Austin Chess Tour: Open Qualifier #3

In-Person USCF Rated Tournament 

 

October 26, 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 October 20, 2024 by 11:59pm 

$60 on or after October 21, 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 2360
2 Rohit Gundam 14908373 2259
3 Atharva Bist 16451355 2117
4 Rahul Mynala 17287571 2089
5 Julian Joseph 16783177 1936
6 Evan Bates 30745116 1928
7 Emerson Aurelius Johnson 30729099 1883
8 Eric Dumitru 17164035 1791
9 Kai Lan 30658202 1755

Section B: Open U1800

# First Last USCF ID USCF Rating
1 Jonathan Tuck 12938636 1682
2 Avni Senapati 16783067 1623
3 Lucas Yu 30915089 1589
4 Ahir Bhattacharjee 31246619 1451
5 Ilan Shvets 31345345 1413
6 Advaith Jijesh 30646434 1390
7 Nived Ratheesh 30687838 1364
8 Dallin Bates 30745147 1332
9 Yiheng Ethan Chen 30441678 1325
10 Abhik Rudra 31170585 1316
11 Nidhish Reddy Bumireddy 30719653 1303
12 Sharathchandra Sabbani 30139849 Unrated
13 Jan Frans Van Der Linden 32000530 Unrated

Section C: Open U1400

# First Last USCF ID USCF Rating
1 Henry Ziller 12446924 1300
2 Rishi Attaluri 30041126 1293
3 Eric Vance 31905773 1278
4 Alan Ni 30701271 1225
5 John-Paul Verow 15208097 1176
6 Jeffrey Chui 30882595 1071
7 Grace Peng 30665735 1057
8 Anika Kaul 17072545 1056

Section D: Open U1000

# First Last USCF ID USCF Rating
1 Arjun Borkotoky 30230684 904
2 Yixin Wang 31926688 790
3 Lucas Sanner 31293157 753
4 Vayun Goyal 17166534 645
5 Sarayu Veeragani 31757286 638
6 Brayden Guo 30263911 619
7 Glenn Downing 12839984 614
8 Darsh Mishra 17097771 600
9 Zayn Shanmuganathan 31968176 378
10 Christina Sanner 32020928 101
11 Nathan Ramos 32019198 Unrated
12 José Cartagena 31985497 Unrated
13 Skyler Matson 32072869 Unrated