^{4th Austin Chess Tour: Junior Qualifier #2}

^{In-Person Scholastic USCF Rated Tournament} 

 

^{February 7, 2026}

^{12466 Los Indios Trail, Ste. 100}

^{Austin, TX 78729}

^{* USCF Membership Required *}

^{Free Parking Provided} 

^{Capacity: 100 players
BROADCAST LINK
RATED TOURNAMENT LINK}

^{FINAL STANDINGS:} 

 

^{SECTION A:}

#	Place	Name	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Total	T-Med	T-Solkoff	T-Cumul.	T-Op. cumul.
1	1	KRRISH KAUL	1946	W4	W2	W5	W3	4.0	7	8.5	10	21
2	2	JAY CHOI	1794	W8	L1	W6	W5	3.0	7	7.5	7	20
3	3-4	VISHNU SUBRAMONY	1717	L6	W7	W4	L1	2.0	3.5	9	5	22.5
4		NIVED RATHEESH	1691	L1	W8	L3	W7	2.0	3.5	8	4	19.5
5	5-7	YIXIN WANG	1830	D7	W6	L1	L2	1.5	6	10	5	25.5
6		JEFFREY Q CHUI	1613	W3	L5	L2	D8	1.5	4	7	4.5	17.5
7		ALAN NI	1658	D5	L3	W8	L4	1.5	4	6	4	14.5
8	8	SRIHAAS K DESU	1638	L2	L4	L7	D6	0.5	5	8	0.5	19.5

 

^{SECTION B:}

#	Place	Name	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Total	T-Med	T-Solkoff	T-Cumul.	T-Op. cumul.
1	1	ADHYAN REDDY DANDA	1455	W9	D7	W5	W2	3.5	8	10	8.5	27
2	2-4	SHREYAN JEEDIGUNTA	1329	W16	W8	W3	L1	3.0	8.5	9.5	9	25.5
3		RYAN BHARGAV	1327	W14	W10	L2	W9	3.0	7	8.5	8	22.5
4		THARUN AVINASHKARTHI	1458	L8	W11	W10	W6	3.0	6.5	8.5	6	23.5
5	5-7	ARINI KAMALA JAIN	1254	W12	D6	L1	W13	2.5	8	9.5	6.5	23.5
6		DEREK HAN	1386	W17	D5	W7	L4	2.5	8	9	7.5	20
7		JACK MYER BRYANT	1315	W15	D1	L6	W8	2.5	8	9	6.5	24
8	8-12	ADVIKA RAINA	1254	W4	L2	W11	L7	2.0	5.5	10.5	6	26.5
9		CHRISTOPHER KRUM	1240	L1	W15	W12	L3	2.0	5	9.5	5	22.5
10		AARIV KUSHWAHA	1206	W18	L3	L4	W14	2.0	4.5	7.5	5	17.5
11		IGOR TRAVKIN	1102	W13	L4	L8	W16	2.0	3.5	7.5	5	18.5
12		ENOCH ZHAO	unr.	L5	W17	L9	W15	2.0	3	6.5	4	14.5
13	13-14	SATHVIK GONDLE	1282	L11	D14	W16	L5	1.5	4.5	7	3.5	18
14		DOYOON KIM	1141	L3	D13	W18	L10	1.5	3.5	6.5	3.5	16.5
15	15-17	CIAN MUNJAL	1113	L7	L9	W17	L12	1.0	5	7.5	2	16.5
16		RUICHEN SONG	1149	L2	W18	L13	L11	1.0	3.5	6.5	3	17.5
17		ZACHARY KINNEY	1167	L6	L12	L15	W18	1.0	3	5.5	1	13.5
18	18	AAKASH MENON	1409	L10	L16	L14	L17	0.0	3.5	5.5	0	12.5

 

^{SECTION C:} 

 

#	Place	Name	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Total	T-Med	T-Solkoff	T-Cumul.	T-Op. cumul.
1	1	SAIRAM SRIRAM	910	W9	W6	W8	W2	4.0	6.5	8	10	19.5
2	2-3	VENKATA NAGA SAI AKS UPPULURI	1213	W8	W7	W4	L1	3.0	8.5	10	9	27
3		ANAY SINGHAL	895	L6	W12	W10	W7	3.0	5	5	6	15
4	4-5	KARTHIKEYA GOLLA	1068	W12	W10	L2	D5	2.5	6.5	6.5	7.5	18.5
5		KAARTHIKEYA SIDDHART GAJULA	838	L10	W11	W6	D4	2.5	5.5	6.5	5.5	18
6	6-7	ASHWIN PHATAK	1238	W3	L1	L5	W10	2.0	5.5	10.5	5	25.5
7		SAHITH PAPUDIPPU	816	W11	L2	W12	L3	2.0	4	7	6	16.5
8	8-9	TANAV SEELAM	854	L2	W9	L1	D11	1.5	5.5	9.5	3.5	22.5
9		NOAH JACOB LOPEZ	unr.	L1	L8	D11	W12	1.5	2.5	6.5	2	15
10	10-11	AARON LIPSHY FROMMER	unr.	W5	L4	L3	L6	1.0	7	10	4	24
11		ASHRITH MUTHU	962	L7	L5	D9	D8	1.0	5	7.5	1.5	17
12	12	VITI SINGHAL	820	L4	L3	L7	L9	0.0	6	9	0	21.5

 

^{SECTION D:}

#	Place	Name	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Total	T-Med	T-Solkoff	T-Cumul.	T-Op. cumul.
1	1	PARTH KHANDELWAL	387	W7	W2	W3	W4	W5	5.0	13	15	15	44
2	2-3	REYANSH SINGAVARAPU	825	D3	L1	W7	W8	W4	3.5	13.5	15.5	8.5	47.5
3		KANNAN NAYAN ASANANI	542	D2	W7	L1	W11	W10	3.5	11.5	12.5	9.5	34.5
4	4-6	PRANSHU KARNATAK	665	W9	W10	W5	L1	L2	3.0	13.5	14.5	12	45.5
5		PARTH TRIPATHI	609	W11	W8	L4	W6	L1	3.0	13	14	11	46
6		RANGASHRI SRIVATHSAN	544	L8	W11	W10	L5	W9	3.0	8	9	8	33
7	7-9	AYAAN MANGAL	620	L1	L3	L2	W12	W11	2.0	9	14	3	37
8		YACHENG FAN	unr.	W6	L5	W9	L2	L12	2.0	9	12.5	8	34.5
9		MADHUSHRI SRIVATHSAN	418	L4	W12	L8	W10	L6	2.0	7	10	6	34
10	10-12	AARAV SINGH	unr.	W12	L4	L6	L9	L3	1.0	9	12.5	5	36.5
11		RIYA PURVEN VYAS	310	L5	L6	W12	L3	L7	1.0	9	12.5	3	32.5
12		AAYUSH MENON	557	L10	L9	L11	L7	W8	1.0	6	8	1	25

 

^{SECTION E:}

 

#	Place	Name	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Total	T-Med	T-Solkoff	T-Cumul.	T-Op. cumul.
1	1	SAHAAN VIVEK	347	W3	W4	W7	W2	H---	4.5	12.5	12.5	14	38
2	2	ZOHA IMAN CHANDWANI	390	W8	W12	W6	L1	W3	4.0	12.5	14.5	13	43
3	3-5	VED AASHRIT	unr.	L1	W5	W8	W4	L2	3.0	14.5	16.5	9	48
4		PAVANI VRUMAN	unr.	W5	L1	W9	L3	W8	3.0	12.5	14	9	39
5		SHAARWIN SOOD	363	L4	L3	W11	W6	W10	3.0	9.5	10	6	31
6	6-7	DAVID PIVOVAROV	unr.	W11	W7	L2	L5	H---	2.5	6	10	9	27
7		KRISHIV GUPTA	106	W9	L6	L1	D10	W11	2.5	5	10	7	31
8	8-9	AARUSH SINGH	unr.	L2	W10	L3	W9	L4	2.0	8.5	12.5	6	38
9		TATE COTNER-BRADFORD	unr.	L7	W11	L4	L8	B---	2.0	5	8	4	23
10	10	ABHAY MALLYOTT	unr.	L12	L8	B---	D7	L5	1.5	7	10	3	24
11	11-12	MAX LEWIS BRYANT	122	L6	L9	L5	B---	L7	1.0	6.5	9.5	1	26
12		DECLAN WILLIAM SPENCER	102	W10	L2	---	---	---	1.0	1	5	5	16

 

 

^{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 before 11:59pm, January 18, 2026} 

^{Standard Fee: $50 before 11:59 February 1, 2026}

^{Late Fee: $65 after February 2, 2026}

 

^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: 9:00 AM}

^{2nd round: 11:15 PM}

^{Lunch Break: 1:30-2:30 PM}

^{3rd round: 2:30 PM}

^{4th round: 4:45 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	Krrish	Kaul	16596843	1961
2	Yixin	Wang	31926688	1875
3	Nived	Ratheesh	30687838	1770
4	Vishnu	Subramony	30291348	1769
5	Alan	Ni	30701271	1761
6	Jeffrey	Chui	30882595	1747
7	Jay	Choi	31876704	1746

Section B: U1600

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Srihaas	Desu	30037713	1581
2	Tharun	Avinashkarthi	30675122	1524
3	Adhyan	Danda	30645449	1468
4	Shreyan	Jeedigunta	31469701	1432
5	Enoch	Zhao	32800035	1408
6	Derek	Han	30417250	1386
7	Cian	Munjal	30746192	1376
8	Jack	Bryant	17051245	1362
9	Aakash	Menon	30430146	1345
10	Igor	Travkin	31501714	1341
11	Arini	Jain	32090268	1334
12	Ryan	Bhargav	31339682	1323
13	Zach	Kinney	30884894	1318
14	Sathvik	Gondle	31642308	1309
15	Christopher	Krum	31824661	1240
16	Doyoon	Kim	32410552	1238
17	Ruichen	Song	30286869	1231
18	Aariv	Kushwaha	16338850	1206

Section C: U1200

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Karthikeya	Golla	32045902	1191
2	Sai	Uppuluri	30575167	1191
3	Ashwin	Phatak	31123362	1179
4	Jaishnavi	Vemulapalli	30058090	1173
5	Advika	Raina	30497120	1160
6	Sairam	Sriram	31759211	1123
7	Evan	Wu	32003699	1053
8	Ashrith	Muthu	32201223	1006
9	Anay	Singhal	32418002	941
10	Tanav	seelam	30343181	939
11	Aaron	Frommer	31454994	904
12	Viti	Singhal	17299808	852
13	Kaarthikeya Siddharth	Gajula	30558875	828
14	Sahith	Papudippu	31370229	816

Section D: U800

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Noah	Lopez	32748097	780
2	REYANSH	SINGAVARAPU	31340405	750
3	Yacheng(Steven)	Fan	32799095	740
4	Parth	Khandelwal	32474853	729
5	Ayaan	Mangal	32594006	620
6	Riya	Vyas	32007392	615
7	Parth	Tripathi	32050291	601
8	Aayush	Menon	30440967	557
9	Rangashri	Srivathsan	32068413	544
10	Kannan	Asanani	32392968	522
11	Pranshu	Karnatak	32416967	501
12	Aarav	Singh	32797065	467
13	Madhushri	Srivathsan	32068424	418
14	Ved	Aashrit	32855211	Unrated

Section E: U400

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Shaarwin	Sood	32463738	371
2	Sahaan	Vivek	30585433	353
3	Pavani	Vruman	32751080	351
4	Zoha Iman	Chandwani	32026905	339
5	Krishiv	Gupta	32525722	196
6	Max	Bryant	31865614	127
7	Declan	Spencer	31945379	111
8	Aarush	Singh	32843351	101
9	Abhay	Mallyott	32787361	Unrated
10	David	Pivovarov	32837385	Unrated
11	Tate	Cotner-Bradford	32830995	Unrated