Mechanics' Institute

Thank you, everyone, for an incredible night!

Join us tonight for our free lecture from GM in Residence Sam Shankland at 5:30 to kick off our 3rd Jeremy Silman Memorial Tournament. The tournament has 2 other GMs and quite a few other Masters playing in it - a record for our flagship chess tournament!

There’s something magical about live strings in a century-old library. gave an unforgettable performance this weekend. Until next time!

We can't believe we were mentioned by People. We're just happy we got our book back!
https://people.com/library-book-returned-over-100-years-after-1906-earthquake-11952763

Photo courtesy of Lance Yamamoto/SFGate

Learn your patient portal step by step — logging in, checking results, sending messages, and scheduling appointments. Complimentary for members; $5 for non-members. 👩‍⚕️💊💻
Register here: https://ow.ly/3sJF50YGP3f

Join us tomorrow, Tuesday 4/7 at 5:30 PM in the Chess Room for a special lecture with FM Henry Deng — co-winner of the Falconer Award and, rated 2371 USCF, the strongest player under 18 in Northern California! 🎉
Henry will be presenting "Mindsets During the Game." Don't miss the chance to learn from one of the brightest young players in the region!

Free Thursday Author talk: John Donaldson discusses Inside the Mind of Bobby Fischer! Stay afterwards for our Blitz Tournament.
Register Now: https://www.milibrary.org/chess/tournaments/donaldsons-blitz

Come this evening at 5:30pm and join us for this year's Falconer Award with co-winners FM Henry Deng and FM Shawnak Shivakumar. Henry and Shawnak join an elite club with members including GM Sam Shankland, Mechanics' board member GM Vinay Bhat, and the late GM Daniel Naroditsky. Tonight Shawnak will lecture on "My Immortal Game — An Evening with FM Shawnak Shivakumar" and on April 7th we'll have FM Henry Deng back to give his lecture. " Join us to celebrate Henry and Shawnak's achievements and excellence in chess!