Past Tournaments

We are excited to announce the second season of Austin Chess Tour!
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Jan 15

2025 AGCA Invitational - Winter Edition

Dates: January 15-20, 2025

The tournament will have 3 sections: GM Norm, IM Norm and 1st Austin Chess Tour Finals.

 

Jan 25

2nd Austin Chess Tour: Open Qualifier #1

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

Feb 1

2nd Austin Chess Tour: Junior Qualifier #2

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.

 

Feb 8

2nd Austin Chess Tour: Open Qualifier #2

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

Mar 1

2nd Austin Chess Tour: Junior Qualifier #3

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.

 

Mar 8

2025 International Women's Day Rapid

PRIZES: 

Unrated Section: Gift Cards and other prizes for Top 3

USCF Rated Section: Gift Cards and other prizes for Top 3

Open to all women. 5 rounds. Saturday 10am-2pm Central.

Mar 21

2025 AGCA Championship - Spring Edition

Dates: March 21-23 
PRIZES: 
Open 1800+: $1000, $500, $250 + medals + OQ Points to top 10

Open U1800:  $500, $250, $125 + medals

Open U1400:  $300, $150, $100 + medals

Open U1000:  $200, $150, $100 + medals

Apr 5

2nd 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.

 

Apr 19

2nd 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

May 3

2nd 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.

 

May 17

2nd 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

Jun 11

2025 AGCA Invitational - Summer Edition

Dates: June 11-15, 2025

The tournament will have 3 sections: GM Norm, IM Norm and 2nd Austin Chess Tour Finals.

 

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

It shall consist of 5 Open and 5 Junior Qualifiers and a Final Round-Robin Tournament.

The winner of the Final Round-Robin Tournament will get to participate in the IM Norm Section of the 2026 AGCA Invitational Tournament - Winter Edition.

Who can participate in the Final Round-Robin Tournament?

7 spots of the Round-Robin Tournament 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.

 

1st Season's Open Qualifier Points:

Standing Open Player Tournament 1 2 3 4 5 Total
1 Rohit Gundam 25 7 0 25 25 82
2 Lucius Melillo 0 21.5 21.5 0 0 43
3 Rahul Mynala 0 21.5 5.375 0 15 41.875
4 Evan Bates 0 13.5 5.375 11.25 8 38.125
5 Emerson Johnson 0 13.5 0 18 0 31.5
6 Vishnu Subramony 10 0 15 0 0 25
7 Justin Trey 13.5 7 0 3.25 0 23.75
8 Yakshwag Reddy Raju 0 0 21.5 0 0 21.5
9 Richmond Holdren 18 0 0 3.25 0 21.25
10 Atharva Bist 0 7 5.375 0 8 20.375
11 Eric Dumitru 0 0 5.375 11.25 0 16.625
12 Tanvi Borse 13.5 0 0 0 2.333 15.833
13 Chase Lonie 0 7 5.375 3.25 0 15.625
14 Caleb Workeneh 0 0 0 0 15 15
15 Shahin Masoumi 0 0 0 0 15 15
16 Pranav Santosh 0 1.5 5.375 0 8 14.875
17 Yangyang Shen 0 0 0 11.25 2.333 13.583
18 Nathan Brown 0 0 0 11.25 0 11.25
19 Brian Perez-Daple 8 0 0 0 0 8
20 Julian Joseph 0 0 5.375 0 0 5.375
21 Prasanna Borse 0 0 5.375 0 0 5.375
22 Eric Zolidis 0 0 0 3.25 0 3.25
23 Kai Zhou Lan 0 0 0 0 2.333 2.333
24 Steven Linett 0 1.5 0 0 0 1.5

 

1st Season's Junior Qualifier Points:

Place Player Tournament 1 2 3 4 5 Total
1 Evan Bates 15 9 21.5 13.75 0 59.25
2 Yangyang Shen 0 1.75 0 25 25 51.75
3 Eric Dumitru 8 16.5 4 0 16.5 45
4 Kai Lan 15 16.5 0.5 0 9 41
5 Krrish Kaul 25 0 0.5 13.75 0 39.25
6 Emerson Johnson 0 25 11.25 0 0 36.25
7 Tanvi Borse 0 0 11.25 13.75 8 33
8 Eric Zolidis 0 1.75 11.25 0 16.5 29.5
9 Julian Joseph 0 0 21.5 6 0 27.5
10 Pranav Santhosh 15 9 0 0 0 24
11 Chase Lonie 0 9 11.25 0 0 20.25
12 Rithik Ganesh 0 0 0 13.75 0 13.75
13 Massa Jin 0 1.75 0 1 9 11.75
14 Aditya Grandhi 10 0 0 0 0 10
15 Vishnu Subramony 5 0 4 1 0 10
16 Aadhya Rajagopalan 0 9 0 0 0 9
17 Jan Frans Van Der Linden 0 0 0 6 0 6
18 Nidhish Reddy Bumireddy 0 0 0 6 0 6
19 Alexander Ramey 5 0 0 0 0 5
19 Avni Senapati 0 0 4 0 0 4
21 Eric Shi 0 1.75 0 0 0 1.75
22 Dallin Bates 0 0 0 1 0 1
23 Adhyan Danda 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Shrish Darur 0 0 0 0 0 0