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