^{Austin Chess Tour 3: Open Qualifier #4}

^{In-Person USCF Rated Tournament} 

 

^{November 15, 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 November 9, 2025 by 11:59pm} 

^{$60 on or after November 10, 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	Jeremy	Bader	14928004	2031
2	Emerson Aurelius	Johnson	30729099	1976
3	Michael	Thomas	14793323	1974
4	Justin	Trey	15592064	1958
5	Kai	Lan	30658202	1953
6	Chase	Lonie	16392562	1886

Section B: Open U1800

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Savva	Pavlov	32533755	1786
2	Yiheng	Chen	30441678	1678
3	Alan	Ni	30701271	1609
4	Jeffrey	Chui	30882595	1601
5	Srihaas	Desu	30037713	1583
6	Esha	Pidathala	16808204	1551
7	Martin	Tang	31982613	1531
8	John-Paul	Verow	15208097	1491
9	Ahir	Bhattacharjee	31246619	1463
10	Samvik	Indrakanti	16771001	1460
11	Manuel	Castillo	30048995	1419
12	Nathan	Lu	30209766	1090
13	Anika	Kaul	17072545	990
14	Riaan	Abrol	30161373	831
15	Dan	Leytham	32629707	Unrated
16	Abhik	Rudra	31170585	Unrated

Section C: Open U1400

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Srikar	Pidathala	16941865	1337
2	Akhil	Gopu	32029095	1321
3	Zachary	Kinney	30884894	1194
4	Ruichen	Song	30286869	1163
5	Doyoon	Kim	32410552	1159
6	Zayn	Shanmuganathan	31968176	1127
7	Aahan	Chakraborty	30456077	1106
8	Shourya	Kodali	30404637	1050
9	Ashrith	Muthu	32201223	1022
10	Shrihaan	Satoskar	30855918	1017
11	Suhun	Kim	30565441	1003

Section D: Open U1000

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Kisna	Prabhakar	32368011	865
2	Augie	Lewis Jr	32243907	831
3	Evan	Wu	32003699	815
4	Ash	Gutierrez	32335522	814
5	Nikhil	Prashanth	32008438	730
6	Arun	Madabushi Venugopal	32166101	548
7	Atharv	Umarji	31571035	547
8	Clayton	Carlisle	31272090	481
9	Eleanor Grace	Johnson	32552022	401