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

^{In-Person USCF Rated Tournament} 

 

^{February 28, 2026}

^{12466 Los Indios Trail, Ste.100}

^{Austin, TX 78729}

^{* USCF Membership Required *}

 

^{Free Parking Provided} 

 

^{Capacity: 112 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 before 11:59PM February 8, 2026} 

^{Standard Fee: $60 before 11:59 February 22, 2026}

Late Fee: $75 after February 23, 2026

 

^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	Vladimir	Belous	16004571	2576
2	Lucius	Melillo	15570195	2397
3	Rohit	Gundam	14908373	2304
4	Stephen	Adams	13184803	2289
5	Colin	Albert	15325998	2218
6	Rahul	Mynala	17287571	2165
7	Emerson Aurelius	Johnson	30729099	2096
8	Eric	Dumitru	17164035	2077
9	Yangyang	Shen	17080503	2068
10	kevin	nguyen	30671239	2017
11	Tanish	seelam	17061896	1940
12	Michael	Williams	17081527	1913
13	Kai	Wang	30528820	1881
14	Shahin	Masoumi	16669663	1869
15	Yixin	Wang	31926688	1869
16	Martin	Tang	31982613	1819
17	Alan	Ni	30701271	1816
18	Alex	Li	13915520	1806

Section B: U1800

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Alexander	Ramey	30280135	1795
2	Savva	Pavlov	32533755	1761
3	Jeffrey	Chui	30882595	1735
4	Ethan	Chen	30441678	1700
5	Albert	Gao	30496668	1693
6	Eric	Vance	31905773	1644
7	Ahir	Bhattacharjee	31246619	1639
8	Charvith	Lingutla	30639612	1630
9	Abhik	Rudra	31170585	1620
10	Srihaas	Desu	30037713	1610
11	Tharun	Avinashkarthi	30675122	1545
12	Grace	Peng	30665735	1541
13	Omkumar	Gangadharan	30755307	1524
14	Asher	Joseph	30561022	1469
15	Alice	Sun	30540358	1458
16	Mark	Bayne	32361788	1458
17	Daniel	Schofield	31419689	1414

Section C: U1400

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Zayn	Shanmuganathan	31968176	1323
2	Michael	Tu	30325469	1291
3	Thomas	Amorim	31903472	1260
4	Chris	Krum	31824661	1240
5	Bradley	Fehner	31822115	1234
6	Venkata Naga Sai	Uppuluri	30575167	1191
7	Suhun	Kim	30565441	1163
8	Colin	Coker	30847464	1116
9	Arindam	Mishra	32556937	1114
10	Jaishnavi	Vemulapalli	30058090	1110
11	Anvita	Gudibanda	31399781	1108
12	Tanav	seelam	30343181	1078
13	Matt	Massaro	32792047	1042
14	Anay	Singhal	32418002	1001

Section D: U1000

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Aaron	Frommer	31454994	954
2	Eleanor Grace	Johnson	32552022	933
3	Kaarthikeya Siddharth	Gajula	30558875	838
4	Zachary	Cook	32629263	817
5	Ash	Gutierrez	32335522	798
6	Clayton	Carlisle	31272090	785
7	REYANSH	SINGAVARAPU	31340405	782
8	Yacheng(Steven)	Fan	32799095	740
9	Parth	Tripathi	32050291	712
10	Jesse	Larrew	32485268	706
11	Adhvay	Sriram	31817443	646
12	Reyansh	Vuppala	32534195	601
13	Abhinav	Puchakayala	32443875	260
14	Adam	Atkins	32889714	Unrated
15	ARYANI	BALINA	32642055	Unrated
16	Thomas	Liardon	32850972	Unrated
17	Tyson	Cox	32850560	Unrated