AGCA Summer Scholastic #1

In-Person Scholastic USCF Rated Tournament 

 

June 7, 2025

12466 Los Indios Trail, Ste. 100

Austin, TX 78729

* USCF Membership Required *

Free Parking Provided 

Capacity: 92 players

SECTIONS:

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** 
**The higher of the official or most recent rating will determine section selection.**
**If two adjacent sections each have an odd number of players, and the highest-rated player in the lower section is within 50 rating points of the higher section, they may be moved up to balance the sections**
These rules are to avoid byes and better pairings for all.

ENTRY FEES: 

Early Bird: $40 by 11:59pm, June 1, 2025 

$50 on or after June 2, 2025

 

PRIZES: 

Trophies for 1st Place, Medals for 2nd and 3rd

 

TIME CONTROL: 

 

Section A: G/60, d5 (60 minutes per player with a 5-second delay)

Section B: G/45, d5 (45 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

SECTION A:

1st round: 9:00 AM

2nd round: 11:15 AM

Lunch Break: 1:30-2:30 PM

3rd round: 2:30 PM

4th round: 4:45 PM

 

SECTIONS B and 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 Kai Lan 30658202 1908
2 Eric Zolidis 31316562 1716
3 Alexander Ramey 30280135 1704
4 Kai Wang 30528820 1600

Section B: U1600

# First Last USCF ID USCF Rating
1 Rithik Ganesh 172934 1535
2 Martin Tang 31982613 1472
3 Asher Joseph 30561022 1463
4 Jay Choi 31876704 1459
5 Advaith Jijesh 30646434 1446
6 Jeffrey Chui 30882595 1413
7 Avantika Maneesh 31486157 1405
8 Alexander Matos 16953544 1395
9 Subbu Sivaraju 30066824 1372
10 Meha Parikh 0 1336
11 Charvith Lingutla 30639612 1326
12 Eshaann Madhan 31155145 1324
13 Riaan Abrol 30161373 1265
14 Jeffery Zheng 31262556 1215
15 Rutvik Papisetti 30383392 1191
16 Shrihaan Satoskar 30855918 1178

Section C: U1200

# First Last USCF ID USCF Rating
1 Aryan Vasudeva 32317397 1174
2 Shreyan Jeedigunta 31469701 1124
3 Omkumar Gangadharan 30755307 1108
4 Cyrus He 31600913 1105
5 Pranav Sriram 16854047 1104
6 Ryan Bhargav 31339682 1086
7 Easton Prud'Homme 31926230 1059
8 Geoff Parackal 17192703 1051
9 Akhil Gopu 32029095 1046
10 Sathvik Gondle 31642308 995
11 Zayn Shanmuganathan 31968176 979
12 Chaitanya Pusarla 31983444 959
13 Winston Shetty 32019028 926
14 Abinaya Sathyanath 30562585 877
15 Henry Cheng 31975159 851
16 Arini Jain 32090268 838
17 Sahith Papudippu 31370229 804

Section D: U800

# First Last USCF ID USCF Rating
1 Venkata Suhruth Madasu 31970830 787
2 Ashrith Jammula 30582833 765
3 Eashanth Cheemalavagupalli 31406454 746
4 Ashrith Muthu 32201223 696
5 Sathvika Sridharkumar 31807157 677
6 Aarav Jain 32163043 671
7 Vihaan Gandra 31590020 651
8 Aditya Chandran Arvind 16564228 605
9 Mayurika Harisankar 31685801 584
10 Jaishnavi Vemulapalli 30058090 548
11 Arjun Vatsa 31864324 545
12 Vidish Narra 32322633 531
13 Nysa Mittal 31706727 519
14 Ayan Mohanty 32219084 483
15 Vibhav Narra 32322654 475
16 Parsa Mokhtari 32432438 465
17 Aarav Agarwal 32345289 451
18 Hithesh Karthik 31541270 422

Section E: U400

# First Last USCF ID USCF Rating
1 Cian Munjal 30746192 374
2 Lakshithaa Gangadharan 32000243 165
3 Muadh Muhammad 31777447 Unrated
4 Ian Gandy 32455903 Unrated
5 Sairam Sriram 31759211 Unrated
6 Arjav Rajesh 32339358 Unrated
7 Kesava Krithik Bollu 31995783 Unrated
8 Vyan Singh 32464217 Unrated
9 Ayaan Islam 32468189 Unrated