Austin Chess Tour: Junior Qualifier #5

In-Person Scholastic USCF Rated Tournament 

 

December 7, 2024

12466 Los Indios Trail, Ste. 100

Austin, TX 78729

* USCF Membership Required *

Free Parking Provided 

Capacity: 70 players

TOURNAMENT BROADCAST LINK

PAIRINGS ROUND 3(A B C) 4(DE):

SECTION A:  

Bd Res White Res Black
1     Kai Zhou Lan (1774 1.5)     Yangyang Shen (1911 2.0)
2     Massa Jin (1554 1.0)     Eric Alexander Dumitru (1849 0.5)
3     Tanvi Borse (1719 0.5)     Eric Zolidis (1720 0.5)

 

SECTION B:

Bd Res White Res Black
4     Tharun Sridhar (1518 1.5)     Guna Ar Sanepalli (1441 2.0)
5     Anish Arun (1269 1.0)     Nived Ratheesh (1538 1.5)
6     Rishi Attaluri (1302 0.0)     Alan Ni (1247 0.0)

  

SECTION C:  

Bd Res White Res Black
7     Nameer Raif Islam (1068 2.0)     Mridul Karnatak (1030 2.0)
8     Colin Coker ( 937 2.0)     Yeshwin Gadde (1230 1.5)
9     Arjun Jonnalagadda ( 996 1.5)     Venkata Vishruth Julakanti ( 957 1.5)
10     Josiah Kianes (1014 1.0)     Vladimir Travkin (1206 1.0)
11     Advaithkrishna Rajeshkanna ( 935 1.0)     Seungho Lee (1190 1.0)
12     Ashwin Phatak ( 900 1.0)     Omkumar Gangadharan (1153 1.0)
13     Arjun Borkotoky (1108 0.0)     Darshan Vijayaraj ( 756 1.0)
14     Shreyan Jeedigunta ( 990 0.0)     Anushka Borse (1084 0.0)
  Spruha Borkar ( 966 0.0)   BYE

 

SECTION D: 

Bd Res White Res Black
17     Easton Prud'Homme ( 658 2.5)     Igor Travkin ( 882 3.0)
18     Christopher Krum ( 775 2.0)     Karthik Kammari ( 766 2.5)
19     Nuraiz Pirani ( 644 2.0)     Armaan Bhatia ( 701 2.0)
20     Abinaya Sathyanath ( 680 2.0)     Sathvik Gondle ( 701 2.0)
21     John Austin Hickok ( 906 1.5)     Akarsh Paida ( 737 1.0)
22     Vayun Goyal ( 825 1.0)     Praneel Katooru ( 844 1.5)
23     Eashanth Reddy Cheemalavagupalli ( 683 1.0)     Adhvika Gorantla ( 666 1.0)
24     Winston Shetty ( 600 1.0)     Chaitanya Sai Pusarla ( 607 1.0)
25     Sahel Abdul Shukur ( 559 1.0)     Reyansh Singavarapu ( 694 0.5)
  Shree Chandra Cherupally ( 591 0.0)   BYE

 

SECTION E: 

Bd Res White Res Black
27     Claire Yang Xie (unr. 2.5)     Jacob Riemer (unr. 3.0)
28     James De-Ji Pee (unr. 2.5)     Karthikeya Golla ( 498 2.5)
29     Arini Kamala Jain ( 345 2.0)     Dhruva Mamillapalli ( 362 2.5)
30     William Orville Hickok (unr. 2.0)     Thomas Vu (unr. 2.0)
31     Aarav Nanjala (unr. 2.0)     Sathvika Sridharkumar (unr. 2.0)
32     Tarun Jaishankar (unr. 1.0)     Monisha Allu ( 615 1.0)
33     Nithis B Muthukrishnan ( 541 1.0)     Parth Tripathi ( 196 1.0)
34     Aiden Mark Anderson ( 353 1.0)     Joylin Lois Joseph ( 128 1.0)
35     Tara Pradeep ( 334 1.0)     Saiakshay Elangovan (unr. 1.0)
36     Advik Velaga ( 254 1.0)     William O'Malley (unr. 1.0)
  Willoughby Meza (unr. 0.0)   BYE

 

STANDINGS:

 

SECTION A:

# Place Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Total T-Med T-Solkoff T-Cumul. T-Op. cumul.
1 1 Yangyang Shen 17080503 1911 W4 W5  2.0 0.5 1 3 1.5
2 2 Kai Zhou Lan 30658202 1774 D3 W6  1.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
3 3 Massa Jin 16948104 1554 D2 D4  1.0 0 2 1.5 2.5
4 4-6 Eric Zolidis 31316562 1720 L1 D3  0.5 1 3 0.5 4.5
5   Eric Alexander Dumitru 17164035 1849 D6 L1  0.5 0.5 2.5 1 4
6   Tanvi Borse 15992594 1719 D5 L2  0.5 0.5 2 1 3

 

SECTION B:

# Place Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Total T-Med T-Solkoff T-Cumul. T-Op. cumul.
1 1 Guna Ar Sanepalli 30790886 1441 W6 W5  2.0 0 0 3 0
2 2-3 Tharun Sridhar 30747478 1518 W4 D3  1.5 1.5 2.5 2.5 3.5
3   Nived Ratheesh 30687838 1538 W5 D2  1.5 1.5 1.5 2.5 2.5
4 4 Anish Arun 31187934 1269 L2 W6  1.0 0 1.5 1 2.5
5 5-6 Rishi Attaluri 30041126 1302 L3 L1  0.0 1.5 3.5 0 5.5
6   Alan Ni 30701271 1247 L1 L4  0.0 1 3 0 4

 

SECTION C:

# Place Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Total T-Med T-Solkoff T-Cumul. T-Op. cumul.
1 1-3 Mridul Karnatak 30701511 1030 W11 W9  2.0 1 2 3 3
2   Nameer Raif Islam 30325677 1068 W12 W8  2.0 1 1.5 3 2
3   Colin Coker 30847464  937 W14 W10  2.0 1 1 3 2
4 4-6 Yeshwin Gadde 30158720 1230 D5 W7  1.5 1.5 2.5 2 4
5   Arjun Jonnalagadda 30719678  996 D4 W15  1.5 1.5 1.5 2 2
6   Venkata Vishruth Julakanti 30548138  957 H--- W16  1.5 0 0 1.5 0
7 7-13 Darshan Vijayaraj 30277730  756 W13 L4  1.0 0 2.5 2 3
8   Vladimir Travkin 31501724 1206 W16 L2  1.0 0 2 2 3
9   Seungho Lee 32000320 1190 W17 L1  1.0 0 2 2 3
10   Omkumar Gangadharan 30755307 1153 W15 L3  1.0 0 2 2 3
11   Ashwin Phatak 31123362  900 L1 W14  1.0 0 2 1 3
12   Advaithkrishna Rajeshkanna 31630743  935 L2 B---  1.0 0 2 0 3
13   Josiah Kianes 16617595 1014 L7 W17  1.0 0 1 1 2
14 14-17 Anushka Borse 16724907 1084 L3 L11  0.0 1 3 0 4
15   Arjun Borkotoky 30230684 1108 L10 L5  0.0 1 2.5 0 4
16   Shreyan Jeedigunta 31469701  990 L8 L6  0.0 1 2.5 0 3.5
17   Spruha Borkar 30213862  966 L9 L13  0.0 1 2 0 3

 

SECTION D: 

# Place Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total T-Med T-Solkoff T-Cumul. T-Op. cumul.
1 1 Igor Travkin 31501714  882 W16 W5 W4  3.0 4 5 6 10
2 2-3 Karthik Kammari 31494364  766 W6 W11 D3  2.5 4.5 5.5 5.5 11.5
3   Easton Prud'Homme 31926230  658 W7 W13 D2  2.5 4.5 5 5.5 10.5
4 4-8 Abinaya Sathyanath 30562585  680 W9 W8 L1  2.0 5 6.5 5 12
5   Sathvik Gondle 31642308  701 W14 L1 W12  2.0 4 5 4 10
6   Nuraiz Pirani 30857208  644 L2 W18 W17  2.0 4 4.5 3 10
7   Christopher Krum 31824661  775 L3 W15 W11  2.0 3.5 4.5 3 9.5
8   Armaan Bhatia 31075404  701 W19 L4 W13  2.0 2.5 2.5 4 7
9 9-10 Praneel Katooru 31034004  844 L4 W10 H---  1.5 1.5 3.5 2 7.5
10   John Austin Hickok 31172929  906 D18 L9 W14  1.5 1 3 2.5 5.5
11 11-17 Adhvika Gorantla 32021466  666 W15 L2 L7  1.0 3 5.5 3 9.5
12   Chaitanya Sai Pusarla 31983444  607 L17 W16 L5  1.0 2.5 4.5 2 8
13   Winston Shetty 32019028  600 B--- L3 L8  1.0 2 4.5 2 9.5
14   Sahel Abdul Shukur 31703782  559 L5 W19 L10  1.0 1.5 3.5 2 6.5
15   Vayun Goyal 17166534  825 L11 L7 W18  1.0 1.5 3.5 1 7.5
16   Eashanth Reddy Cheemalavagupalli 31406454  683 L1 L12 W19  1.0 1 4 1 8
17   Akarsh Paida 31911398  737 W12 F--- L6  1.0 1 3 3 5
18 18 Reyansh Singavarapu 31340405  694 D10 L6 L15  0.5 2.5 4.5 1.5 6.5
19 19 Shree Chandra Cherupally 31979703  591 L8 L14 L16  0.0 2 4 0 7

 

SECTION E: 

# Place Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total T-Med T-Solkoff T-Cumul. T-Op. cumul.
1 1 Jacob Riemer 30483264 unr. W13 W12 W6  3.0 3 4 6 10
2 2-5 Claire Yang Xie 32074084 unr. X--- W9 D5  2.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 9.5
3   Dhruva Mamillapalli 31959396  362 W15 D4 W11  2.5 3.5 4.5 5 9
4   James De-Ji Pee 32182861 unr. W18 D3 W12  2.5 3.5 4.5 5 9
5   Karthikeya Golla 32045902  498 W21 W14 D2  2.5 3 3 5.5 7.5
6 6-10 Thomas Vu 32084884 unr. W11 W8 L1  2.0 5 6 5 12
7   Arini Kamala Jain 32090268  345 W10 L11 W14  2.0 3 4 4 8
8   Sathvika Sridharkumar 31807157 unr. W20 L6 W15  2.0 3 3.5 4 8
9   William Orville Hickok 31940715 unr. W16 L2 W19  2.0 3 3.5 4 6.5
10   Aarav Nanjala 31785076 unr. L7 W16 W13  2.0 3 3.5 3 6
11 11-20 Nithis B Muthukrishnan 31841578  541 L6 W7 L3  1.0 4 6.5 2 14
12   Monisha Allu 31962879  615 W17 L1 L4  1.0 3.5 6.5 3 12
13   Aiden Mark Anderson 32014708  353 L1 W17 L10  1.0 3 6 2 10
14   William O'Malley 32179910 unr. W19 L5 L7  1.0 3 5.5 3 11.5
15   Tarun Jaishankar 32169681 unr. L3 W18 L8  1.0 3 5.5 2 10
16   Parth Tripathi 32050291  196 L9 L10 B---  1.0 2 4 0 7
17   Saiakshay Elangovan 32177531 unr. L12 L13 W20  1.0 1.5 2.5 1 6
18   Advik Velaga 31750738  254 L4 L15 W21  1.0 1 3.5 1 7
19   Tara Pradeep 32013873  334 L14 W21 L9  1.0 1 3 2 7
20   Joylin Lois Joseph 31821206  128 L8 B--- L17  1.0 1 3 1 5
21 21 Willoughby Meza 32165554 unr. L5 L19 L18  0.0 2 4.5 0 8.5

 

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, December 1, 2024 

$50 on or after December 2, 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 Yangyang Shen 17080503 1908
2 Eric Dumitru 17164035 1788
3 Kai Lan 30658202 1778
4 Eric Zolidis 31316562 1720
5 Tanvi Borse 15992594 1708
6 Massa Jin 16948104 1650

Section B: U1700

# First Last USCF ID USCF Rating
1 Nived Ratheesh 30687838 1538
2 Tharun Sridhar 30747478 1516
3 Guna Sanepalli 30790886 1441
4 Rishi Attaluri 30041126 1321
5 Anish Arun 31187934 1298
6 Alan Ni 30701271 1287

Section C: U1400

# First Last USCF ID USCF Rating
1 Yeshwin Gadde 30158720 1230
2 Seungho Lee 32000320 1190
3 Vladimir Travkin 31501724 1139
4 Anushka Borse 16724907 1084
5 Nameer Islam 30325677 1068
6 Arjun Borkotoky 30230684 1056
7 Ashwin Phatak 31123362 1034
8 Josiah Kianes 16617595 1014
9 Mridul Karnatak 30701511 992
10 Shreyan Jeedigunta 31469701 990
11 Arjun Jonnalagadda 30719678 982
12 Vishruth Julakanti 30548138 962
13 Spruha Borkar 30213862 954
14 Darshan Vijayaraj 30277730 946
15 Colin Coker 30847464 937
16 Advaithkrishna Rajeshkanna 31630743 723

Section D: U1000

# First Last USCF ID USCF Rating
1 John Hickok 31172929 906
2 Praneel Katooru 31034004 814
3 Akarsh Paida 3191198 798
4 Christopher Krum 31824661 775
5 Karthik Kammari 31494364 766
6 Shree Cherupally 31979703 762
7 Lucas Sanner 31293157 753
8 Sathvik Gondle 31642308 701
9 Armaan Bhatia 31075404 701
10 Nuraiz Pirani 30857208 700
11 Reyansh Singavarapu 31340405 694
12 Igor Travkin 31501714 684
13 Sudhir Cheemalavaguaplli 31406454 683
14 Abinaya Sathyanath 30562585 680
15 Vayun Goyal 17166534 671
16 Ahdvika Gorantla 32021466 666
17 Easton Prud'Homme 31926230 635
18 Chaitanya Pusarla 31983444 607
19 Winston Shetty 32019028 600
20 Sahel Abdul Shukur 31703782 559

Section E: U600

# First Last USCF ID USCF Rating
1 Nithis Muthukrishnan 31841578 541
2 Karthikeya Golla 32045902 498
3 Shrieesh Sriram 32079991 496
4 Aiden Anderson 32014708 390
5 Dhruva Mamillapalli 31959396 362
6 Arini Jain 32090268 345
7 Tara Pradeep 32013873 334
8 Advik Velaga 31750738 254
9 Monisha Allu 31962879 235
10 Joylin Joseph 31821206 128
11 Parth Tripathi 32050291 101
12 Aarav Nanjala 31785076 Unrated
13 Jacob Riemer 30483264 Unrated
14 James Pee 32182861 Unrated
15 Claire Xie 32074084 Unrated
16 William O'Malley 32179910 Unrated
17 Tarun Jaishankar 32169681 Unrated
18 Saiakshay Elangovan 32177531 Unrated
19 Willoughby Meza 32165554 Unrated
20 Sathvika Sridharkumar 31807157 Unrated
21 William Hickok 31940715 Unrated
22 Thomas Vu 32084884 Unrated