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

^{In-Person USCF Rated Tournament} 

 

^{January 25, 2025}

^{12466 Los Indios Trail, Ste.100}

^{Austin, TX 78729}

^{* USCF Membership Required *}

 

^{Free Parking Provided} 

 

^{Capacity: 80 players}

^{BROADCAST LINK}

^{FINAL STANDINGS LINK}

 

^SECTIONS:

^{All players will be divided into 4 sections:} 

^{SECTION A: 1800+  Open USCF rated} 

^{SECTION B: 1400 - 1799 Open USCF rated}

^{SECTION C: 1000 - 1399 Open USCF rated}

^{SECTION D: U1000 Open USCF rated}

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

^{ENTRY FEES:} 

^{Early Bird: $50 by January 19, 2025 by 11:59pm} 

^{$60 on or after January 20, 2025}

 

^PRIZES: 

Section A: $400, $200, $100

Section B: $200, $100, $50

Section C: $100, $75, $50

Section D: Chess books

Medals will be awarded to top 3 finishers in all sections

 

^{Open Qualifier Points:} 

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

^{1st Place: 25 OQ Points}

^{2nd Place: 18 OQ Points}

^{3rd Place: 15 OQ Points}

^{4th Place: 12 OQ Points}

^{5th Place: 10 OQ Points}

^{6th Place: 8 OQ Points}

^{7th Place: 6 OQ Points}

^{8th Place: 4 OQ Points}

^{9th Place: 2 OQ Points}

10th Place: 1 OQ 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/60, d5 (60 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/45, d5 (45 minutes per player with a 5-second delay)}

 

^{4-Round Swiss System Schedule}

^{SECTIONS A and B:}

^{1st round: 10:00 AM}

^{2nd round: 12:15 PM}

^{Lunch Break: 2:30 PM}

^{3rd round: 3:30 PM}

^{4th round: 5:45 PM}

^{SECTIONS C and D:}

^{1st round: 10:00 AM}

^{2nd round: 11:45 AM}

^{Lunch Break: 1:30 PM}

^{3rd round: 2:30 PM}

^{4th round: 4:15 PM}

^{Closing ceremony for each section will take place after the final round of that section.}

^{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. We reserve the right to charge a $15 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: Open 1800+

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Rahul	Mynala	17287571	2105
2	Evan	Bates	30745116	1987
3	Yangyang	Shen	17080503	1958
4	Shelby	Johnson	12560324	1927
5	Michael	Williams	17081527	1909
6	Rafi	Chowdhury	13852335	1907
7	Chase	Lonie	16392562	1902
8	Emerson Aurelius	Johnson	30729099	1900
9	Prasanna	Borse	12938906	1899
10	Steven	Linett	12790325	1881
11	Ruben	Garcia	15250218	1838
12	Eric	Dumitru	17164035	1822
13	Kai	Lan	30658202	1805

Section B: Open U1800

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Michael	Thomas	14793323	1793
2	Lucas	Yu	30915089	1784
3	Jan	Van Der Linden	32000530	1780
4	Vishnu	Subramony	30291348	1769
5	Tanvi	Borse	15992594	1758
6	Mahit	Mallikarjunaiah	16782367	1753
7	Eric	Zolidis	31316562	1741
8	Ruthvik	Kamireddy	30283179	1696
9	Ryan	Slatton	31859645	1635
10	Scott	Richmond	12858050	1601
11	Nidhish Reddy	Bumireddy	30719653	1540
12	Kenneth	Li	16604425	1527
13	Ahir	Bhattacharjee	31246619	1502
14	Kai	Wang	30528820	1500
15	Sahasra	Vijay	30183383	1484
16	Eric	Vance	31905773	1467
17	Guna	Sanepalli	30790886	1441
18	Eric	Osgood	15439906	1431
19	Anika	Kaul	17072545	1429
20	Abhik	Rudra	31170585	1428

Section C: Open U1400

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Grace	Peng	30665735	1292
2	Rishi	Attaluri	30041126	1288
3	David	Stith	12779204	1267
4	Yiheng	Chen	30441678	1242
5	Sarah	Johnson	31695045	1241
6	John-Paul	Verow	15208097	1224
7	Ian	Maxwell	30037430	1213
8	Seungho	Lee	32000320	1200
9	Asher	Joseph	30561022	1196
10	Felix	You	15984154	1189
11	Etienne	Vouga	31310898	1147
12	Mridul	Karnatak	30701511	1099
13	Ilai (Eli)	Gross	16657125	1075
14	Yixin	Wang	31926688	1060
15	Alice	Sun	30540358	1028

Section D: Open U1000

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Luke	Johnson	31695137	985
2	Marie	Johnson	31695122	925
3	Zachary	Kinney	30884894	850
4	Akarsh	Paida	31911398	821
5	Sterling	Bates	30740184	795
6	Theophania	Johnson	31695102	784
7	Sahith	Papudippu	31370229	743
8	Ian	Johnson	31695081	698
9	Aditya	Chandran Arvind	16564228	622
10	Karthikeya	Golla	32045902	598
11	Glenn	Downing	12839984	549
12	Shourya	Bandaru	32193247	524
13	Sonny	Yang	32026527	Unrated
14	Alexandria	Baker	32236388	Unrated
15	Aaron	Thrash	32244321	Unrated
16	Augie	Lewis	32243907	Unrated
17	Venkateswara Rao	Bandaru	32224413	Unrated