Past Tournaments
Nov 5

Wednesday Quads

Prizes: $50 for first place in each quad (4-person Tournament)

Minimum USCF Rating: 1100

Nov 8

3rd Austin Chess Tour: Junior Qualifier #4

PRIZES: 

Trophies for 1st Place, Medals for 2nd and 3rd Places + Junior Qualifier Points to top 10 Places in the main section

This is a scholastic USCF Rated tournament - only players who are 18 years of age or under can play.

 

Nov 12

Wednesday Blitz Night

Players aged 14 or older, as well as those rated above 1400 USCF, will be allowed to participate.  Prizes: $150, $100, $50 

Nov 15

3rd Austin Chess Tour: Open Qualifier #4

PRIZES: 

Open 1800+: $400, $200, $100 + medals + OQ Points to top 10

Open U1800:  $200, $100, $50 + medals

Open U1400:  $100, $75, $50 + medals

Open U1000:  chess books + medals

Nov 19

Wednesday Rapid Quads

Prizes: $50 for first place in each quad (4-person Tournament)

Minimum USCF Rating: 1100

Dec 6

3rd Austin Chess Tour: Open Qualifier #5

PRIZES: 

Open 1800+: $400, $200, $100 + medals + OQ Points to top 10

Open U1800:  $200, $100, $50 + medals

Open U1400:  $100, $75, $50 + medals

Open U1000:  chess books + medals

Dec 20

3rd Austin Chess Tour: Junior Qualifier #5

PRIZES: 

Trophies for 1st Place, Medals for 2nd and 3rd Places + Junior Qualifier Points to top 10 Places in the main section

This is a scholastic USCF Rated tournament - only players who are 18 years of age or under can play.

 

Dec 26

2025 AGCA Winter Classic

Dates: December 26-30, 2025

Featuring: IM Norm Invitational

 

Dec 26

2025 AGCA Winter Open

Dates: December 26-30, 2025

Featuring: Open 1400+ USCF

Prizes: $1200, $800, $400

Capacity: 40 Players

FIDE and USCF Rated, 9 Rounds

We are excited to announce the third season of Austin Chess Tour!

It shall consist of 5 Open and 5 Junior Qualifiers and a Final Tournament called 2025 Austin Winter Open.

The top finisher among the qualified players participating in the 2025 Winter Open Tournament will get to participate in the IM Norm Section of the 2026 AGCA Invitational Tournament - Summer Edition.

Who is eligible to compete for the IM Norm tournament spot in the 2025 Austin Winter Open?

7 spots will go to participants with the most points earned in Open Qualifiers and 3 spots to participants from Junior Qualifiers. ** Please note: Out of the 5 tournaments, only the best 4 results will be counted in determining the qualifying players, with the lowest score excluded. Additionally, if a player qualifies through the Open Qualifiers, their score for the Junior Qualifiers will not be counted toward the final standings.

Top 10 spots from the main section of each tournament shall earn points according to the table below:

1st Place: 25 points

2nd Place: 18 points

3rd Place: 15 points

4th Place: 12 points

5th Place: 10 points

6th Place: 8 points

7th Place: 6 points

8th Place: 4 points

9th Place: 2 points

10th Place: 1 points

What happens if there are ties within a tournament?

In case of ties the points will be added and divided equally (e.g. 2-way tie for 4th place will give 11 points to 4th and 5th finishers). 

Will Open Qualifier (OQ) points count toward Junior Qualifier (JQ) points or vice verca?

No, Junior and Open Qualifiers will have their separate point systems. JQ points are only counted toward the 3 Junior Qualifier spots and OQ points are only counted toward the 7 Open Qualifier spots.

3rd Season's Open Qualifier Points:

Place Name Tournament 1 2 3 4 5 Total
1 MICHAEL D THOMAS 16.5 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.5
2 COLIN B ALBERT 0.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.0
3 KAMIL DRAGUN 0.0 0.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 25.0
4 ROHUN TRAKRU 25.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.0
5 KRRISH KAUL 1.8 16.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.3
6 LEONID BURD 0.0 0.0 18.0 0.0 0.0 18.0
7 RAHUL MYNALA 9.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.0
8 ERIC ALEXANDER DUMITRU 16.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.5
9 LUCIUS MELILLO 0.0 16.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.5
10 EVAN BATES 0.0 9.0 4.2 0.0 0.0 13.2
11 EMERSON AURELIUS JOHNSON 0.0 0.0 12.3 0.0 0.0 12.3
12 LOHIT KRISHNA NARAYA POLISETTI 0.0 0.0 12.3 0.0 0.0 12.3
13 OSCAR YIHANG ZHANG 0.0 0.0 12.3 0.0 0.0 12.3
14 ERIC ZOLIDIS 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
15 MATTHEW RAUDASKOSKI 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
16 ROHIT GUNDAM 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
17 SIDDHARTH KUNAL PATEL 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
18 TANISH SEELAM 0.0 1.0 4.2 0.0 0.0 5.2
19 DAVID S KHACHATRYAN 0.0 0.0 4.2 0.0 0.0 4.2
20 ISAAC GEORGE 0.0 0.0 4.2 0.0 0.0 4.2
21 YANGYANG SHEN 0.0 0.0 4.2 0.0 0.0 4.2
22 KAI ZHOU LAN 1.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8
23 RONAN P SPELMAN 1.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8
24 DANIEL JOSEPH GUEL 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8
25 ALEXANDER RAMEY 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
26 ARJUN, JR. BHARADWAJ 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
27 BENJAMIN CAI 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

3rd Season's Juinor Qualifier Points:

Place Name Tournament 1 2 3 4 5 Total
1 EMERSON AURELIUS JOHNSON 25.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.0
2 ALEXANDER RAMEY 15.0 18.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.0
3 KAI ZHOU LAN 15.0 11.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 26.3
4 SIMON NGUYEN 15.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.0
5 ALAN NI 8.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.0
6 ILAN SHVETS 0.0 11.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.3
7 KAI YI WANG 0.0 11.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.3
8 KRRISH KAUL 0.0 11.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.3
9 GUNA AR SANEPALLI 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.0
10 JAY CHOI 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0
11 DALLIN BATES 5.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.8
12 ANISH ARUN 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0
13 ASHER CHODNIEWICZ 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
14 NIDHISH REDDY BUMIREDDY 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
15 YIXIN WANG 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8