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
May 26-July 14, 2009



 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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# Name Rtng Post Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot
1 Anthony Rozenvasser 2167 2189 W37 W33 D16 W22 W3 W4 5.5
2 Romulo Fuentes 2093 2119 W30 W34 W23 L3 W25 W10 5.0
3 Kyle Shin 1960 2031 W57 W35 W10 W2 L1 W13 5.0
4 Oleg Shakhnazarov 2184 2183 W36 W17 D14 W24 W6 L1 4.5
5 William Gray 2057 2074 H--- H--- D46 W32 W33 W23 4.5
6 Dante Argishti 2046 2051 W41 D45 W32 W29 L4 W26 4.5
7 James Jones 2030 2028 H--- W47 L26 W60 W29 W24 4.5
8 Demetrius Goins 2001 2005 W49 L29 W30 W46 D26 W20 4.5
9 Jayakrishnan Ramachandran 1822 1874 W69 W13 W12 H--- H--- H--- 4.5
10 Russell Wong 2200 2179 W19 W25 L3 W18 W14 L2 4.0
11 Larry Snyder 2091 2083 W39 W18 H--- D16 D23 D14 4.0
12 Hayk Manvelyan 2072 2045 W40 W27 L9 D33 W45 D16 4.0
13 Evan Sandberg 2053 2032 W48 L9 W39 W35 W15 L3 4.0
14 Peter Grey 2000 2015 W42 X28 D4 W45 L10 D11 4.0
15 Hovik Manvelyan 1963 1941 L50 W72 W40 W19 L13 W36 4.0
16 Steven Krasnov 1940 1965 W58 W61 D1 D11 H--- D12 4.0
17 Craig Andries 1866 1878 W60 L4 W49 W52 L20 W40 4.0
18 Prashant Periwal 1855 1869 X--- L11 W50 L10 W38 W39 4.0
19 Tab Salvo 1723 1754 L10 W58 W55 L15 W52 W43 4.0
20 Igor Margulis 2115 2079 D47 W38 L24 W61 W17 L8 3.5
21 George Sanguinetti 2002 1952 W31 D26 L45 L47 W61 W48 3.5
22 Louiza Livschitz 1956 1953 W51 H--- W59 L1 H--- H--- 3.5
23 Victor Todortsev 1936 1937 W52 W50 L2 W36 D11 L5 3.5
24 Kayven Riese 1934 1949 H--- W65 W20 L4 W47 L7 3.5
25 Ramin Farzaneh - Far 1921 1920 B--- L10 W48 W31 L2 H--- 3.5
26 Michael Lum 1804 1840 W63 D21 W7 H--- D8 L6 3.5
27 Gary Luke 1800 1778 W70 L12 L61 W57 D48 W55 3.5
28 Michael Goodall 1800 1812 W54 F14 H--- H--- D31 W47 3.5
29 Payam Afkham-Ebrahimi 1772 1802 W64 W8 H--- L6 L7 W49 3.5
30 Arthur Dembling 1711 1730 L2 W68 L8 W69 W56 H--- 3.5
31 Jennifer Livschitz 1676 1726 L21 W54 W56 L25 D28 W45 3.5
32 Jason Ochoa 1900 1872 D59 W66 L6 L5 W53 H--- 3.0
33 Jason Gurtovoy 1845 1843 W68 L1 W43 D12 L5 D41 3.0
34 Joe Russell 1820 1776 W62 L2 L52 W50 L39 W59 3.0
35 Julian Standen 1781 1757 W71 L3 W70 L13 L40 W57 3.0
36 Charles Bultman 1722 1723 L4 W51 W71 L23 W59 L15 3.0
37 Peter Sherwood 1719 1699 L1 L52 W67 H--- H--- W61 3.0
38 William Milliken 1702 1697 H--- L20 W72 H--- L18 W64 3.0
39 Daniel Litowsky 1700 1716 L11 W69 L13 W54 W34 L18 3.0
40 Rico Adkins 1694 1699 L12 W62 L15 W70 W35 L17 3.0
41 Homer Oca 1685 1679 L6 L55 H--- W72 W60 D33 3.0
42 John Chan 1622 1570 L14 L71 L69 W62 W67 X56 3.0
43 Robert Rettenmaier 1596 1613 H--- H--- L33 W64 W46 L19 3.0
44 Willie Campers 1816 1767 H--- L59 F60 B--- L55 W67 2.5
45 Vadim Smelansky 1797 1808 W55 D6 W21 L14 L12 L31 2.5
46 Weston Leavens 1782 1753 H--- W67 D5 L8 L43 D52 2.5
47 Richard Newey 1716 1739 D20 L7 W53 W21 L24 L28 2.5
48 Brendan MacIntyre 1689 1685 L13 W63 L25 W71 D27 L21 2.5
49 Jaime Lara 1670 1660 L8 W64 L17 D55 W66 L29 2.5
50 Tom Allen 1573 1593 W15 L23 L18 L34 W71 H--- 2.5
51 Andrew Smith 1548 1541 L22 L36 W62 H--- H--- H--- 2.5
52 Max Chen 1506 1556 L23 W37 W34 L17 L19 D46 2.5
53 Tony Cole 1489 1487 U--- H--- L47 X--- L32 W68 2.5
54 Peter Vermeer unr. 1536 L28 L31 W58 L39 H--- W66 2.5
55 Perry Rosenstein unr. 1681 L45 W41 L19 D49 W44 L27 2.5
56 Andre Persidsky 1855 1786 L61 W57 L31 W66 L30 F42 2.0
57 German Bertot 1561 1544 L3 L56 W63 L27 W70 L35 2.0
58 Albert Starr 1510 1477 L16 L19 L54 W63 L64 W69 2.0
59 Nicholas Evans 1434 1467 D32 W44 L22 H--- L36 L34 2.0
60 Jerry Morgan 1406 1398 L17 H--- X44 L7 L41 H--- 2.0
61 Michael Hilliard 1400 1452 W56 L16 W27 L20 L21 L37 2.0
62 Alex Durig 1234 1238 L34 L40 L51 L42 W72 W70 2.0
63 Barry Capdeville 1194 1205 L26 L48 L57 L58 B--- W71 2.0
64 Michael Horgan unr. 1455 L29 L49 W68 L43 W58 L38 2.0
65 Henry Mar 1500 1431 H--- L24 L66 L67 L68 W72 1.5
66 Chris Nelson 1398 1399 H--- L32 W65 L56 L49 L54 1.5
67 Robert Frank 1297 1311 H--- L46 L37 W65 L42 L44 1.5
68 Bill Ravdin 1280 1285 L33 L30 L64 H--- W65 L53 1.5
69 Patrick Toolis 1247 1265 L9 L39 W42 L30 H--- L58 1.5
70 Steven Krawczyk 864 859 L27 B--- L35 L40 L57 L62 1.0
71 Anton Kast unr. 1330 L35 W42 L36 L48 L50 L63 1.0
72 Spencer Star 1123 1106 H--- L15 L38 L41 L62 L65 0.5

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