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
The Winter Tuesday Night Marathon
January 5-February 23
| # | Name | Rtng | Post | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Tot |
| 1 | Dante Argishti | 2026 | 2048 | W53 | W20 | W15 | W11 | D4 | 4.5 |
| 2 | Frank Thornally | 2208 | 2209 | W5 | D18 | W25 | D4 | W8 | 4.0 |
| 3 | Oleg Shakhnazarov | 2184 | 2191 | H--- | H--- | W26 | W19 | W17 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Hayk Manvelyan | 2074 | 2089 | W38 | W16 | W9 | D2 | D1 | 4.0 |
| 5 | Charles Kleiman | 1737 | 1806 | L2 | W48 | W22 | W14 | W16 | 4.0 |
| 6 | Russell Wong | 2212 | 2204 | H--- | W30 | L8 | W29 | W27 | 3.5 |
| 7 | Evan Sandberg | 2119 | 2117 | W36 | H--- | W12 | L8 | W24 | 3.5 |
| 8 | Igor Traub | 2046 | 2064 | H--- | W43 | W6 | W7 | L2 | 3.5 |
| 9 | Peter Grey | 2020 | 2013 | W39 | W33 | L4 | D21 | W30 | 3.5 |
| 10 | Steven Gaffagan | 2016 | 2021 | W48 | W22 | H--- | D13 | D11 | 3.5 |
| 11 | Hovik Manvelyan | 1953 | 1973 | W50 | W47 | W23 | L1 | D10 | 3.5 |
| 12 | David Askin | 1749 | 1772 | H--- | W46 | L7 | W32 | W23 | 3.5 |
| 13 | Romulo Fuentes | 2177 | 2171 | H--- | H--- | W35 | D10 | D18 | 3.0 |
| 14 | Igor Margulis | 2128 | 2108 | W35 | D25 | D18 | L5 | W33 | 3.0 |
| 15 | David Klinetobe | 2043 | 2030 | W31 | W32 | L1 | D18 | D21 | 3.0 |
| 16 | George Sanguinetti | 1980 | 1967 | W49 | L4 | W37 | W31 | L5 | 3.0 |
| 17 | Victor Todortsev | 1955 | 1944 | L22 | W53 | W36 | W38 | L3 | 3.0 |
| 18 | Daniel Liu | 1949 | 1967 | W40 | D2 | D14 | D15 | D13 | 3.0 |
| 19 | Steven Krasnov | 1913 | 1917 | H--- | H--- | W39 | L3 | W36 | 3.0 |
| 20 | Prashant Periwal | 1839 | 1831 | W41 | L1 | L31 | W39 | W38 | 3.0 |
| 21 | Arthur Dembling | 1717 | 1761 | H--- | H--- | W47 | D9 | D15 | 3.0 |
| 22 | Sergey Paramonov | 1536 | 1628 | W17 | L10 | L5 | W34 | W35 | 3.0 |
| 23 | James Jones | 2075 | 2053 | W37 | X27 | L11 | H--- | L12 | 2.5 |
| 24 | Jayakrishnan Ramachandran | 1945 | 1943 | H--- | W44 | H--- | H--- | L7 | 2.5 |
| 25 | Lazar Shnaiderman | 1873 | 1866 | W51 | D14 | L2 | L30 | W40 | 2.5 |
| 26 | Weston Leavens | 1858 | 1841 | H--- | W45 | L3 | L33 | W44 | 2.5 |
| 27 | Richard Newey | 1754 | 1753 | W42 | F23 | D33 | W43 | L6 | 2.5 |
| 28 | Julian Standen | 1733 | 1734 | H--- | H--- | H--- | W46 | U--- | 2.5 |
| 29 | Ralph Palmeri | 1718 | 1722 | L47 | W49 | H--- | L6 | W45 | 2.5 |
| 30 | Charles Bultman | 1714 | 1728 | H--- | L6 | W45 | W25 | L9 | 2.5 |
| 31 | James Cohee | 1640 | 1659 | L15 | W42 | W20 | L16 | H--- | 2.5 |
| 32 | Zachary Bookman | 1465 | 1526 | W52 | L15 | H--- | L12 | W43 | 2.5 |
| 33 | Barry Capdeville | 1133 | 1218 | B--- | L9 | D27 | W26 | L14 | 2.5 |
| 34 | Tab Salvo | 1744 | 1703 | D45 | H--- | L38 | L22 | W46 | 2.0 |
| 35 | Daniel Litowsky | 1705 | 1697 | L14 | W40 | L13 | W51 | L22 | 2.0 |
| 36 | Willie Campers | 1693 | 1691 | L7 | W50 | L17 | W41 | L19 | 2.0 |
| 37 | Brendan Macintyre | 1681 | 1667 | L23 | W51 | L16 | L40 | W50 | 2.0 |
| 38 | Carl Woebcke | 1649 | 1658 | L4 | W41 | W34 | L17 | L20 | 2.0 |
| 39 | Christopher Nelson | 1613 | 1630 | L9 | W52 | L19 | L20 | W51 | 2.0 |
| 40 | Henry Mar | 1500 | 1526 | L18 | L35 | W49 | W37 | L25 | 2.0 |
| 41 | Jerry Morgan | 1441 | 1464 | L20 | L38 | W48 | L36 | W49 | 2.0 |
| 42 | Daniel Montoya | 1398 | 1381 | L27 | L31 | B--- | L44 | X53 | 2.0 |
| 43 | Michael Askin | 1699 | 1678 | H--- | L8 | W44 | L27 | L32 | 1.5 |
| 44 | Craig Yamamoto | 1651 | 1632 | H--- | L24 | L43 | W42 | L26 | 1.5 |
| 45 | Robert Frank | 1239 | 1289 | D34 | L26 | L30 | W48 | L29 | 1.5 |
| 46 | Paul Blum | 629 | 700 | H--- | L12 | W53 | L28 | L34 | 1.5 |
| 47 | Jules Jelinek | 2131 | 2108 | W29 | L11 | L21 | U--- | U--- | 1.0 |
| 48 | Tom Allen | 1552 | 1502 | L10 | L5 | L41 | L45 | B--- | 1.0 |
| 49 | David Olson | 1547 | 1519 | L16 | L29 | L40 | W53 | L41 | 1.0 |
| 50 | Albert Starr | 1500 | 1463 | L11 | L36 | L51 | B--- | L37 | 1.0 |
| 51 | Michael Hilliard | 1447 | 1440 | L25 | L37 | W50 | L35 | L39 | 1.0 |
| 52 | Mike Goodall | 1900 | 1867 | L32 | L39 | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 |
| 53 | Thomas Gonda | 1637 | 1586 | L1 | L17 | L46 | L49 | F42 | 0.0 |