Austin Chess Tour: Open Qualifier #5

In-Person USCF Rated Tournament 

 

December 14, 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 December 8, 2024 by 11:59pm 

$60 on or after December 9, 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 Atharva Bist 16451355 2117
2 Rahul Mynala 17287571 2089
3 Emerson Aurelius Johnson 30729099 1883
4 Eric Dumitru 17164035 1849
5 Kai Lan 30658202 1778
6 Mahit Mallikarjunaiah 16782367 1753
7 Sharathchandra Sabbani 30139849 Unrated
8 Caleb Workeneh 17249984 Unrated

Section B: Open U1800

# First Last USCF ID USCF Rating
1 Massa Jin 16948104 1600
2 Rithik Ganesh 17293416 1535
3 Rishi Attaluri 30041126 1293
4 Eric Vance 31905773 1278
5 Pranav Kandi 31493287 1095
6 Julio Alberto Aguilar Huang 30684354 Unrated

Section C: Open U1400

# First Last USCF ID USCF Rating
1 Rutvik Papisetti 30383392 1100
2 Samvik Indrakanti 16771001 1057
3 Jeffrey Chui 30882595 1040

Section D: Open U1000

# First Last USCF ID USCF Rating
1 Zayn Shanmuganathan 31968176 658
2 Glenn Downing 12839984 637