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 |