^{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}

 

^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	Rohit	Gundam	14908373	2279
2	Atharva	Bist	16451355	2117
3	Rahul	Mynala	17287571	2105
4	Yangyang	Shen	17080503	1958
5	Chase	Lonie	16392562	1902
6	Emerson Aurelius	Johnson	30729099	1900
7	Steven	Linett	12790325	1881
8	Ruben	Garcia	15250218	1838
9	Eric	Dumitru	17164035	1822
10	Tanish	Seelam	17061896	1819
11	Michael	Thomas	14793323	1793
12	Lucas	Yu	30915089	1784
13	Tanvi	Borse	15992594	1758
14	Mahit	Mallikarjunaiah	16782367	1753
15	Shelby	Johnson	12560324	Unrated
16	Rafi	Chowdhury	0	Unrated

Section B: Open U1800

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Jan	Van Der Linden	32000530	1780
2	Kai	Lan	30658202	1762
3	Ruthvik	Kamireddy	30283179	1696
4	Alexander	Ramey	30280135	1671
5	Scott	Richmond	12858050	1601
6	John	Ramey	30387710	1560
7	Kenneth	Li	16604425	1527
8	Kai	Wang	30528820	1500
9	Sahasra	Vijay	30183383	1484
10	Eric	Vance	31905773	1467
11	Eric	Osgood	15439906	1431
12	Anika	Kaul	17072545	1332

Section C: Open U1400

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Parv	Parikh	30065214	1369
2	Grace	Peng	30665735	1292
3	David	Stith	12779204	1267
4	Yiheng	Chen	30441678	1242
5	Sarah	Johnson	31695045	1241
6	Darrin	Little	0	1240
7	John-Paul	Verow	15208097	1224
8	Ian	Maxwell	30037430	1213
9	Seungho	Lee	32000320	1200
10	Mridul	Karnatak	30701511	1099
11	Yixin	Wang	31926688	1060
12	Tanav	Seelam	30343181	1003

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	Theophania	Johnson	31695102	784
5	Sahith	Papudippu	31370229	743
6	Ian	Johnson	31695081	698
7	Karthikeya	Golla	32045902	598
8	Glenn	Downing	12839984	549
9	Shourya	Bandaru	32193247	524
10	Venkateswara Rao	Bandaru	32224413	Unrated
11	Augie	Lewis	32243907	Unrated
12	Aaron	Thrash	32244321	Unrated
13	Alexandria	Baker	32236388	Unrated