^{Austin Chess Tour: Open Qualifier #1}

^{In-Person USCF Rated Tournament}

^{August 31, 2024}

boards in Section A

^{12466 Los Indios Trail, Ste.100}

^{Austin, TX 78729}

^{* USCF Membership Required *}

^{Free Parking Provided}

^{Capacity: 80 players}

^SECTIONS:

^{All players will be divided into 4 sections:}

^{SECTION A: 1800+ Open USCF rated}

^{SECTION B: U1800 Open USCF rated}

^{SECTION C: U1400 Open USCF rated}

^{SECTION D: U1000 Open USCF rated}

^{**Players between 1700 and 1799 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**}

^{ENTRY FEES:}

^{Early Bird: $50 by August 25, 2024 by 11:59pm}

^{$60 on or after August 26, 2024}

^PRIZES:

Section A: $400, $200, $100

Section B: $200, $100, $50

Section C: $100, $75, $50

Section D: Chess books

Medals will be awarded to top 3 finishers in all sections

^{Open Qualifier Points:}

^{Top 10 places in Section A will earn points according to the following table:}

^{1st Place: 25 OQ Points}

^{2nd Place: 18 OQ Points}

^{3rd Place: 15 OQ Points}

^{4th Place: 12 OQ Points}

^{5th Place: 10 OQ Points}

^{6th Place: 8 OQ Points}

^{7th Place: 6 OQ Points}

^{8th Place: 4 OQ Points}

^{9th Place: 2 OQ Points}

10th Place: 1 OQ 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/60, d5 (60}^{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/45, d5 (45}^{minutes per player with a 5-second delay)}

^{4-Round Swiss System Schedule}

^{SECTIONS A and B:}

^{1st round: 10:00 AM}

^{2nd round: 12:15 PM}

^{Lunch Break: 2:30 PM}

^{3rd round: 3:30 PM}

^{4th round: 5:45 PM}

^{SECTIONS C and D:}

^{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}

^{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: Open 1800+

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Rohit	Gundam	14908373	2258
2	Justin	Trey	15592064	1958
3	Richmond	Holdren	13972232	1908
4	Brian	Perez-Daple	13704827	1862
5	Vishnu	Subramony	30291348	1713
6	Tanvi	Borse	15992594	1710

Section B: Open U1800

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Avni	Senapati	16783067	1612
2	Raghavendra	Kavuri	30803509	1589
3	Scott	Richmond	12858050	1544
4	Goodness	Atanda	30286122	1533
5	James	Keresey	31877606	1500
6	Eric	Zolidis	31316562	1428
7	Paul	Berlin	12823751	1425
8	Massa	Jin	16948104	1400
9	Asher	Chodniewicz	30288162	1392
10	Ahir	Bhattacharjee	31246619	1349
11	Ilan	Shvets	31345345	1323
12	Beckham	Chodniewicz	30288144	1300
13	Advaith	Jijesh	30646434	1203
14	Alberto	Rosales Infante	31996535	Unrated
15	Seungho	Lee	32000320	Unrated

Section C: Open U1400

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Tanish	Dasari	16409040	1343
2	Parv	Parikh	30065214	1338
3	Eric	Shi	30668105	1318
4	Joseph	Lijoy	14768968	1314
5	Nived	Ratheesh	30687838	1293
6	Eric	Vance	31905773	1230
7	Rishi	Attaluri	30041126	1208
8	John-Paul	Verow	15208097	1203
9	Vividh	Balasubramanian	16790958	1187
10	Riaan	Abrol	30161373	1151
11	Alan	Ni	30701271	1118
12	Jasper	Eden	31468940	1114
13	Shreya	Palamarthy	30125312	1067
14	Shloak	Gupta	16962066	1050
15	Subbu	Sivaraju	30066824	1010
16	Anushka	Borse	16724907	1003
17	Kevin	Yu	30551486	1000
18	Aariv	Kushwaha	16338850	970
19	Derek	Han	30417250	938
20	Edison	Chodniewicz	30280271	910
21	Advik	Dumpala	30567424	907
22	Jeffrey	Chui	30882595	792
23	Marouf	Samhan	32006089	Unrated

Section D: Open U1000

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Adam	Allegrucci	31721022	996
2	Mridul	Karnatak	30701511	861
3	Caleb	Hawkins	31467648	853
4	Karthik	Sivaraju	31922646	684
5	Lalith	Pothuri	17025818	634
6	Sreenaath	Palaniappan	30516918	613
7	Akarsh	Paida	31911398	502
8	Alice	Sun	30540358	298
9	Yeonwoo	Hwang	31831360	225
10	Yixin	Wang	31926688	101
11	Monali	Chedella	31976367	Unrated
12	Faris	Samhan	32006043	Unrated
13	Evan	Wu	32003699	Unrated
14	Ram Kamal Shourie	Boddupalli	32005765	Unrated