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 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon
October 14-December 16 ,2008

#	Name	Rtng	Post	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Tot
1	Andy Lee	2259	2276	W40	H---	W37	W11	W3	W13	5.5
2	Oleg Shakhnazarov	2158	2170	W41	W24	L11	W7	W10	W16	5.0
3	Nicholas Nip	2207	2210	W21	W36	W10	W6	L1	H---	4.5
4	Evan Sandberg	2051	2049	D31	W42	D8	W26	D6	W17	4.5
5	Igor Traub	2005	2028	H---	W14	H---	W24	W12	H---	4.5
6	Hayk Manvelyan	1874	1934	W52	W17	W16	L3	D4	W21	4.5
7	Larry Snyder	2037	2038	W45	W25	D15	L2	D28	W31	4.0
8	Steven Gaffagan	2034	2035	H---	W39	D4	H---	D25	W30	4.0
9	Dante Argishti	1996	1961	W22	L37	W20	W31	L13	W28	4.0
10	David Petty	1990	2004	W32	W27	L3	W37	L2	W25	4.0
11	Steven Krasnov	1961	1984	W48	W53	W2	L1	H---	H---	4.0
12	Victor Todortsev	1924	1925	W33	L15	W32	W27	L5	W34	4.0
13	Willie Campers	1611	1694	H---	H---	W18	W43	W9	L1	4.0
14	Michael Askin	1257	1362	W38	L5	D39	H---	W27	W24	4.0
15	Frank Thornally	2222	2221	W20	W12	D7	H---	H---	U---	3.5
16	Igor Margulis	2104	2077	W30	W19	L6	D25	W38	L2	3.5
17	Peter Grey	2000	1963	W35	L6	D28	W40	W39	L4	3.5
18	Louiza Livschitz	1977	1958	W47	U---	L13	W48	H---	W39	3.5
19	Prashant Periwal	1874	1855	W49	L16	H---	L21	W51	W40	3.5
20	William Milliken	1683	1704	L15	W34	L9	H---	W42	W38	3.5
21	Nicholas Oca Homer	1678	1721	L3	D51	W46	W19	W23	L6	3.5
22	Julian Standen	1621	1656	L9	H---	W44	L38	W36	X37	3.5
23	Payam Afkham-Ebrahimi	1903	1856	L53	W46	W48	H---	L21	H---	3.0
24	Vadim Smelansky	1881	1842	W34	L2	W53	L5	W33	L14	3.0
25	Hovik Manvelyan	1872	1874	W54	L7	W47	D16	D8	L10	3.0
26	Mikhail Chernobilskiy	1790	1770	H---	H---	W33	L4	L31	W49	3.0
27	Igor Royzen	1767	1732	W56	L10	W49	L12	L14	W47	3.0
28	David Askin	1714	1736	D42	W44	D17	H---	D7	L9	3.0
29	Kyle Tom	1640	1636	H---	H---	H---	U---	D35	W48	3.0
30	Brendan MacIntyre	1636	1630	L16	L33	W54	W53	W49	L8	3.0
31	Sergiu Chirila	1636	1701	D4	D43	W36	L9	W26	L7	3.0
32	German Bertot	1584	1567	L10	W54	L12	L49	W50	X43	3.0
33	Albert Starr	1499	1553	L12	W30	L26	W45	L24	W46	3.0
34	Edsel Delos Reyes	1435	1458	L24	L20	W56	W41	X43	L12	3.0
35	Robert Rettenmaier	1160	1217	L17	B---	D38	L39	D29	W45	3.0
36	Guadalupe Sainz	1883	1819	W51	L3	L31	D47	L22	W52	2.5
37	Andre Persidsky	1828	1841	W55	W9	L1	L10	H---	F22	2.5
38	Peter Sherwood	1732	1680	L14	W52	D35	W22	L16	L20	2.5
39	Daniel Litowsky	1700	1677	W50	L8	D14	W35	L17	L18	2.5
40	Tab Salvo	1684	1681	L1	H---	W51	L17	W52	L19	2.5
41	Jennifer Livschitz	1637	1624	L2	W55	F43	L34	H---	W51	2.5
42	Robert Frank	1243	1280	D28	L4	H---	H---	L20	W53	2.5
43	Guy Argo	1886	1850	H---	D31	X41	L13	F34	F32	2.0
44	Charles Bultman	1777	1709	H---	L28	L22	H---	L48	X56	2.0
45	John Chan	1629	1563	L7	L49	W55	L33	W53	L35	2.0
46	Kenneth Sommerville	1608	1573	H---	L23	L21	H---	W56	L33	2.0
47	Tom Allen	1538	1545	L18	W50	L25	D36	H---	L27	2.0
48	Henry Mar	1511	1526	L11	W56	L23	L18	W44	L29	2.0
49	Christopher Nelson	1395	1430	L19	W45	L27	W32	L30	L26	2.0
50	Spencer Star	unr.	1349	L39	L47	L52	W55	L32	W54	2.0
51	Jerry Morgan	1437	1440	L36	D21	L40	W54	L19	L41	1.5
52	Nicholas Evans	1383	1385	L6	L38	W50	H---	L40	L36	1.5
53	Michael Hilliard	1473	1454	W23	L11	L24	L30	L45	L42	1.0
54	Tony Cole	1355	1313	L25	L32	L30	L51	B---	L50	1.0
55	Nicholas Baran	1335	1308	L37	L41	L45	L50	H---	H---	1.0
56	Barry Capdeville	1266	1245	L27	L48	L34	B---	L46	F44	1.0

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