2024 Winter Tuesday Night Marathon

2024 Winter Tuesday Night Marathon
Nov - Dec 2024

US Chess & FIDE-rated event
 

Standings -- Pairings -- Complete list of games (pdf&pgn)

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

Registration -- Eligibility -- Tournament Rules -- FAQ
 

Max capacity: 80
Masks are optional in the chess room.

Pre-TNM Lectures are back! Arrive at 5:45pm and listen to a guest speaker covering some of the exciting news from the chess world as well as interesting games from our own tournaments!

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

1. Dates & Location

• Seven Tuesdays in Nov - Dec 2024: 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17
• 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: 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17)
• Round Times: Tuesday at 6:30 pm Pacific Time (GMT+8)
• Time Control: G/120;d5  (Game in 120 minutes with 5-second delay on each move.)
• Games will be US Chess regular-rated as well as FIDE-rated. Tournament results will be submitted immediately after last round finished.
• Four Sections: 2000+, 1600-1999, 1200-1599 and under1200
• Pairings are based on the Nov 2024 regular supplemental regular US Chess rating.
• Play-up "200-rating point rule":
  Players must have a 1800 USCF regular supplemental or actual regular rating in order to be eligible to play up to the 2000+ section.
  Players must have a 1400 USCF regular supplemental or actual regular rating in order to be eligible to play up to the 1600-1999 section.
  Players must have a 1000 USCF regular supplemental or actual regular rating in order to be eligible to play up to the 1200-1599 section.

3. Byes

• Byes are available for players in any rounds 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 prior to the pairing of the round. Pairings usually are posted shortly after noon on Monday, the day before the round.
• Round 7 bye must be requested before start of Round 4. 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 a total of three rounds.
   

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

	2000+	1600-1999	1200-1599	u1200
1st Place	$400	$300	$200	$150
2nd Place	$300	$200	$100	$80
3rd Place	$200	$100	$60	$60
Best under2200	$150
Best under1800		$80
Best under1400			$60
Best under1000				$60

• 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. 
   

5. Registration

• Mechanics' Institute Member: $70
• Non-Member: $100
• Play-up: $15 for members, $20 for non-members.
• $5 admin fee for all cancellations & refunds.
• Click here to register: https://mechanics-institute.jumbula.com/2024Tournaments/2024WinterTuesdayNightMarathon

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 or need to check its expiration date? Visit: https://new.uschess.org/player-search
• Become a member or renew your membership: https://new.uschess.org/player-search
   

7. Tournament Rules

• Modified FIDE-rules apply.
• Forfeit time is 30 minutes without prior notice, 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.

8. FAQ

• What do the time controls mean?
  Time controls tell you how much time you have for each game.
  G120;d5 means game in 120 minutes (aka 2 hours) with a 5-second delay on each move. This means you get 120 minutes, your opponent gets 120 minutes, and at each move the clock counts down from 5 to 0 before the player's time starts. If a player doesn't use up the whole 5 seconds, the remainder of that time is lost.
   
• 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 tournament. The tournaments are never elimination, so win or lose, you can stay in the tournament.

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• Complete list of games
  We will publish the complete list of games after they have been processed.
  Check back each Monday to see any new uploads:

  TNM	PDF file	PGN file
  Round 1
  Round 2
  Round 3
  Round 4
  Round 5
  Round 6
  Round 7

  
   

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.