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

Current Marathon Standings • Pairings for the Next Round • Flyer and Registration Form

Winter Tuesday Night Marathon
January 3 - February 21, 2011

#	Name	Rtng	Post	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot
1	Russell Wong	2200	2217	W43	W20	W31	W4	W3	5.0
2	Elliott Winslow	2421	2428	H---	W66	W15	W7	W13	4.5
3	Todd Rumph	2168	2171	W44	W33	W17	W6	L1	4.0
4	Igor Traub	2126	2130	W45	W34	W19	L1	W27	4.0
5	Daniel Liu	2114	2122	H---	W32	D22	W10	W17	4.0
6	Praveen Narayanan	1986	1997	W46	W41	W23	L3	W19	4.0
7	Victor Todortsev	1959	1972	W38	W25	W26	L2	W22	4.0
8	Jeff McCann	2058	2050	L24	W54	H---	W36	W20	3.5
9	Michael Lin	2056	2065	H---	W21	W35	D13	H---	3.5
10	Uyanga Byambaa	2027	2030	H---	W61	W37	L5	W30	3.5
11	Jason Ochoa	1906	1919	H---	W57	L13	W37	W28	3.5
12	Peter Sherwood	1769	1770	W58	L31	W51	D30	X29	3.5
13	Romulo Fuentes	2211	2208	H---	W24	W11	D9	L2	3.0
14	Demetrius Goins	2100	2092	H---	D18	W45	D23	H---	3.0
15	Siddharth Banik	1998	1995	H---	W55	L2	W44	D23	3.0
16	Michael Anderson	1900	1899	W48	L26	H---	W40	H---	3.0
17	Nils Delmonico	1900	1910	W49	W27	L3	W26	L5	3.0
18	Lazar Shnaiderrman	1873	1881	H---	D14	W38	H---	H---	3.0
19	Digne De Lenea	1868	1863	W54	W65	L4	W52	L6	3.0
20	Adam Morton	1849	1852	W50	L1	W47	W39	L8	3.0
21	Vikram Ganesh	1830	1832	H---	L9	H---	W57	W43	3.0
22	Michael Askin	1811	1845	H---	W28	D5	W31	L7	3.0
23	Andre Persidsky	1795	1821	W63	W30	L6	D14	D15	3.0
24	Arthur Dembling	1736	1750	W8	L13	L52	W50	W45	3.0
25	Richard Newey	1724	1716	W67	L7	L39	W62	W47	3.0
26	Brendan MacIntyre	1675	1710	W39	W16	L7	L17	W52	3.0
27	Leo Matsuda	unr.	1950	W36	L17	W34	W33	L4	3.0
28	Steven Gaffagan	2054	2035	H---	L22	W59	W32	L11	2.5
29	Arnold Hua	1990	1993	H---	H---	H---	W35	F12	2.5
30	Steven Krasnov	1983	1961	W53	L23	W46	D12	L10	2.5
31	Steven Ledford	1957	1942	W47	W12	L1	L22	D36	2.5
32	Barry Curto	1900	1891	H---	L5	W55	L28	W51	2.5
33	Renjish Abraham	1843	1836	W62	L3	W63	L27	H---	2.5
34	Igor Royzen	1828	1821	W56	L4	L27	H---	W54	2.5
35	Tab Salvo	1714	1718	W52	H---	L9	L29	W57	2.5
36	Willie Campers	1641	1651	L27	W62	W65	L8	D31	2.5
37	Patrick Donnelly	1556	1579	H---	W40	L10	L11	W58	2.5
38	Charles James	1540	1536	L7	W67	L18	W65	H---	2.5
39	Samprabhu Rubandhas	unr.	1694	L26	W48	W25	L20	H---	2.5
40	Peter Grey	2000	1975	H---	L37	W61	L16	H---	2.0
41	Jayakrishnan Ramachandran	1791	1787	W64	L6	H---	H---	U---	2.0
42	John Harris	1737	1698	H---	L59	H---	L47	W62	2.0
43	Scott Poling	1640	1637	L1	H---	H---	W56	L21	2.0
44	William Milliken	1616	1612	L3	H---	W66	L15	H---	2.0
45	David Eytan	1608	1609	L4	W50	L14	W63	L24	2.0
46	Christopher Nelson	1551	1530	L6	W64	L30	L51	W59	2.0
47	Henry Mar	1523	1532	L31	W58	L20	W42	L25	2.0
48	Albert Starr	1519	1497	L16	L39	L62	W67	W63	2.0
49	David Rakonitz	1461	1452	L17	L52	H---	H---	W65	2.0
50	Michael Hilliard	1408	1419	L20	L45	W67	L24	W61	2.0
51	Rob Soul	1320	1344	H---	H---	L12	W46	L32	2.0
52	Martin Bachseitz	unr.	1618	L35	W49	W24	L19	L26	2.0
53	Tom Allen	1549	1499	L30	L63	L57	W64	D56	1.5
54	Jerry Morgan	1447	1450	L19	L8	W64	H---	L34	1.5
55	Bruce Wishard	1370	1367	H---	L15	L32	H---	H---	1.5
56	Robert Frank	1360	1358	L34	H---	H---	L43	D53	1.5
57	Ryan Graham	1280	1304	H---	L11	W53	L21	L35	1.5
58	Jackie Cowgill	848	851	L12	L47	H---	W66	L37	1.5
59	Noel Lkhagvatsoght	662	774	L65	W42	L28	D61	L46	1.5
60	David Miller	1771	1772	U---	U---	U---	U---	W67	1.0
61	Julian Standen	1613	1573	H---	L10	L40	D59	L50	1.0
62	David Olson	1404	1406	L33	L36	W48	L25	L42	1.0
63	Chingun Bayaraa	1355	1358	L23	W53	L33	L45	L48	1.0
64	Clarence Harris	1336	1302	L41	L46	L54	L53	W66	1.0
65	Jim Harper	unr.	1113	W59	L19	L36	L38	L49	1.0
66	Raymond Falack	unr.	450	H---	L2	L44	L58	L64	0.5
67	Renate Otterbach	841	837	L25	L38	L50	L48	L60	0.0