^{4th Austin Chess Tour: Open Qualifier #1}

^{In-Person USCF Rated Tournament} 

 

^{January 31, 2026}

^{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 January 25, 2026 by 11:59pm} 

^{$60 on or after January 26, 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

^{NOTE: Players who win prizes must provide us with their Paypal information or wait until the section is completed to receive cash prizes.}

 

^{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: 1800+

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Lucius	Melillo	15570195	2359
2	Vijay keerthi	Krishnamoorthy	16087877	2344
3	Emerson Aurelius	Johnson	30729099	2100
4	Eric	Dumitru	17164035	2052
5	Julian	Joseph	16783177	2013
6	Krrish	Kaul	16596843	1961
7	Kai	Lan	30658202	1935
8	Benjamin	Cai	16322627	1900
9	Tanish	seelam	17061896	1900
10	Kai	Wang	30528820	1865
11	Yixin	Wang	31926688	1830
12	Guna advik reddy	Sanepalli	30790886	1810
13	Mahit	Mallikarjunaiah	16782367	1800

Section B: U1800

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Jay	Choi	31876704	1794
2	Alexander	Matos	16953544	1779
3	Savva	Pavlov	32533755	1761
4	Jeffrey	Chui	30882595	1732
5	Abhik	Rudra	31170585	1644
6	Anika	Kaul	17072545	1634
7	Eric	Vance	31905773	1538
8	Akhil	Gopu	32029095	1481
9	Riaan	Abrol	30161373	1459
10	Asher	Joseph	30561022	1452
11	Ahir	Bhattacharjee	31246619	1445
12	Advaith	Jijesh	30646434	1421
13	Alice	Sun	30540358	1409
14	Kaustubh	Mani	32586945	1407
15	Omkummar	Gangadharan	30755307	1403

Section C: U1400

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Zayn	Shanmuganathan	31968176	1363
2	Zach	Kinney	30884894	1318
3	Jack	Bryant	17051245	1315
4	Bradley	Fehner	31822115	1206
5	Ruichen	Song	30286869	1187
6	Aahan	Chakraborty	30456077	1070
7	Zubin	Coonse	31767693	1020
8	Colin	Coker	30847464	1009
9	Matt	Massaro	32792047	1009

Section D: U1000

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Ashrith	Muthu	32201223	962
2	Tanav	seelam	30343181	900
3	Aaron	Frommer	31454994	875
4	Abraham	Obubo	30539388	865
5	Devin	Naquin	32544934	837
6	REYANSH	SINGAVARAPU	31340405	825
7	Eleanor Grace	Johnson	32552022	770
8	Yacheng(Steven)	Fan	32799095	730
9	Megan	Givens	31146783	628
10	Kevin	Limiti	32690640	586
11	Anirudh	Muraliraju	31744787	571
12	Daniil	Larionov	31382782	554
13	Parth	Tripathi	32050291	466
14	RIYA	Vyas	32007392	454
15	Avanya	Kaul	32455874	384
16	KRITHIK	Vangara	32454899	369
17	Charles	Naquin	32480538	219
18	Murari	Maddipati	32588363	181
19	Paul	Kim	32750523	Unrated