^{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}

^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	Massa	Jin	16948104	1650

Section B: U1700

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Nived	Ratheesh	30687838	1538
2	Guna	Sanepalli	30790886	1441
3	Rishi	Attaluri	30041126	1321
4	Alan	Ni	30701271	1287

Section C: U1400

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Yeshwin	Gadde	30158720	1230
2	Nameer	Islam	30325677	1068
3	Arjun	Borkotoky	30230684	1056
4	Alice	Sun	30540358	1028
5	Josiah	Kianes	16617595	1014
6	Mridul	Karnatak	30701511	992
7	Shreyan	Jeedigunta	31469701	990
8	Arjun	Jonnalagadda	30719678	982
9	Vishruth	Julakanti	30548138	962
10	Spruha	Borkar	30213862	954
11	Colin	Coker	30847464	937
12	Christopher	Krum	31824661	775

Section D: U1000

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Akarsh	Paida	3191198	798
2	Karthik	Kammari	31494364	766
3	Shree	Cherupally	31979703	762
4	Lucas	Sanner	31293157	753
5	Advaithkrishna	Rajeshkanna	31630743	723
6	Armaan	Bhatia	31075404	701
7	Nuraiz	Pirani	30857208	700
8	Sudhir	Cheemalavaguaplli	31406454	683
9	Tanika	Mittal	17166534	671
10	Easton	Prud'Homme	31926230	635
11	Chaitanya	Pusarla	31983444	607
12	Winston	Shetty	32019028	600
13	Sahel	Abdul Shukur	31703782	559
14	Nicola	Dalesandro	31733675	Unrated
15	Tarun	Jaishankar	32169681	Unrated

Section E: U600

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Aiden	Anderson	32014708	390
2	Dhruva	Mamillapalli	31959396	362
3	Tara	Pradeep	32013873	334
4	Yashica	Dhanasekar	31183121	308
5	Advik	Velaga	31750738	254
6	Monisha	Allu	31962879	235
7	Parth	Tripathi	32050291	101
8	Arini	Jain	32090268	Unrated
9	Karthikeya	Golla	32045902	Unrated
10	William	Hickok	31940715	Unrated
11	Sathvika	Sridharkumar	31807157	Unrated
12	Willoughby	Meza	3216555	Unrated
13	Ahdvika	Gorantla	32021466	Unrated
14	Nithis	Muthukrishnan	99999999	Unrated
15	Saiakshay	Elangovan	32177531	Unrated
16	Thomas	Vu	32084884	Unrated
17	William	O'Malley	32179910	Unrated
18	Claire	Xie	32074084	Unrated