Austin Chess Tour: Open Qualifier #1

In-Person USCF Rated Tournament 

 

August 31, 2024

Broadcast of first 5

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