^{Austin Chess Tour 3: Junior Qualifier #2}

^{In-Person Scholastic USCF Rated Tournament} 

 

^{September 6, 2025}

^{12466 Los Indios Trail, Ste. 100}

^{Austin, TX 78729}

^{* USCF Membership Required *}

^{Free Parking Provided} 

^{Capacity: 100 players}
 

^{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, August 31, 2025} 

^{$50 on or after September 1, 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	Asher	Chodniewicz	30288162	2010
2	Emerson Aurelius	Johnson	30729099	1976
3	Kai	Lan	30658202	1932
4	Krrish	Kaul	16596843	1926
5	Ilan	Shvets	31345345	1788
6	Alexander	Ramey	30280135	1728
7	Kai	Wang	30528820	1700
8	Nidhish Reddy	Bumireddy	30719653	1674
9	Jay	Choi	31876704	1664
10	Yixin	Wang	31926688	1634
11	Alan	Ni	30701271	1609

Section B: U1600

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Martin	Tang	31982613	1553
2	Beckham	Chodniewicz	30288144	1539
3	Anil Kumar	Danda	30645449	1515
4	Yiheng	Chen	30441678	1514
5	Ahir	Bhattacharjee	31246619	1482
6	Shreya	Palamarthy	30125312	1450
7	Riaan	Abrol	30161373	1449
8	Anika	Kaul	17072545	1444
9	Asher	Joseph	30561022	1417
10	Akhil	Gopu	32029095	1392
11	Rutvik	Papisetti	30383392	1389
12	Ryan	Bhargav	31339682	1381
13	Omkumar	Gangadharan	30755307	1375
14	Jack	Bryant	17051245	1368
15	Derek	Han	30417250	1281
16	Vividh	Balasubramanian	16790958	1222
17	Alice	Sun	30540358	1210

Section C: U1200

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Shreyan	Jeedigunta	31469701	1198
2	Edison	Chodniewicz	30280271	1189
3	Aryan	Vasudeva	32317397	1176
4	Yashas	Veerapaneni	16783046	1153
5	Ayan	Chakraborty	30456077	1139
6	Arjun	Borkotoky	30230684	1136
7	Zayn	Shanmuganathan	31968176	1127
8	Jaishnavi	Vemulapalli	30058090	1127
9	Advika	Raina	30497120	1090
10	Sahel	Abdul Shukiur	31703782	1083
11	Shrihaan	Satoskar	30855918	1080
12	Geoff	Parackal	17192703	1057
13	Keren Jolly	Anand	30535449	1045
14	Thomas	Madathil	30300299	1019
15	Jacob	Joy	32164370	983
16	Daniel	Xiao	30914009	982
17	Sathvik	Gondle	31642308	965
18	Praneel	Katooru	31034004	951
19	Doyoon	Kim	32410552	924
20	Arini	Jain	32090268	920
21	Arpita	Gedam	30213862	916
22	Om	Palsule	31348373	912
23	Abinaya	Sathyanath	30562585	908
24	Cían	Munjal	30746192	890
25	Venkata Naga Sai Akshith Kumar	Uppuluri	30575167	890
26	Anvita	Gudibanda	31399781	864
27	Ashrith	Muthu	32201223	860
28	Shourya	Kodali	30404637	847
29	Sricharan	Ramkumar	31031249	805
30	Shlok	Modi	31936852	802
31	Aditya	Vivekananda	32249808	802

Section D: U800

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Aarush	Samant	31926450	792
2	Abhyuday	Shrivastava	32475630	776
3	Daksha	Sureboyana	30732493	766
4	Reyansh	Singavarapu	31340405	754
5	Mohammad Shayaan	Aaftab	31753494	730
6	Lucien	Gaboriau	32314336	687
7	Shriyan	Siddamshetti	31406568	684
8	Vihaan	Gandra	31590020	675
9	Leo	Krol	31927710	652
10	Liam	Hamner	30731442	648
11	Adhvay	Sriram	31817443	642
12	Hariom	Sawarna	32514180	606
13	Vedant	Rungta	30661607	604
14	Aarav	Jain	32163043	588
15	Vibhav	Kumar	32344589	583
16	Anirudh	Manikandaraam	32315342	570
17	Aadhya	Desu	31732481	548
18	Rangashri	Srivathsan	32068413	513
19	Sairam	Sriram	31759211	506
20	Shaurya	Sinha	32326900	500
21	Suhas	Petla	32076556	488
22	Aiden	Spadaccini	32085633	481
23	Tanish	Veerapaneni	30541660	474
24	Arihaan	Sahai	32497128	472
25	Nathan	Scharf	32141780	446
26	Anant	Choudhary	30129621	441
27	Revant	Pochugari	31141570	423
28	Vihaan	Nadella	31964219	421
29	Zoha Iman	Chandwani	32026905	406
30	Lakshithaa	Gangadharan	32000243	405

Section E: U400

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Riyan	Mandal	32266466	445
2	Ayush	Ginnavaram	32011044	371
3	Karthik Koundinya	Bhattiprol	31407344	363
4	Adhitya	Manikandaraam	32426612	361
5	Aarav	Kumar	32407077	324
6	Madhushri	Srivathsan	32068424	319
7	Anirudh Reddy	Uppala	32489898	301
8	Teresa	Madathil	32492494	290
9	Neil	Yang	32400553	259
10	Aslan	Karaca	32231405	177
11	Avanya	Kaul	32455874	166
12	Shivani	Siddamshetti	32525698	161
13	Max	Bryant	31865614	108
14	Ariket	Mazumder	32521554	105
15	Avyaan	Raina	32427026	104
16	Muadh	Muhammad	31777447	Unrated
17	Chaitra	Nersu	32230008	Unrated
18	Amos	Chua	32553052	Unrated
19	Eleanor Grace	Johnson	32552022	Unrated
20	Mate	Penzes	32545469	Unrated
21	Anirudh	Muraliraju	31744787	Unrated
22	Chiranjeevi	Undavalli	32050041	Unrated
23	Vashistha	Srivastava	32347685	Unrated