Richard Shorman Memorial Friday Night Marathon

Richard Shorman Icon, Teacher, Writer, and Photographer in the San Francisco Bay Area chess scene. He dedicated over 50 years to shaping generations of players across Northern California

Start Date: 7:00pm Friday, September 18th (Registration closes at 6:50pm.)

Location: 2622 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, Ca

Tournament Format: Six rounds, one game every Friday at 7:00pm.
Rounds:  September 18th, 25th, Oct 2nd, 9th, 16th,  and 23rd

Fee: $70
GM’s, IM’s, and NMs free.
(Entry fee deducted from winnings.)

Time Control: G/90, 30 second increment.  If a player is more than 30 minutes late without contacting director, their game will be forfeited. (If notified, 60 minutes)

Tournament is USCF rated.

Prize fund: $500.00
1st Place $200: 2nd Place $120
1st U2000 $65: 1st U1800 $60: 1st U1600  $55.

To play in the adult Friday night tournament a player must be an adult, or a minor 13 years of age or older or if under 13 years, have at least a 1300 rating. 

 

Experience vs Youth! Berkeley Chess Club’s Youngest Member Jayden Xu (10 years old) battling it out against our most experienced Member Alan Glasscoe. In this Game Experience beat youth!

Byes: 
Max number of half point byes: 2

Half point byes are available for rounds 1-6 (maximum two)

Number of rounds in tourney: 6
Byes for round 6 must be selected before round 1 and are irrevocable.
Bye note: Half point byes *are* allowed for the final round (if selected before round 1)!

Tournament Director is: Elliott Winslow (email: ecwinslow@gmail.com / call or text: (415) 400-9790)

(Assistant Director: Douglas Jackson)

for any bye requests / late arrival / other problems!

USCF: Tournament will follow USCF rules. USCF membership must be current through the end of the tournament.

Do you need to renew your USCF Membership? Renew here!

Recent Pairings/Results

2026 Richard Shorman Memorial FNM

Pairings for Round 5: October 16, 2026 – Richard Shorman Memorial FNM

Bd # Res White # Res Black
1 6   Marlon Rigel (1833 3) 1   IM Elliott Winslow (2200 3)
2 5   Alejandro L Canales (1887 3) 2   Alexander Paul Chin (2051 3)
3 9   Samuel Joseph Petty (1762 2½) 11   Adam Baraz (1596 3)
4 13   Zoe Ladwig (1498 2½) 4   Swagatha Selvam (1901 2)
5 8   Livia Yang (1766 2) 15   Alex Yuancheng Liao (1273 2)
6 10   Mark Gregory Paetz (1703 2) 19   Wendy Muse Sinek ( 560 2)
7 7   Dev Isak Kosuri (1830 1½) 12   Richard K Veres (1550 1)
8 14   Rikitha Selvam (1442 1) 18   Sean Oconnor ( 732 1)
  16 1 Daniel McKinsey (1253 ½)     BYE
  3 ½ Max Virgil (1975 2)     BYE
  17 ½ Alexander Della Vigna (1208 1½)     BYE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standings

2026 Richard Shorman Memorial FNM

Round 4 Standings —  2026 Richard Shorman Memorial FNM

# Place Name ID Rating Post Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Total
1 1-5 IM Elliott Winslow 10363365 2200 2192 W11 D10 W3 D2 ~4   3
2   Alexander Paul Chin 17050697 2051 2061 W7 H— W14 D1 ~3   3
3   Alejandro L Canales 16913725 1887 1889 W12 W5 L1 X10 ~2   3
4   Marlon Rigel 30206555 1833 1832 H— W19 D10 W12 ~1   3
5   Adam Baraz 12648001 1596 1654 W18 L3 W17 W9 ~6   3
6 6-7 Samuel Joseph Petty 12582250 1762 1784 D15 W8 L9 W14 ~5   2½
7   Zoe Ladwig 32468586 1498 1497 L2 W18 W13 H— ~9   2½
8 8-13 Max Virgil 31363560 1975 1954 H— L6 H— X15 H—   2
9   Swagatha Selvam 16203181 1901 1887 H— H— W6 L5 ~7   2
10   Livia Yang 31640875 1766 1789 X— D1 D4 F3 ~12   2
11   Mark Gregory Paetz 10487579 1703 1676 L1 L12 X18 W17 ~13   2
12   Alex Yuancheng Liao 32218440 1273 1341 L3 W11 X16 L4 ~10   2
13   Wendy Muse Sinek 30278668 560 559 H— H— L7 X16 ~11   2
14 14-15 Dev Isak Kosuri 31395538 1830 1807 H— W15 L2 L6 ~16   1½
15   Alexander Della Vigna 32617115 1208 1285 D6 L14 W19 F8 H—   1½
16 16-18 Richard K Veres 12112850 1550 1550 H— H— F12 F13 ~14   1
17   Rikitha Selvam 30089086 1442 1422 H— H— L5 L11 ~18   1
18   Sean Oconnor 30732862 732 833 L5 L7 F11 W19 ~17   1
19 19 Daniel McKinsey 32898048 1253 1184 H— L4 L15 L18 B—   ½

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2026 CalChess Senior State Championship

2026 CalChess Senior State Championship (final results w/ prizes)

# Place Name ID Rating Post Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total Prize
1 1 IM Timothy W Taylor 10153557 2285 2298 W16 W27 W3 W8 D4 4½ 500.00
2 2-6 IM Elliott Winslow 10363365 2216 2222 W21 L3 W18 W13 W8 4 62.50
3   Romulo C Fuentes 12137150 2200 2212 W35 W2 L1 W10 W9 4 62.50
4   Dmytro Dzhanhirov 32073210 2181 2190 W22 W12 D5 W15 D1 4 62.50
5   Bradley R Diller 10079993 2122 2137 W17 D20 D4 W21 W7 4 62.50
6   Mohammad Soltani 12889183 1600 1802 L10 W17 W16 W27 W15 4 150.00
7 7-12 Michael Aigner 12595730 2200 2183 W25 W13 L8 X20 L5 3  
8   Steven D Cross 10479011 2200 2199 W34 W10 W7 L1 L2 3  
9   Jim Musumeci 12455674 2040 2041 H— W30 H— W12 L3 3  
10   Armin Vale Cruz 16292302 1912 1922 W6 L8 W25 L3 W23 3  
11   Frisco Del Rosario 10987792 1900 1891 H— W29 L15 H— W24 3  
12   Phil Long 30601449 1806 1817 B— L4 W31 L9 W19 3  
13 13-18 Rahim Gran 12427338 1917 1912 W26 L7 W23 L2 D18 2½  
14   Clarence E Lehman 10497272 1905 1872 D28 L18 W32 D19 D17 2½  
15   Kayven Riese 12572270 1900 1880 D32 W28 W11 L4 L6 2½  
16   Hovik Manvelyan 12909955 1880 1865 L1 W24 L6 D22 W28 2½  
17   Sam Bridle 12498212 1800 1789 L5 L6 W35 W29 D14 2½  
18   Jared E Peterson 10487871 1800 1831 H— W14 L2 H— D13 2½  
19 19-26 Felix Hernandez 13976078 1939 1889 L29 D23 W28 D14 L12 2  
20   Natasha Christiansen 11366805 1904 1913 W31 D5 H— F7 U— 2  
21   Stewart re Katz 12458563 1847 1843 L2 W35 W29 L5 U— 2  
22   Daniel T Oshima 12415774 1800 1806 L4 W32 D27 D16 U— 2  
23   Kevin M Fong 17254586 1712 1713 H— D19 L13 W25 L10 2  
24   Jinfeng Liu 16244917 1664 1649 L27 L16 W26 W31 L11 2  
25   Tyrone J Anderson 13086321 1541 1547 L7 W26 L10 L23 W35 2 75.00
26   Michael Shpizner 12490460 1200 1292 L13 L25 L24 W35 W31 2 75.00
27 27-29 H Viadiu-Ilarraza 12586903 1957 1934 W24 L1 D22 L6 U— 1½  
28   Mohammad Reza Asgari 17058928 1408 1418 D14 L15 L19 X32 L16 1½  
29   Robert Turner 12407483 1232 1301 W19 L11 L21 L17 H— 1½  
30 30-31 Rico Adkins 12470464 1638 1684 W33 L9 U— U— U— 1  
31   Romeo Bayot 17289363 1293 1262 L20 B— L12 L24 L26 1  
32 32 Douglas W Jackson 30711786 1037 1076 D15 L22 L14 F28 U— ½  
33 33-35 Michael Walder 10345120 1952 1928 L30 U— U— U— U— 0  
34   Stewart Katz 12458563 1847 1843 L8 U— U— U— U— 0  
35   Michael A Lindsay 32645600 1524 1465 L3 L21 L17 L26 L25 0  

2026 CalChess Women's State Championship

SwissSys Standings. 2026 CalChess Women’s Championship (final w/ prizes)

# Place Name ID Rating Post Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total Prize
1 1 WIM Laurie Qiu 30582856 2248 2259 W7 W8 W9 W4 D2 4½ 500.00
2 2-3 WFM Jenny Qi 17050786 2123 2154 W14 W5 D4 W8 D1 4 250.00
3   Olivia Xu 31352797 1843 1909 L11 W15 W14 W7 W6 4 250.00
4 4 WIM Omya Vidyarthi 15782318 2176 2188 W13 W12 D2 L1 W11 3½  
5 5-7 Zlata Mokeeva 31128131 2100 2096 W15 L2 D6 D11 W13 3  
6   WFM Uyanga Byambaa 14271351 2071 2065 W18 D11 D5 W9 L3 3  
7   Lauren Goodkind 12778910 1871 1859 L1 W16 W17 L3 W14 3 200.00
8 8-10 WFM Badam Norovsambuu 14681055 2011 2003 W16 L1 W13 L2 H— 2½  
9   Serena Liu 16887121 1846 1825 W21 W20 L1 L6 D10 2½  
10   Aditi Sinha 16969048 1199 1298 L12 L13 W21 W19 D9 2½ 150.00
11 11-17 WFM Natalya Tsodikova 12634942 2244 2217 W3 D6 L12 D5 L4 2  
12   WFM Olivia Smith 31256739 2104 2110 W10 L4 W11 U— U— 2  
13   Rayna Yan 30157975 1738 1733 L4 W10 L8 W18 L5 2  
14   Stella Liu 17042064 1490 1488 L2 W21 L3 W16 L7 2 37.50
15   Dahlia Quinn 30654447 1475 1456 L5 L3 L16 W17 W18 2 37.50
16   Sasha Anjal Chugh 30923072 1148 1237 L8 L7 W15 L14 W20 2 37.50
17   Imelda Meili Hau 32196802 159 271 L19 B— L7 L15 W21 2 37.50
18 18 Mahima Chiles 32547045 1437 1415 L6 H— W20 L13 L15 1½  
19 19-20 Elizabeth Shaughnessy 12254060 1500 1466 W17 U— U— L10 U— 1  
20   Renate Otterbach 14565208 1128 1100 H— L9 L18 H— L16 1  
21 21 Wendy Muse Sinek 30278668 587 532 L9 L14 L10 H— L17 ½  

Berkeley Chess Club all time winners

All Time Winners

The following list is for those that got clear first or tied for first place in any BCC Marathon since the 2007 BCC Grand Re Opening until the end of 2024

1) IM Elliott Winslow 31 wins! (3 in a row!) 3 with a Perfect score 6/6, or 7/7!

2) NM Roger Poehlmann 20 wins!

3) IM Ladia Jirasek 13 wins (5 in a row!) 1 was a Perfect score 6/6!

4) NM Theodore Coyne 9 wins (4 in a row!)

5) Farid Watson 7 wins

6) NM Todd Rumph 6 wins

7) NM Derek O’Connor: 6 wins

8) Steven Krasnov 5 wins

9) FM Ruiyang Yan 4 wins

10) Greg Lope 4 wins

11) WFM Uyanga Byambaa 4 wins two with perfect 6/6 scores!

12) FM Robin Cunningham 4 wins

13) Salar Jahedi 4 wins

14) 2 wins each: IM Josiah Stearman, NM Michael Lei Wang, Joshua Cao, Ethan Chamberlain, NM Robert Hatarik, David Trestor, Craig Andries, Julian Chan, Thomas Sauerwald, NM Kushan Tyagi, NM Dmytro Dzhanhirov, FM Andy Lee (2 time BCC Champion)

 

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BCC Championship 2025 Oct-Dec 19,  2025 Fridays 7:00pm $90 FM Andy Lee N/A
IM John Grefe Memorial 2026 January 9th-Feb 13th Fridays 7:00pm $70

IM Elliott Winslow

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GM George Koltanowski Memorial Feb 20th-March 27th Fridays 7:00pm $70 NM Theodore Coyne N/A
GM Marcel Sisniega Memorial April 3rd-May 8th Fridays 7:00pm $70

NM Theodore Coyne/Zeno Kalonaris

 

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Tom Dorsch Memorial May 15th-June 19th Fridays 7:00pm $70 Austin Edward Cambon N/A
Alan Glasscoe Memorial June 26th-July 31st Fridays 7:00pm $70 NM Theodore Coyne/NM Dmytro Dzhanhirov N/A
GM Walter Browne Memorial Aug 7th -Sept 11th Fridays 7:00pm $70 IM Elliott Winslow/ Alex Chin N/A
Richard Shorman Memorial Sept 18th- Oct 23rd Fridays 7:00pm $70

 

 

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