Pairings

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

^{In-Person USCF Rated Tournament}

^{February 8, 2025}

^{12466 Los Indios Trail, Ste.100}

^{Austin, TX 78729}

^{* USCF Membership Required *}

^{Free Parking Provided}

^{Capacity: 80 players}

^{TOURNAMENT BROADCAST 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**

**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: $50 by February 2, 2025 by 11:59pm}

^{$60 on or after February 3, 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	Lucius	Melillo	15570195	2343
2	Colin	Albert	15325998	2222
3	Atharva	Bist	16451355	2117
4	Rahul	Mynala	17287571	2105
5	Yangyang	Shen	17080503	1996
6	Chase	Lonie	16392562	1946
7	Steven	Linett	12790325	1914
8	Julian	Joseph	16783177	1907
9	Emerson Aurelius	Johnson	30729099	1900
10	Pranav	Santhosh	30579866	1874
11	Tanish	Seelam	17061896	1819
12	Kai	Lan	30658202	1805
13	Asher	Chodniewicz	30288162	1803

Section B: Open U1800

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Jan	Van Der Linden	32000530	1780
2	Lucas	Yu	30915089	1775
3	Ruthvik	Kamireddy	30283179	1647
4	Ryan	Slatton	31859645	1635
5	Kai	Wang	30528820	1600
6	Lamar	Bush	10400830	1600
7	Beckham	Chodniewicz	30288144	1567
8	Massa	Jin	16948104	1545
9	Nidhish Reddy	Bumireddy	30719653	1540
10	Daniel	Salazar	10400872	1500
11	Eric	Vance	31905773	1467
12	Advaith	Jijesh	30646434	1446
13	Anika	Kaul	17072545	1432
14	Anish	Arun	31187934	1405

Section C: Open U1400

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Rishi	Attaluri	30041126	1391
2	Jeffrey	Chui	814954203	1371
3	Parv	Parikh	30065214	1369
4	Grace	Peng	30665735	1292
5	Yiheng	Chen	30441678	1288
6	Seungho	Lee	32000320	1259
7	Darrin	Little	30927898	1240
8	Johnpaul	Verow	15208097	1224
9	Avantika	Maneesh	31486157	1206
10	Samvik	Indrakanti	16771001	1192
11	Abdurahman	El-Azzami	30331989	1174
12	Karthik	Sivaraju	31922646	1170
13	Eshaann	Madhan	31155145	1164
14	Martin	Tang	31982613	1159
15	Amogh	Chauhan	16905312	1114
16	Felix	You	15984154	1103
17	Yixin	Wang	31926688	1098
18	Ilai (Eli)	Gross	16657125	1095
19	Vividh	Balasubramanian	16790958	1064
20	Sanjay	Gudipati	31160024	1045
21	Christopher	Krum	31824661	1014
22	Alice	Sun	30540358	1008
23	Tanav	Seelam	30343181	1003

Section D: Open U1000

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Anirudh	Madyastha	17255045	906
2	Keren Jolly	Anand	30535449	887
3	Zachary	Kinney	30884894	875
4	Zayn	Shanmuganathan	31968176	821
5	Augie	Lewis	32243907	785
6	Akarsh	Paida	31911398	776
7	Daniel	Xiao	30914009	762
8	Shourya	Kodali	30404637	723
9	Akhil	Gopu	32029095	697
10	Karthikeya	Golla	32045902	598
11	Soham	Shah	30048529	593
12	Shourya	Bandaru	32193247	479
13	Anay	Shah	16825825	340
14	Lachlan	Henson	32279234	Unrated
15	Kabir	Goenka	31690249	Unrated
16	Jacob	Rice	32260551	Unrated
17	Alexandria	Baker	32236388	Unrated
18	Sudarshan	Mahesh	16233828	Unrated
19	Vihaan	Tiwan	32293023	Unrated