^{Austin Chess Tour 2: Junior Qualifier #4}

^{In-Person Scholastic USCF Rated Tournament} 

 

^{April 5, 2025}

^{12466 Los Indios Trail, Ste. 100}

^{Austin, TX 78729}

^{* USCF Membership Required *}

^{Free Parking Provided} 

^{Capacity: 80 players}

^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** 
**The higher of the official or most recent rating will determine section selection.**
**If two adjacent sections each have an odd number of players, and the highest-rated player in the lower section is within 50 rating points of the higher section, they may be moved up to balance the sections**
These rules are to avoid byes and better pairings for all.}

^{ENTRY FEES:} 

^{Early Bird: $40 by 11:59pm, March 30, 2025} 

^{$50 on or after March 31, 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	Yangyang	Shen	17080503	1867
2	Krrish	Kaul	16596843	1860
3	Kai	Lan	30658202	1819
4	Tanvi	Borse	15992594	1805
5	Lucas	Yu	30915089	1796
6	Nived	Ratheesh	30687838	1665
7	Julio Alberto	Aguilar Huang	30684354	1600
8	Kai	Wang	30528820	1600
9	Anish	Arun	31187934	1554
10	Esha	Pidathala	16808204	1512
11	Bidita	Karki	5	Unrated

Section B: U1600

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Jay	Choi	30876704	1438
2	Yixin	Wang	31926688	1373
3	Parv	Parikh	30065214	1369
4	Asher	Joseph	30561022	1355
5	Jeffrey	Chui	30882595	1340
6	Grace	Peng	30665735	1304
7	Yiheng	Chen	30441678	1288
8	Martin	Tang	31982613	1236

Section C: U1200

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Praneel	Katooru	31034004	1015
2	Advaithkrishna	Rajeshkanna	31630743	1004
3	Karthik	Kammari	31494364	988
4	Nandakumar	Velkur	17112591	980
5	Shreyan	Jeedigunta	31469701	977
6	Maysaa	Patel	31407351	945
7	Anvita	Gudibanda	31399781	921
8	Ash	Gutierrez	32335522	915
9	Himakar	Gogineni	31829515	905
10	Keshava	Neelakandan	30687487	899
11	Evan	Wu	32003699	830
12	Zayn	Shanmuganathan	31968176	821
13	Fermin	Alexis	31820506	819
14	Aditya	Singh	30514602	806
15	Akshay	Battineni	32356022	Unrated

Section D: U800

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Thomas	Vu	32084884	792
2	Aarush	Yerubandi	31792104	723
3	Alex	Salas	30539001	722
4	Aryan	Vasudeva	32317397	678
5	Karthikeya	Golla	32045902	652
6	Venkata Suhruth	Madasu	31970830	623
7	Arini	Jain	32090268	568
8	Sathvika	Sridharkumar	31807157	512
9	Shourya	Bandaru	32193247	498
10	Shourya	Manjunath	31407630	488
11	Prajith	Prakash	31414048	480
12	Jasper	Shang	31964303	454
13	Mayurika	Harisankar	31685801	415
14	Diya	Mohan	31081295	321
15	Siddharth	Gokulakrishna	32159988	Unrated
16	Aditya	Vivekananda	32249808	Unrated

Section E: U400

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Hirak	Buch	32227548	390
2	Rangashri	Srivathsan	32068413	388
3	Zoha Iman	Chandwani	32026905	347
4	Hithesh	Karthik	31541270	322
5	Dan	Tran	32227304	321
6	Liam	Hamner	30731442	301
7	Aarav	Jain	32163043	291
8	Parth	Tripathi	32050291	269
9	Angelo	Merlino	32202158	168
10	Lakshithaa	Gangadharan	32000243	145
11	Madhushri	Srivathsan	32068424	112
12	Dev	Mohan	None	Unrated
13	Aarav	Agarwal	32345289	Unrated
14	Mohith	Thandu Giriraj	31402208	Unrated
15	Aadvik	Palvannanathan	32382354	Unrated
16	Jathin	Mupparaju	32371113	Unrated
17	Shaurya	Sinha	32326900	Unrated