^{Austin Chess Tour: Open Qualifier #2}

^{In-Person USCF Rated Tournament} 

 

^{September 28, 2024}

^{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 September 22, 2024 by 11:59pm} 

^{$60 on or after September 23, 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	Lucius	Melillo	15570195	2345
2	Rohit	Gundam	14908373	2264
3	Atharva	Bist	16451355	2108
4	Rahul	Mynala	17287571	2047
5	Yangyang	Shen	17080503	1994
6	Julian	Joseph	16783177	1983
7	Prasanna	Borse	12938906	1970
8	Justin	Trey	15592064	1958
9	Chase	Lonie	16392562	1943
10	Krrish	Kaul	16596843	1932
11	Evan	Bates	30745116	1896
12	Pranav	Santhosh	30579866	1843
13	Steven	Linett	12790325	1793
14	Eric	Dumitru	17164035	1791
15	Tanvi	Borse	15992594	1739
16	Annamalai	Arunachalam	16740887	1715
17	Vishnu	Subramony	30291348	1713
18	Emerson Aurelius	Johnson	30729099	1700

Section B: Open U1800

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Luke	Seidl	16659975	1632
2	Jeevanth	Jawaghar	16816953	1578
3	Scott	Richmond	12858050	1537
4	Nivaan	Debnath	17179332	1512
5	Michael	Riggs	12473686	1500
6	Ahir	Bhattacharjee	31246619	1497
7	Hasif	Shaikh	32013510	1431
8	Rithik	Ganesh	17293416	1422
9	Massa	Jin	16948104	1400
10	Guna	Sanepalli	30790886	1384
11	Rishaan	Debnath	17179326	1369
12	Joan	Wang	30668105	1361
13	Yiheng Ethan	Chen	30441678	1332
14	Srihaas	Desu	30037713	1238
15	Surya	Bejawada	17310034	1191
16	Jan Frans	Van Der Linden	32000530	Unrated

Section C: Open U1400

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	David	Lewis	12600038	1463
2	Parv	Parikh	30065214	1338
3	Jay	Patel	30333114	1319
4	Joseph	Lijoy	14768968	1314
5	Dallin	Bates	30745147	1249
6	Nidhish Reddy	Bumireddy	30719653	1248
7	Rishi	Attaluri	30041126	1247
8	Alan	Ni	30701271	1206
9	Etienne	Vouga	31310898	1183
10	Vividh	Balasubramanian	16790958	1173
11	Seungho	Lee	32000320	1127
12	Nathan	Lu	30209766	1123
13	Grace	Peng	30665735	1119
14	Anish	Arun	31187934	1099
15	Subbu	Sivaraju	30066824	1084
16	Vladimir	Travkin	31501724	1007
17	Jeffrey	Chui	30882595	1000
18	Anika	Kaul	17072545	998
19	Colin	Coker	30847464	984
20	Jay	Choi	31876704	975
21	Aariv	Kushwaha	16338850	970
22	Derek	Han	30417250	935

Section D: Open U1000

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Lalith	Pothuri	17025818	834
2	Monali	Chedella	31976367	800
3	Grace	Cai	31706220	757
4	Praneel	Katooru	31034004	730
5	Glenn	Downing	12839984	655
6	Aditya	Chandran Arvind	16564228	652
7	Samarth	Anchoori	30693752	640
8	Sarayu	Veeragani	31757286	638
9	Igor	Travkin	31501714	552
10	Evan	Wu	32003699	540
11	Yixin	Wang	31926688	280
12	Nathan	Ramos	32019198	Unrated
13	Marouf	Samhan	32006089	Unrated
14	Faris	Samhan	32006043	Unrated
15	Faye	Samhan	32006114	Unrated
16	Brent	Winkelman	32054682	Unrated