^{October Octagons + Open}

^{In-Person USCF Rated Tournament}

^{October 4, 2025}

^{12466 Los Indios Trail, Ste.100}

^{Austin, TX 78729}

^{* USCF Membership Required *}

^{Free Parking Provided}

^{Capacity: 100 players}

^{BROADCAST LINK}

^PAIRINGS:

^{SECTION A:}

#	Place	Name	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total	T-Med	T-Solkoff	T-Cumul.	T-Op. cumul.
1	1	VLADIMIR BELOUS	2582	W5	W3	W2	3.0	4	5	6	11
2	2-3	ROHIT GUNDAM	2262	W8	W4	L1	2.0	4.5	5	5	9
3		KAMIL DRAGUN	2564	W6	L1	W5	2.0	4	5	4	10
4	4	ERIC ALEXANDER DUMITRU	2020	D7	L2	W6	1.5	1	4	2.5	9
5	5-7	MICHAEL D THOMAS	1964	L1	W7	L3	1.0	3	6	2	12
6		KAI ZHOU LAN	1953	L3	W8	L4	1.0	2	4	2	7
7		KAI YI WANG	1766	D4	L5	D8	1.0	1.5	3	2	5
8	8	ALEXANDRE BLANGY	1918	L2	L6	D7	0.5	2	4	0.5	9

#	Place	Name	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total	T-Med	T-Solkoff	T-Cumul.	T-Op. cumul.
1	1	JAY CHOI	1615	W4	W3	W2	3.0	4	5.5	6	11
2	2-3	MARTIN TANG	1677	W6	W5	L1	2.0	4	5	5	11
3		YIHENG ETHAN CHEN	1675	W8	L1	W5	2.0	4	4.5	4	10
4	4	YIXIN WANG	1687	L1	D8	W6	1.5	1	4.5	2	9
5	5-7	ALEXANDER MATOS	1654	W7	L2	L3	1.0	3	5	3	10
6		ANISH ARUN	1613	L2	W7	L4	1.0	2.5	4.5	2	8
7		GUNA A.R. SANEPALLI	1704	L5	L6	W8	1.0	1.5	2.5	1	6
8	8	ALAN NI	1591	L3	D4	L7	0.5	2.5	4.5	1	7

#	Place	Name	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total	T-Med	T-Solkoff	T-Cumul.	T-Op. cumul.
1	1-2	JEFFREY Q CHUI	1578	W3	D5	W4	2.5	3.5	5	5	11
2		SAVVA PAVLOV	1375	W6	D4	W5	2.5	3	4	5	10
3	3	GRACE PENG	1532	L1	W8	W6	2.0	3.5	3.5	3	7
4	4-5	ALBERT GAO	1562	W7	D2	L1	1.5	2.5	6	4	11
5		SAHASRA VIJAY	1544	W8	D1	L2	1.5	2.5	5	4	10
6	6-7	AMUDHA PRATHEEP KUMAR	1534	L2	W7	L3	1.0	3	5.5	2	9
7		ANIKA SHAMBHAVI KAUL	1419	L4	L6	W8	1.0	1	2.5	1	6
8	8	WILLIAM GRYTA	1411	L5	L3	L7	0.0	2.5	4.5	0	8

^{SECTION B:}

#	Place	Name	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Total	T-Med	T-Solkoff	T-Cumul.	T-Op. cumul.
1	1	JACK MYER BRYANT	1372	W8	D3	W2	W5	3.5	7	7	8.5	19.5
2	2	SARVESH JOSHI	976	W4	W7	L1	W8	3.0	7	7	8	17.5
3	3-6	SHRIHAAN SATOSKAR	1058	W5	D1	D7	L6	2.0	4	9	6.5	21.5
4		ZAYN SHANMUGANATHAN	1131	L2	W6	L5	W7	2.0	4	8.5	4	21
5		RUTVIK PAPISETTI	1332	L3	W8	W4	L1	2.0	4	7.5	5	19
6		IGOR TRAVKIN	1051	L7	L4	W8	W3	2.0	3.5	5.5	3	15.5
7	7	ARYAN VASUDEVA	1202	W6	L2	D3	L4	1.5	6	9	5	21.5
8	8	ZUBIN RAJARAM COONSE	1077	L1	L5	L6	L2	0.0	7	10.5	0	24.5

^{SECTION C:}

#	Place	Name	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Total	T-Med	T-Solkoff	T-Cumul.	T-Op. cumul.
1	1	ADITYA VIVEKANANDA	873	W8	W5	W6	D2	3.5	7	9	9.5	23
2	2-3	SAIRAM SRIRAM	565	W10	D4	W5	D1	3.0	8	9	8	23
3		ROMAN OKHAPKIN	unr.	L5	W8	W9	W7	3.0	6	8	6	18
4	4	DEVIN NAQUIN	788	W9	D2	L7	W6	2.5	7	9	6.5	25
5	5-9	ASHRITH MUTHU	742	W3	L1	L2	W11	2.0	6	10.5	5	26.5
6		AARUSH YERUBANDI	780	W11	W7	L1	L4	2.0	4.5	9	7	25
7		MATE PENZES	898	W12	L6	W4	L3	2.0	4.5	7.5	6	19.5
8		NIKHIL DEMATAMPITIYA	697	L1	L3	W12	W10	2.0	4	7.5	3	17.5
9		OLIVER YI CHEN ZHANG	652	L4	W10	L3	W12	2.0	3.5	6.5	4	14.5
10	10-11	SHOURYA MANJUNATH	753	L2	L9	W11	L8	1.0	5	8	2	18
11		RANGASHRI SRIVATHSAN	627	L6	W12	L10	L5	1.0	3	5	3	14
12	12	NIKHIL PRASHANTH	730	L7	L11	L8	L9	0.0	5	7	0	16

^{SECTION D:}

#	Place	Name	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Total	T-Med	T-Solkoff	T-Cumul.	T-Op. cumul.
1	1	DEV MOHAN	251	W4	W10	W3	W2	4.0	9	10	10	25
2	2-5	YASHICA, JR. DHANASEKAR	518	W10	W11	W5	L1	3.0	8	9	9	24
3		ANIRUDH MURALIRAJU	467	W12	W7	L1	W8	3.0	8	9	8	22
4		AYAAN MANGAL	unr.	L1	W14	W7	W6	3.0	8	8	6	21
5		HITHESH KARTHIK	383	W8	W6	L2	W11	3.0	7	8	8	24
6	6-9	ADHITYA MANIKANDARAAM	430	W13	L5	W9	L4	2.0	5	9	6	19
7		MADHUSHRI SRIVATHSAN	396	W9	L3	L4	W12	2.0	5	9	5	20
8		LUCAS STOUT	unr.	L5	W13	W11	L3	2.0	4	8	5	21
9		KHRYSTYNA HLYNSKA	unr.	L7	W12	L6	W10	2.0	3	6	4	15
10	10-13	AVANYA KAUL	246	L2	L1	W14	L9	1.0	5	9	2	23
11		DIYA MOHAN	405	W14	L2	L8	L5	1.0	5	8	4	22
12		CHARLES NAQUIN	239	L3	L9	W13	L7	1.0	5	8	2	18
13		SHAARWIN SOOD	187	L6	L8	L12	W14	1.0	3	5	1	13
14	14	MAX LEWIS BRYANT	109	L11	L4	L10	L13	0.0	3	6	0	13

^SECTIONS:

^{SECTION A: 1400+ USCF rated Octagons}

^{SECTION B: 1000 - 1399 Open USCF rated}

^{SECTION C: 600 - 999 Open USCF rated}

^{SECTION D: U600 Open USCF rated}

^{The tournament will consist of two different formats:}

^{Octagon Format: Section A will be divided into groups of 8 players based on currrent Monthly official USCF Ratings with swiss-system pairings.}

^{Open Tournament Format: Sections B - D will be run as a normal swiss-system tournament}

^{**If there is an odd number or not a multiple of 8, it is the Tournament Director's discretion to group players accordingly**}

^{**Players are not allowed to play up or down**}

^{ENTRY FEES: $50}

^{Top 2 highest rated players of the whole tournament will receive a guaranteed entry fee reimbursement if they complete all 3 rounds}

^PRIZES:

Section A: $250 for first place in each octagon

Section B: $150, $100, $50 + Medals

Section C: $100, $75, $50 + Medals

Section D: Chess books + Medals

^{TIME CONTROL:}

^{Section A: G/75, d5 (75}^{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)}

^Schedule

^{SECTIONS A (All Octagons):}

^{1st round: 10:00 AM}

^{2nd round: 1:00 PM}

^{3rd round: 4:00 PM}

^{SECTIONS B and C:}

^{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}

^{SECTION D:}

^{1st round: 10:00 AM}

^{2nd round: 11:15 AM}

^{3rd round: 12:30pm}

^{Lunch Break: 1:30 PM}

^{4th round: 2:30 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: Octagons 1400+

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Kamil	Dragun	16429174	2564
2	Rohit	Gundam	14908373	2262
3	Eric	Dumitru	17164035	2020
4	Michael	Thomas	14793323	1964
5	Kai	Lan	30658202	1949
6	Kai	Wang	30528820	1700
7	Yiheng	Chen	30441678	1695
8	Martin	Tang	31982613	1677
9	Jay	Choi	31876704	1664
10	Yixin	Wang	31926688	1660
11	Alexander	Matos	16953544	1636
12	Guna Advik Reddy	Sanepalli	30790886	1625
13	Alan	Ni	30701271	1609
14	Anish	Arun	31187934	1594
15	Jeffrey	Chui	30882595	1578
16	Albert	Gao	30496668	1576
17	Sahasra	Vijay	30183383	1562
18	Anika	Kaul	17072545	1525
19	Grace	Peng	30665735	1497
20	Amudha	Pratheep Kumar	31456373	1477
21	William	Gryta	31951621	1411

Section B: Open U1400

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Savva	Pavlov	32533755	1375
2	Rutvik	Papisetti	30383392	1349
3	Jack	Bryant	17051245	1336
4	Aryan	Vasudeva	32317397	1202
5	Igor	Travkin	31501714	1146
6	Zayn	Shanmuganathan	31968176	1127
7	Shrihaan	Satoskar	30855918	1080
8	Zubin	Coonse	31767693	1077

Section C: Open U1000

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Sarvesh	Joshi	31369174	990
2	Mate	Penzes	32545469	898
3	Aditya	Vivekananda	32249808	840
4	Devin	Naquin	32544934	788
5	Aarush	Yerubandi	31792104	772
6	Shourya	Manjunath	31407630	751
7	Ashrith	Muthu	32201223	742
8	Nikhil	Prashanth	32008438	730
9	Nikhil	Dematampitiya	31428978	697
10	Roman	Okhapkin	32573009	653
11	Rangashri	Srivathsan	32068413	630
12	Oliver	Zhang	31990964	604
13	Sairam	Sriram	31759211	506

Section D: Open U600

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Yashica	Dhanasekar	31183121	518
2	Adhitya	Manikandaraam	32426612	430
3	Hithesh	Karthik	31541270	384
4	Diya	Mohan	31081295	321
5	Madhushri	Srivathsan	32068424	312
6	Avanya	Kaul	32455874	246
7	Charles	Naquin	32480538	239
8	Shaarwin	Sood	32463738	187
9	Max	Bryant	31865614	109
10	Dev	Mohan	32401523	105
11	Anirudh	Muraliraju	31744787	Unrated
12	Ayaan	Mangal	32594006	Unrated
13	Lucas	Stout	32525230	Unrated
14	Khrystyna	Hlynska	32596244	Unrated