GM Daniel King Marathon
Start Date: 7:00pm Friday, September 15th (Registration closes at 6:50pm.)
Location: 2622 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, Ca
Tournament Format: Six rounds, one game every Friday at 7pm.
Rounds: Sept 15th, 22nd, 29th, Oct 6th, 13th, and 20th
Fee: $60
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, their game will be forfeited.
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.

“Nobody ever won a game by resigning!” Ralph Nagel vs Frisco Del Rosario Round 1. Here white resigned, but white could have gained an advantage by playing the next two moves accurately!

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!
Half point byes are available for rounds 1-5 (maximum two)
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!
Current Pairings
Pairings for Round 2. GM Daniel King Marathon 9-15 to 10-20: 2023 GM Daniel King FNM
Bd | Res | White | Res | Black |
1 | 1 | Michael Walder (1999 1.0) | 0 | Kevin Derek Chor (2206 1.0) |
2 | 1 | Elliott Winslow (2192 1.0) | 0 | Max Yue Li (1759 1.0) |
3 | 0 | Mohammad Soltani (1620 1.0) | 1 | Alexander Pa Chin (2008 1.0) |
4 | 1 | Mohammad R Asgari (1535 0.0) | 0 | Elizabeth Shaughnessy (1425 0.5) |
6 | 0 | Grishma Raj Dahal (1128 0.0) | 1 | Mitchell Th Allen (1477 0.0) |
7 | 0 | Samuel Agdamag (1462 0.0) | 1 | Philips Ossai (1012 0.0) |
8 | 1/2 | Liam Dew (unr. 0.0) | 1/2 | Christopher Sunga (1244 0.0) |
9 | 0 | Michael Gene Anderson (2023 0.0) | 1 | Tyrone Jermaine Anderson (1501 0.5) |
1/2 | Sadhana Arivoli (1519 0.5) | BYE | ||
1/2 | Peter Sherwood (1600 1.0) | BYE | ||
1/2 | Max Virgil (1598 0.0) | BYE | ||
1/2 | Neil Chalissery (1872 1.0) | BYE | ||
1/2 | Mark Gregor Paetz (1769 1.0) | BYE | ||
1/2 | Jossy Chalissery (1585 0.0) | BYE | ||
1/2 | Arivoli Tirouvingadame (1650 1.0) | BYE | ||
1/2 | Aradhana Arivoli (1154 0.0) | BYE |
Current Standings
SwissSys Standings. GM Daniel King Marathon 9-15 to 10-20: 2023 GM Daniel King FNM
# | Name | Rating | Post | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total |
1 | Elliott Winslow | 2192 | 2194 | W18 (b) | W10 (w) | 2.0 | ||||
2 | Alexander Pa Chin | 2008 | 2012 | W13 (w) | W12 (b) | 2.0 | ||||
3 | Michael Walder | 1999 | 2029 | W15 (b) | W9 (w) | 2.0 | ||||
4 | Neil Chalissery | 1872 | 1874 | W24 (w) | H— | 1.5 | ||||
5 | Mark Gregor Paetz | 1769 | 1771 | W20 (b) | H— | 1.5 | ||||
6 | Arivoli Tirouvingadame | 1650 | 1652 | W26 (w) | H— | 1.5 | ||||
7 | Peter Sherwood | 1600 | 1604 | W22 (w) | H— | 1.5 | ||||
8 | Tyrone Jermaine Anderson | 1501 | 1575 | H— | W23 (b) | 1.5 | ||||
9 | Kevin Derek Chor | 2206 | 2192 | W17 (w) | L3 (b) | 1.0 | ||||
10 | Max Yue Li | 1759 | 1758 | W25 (w) | L1 (b) | 1.0 | ||||
11 | Tobias Stowell | 1742 | 1743 | W21 (b) | U— | 1.0 | ||||
12 | Mohammad Soltani | 1620 | 1618 | W16 (b) | L2 (w) | 1.0 | ||||
13 | Mohammad R Asgari | 1535 | 1546 | L2 (b) | W19 (w) | 1.0 | ||||
14 | Sadhana Arivoli | 1519 | 1519 | H— | H— | 1.0 | ||||
15 | Mitchell Th Allen | 1477 | 1480 | L3 (w) | W26 (b) | 1.0 | ||||
16 | Philips Ossai | 1012 | 1104 | L12 (w) | W24 (b) | H— | 1.0 | |||
17 | Max Virgil | 1598 | 1597 | L9 (b) | H— | 0.5 | ||||
18 | Jossy Chalissery | 1585 | 1584 | L1 (w) | H— | 0.5 | ||||
19 | Elizabeth Shaughnessy | 1425 | 1409 | H— | L13 (b) | 0.5 | ||||
20 | Christopher Sunga | 1244 | 1240 | L5 (w) | D22 (b) | H— | 0.5 | |||
21 | Aradhana Arivoli | 1154 | 1152 | L11 (w) | H— | 0.5 | ||||
22 | Liam Dew | unr. | 1222 | L7 (b) | D20 (w) | 0.5 | ||||
23 | Michael Gene Anderson | 2023 | 1998 | U— | L8 (w) | 0.0 | ||||
24 | Samuel Agdamag | 1462 | 1418 | L4 (b) | L16 (w) | 0.0 | ||||
25 | Palash Agrawal | 1193 | 1191 | L10 (b) | U— | 0.0 | ||||
26 | Grishma Raj Dahal | 1128 | 1119 | L6 (b) | L15 (w) | 0.0 |
Berkeley Chess Club 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 2022
1)IM Elliott Winslow 23 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) Farid Watson 7 wins
5)NM Todd Rumph 6 wins
6)NM Derek O’Connor: 6 wins
7)Steven Krasnov 5 wins
8) FM Ruiyang Yan 4 wins
9)Greg Lope 4 wins
10)WFM Uyanga Byambaa 4 wins two with perfect 6/6 scores!
11)FM Robin Cunningham 4 wins
12)Salar Jahedi 4 wins
13)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
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