao   16083648 1881 H--- L6 L9 L7 D15 1.0 1  

SwissSys Standings. 20th Donnelly Memorial Championship: 1600-1999

# Name Handle ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total T-Sonneborn Prize
1 Stephen Willy   17088783 1639 W12 W21 W11 D7 W3 4.5 11 188.00
2 Matthew Alioto   12438038 1791 W13 D8 X19 H--- H--- 3.5 9.25 70.75
3 Teodoro Porlares   12773115 1749 W17 W4 H--- X6 L1 3.5 9 70.75
4 Hanchi Yao   16512998 1636 W16 L3 W15 D11 W7 3.5 8.25 70.75
5 James Mahooti   12621393 1800 H--- W14 L7 W18 W13 3.5 7.75 70.75
6 Lisa Willis   12601676 1583 H--- H--- X21 F3 W11 3.0 8.5  
7 Samir Alazawi   14690016 1862 D10 W20 W5 D1 L4 3.0 8.25  
8 Kevin Sun   16898540 1622 W18 D2 H--- H--- D10 3.0 7.75  
9 Adam Stafford   14257838 1665 W15 L11 W16 H--- H--- 3.0 7  
10 Wentao Wu   16629782 1607 D7 D13 D18 W14 D8 3.0 7  
11 Katherine Zhuge   16715925 1454 B--- W9 L1 D4 L6 2.5 6  
12 Stephen Parsons   16566932 1544 L1 D15 L14 W16 W18 2.5 4.5  
13 Anvitha Penagalapati   16315087 1598 L2 D10 W20 W21 L5 2.5 3.5  
14 Aaron Craig   12872385 1451 H--- L5 W12 L10 D15 2.0 4.5  
15 Anish Dara   15295667 1552 L9 D12 L4 B--- D14 2.0 3.25  
16 Nursultan Uzakbaev   17137317 1540 L4 W17 L9 L12 W20 2.0 3  
17 Serena Yuan   16843308 1575 L3 L16 H--- D20 W21 2.0 2.5  
18 Neil Bhaduri   16717750 1515 L8 B--- D10 L5 L12 1.5 2.25  
19 Junior Mejia   14679391 1688 H--- H--- F2 U--- U--- 1.0 2.5  
20 Kian Jamali   16761438 1455 H--- L7 L13 D17 L16 1.0 1.5  
21 Nelson Sowell   11103405 1807 B--- L1 F6 L13 L17 1.0 1  

SwissSys Standings. 20th Donnelly Memorial Championship: under1600

# Name Handle ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total T-Sonneborn Prize
1 Axel Joseph   30240086 1234 W8 W6 W5 W3 L2 4.0 12 188.00
2 Tobiah Rex   30164211 1173 H--- L5 W12 W9 W1 3.5 9.75 78.67
3 Kevin Hou   14466115 1310 W13 W7 W4 L1 D6 3.5 8.5 78.67
4 Eli Lee   16707438 694 B--- W10 L3 W11 H--- 3.5 7.5 78.67
5 Andrew Ballantyne   17079795 1427 H--- W2 L1 D7 W11 3.0 8.25  
6 Andrew Imbens   30102682 1318 W9 L1 D7 W13 D3 3.0 6.5  
7 Nilufer Sagat   17256603 unr. B--- L3 D6 D5 D8 2.5 5.5  
8 Albert Starr   12844781 1500 L1 W12 L11 X10 D7 2.5 4  
9 Danny Cao   16939797 896 L6 B--- H--- L2 W12 2.5 4 47.00
10 Valerie Jade   17168772 1484 W11 L4 U--- F8 W13 2.0 5  
11 Henry Lien   15156603 1065 L10 W13 W8 L4 L5 2.0 3.5  
12 Thomas Gu   17005685 768 H--- L8 L2 B--- L9 1.5 1.5  
13 Andrew Kaplan   30274959 unr. L3 L11 B--- L6 L10 1.0 0.5  

SwissSys Standings. 20th Donnelly Memorial Championship: Extra Games @ Donnelly

# Name Handle ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total T-Sonneborn
1 Nelson Sowell   11103405 1807 W6 U--- U--- U---   1.0 1.5
2 Matthew Alioto   12438038 1791 U--- U--- W8 U---   1.0 1.5
3 Anish Dara   15295667 1552 U--- U--- U--- W7   1.0 1.5
4 John Chan   12561007 1500 U--- W9 U--- U---   1.0 1.5
5 Kian Jamali   16761438 1455 W10 U--- U--- U---   1.0 1.5
6 Vincent Qin   16571968 1804 L1 U--- U--- U---   0.0 0
7 ALLYSON WONG   15052665 1773 U--- U--- U--- L3   0.0 0
8 Lisa Willis   12601676 1583 U--- U--- L2 U---   0.0 0
9 Neil Bhaduri   16717750 1515 U--- L4 U--- U---   0.0 0
10 Katherine Zhuge   16715925 1425 L5 U--- U--- U---   0.0 0
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