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

^{In-Person Scholastic USCF Rated Tournament} 

 

^{October 25, 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, October 19, 2025} 

^{$50 on or after October 20, 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/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/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}

^{SECTIONS A and B:}

^{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}

 

^{SECTION 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	Emerson Aurelius	Johnson	30729099	1976
2	Tharun	Sridhar	30747478	1708
3	Kai	Wang	30528820	1700
4	Yiheng	Chen	30441678	1678

Section B: U1600

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Anika	Kaul	17072545	1529
2	Noel	Gamboa	16846080	1505
3	Avinashkarthi	Nagarajan	30675122	1474
4	Asher	Joseph	30561022	1381
5	Ryan	Bhargav	31339682	1365
6	Vividh	Balasubramanian	16790958	1324
7	Samvik	Indrakanti	16771001	1297
8	Alice	Sun	30540358	1272

Section C: U1200

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Ruichen	Song	30286869	1190
2	Karthik	Kammari	31494364	1168
3	Zayn	Shanmuganathan	31968176	1127
4	Cian	Munjal	30746192	962
5	Daniel	Xiao	30914009	946
6	Abinaya	Sathyanath	30562585	908
7	Mate	Penzes	32545469	898
8	Maysaa	Patel	31407351	872
9	Kisna	Prabhakar	32368011	848
10	Aditya	Vivekananda	32249808	840
11	Shriyan	Siddamshetti	31406568	814
12	Daksha	Sureboyana	30732493	757

Section D: U800

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Sathvika	Sridharkumar	31807157	796
2	Reyansh	Singavarapu	31340405	754
3	Liam	Hamner	30731442	752
4	Dhruva	Mamillapalli	31959396	748
5	Hridhaan	Singh	30820401	742
6	Nithis	Muthukrishnan	31841578	727
7	Sahith	Papudippu	31370229	676
8	Vibhav	Kumar	32344589	669
9	Vedant	Rungta	30661607	655
10	Nikhil	Prashanth		653
11	Hithesh	Karthik	31541270	539
12	Ayush	Ginnavaram	32011044	509
13	Suhas	Petla	32076556	419
14	Parth	Tripathi	32050291	405

Section E: U400

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Daniel	Aaronson	30851365	392
2	Vishruth	Joga	32433185	359
3	Aarav	Kumar	32407077	347
4	Shivani	Siddamshetti	32525698	263
5	Avanya	Kaul	32455874	246
6	Shaarwin	Sood	32463738	187
7	Avyukt	Mishra	32535065	Unrated
8	Parth	Khandelwal	32474853	Unrated
9	Ishaan	Peddinti	32606771	Unrated
10	Arya S	Badiginchala	32611398	Unrated
11	Aaron	Gadige	32512409	Unrated
12	Chiranjeevi	Undavalli	32050041	Unrated
13	Shrihaan	Mangalagiri	32566814	Unrated
14	Krishiv	Gupta	32525722	Unrated
15	Muadh	Muhammad	31777447	Unrated
16	Eleanor Grace	Johnson	32552022	Unrated
17	Reyansh	Vuppala	32534195	Unrated