^{Austin Chess Tour 2: Junior Qualifier #1}

^{In-Person Scholastic USCF Rated Tournament} 

 

^{January 11, 2025}

^{12466 Los Indios Trail, Ste. 100}

^{Austin, TX 78729}

^{* USCF Membership Required *}

^{Free Parking Provided} 

^{Capacity: 80 players}

^{BROADCAST LINK}

^{FINAL STANDINGS LINK}

 

 

^{Note that this is a scholastic event, only players who are 18 years of age or under can play in this tournament.}

^{All players will be divided into five sections:} 

^{SECTION A: 1600+ USCF rated} 

^{SECTION B: 1200 - 1599 USCF rated} 

^{SECTION C: 800 - 1199 USCF rated} 

^{SECTION D: 400 - 799 USCF rated}

^{SECTION E: Under 400 USCF rated or unrated}

^{**Players are not allowed to play up or down**} 

^{ENTRY FEES:} 

^{Early Bird: $40 by 11:59pm, January 5, 2025} 

^{$50 on or after January 6, 2025}

 

^PRIZES: 

Trophies for 1st Place, Medals for 2nd and 3rd

 

^{Junior Qualifier Points:} 

^{Top 10 places in Section A will earn points according to the following table:}

^{1st Place: 25 JQ Points}

^{2nd Place: 18 JQ Points}

^{3rd Place: 15 JQ Points}

^{4th Place: 12 JQ Points}

^{5th Place: 10 JQ Points}

^{6th Place: 8 JQ Points}

^{7th Place: 6 JQ Points}

^{8th Place: 4 JQ Points}

^{9th Place: 2 JQ Points}

^{10th Place: 1 JQ Points}

For more information about the point system, visit

https://austin-chess.com/tournaments/

 

^{TIME CONTROL:} 

 

^{Section A: G/60, d5 (60 minutes per player with a 5-second delay)}

^{Section B: G/45, d5 (45 minutes per player with a 5-second delay)}

^{Section C: G/45, d5 (45 minutes per player with a 5-second delay)}

^{Section D: G/30, d5 (30 minutes per player with a 5-second delay)}

^{Section E: G/30, d5 (30 minutes per player with a 5-second delay)}

 

^{4-Round Swiss System Schedule}

^SECTION A:

^{1st round: 10:00 AM}

^{2nd round: 12:15 PM}

^{Lunch Break: 2:30-3:30 PM}

^{3rd round: 3:30 PM}

^{4th round: 5:45 PM}

 

^{SECTIONS B and C:}

^{1st round: 10:00 AM}

^{2nd round: 11:45 AM}

^{Lunch Break: 1:30-2:30 PM}

^{3rd round: 2:30 PM}

^{4th round: 4:15 PM}

 

^{5-Round Swiss System Schedule}

^{SECTIONS D and E:}

^{1st round: 10:00 AM}

^{2nd round: 11:15 AM}

^{3rd round: 12:30 PM}

^{Lunch Break: 1:30 PM}

^{4th round: 2:30 PM}

^{5th round: 3:45 PM}

^{Closing ceremony: After the last game of the section finishes.}

^{NOTE: Half-point byes are acceptable for all rounds, limit 1. Must commit before the 1st round.}

^{PLAYERS MAY NOT POSSESS CELL PHONES DURING THE TOURNAMENT.  Please leave your phone at home, in your car, or turned off (vibrate/silent not acceptable) on top of your table.} 

^{Any violators may be subject to disqualification and forfeiture.} 

 

CANCELLATION POLICY: If you do not wish to participate in our tournament after paying the entry fee, please email us at info@austin-chess.com no later than 24 hours in advance for an 80% refund. We reserve the right to charge a service fee for cancellations. NO refunds will be issued if we are notified of cancellation within 24 hours of the start of the event.

WITHDRAWAL POLICY: If you would like to withdraw from the tournament after it begins, please alert the tournament director. NO refunds will be issued after the tournament begins. 

NO-SHOW POLICY: There are NO refunds or credit for players who do not show up for their scheduled tournament matches.

 

^{For additional questions, please contact us at info@austin-chess.com}

Section A: 1600+

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Kai	Lan	30658202	1762
2	Asher	Chodniewicz	30288162	1732
3	Massa	Jin	16948104	1600

Section B: U1600

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Guna Advik Reddy	Sanepalli	30790886	1441
2	Beckham	Chodniewicz	30288144	1423
3	Advaith	Jijesh	30646434	1388
4	Rishi	Attaluri	30041126	1340
5	Anika	Kaul	17072545	1332
6	Arjun	Phatak	30823825	1329
7	Anish	Arun	31187934	1298
8	Yiheng Ethan	Chen	30441678	1276
9	Avantika	Maneesh	31486157	1271
10	Amudha	Pratheep Kumar	31456373	1234
11	Grace	Peng	30665735	1225
12	Jay	Choi	31876704	1216
13	Subbu	Sivaraju	30066824	1203

Section C: U1200

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Vishruth	Julakanti	30548138	1038
2	Edison	Chodniewicz	30280271	1024
3	Ashwin	Phatak	31123362	1018
4	Mourya	Jaydev	31782885	1017
5	Joseph	Madathil	17112653	1006
6	Kevin	Yu	30551486	980
7	Darshan	Vijayaraj	30277730	955
8	Yixin	Wang	31926688	955
9	Lucas	Sanner	31293157	935
10	Shreyan	Jeedigunta	31469701	930
11	Thomas	Madathil	30300299	906
12	Himakar	Gogineni	31829515	902
13	Keren Jolly	Anand	30535449	895
14	Armaan	Bhatia	31075404	885
15	Vivek	Kumar	17299808	870
16	Christopher	Krum	31824661	847
17	Akarsh	Paida	31911398	821
18	Zayn	Shanmuganathan	31968176	712

Section D: U800

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Daniel	Xiao	30914009	787
2	Sahith	Papudippu	31370229	743
3	Maysaa	Patel	31407351	735
4	Reyansh	Singavarapu	31340405	694
5	Akhil	Gopu	32029095	657
6	Prajith	Prakash	31414048	651
7	Chaitanya	Pusarla	31983444	646
8	Aadhya	Desu	31732481	611
9	Mokshaniketh	Dhulipalla	16830564	609
10	Winston	Shetty	32019028	600
11	Karthikeya	Golla	32045902	598
12	Vedant	Rungta	30661607	564
13	Shrieesh	Sriram	32079991	497
14	Nirvaan	Patel	30454826	473
15	Aarav	Nanjala	31785076	427

Section E: U400

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Tara	Pradeep	32013873	334
2	Yashica	Dhanasekar	31183121	308
3	Kavish	Bhutiany	30575313	196
4	Vivaan	Gupta	31350475	Unrated
5	Aarush	Yerubandi	31792104	Unrated
6	Fermin	Alexis	31820506	Unrated
7	Hirak	Buch	32227548	Unrated
8	Viraat	Kansal	32229685	Unrated
9	Jacob	Joy	32215683	Unrated
10	Arjun	Sehgal	32021203	Unrated
11	Sourya	Namuduri	32229727	Unrated
12	Sonny	Yang	32026527	Unrated