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

^{In-Person USCF Rated Tournament} 

 

^{September 27, 2025}

^{12466 Los Indios Trail, Ste.100}

^{Austin, TX 78729}

^{* USCF Membership Required *}

 

^{Free Parking Provided} 

 

^{Capacity: 100 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 September 21, 2025 by 11:59pm} 

^{$60 on or after September 22, 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	Julian	Joseph	16783177	1974
2	Michael	Thomas	14793323	1964
3	Kai	Lan	30658202	1932
4	Tanish	Seelam	17061896	1881
5	Eric	Zolidis	31316562	1812

Section B: Open U1800

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Albert	Gao	30496668	1576
2	Anika	Kaul	17072545	1533
3	Yiheng Ethan	Chen	30441678	1516
4	Esha	Pidathala	16808204	1512
5	Riaan	Abrol	30161373	1449
6	James	Keresey	31877606	1432
7	Jeffrey	Chui	30882595	1428
8	Srikar	Pidathala	16941865	1141

Section C: Open U1400

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Jack	Bryant	17051245	1372
2	Akhil	Gopu	32029095	1321
3	Nicholas	Donovan	14223134	1226
4	Ruichen	Song	30286869	1193
5	Zachary	Kinney	30884894	1172
6	Zayn	Shanmuganathan	31968176	1127
7	Shrihaan	Satoskar	30855918	1080
8	Aariv	Kushwaha	16338850	1043
9	Andrish	Reddy	32539660	Unrated

Section D: Open U1000

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Abinaya	Sathyanath	30562585	908
2	Tanav	Seelam	30343181	892
3	Shourya	Kodali	30404637	847
4	Arjun	Rao	30579277	807
5	Nithis	Muthukrishnan	31841578	727
6	Abdulkareem	Abdulrahman	32467863	713
7	Avanya	Kaul	32455874	166
8	Savva	Pavlov	32533755	Unrated
9	Madhavi	Dadi	0	Unrated
10	Anay	Singhal	32418002	Unrated