Austin Chess Tour 3: Junior Qualifier #4

In-Person Scholastic USCF Rated Tournament 

 

November 8, 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, November 2, 2025 

$50 on or after November 3, 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 Frans Van Der Linden 32000530 1788
3 Arjun Bharadwaj 32590165 1740
4 Vishnu Subramony 30291348 1701
5 Anish Arun 31187934 1697
6 Martin Tang 31982613 1677
7 Yiheng Chen 30441678 1677
8 Massa Jin 16948104 1664
9 Alan Ni 30701271 1646

Section B: U1600

# First Last USCF ID USCF Rating
1 Amudha Pratheep Kumar 31456373 1545
2 Grace Peng 30665735 1490
3 Akhil Gopu 32029095 1440
4 Tharun Avinashkarthi 30675122 1405
5 James Huang 32470119 1367
6 Jack Bryant 17051245 1366
7 Zayn Shanmuganathan 31968176 1363
8 Shreyan Jeedigunta 31469701 1311
9 Alice Sun 30540358 1266

Section C: U1200

# First Last USCF ID USCF Rating
1 Karthik Kammari 31494364 1130
2 Shreyas Kodali 30404637 1089
3 Aarush Rekala 32396587 1082
4 Cian Munjal 30746192 1067
5 Winston Shetty 32019028 967
6 Ashrith Jammula 30582833 952
7 Skanda Manapragada 31041144 895
8 Vedant Rungta 30661607 878
9 Aditya Vivekananda 32249808 873
10 Sihyun Lee 31407399 868
11 Anvita Gudibanda 31399781 864
12 Anay Singhal 32418002 860
13 Karthikeya Golla 32045902 829

Section D: U800

# First Last USCF ID USCF Rating
1 Sathvika Sridharkumar 31807157 796
2 Vidish Narra 32322633 795
3 Suhas Petla 32076556 760
4 Anirudh Manikandaraam 32315342 707
5 Aaron Gadige 32512409 692
6 Nikhil Sainath 30714706 654
7 Vibhav Narra 32322654 631
8 Adhitya Manikandaraam 32426612 628
9 Chyavan Chandra 31469646 586
10 Lucien Gaboriau 32314336 579
11 Anirudh Muraliraju 3174 4787 573
12 Adhrit Arun 32166101 548
13 Hithesh Karthik 31541270 539
14 Anvith Srikantapuram 16894216 534
15 Akhilesh Kattamuri 30056393 521
16 Vishruth Joga 32433185 507
17 Gavin Minter 32385500 490
18 Christian Smith 32081032 468
19 Ishan Kuntal 31853712 463
20 Kannan Asanani 32392968 460
21 Akshaj Padmanabhuni 31309494 456
22 Neil Yang 32400553 436
23 Parth Tripathi 32050291 405
24 Aarav Kumar 32407077 401
25 Eleanor Grace Johnson 32552022 401

Section E: U400

# First Last USCF ID USCF Rating
1 Pranshu Karnatak 32416967 295
2 Vedhav Ram Karthik 32252838 290
3 Shaarwin Sood 32463738 249
4 Adhira Prasad 32500232 166
5 Atharvaa Prasad 32500228 146
6 Max Bryant 31865614 110
7 Rivaan Parchur 32517602 107
8 Aadhya Undavalli 32050041 103
9 Maanyasri Goli 32137044 101
10 Sanjit Srinivasan 32667989 Unrated
11 Kriya Krishna 32638852 Unrated
12 Daniel Suh 32191476 Unrated
13 Shrihaan Mangalagiri 32566814 Unrated
14 Maelle Du Bois 32660118 Unrated
15 Sai Pranav Hari 32640153 Unrated
16 Ishika Gunuru 32658697 Unrated
17 Nimalan Singaram 32649622 Unrated
18 Woohyeon Cheon 32657525 Unrated
19 Aryan Ram Guntupalli 32596310 Unrated
20 Rudra Chopra 32643864 Unrated
21 Amelia Bevan 32632826 Unrated
22 Ishaan Peddinti 32606771 Unrated
23 Parth Khandelwal 32474853 Unrated
24 Nesara Madhuchandra 32552802 Unrated
25 Aaron Frommer 31454994 Unrated
26 Reyansh Vuppala 32534195 Unrated