The Tuesday Night Marathon

The Mechanics' Tuesday Night Marathon has a rich tradition that dates back at least 30 years. The idea of playing serious chess one night a week has appealed to a broad range of players from Senior Master to beginner, who find the time commitment fits their schedule quite comfortably. Today we think of eight 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' 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 $40 for eight/nine 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!

IM John Donaldson
MI Chess Room Director and TNM TD

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The Summer Tuesday Night Marathon
May25 - July13

#	Name	Rtng	Post	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot
1	Andy Lee	2324	2333	W38	W28	W17	W16	D2	4.5
2	Romulo Fuentes	2237	2252	W39	W8	W18	W7	D1	4.5
3	Peter Zavadsky	2251	2247	W32	L30	W37	W13	W9	4.0
4	Jorge Lopez	2190	2189	W41	L10	W38	W21	W17	4.0
5	Hayk Manvelyan	2151	2154	D44	W33	W10	D19	W18	4.0
6	Igor Traub	2124	2128	W45	D36	W25	H---	W19	4.0
7	Steven Gaffagan	2040	2059	W46	W51	W14	L2	W16	4.0
8	Todd Rumph	2013	2037	W50	L2	W40	W14	W15	4.0
9	Edward Perepelitsky	2109	2110	W27	W11	D19	W12	L3	3.5
10	Steven Krasnov	1967	1981	W64	W4	L5	H---	W32	3.5
11	Cameron Wheeler	1890	1903	W63	L9	W51	D30	W28	3.5
12	Will Delaney	1838	1870	H---	W45	W31	L9	W30	3.5
13	Ethan Chamberlain	1703	1769	H---	W34	W22	L3	W31	3.5
14	Russell Wong	2200	2184	W40	W20	L7	L8	W38	3.0
15	Frank Thornally	2200	2194	H---	H---	W26	W35	L8	3.0
16	Oleg Shakhnazarov	2175	2169	W43	W24	W30	L1	L7	3.0
17	Philipp Perepelitsky	2099	2096	W57	W26	L1	W23	L4	3.0
18	James Jones	2094	2090	W52	W37	L2	W24	L5	3.0
19	Demetrius Goins	2035	2034	W47	X56	D9	D5	L6	3.0
20	George Sanguinetti	1940	1928	W59	L14	L41	W54	W39	3.0
21	Victor Todortsev	1924	1911	L51	W58	W27	L4	W40	3.0
22	Mingson Chen	1911	1902	H---	W44	L13	D39	W43	3.0
23	Yuan Wang	1909	1896	L56	W47	W57	L17	W41	3.0
24	Jason Ochoa	1900	1897	W60	L16	W61	L18	W42	3.0
25	Charles Kleiman	1851	1856	H---	W53	L6	H---	W44	3.0
26	Juan Cendejas	1763	1784	W54	L17	L15	W49	W35	3.0
27	Jason Krienke	1592	1616	L9	W63	L21	W61	W37	3.0
28	Joe Urquhart	2028	2012	W48	L1	D39	W41	L11	2.5
29	William Gray	2026	2027	H---	H---	H---	U---	W50	2.5
30	Peter Grey	2017	2011	W49	W3	L16	D11	L12	2.5
31	Hovik Manvelyan	1997	1971	D58	W55	L12	W33	L13	2.5
32	Peter Sherwood	1801	1794	L3	D54	W53	W52	L10	2.5
33	Uyanga Byambaa	1772	1778	H---	L5	W34	L31	W52	2.5
34	Kenneth Somerville	1698	1691	H---	L13	L33	W53	W54	2.5
35	David Klinetobe	2010	1995	H---	H---	W43	L15	L26	2.0
36	Lazar Shnaiderman	1863	1871	W61	D6	H---	U---	U---	2.0
37	Mikhail Chernobilskiy	1845	1826	W62	L18	L3	W57	L27	2.0
38	Renjish Abraham	1821	1820	L1	W48	L4	W46	L14	2.0
39	Arthur Dembling	1738	1747	L2	W50	D28	D22	L20	2.0
40	Tab Salvo	1738	1734	L14	W49	L8	W47	L21	2.0
41	Daniel Litowsky	1700	1711	L4	W64	W20	L28	L23	2.0
42	Julian Standen	1690	1687	U---	H---	H---	W51	L24	2.0
43	Jossy Chalissery	1689	1684	L16	W59	L35	W58	L22	2.0
44	Richard Chadwick	1687	1688	D5	L22	D55	W60	L25	2.0
45	Brendan MacIntyre	1676	1656	L6	L12	L54	W59	W58	2.0
46	Tony Cole	1494	1478	L7	L61	W59	L38	W60	2.0
47	Daniel Montoya	1483	1481	L19	L23	W64	L40	X62	2.0
48	David Olson	1420	1432	L28	L38	F60	W63	W61	2.0
49	Michael Hilliard	1417	1409	L30	L40	W63	L26	X55	2.0
50	Charles James	1383	1419	L8	L39	W62	W55	L29	2.0
51	Jeff Sinick	1249	1344	W21	L7	L11	L42	W57	2.0
52	German Bertot	1551	1542	L18	W62	H---	L32	L33	1.5
53	Tom Allen	1542	1529	H---	L25	L32	L34	W64	1.5
54	Jerry Morgan	1475	1496	L26	D32	W45	L20	L34	1.5
55	Richard Newey	1762	1734	H---	L31	D44	L50	F49	1.0
56	Craig Yamamoto	1577	1602	W23	F19	U---	U---	U---	1.0
57	Henry Mar	1562	1530	L17	W60	L23	L37	L51	1.0
58	David Rakonitz	1377	1381	D31	L21	H---	L43	L45	1.0
59	Barry Capdeville	1334	1313	L20	L43	L46	L45	B---	1.0
60	Brunston Poon	1018	1012	L24	L57	X48	L44	L46	1.0
61	Daniel Mitchell	unr.	1375	L36	W46	L24	L27	L48	1.0
62	Gabriel Hernandez	unr.	1237	L37	L52	L50	W64	F47	1.0
63	Jackie Cowgill	902	897	L11	L27	L49	L48	H---	0.5
64	Robert Frank	1353	1304	L10	L41	L47	L62	L53	0.0

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