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

^{In-Person Scholastic USCF Rated Tournament} 

 

^{February 1, 2025}

^{12466 Los Indios Trail, Ste. 100}

^{Austin, TX 78729}

^{* USCF Membership Required *}

^{Free Parking Provided} 

^{Capacity: 80 players}

^{TOURNAMENT BROADCAST LINK}

^{FINAL STANDINGS LINK}

 

 

^SECTIONS:

^{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 26, 2025} 

^{$50 on or after January 27, 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	Evan	Bates	30745116	1987
2	Yangyang	Shen	17080503	1958
3	Kai	Lan	30658202	1805
4	Eric	Dumitru	17164035	1802
5	Asher	Chodniewicz	30288162	1759
6	Eric	Zolidis	31316562	1741
7	Krrish	Kaul	16596843	1740
8	Aj	Ramey	30280135	1679
9	Nived	Ratheesh	30687838	1673
10	Massa	Jin	16948104	1650
11	Vaughn Daemian	Dela Bajan	31396931	1612

Section B: U1600

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Beckham	Chodniewicz	30288144	1575
2	Dallin	Bates	30745147	1509
3	Guna	Sanepalli	30790886	1497
4	Anika	Kaul	17072545	1432
5	Jeffrey	Chui	814954203	1371
6	Parv	Parikh	30065214	1369
7	Jay	Choi	31876704	1327
8	Avantika	Maneesh	31486157	1316
9	Nathan	Lu	30209766	1297
10	Grace	Peng	30665735	1292
11	Subbu	Sivaraju	30066824	1240
12	Amudha	Pratheep Kumar	31456373	1234
13	Samvik	Indrakanti	16771001	1227
14	Asher	Joseph	30561022	1210

Section C: U1200

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Derek	Han	30417250	1181
2	Vladimir	Travkin	31501724	1163
3	Karthik	Sivaraju	31922646	1142
4	Kevin	Yu	30551486	1141
5	Colin	Coker	30847464	1077
6	Yixin	Wang	31926688	1060
7	Jacob	Riemer	30483264	1050
8	Aariv	Kushwaha	16338850	1043
9	Edison	Chodniewicz	30280271	1036
10	Mourya	Jaydev	31782885	1017
11	AdvaithKrishna	Rajeshkanna	31630743	1004
12	Christopher	Krum	31824661	997
13	Advika	Raina	30497120	984
14	Lucas	Sanner	31293157	939
15	Zayn	Shanmuganathan	31968176	928
16	Igor	Travkin	31501714	920
17	Easton	Prud'Homme	31926230	896
18	Keren Jolly	Anand	30535449	887
19	Aarohan	Ratnagiri	30411039	876
20	Rishaan	Nair	30632658	744

Section D: U800

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Akarsh	Paida	31911398	776
2	Chaitanya	Pusarla	31983444	770
3	Sahith	Papudippu	31370229	743
4	Alex	Salas	30539001	733
5	Shourya	Kodali	30404637	723
6	James	Pee	32182861	703
7	Akhil	Gopu	32029095	697
8	Sathvik	Gondle	31642308	694
9	Vedant	Rungta	30661607	660
10	Mokshaniketh	Dhulipalla	16830564	609
11	Prajith	Prakash	31414048	566
12	Claire	Xie	32074084	533
13	Shrieesh	Sriram	32079991	497
14	Monisha	Allu	31962879	489
15	Oliver	Zhang	31990964	461
16	Tarun	Jaishankar	32169681	458

Section E: U400

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Tara	Pradeep	32013873	378
2	Hirak	Buch	32227548	314
3	Parth	Tripathi	32050291	196
4	Rangashri	Srivathsan	32068413	160
5	Aarika	Shukla	31709258	146
6	Madhushri	Srivathsan	32068424	101
7	Brode	Davis	32230740	Unrated
8	Siddharth	Gokulakrishna	32159988	Unrated
9	Mayurika	Harisankar	31685801	Unrated
10	Sai Yashmit	Paidimarri	32248824	Unrated
11	Angelo	Merlino	32202158	Unrated
12	Adhvey	Rajurkar	32273348	Unrated
13	Ryan	Babber	32275650	Unrated
14	Vidur	Shah	32263420	Unrated
15	Kyungwon	Lee	32278053	Unrated
16	Aarav	Sarvabotla	32138186	Unrated
17	Lachlan	Henson	32279234	Unrated