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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.

 

2024 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon

March 5th to April 16th
Prize Winners:

 

 
Standings:

SwissSys Report: 2024 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon

SwissSys Standings. 2024 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon: 2000+

# Place Name Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total
1 1-4 Archit Dasika 2220 (2028) W14 W7 H--- H---     H--- 2.0
2   FM Ruiyang Yan 2349 (2201) W18 W8           2.0
3   Laurie Qiu 2064 (1896) W11 W15           2.0
4   Alex Hayden Shrauger 2158 (1935) W19 W10           2.0
5 5-6 IM Elliott Winslow 2197 (2011) D9 W16           1.5
6   Kyle Chan 1902 H--- W17   H---       1.5
7 7-13 Bradley R Diller 2143 (1843) W12 L1     H---     1.0
8   Max Hao 2079 (1885) W13 L2           1.0
9   Edward Lewis 1967 (1872) D5 D14           1.0
10   Marlon Rigel 1824 (1765) B--- L4           1.0
11   Stephen Parsons 1827 (1770) L3 B---           1.0
12   Michael Gene Anderson 1900 (1776) L7 W19           1.0
13   Hector Viadiu-Ilarraza 1874 L8 W18           1.0
14 14-17 Kristian Clemens 2004 (1850) L1 D9       H--- H--- 0.5
15   WFM Natalya Tsodikova 2149 (2029) H--- L3           0.5
16   Amit Sant 1947 (1770) H--- L5           0.5
17   Sivavishnu Srinivasan 2052 (1867) H--- L6           0.5
18 18-19 James E Jones 2006 (2041) L2 L13           0.0
19   Kayven Riese 1912 (1743) L4 L12           0.0

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

# Place Name Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total
1 1-4 Wilson Wong 1928 (1838) W16 W15           2.0
2   Hayes Alexander Marvin 1752 (1689) W17 W14           2.0
3   Michael Walder 1911 (1864) W27 W13           2.0
4   Joshua Lamstein 1733 (1743) W28 W18           2.0
5 5-12 Arivoli Tirouvingadame 1742 (1714) W20 D8           1.5
6   Yonathan Admassu 1670 (1747) W21 D7           1.5
7   Arvind Sankar 1989 (1932) W30 D6           1.5
8   Nicholas Morello 1524 (1689) W29 D5   H---     H--- 1.5
9   Igor Krayushkin 1737 (1720) H--- W19           1.5
10   Sheng Jian 1663 (1732) H--- W26           1.5
11   Richard Hack 1576 (1647) H--- W25           1.5
12   Tao Ni 1408 (1247) H--- B---     H---     1.5
13 13-24 Phil Ploquin 1573 (1664) W22 L3           1.0
14   John Chan 1503 (1639) W23 L2           1.0
15   Nick, Jr Casares 1600 (1579) W31 L1           1.0
16   Na Chea 1634 (1792) L1 W31           1.0
17   Rayna Yan 1561 (1641) L2 W29       H---   1.0
18   Zack Schuster 1432 (1629) B--- L4           1.0
19   Samuel Agdamag 1461 (1656) W32 L9           1.0
20   Chase Wang 1556 (1596) L5 W32           1.0
21   Anubhav Maheshwari 1458 (1641) L6 W30 H---         1.0
22   Adam Mercado 1783 (1827) L13 W27           1.0
23   Gagik Babayan 1683 (1785) L14 W28           1.0
24   Christopher Powers 1834 (1795) H--- H---           1.0
25 25-26 Hoa Long Tam 1647 (1616) H--- L11           0.5
26   Sadhana Arivoli 1618 (1641) H--- L10           0.5
27 27-32 Clarke Raymond Vandenhoven 1629 (1632) L3 L22           0.0
28   Robert Crompton 1539 (1701) L4 L23           0.0
29   Lee Cooper 1707 (1744) L8 L17         H--- 0.0
30   Nicolas T Horde 1642 (1671) L7 L21           0.0
31   Frederic Dutter 1900 (1722) L15 L16           0.0
32   Max L Ross 1675 (1724) L19 L20           0.0

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

# Place Name Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total
1 1-2 Phineas F Horowitz 1209 W16 W11           2.0
2   Bennett McCutcheon 1154 (1583) W20 W10           2.0
3 3-9 Richard William Ahrens 1089 (1526) W12 D4     H---     1.5
4   Andrew Imbens 1458 (1662) W13 D3           1.5
5   Dominic A Vazquez 1005 B--- D7           1.5
6   Albert Martin Starr 1500 (1598) D18 W15           1.5
7   David Paul Toczyski 1212 (1635) W21 D5           1.5
8   Sam Nolen 1443 (1689) D15 W19           1.5
9   Danny Du Uy Cao 1174 (1511) H--- X18           1.5
10 10-14 John Little 1262 W14 L2           1.0
11   Romeo Belmes Barreyro 1514 (1752) W17 L1           1.0
12   Charles James 1318 (1671) L3 W21           1.0
13   Thu Anh Le 1301 (1564) L4 B---           1.0
14   Michael R Hilliard 1400 (1558) L10 W20           1.0
15 15-19 Pardhu Sai Kanaparthi 1269 D8 L6           0.5
16   Brett Fisher 1364 (1568) L1 D17     H--- H---   0.5
17   Drew H Clark 1316 (1671) L11 D16           0.5
18   Aradhana Arivoli 1305 (1550) D6 F9           0.5
19   Nikhil Sangani 1200 H--- L8       H--- H--- 0.5
20 20-21 William Fitzgerald 1343 (1612) L2 L14           0.0
21   Clarence Harris 1400 (1587) L7 L12           0.0

SwissSys Standings. 2024 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon: u1200

# Place Name Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total
1 1-2 Charlie Schaezlein 1154 W8 W6           2.0
2   Shubhankar Sharan 1047 (1551) W15 W7           2.0
3 3-5 Sanjay D'Mello unr. W10 D9           1.5
4   Zachary Halle 727 H--- W14           1.5
5   Daniel Smith unr. H--- B---           1.5
6 6-13 Paul Blum 1016 (1562) W13 L1           1.0
7   Sawyer Stults 1088 W16 L2           1.0
8   William B Dillon 800 L1 W16           1.0
9   Andrew Singer 1056 (1516) H--- D3 H---     H---   1.0
10   Steven Lee Myers 942 (1525) L3 W15       H---   1.0
11   Andrew Braithwaite 776 H--- D12       H---   1.0
12   Adam Ashfield unr. H--- D11           1.0
13   Adeline Christiana Ell 594 L6 B---           1.0
14 14 Sean Land 891 (1522) H--- L4       H--- H--- 0.5
15 15-16 Brian Keith Langendorf 674 (1414) L2 L10           0.0
16   John Pirone 789 (1524) L7 L8           0.0

 

Pairings:

 

SwissSys Report: 2024 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon

SwissSys Report: 2024 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon

SwissSys Report: 2024 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon

SwissSys Report: 2024 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon