Austin Chess Tour: Junior Qualifier #4

In-Person Scholastic USCF Rated Tournament 

 

November 16, 2024

12466 Los Indios Trail, Ste. 100

Austin, TX 78729

* USCF Membership Required *

Free Parking Provided 

Capacity: 70 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: 1700+ USCF rated 

SECTION B: 1400 - 1700 USCF rated 

SECTION C: 1000 - 1400 USCF rated 

SECTION D: 600 - 1000 USCF rated

SECTION E: Under 600 USCF rated or unrated

**Players between 1600 and 1699 can play Section A or B** 

**Players between 1300 and 1399 can play Section B or C** 

**Players between 900 and 999 can play Section C or D** 

**Players between 500 and 599 can play Section D or E** 

 

ENTRY FEES: 

Early Bird: $40 by 11:59pm, November 10, 2024 

$50 on or after November 11, 2024

 

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/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: 10:00 AM

2nd round: 12:15 PM

Lunch Break: 2:30-3:30 PM

3rd round: 3:30 PM

4th round: 5:45 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

 

SECTIONS D and E:

1st round: 10:00 AM

2nd round: 11:15 AM

Lunch Break: 12:30 PM

3rd round: 1:30 PM

4th round: 2:45 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 a $30 refund. We reserve the right to charge a $10 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: 1700+

# First Last USCF ID USCF Rating
1 Evan Bates 30745116 2002

Section B: U1700

# First Last USCF ID USCF Rating
1 Massa Jin 16948104 1551
2 Dallin Bates 30745147 1446
3 Rithik Ganesh 17293416 1422

Section C: U1400

# First Last USCF ID USCF Rating
1 Adhyan Danda 30645449 1366
2 Rishi Attaluri 30041126 1293
3 Anika Kaul 17072545 1056
4 Samvik Indrakanti 16771001 1032
5 Amudha Pratheep Kumar 31456373 1020
6 Arjun Jonnalagadda 30719678 982
7 Shreyan Jeedigunta 31469701 900
8 Ryan Bhargav 31339682 850
9 Mridul Karnatak 30701511 792

Section D: U1000

# First Last USCF ID USCF Rating
1 Keren Jolly Anand 30535449 909
2 Henry Cheng 31975159 833
3 Praneel Katooru 31034004 805
4 Yixin Wang 31926688 790
5 Lucas Sanner 31293157 753
6 Arjun Rao 30579277 727
7 Akarsh Paida 31911398 722
8 Zach Kinney 30884894 656
9 Vayun Goyal 17166534 652
10 Zayn Shanmuganathan 31968176 378

Section E: U600

# First Last USCF ID USCF Rating
1 Joshua Alpizar 31458045 531
2 Arnav Acharya 30691740 515
3 Emil Khan 32056100 482
4 Shrieesh Sriram 32079991 457
5 Winston Shetty 32019028 456
6 Mika Jordan 31186806 445
7 Winston Chen 31988631 343
8 Yashica Dhanasekar 31183121 308
9 Rangashri Srivathsan 32068413 267
10 Adiraj Mohapatra 31413847 230
11 Noah Garten 31973092 107
12 Msdhushri Srivathsan 0 101
13 Parth Tripathi 32050291 Unrated
14 Bhargav Balasubramani 32004312 Unrated
15 Aadhya Harish 32099124 Unrated