^{Austin Chess Tour: Junior Qualifier #1}

^{In-Person Scholastic USCF Rated Tournament}

^{August 10, 2024}

boards in Section A

^{12466 Los Indios Trail, Ste. 100}

^{Austin, TX 78729}

^{* USCF Membership Required *}

^{Free Parking Provided}

^{Capacity: 70 players}

^SECTIONS:

^{Note that this is a scholastic event, only players who are 18 years of age or under can play in this tournament.}

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

^{SECTION A: 1700+ USCF rated}

^{SECTION B: 1400 - 1700 USCF rated}

^{SECTION C: 1000 - 1400 USCF rated}

^{SECTION D: 600 - 1000 USCF rated}

^{SECTION E: Under 600 USCF rated or unrated}

^{**Players between 1600 and 1699 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**}

^{**Players between 500 and 599 can play Section D or E**}

^{ENTRY FEES:}

^{Early Bird: $40 by 11:59pm, August 3, 2024}

^$50^{on or after August 4, 2024}

^PRIZES:

Trophies for 1st Place, Medals for 2nd and 3rd

^{Junior Qualifier Points:}

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

^{1st Place: 25 JQ Points}

^{2nd Place: 18 JQ Points}

^{3rd Place: 15 JQ Points}

^{4th Place: 12 JQ Points}

^{5th Place: 10 JQ Points}

^{6th Place: 8 JQ Points}

^{7th Place: 6 JQ Points}

^{8th Place: 4 JQ Points}

^{9th Place: 2 JQ Points}

^{10th Place: 1 JQ 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/45, d5 (45}^{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/30, d5 (30}^{minutes per player with a 5-second delay)}

^{Section E: G/30, d5 (30}^{minutes per player with a 5-second delay)}

^{4-Round Swiss System Schedule}

^SECTION A:

^{1st round: 10:00 AM}

^{2nd round: 12:15 PM}

^{Lunch Break: 2:30-3:30 PM}

^{3rd round: 3:30 PM}

^{4th round: 5:45 PM}

^{SECTIONS B and C:}

^{1st round: 10:00 AM}

^{2nd round: 11:45 AM}

^{Lunch Break: 1:30-2:30 PM}

^{3rd round: 2:30 PM}

^{4th round: 4:15 PM}

^{SECTIONS D and E:}

^{1st round: 10:00 AM}

^{2nd round: 11:15 AM}

^{Lunch Break: 12:30 PM}

^{3rd round: 1:30 PM}

^{4th round: 2:45 PM}

^{Closing ceremony: After the last game of the section finishes.}

^{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 for a $30 refund. We reserve the right to charge a $10 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: 1700+

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Evan	Bates	30745116	1838
2	Krrish	Kaul	16596843	1792
3	Eric	Dumitru	17164035	1785
4	Pranav	Santhosh	30579866	1735
5	Kai	Lan	30658202	1713
6	Alexander	Ramey	30280135	1673
7	Aditya	Grandhi	17062156	1660

Section B: U1700

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Massa	Jin	16948104	1487
2	Rithik	Ganesh	17293416	1433
3	Eric	Zolidis	31316562	1428
4	Abhik	Rudra	31170585	1362
5	Mark	Wang	31211590	1350

Section C: U1400

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Dallin	Bates	30745147	1283
2	Aahil	Hemani	16311345	1253
3	Bhargav	Renganathan	31718568	1248
4	Guna	Sanepalli	30790886	1246
5	Rishi	Attaluri	30041126	1208
6	Advaith	Jijesh	30646434	1203
7	Grace	Peng	30665735	1191
8	Yiheng Ethan	Chen	30441678	1174
9	Bhupendra	Shivade	30688011	1152
10	Asher	Joseph	30561022	1148
11	Nathan	Lu	30209766	1123
12	Rutvik	Papisetti	30383392	1100
13	Anish	Arun	31187934	1099
14	Shreya	Palamarthy	30125312	1067
15	Vividh	Balasubramanian	16790958	1064
16	Saujanya	Velraj	30128646	1051
17	Colin	Coker	30847464	1051
18	Aravind	Velraj	30128284	1048
19	Charvith	Lingutla	30639612	1029
20	Jeffrey	Chui	30882595	1013
21	Alan	Ni	30701271	1001
22	Kevin	Yu	30551486	1000
23	Anika	Kaul	17072545	998

Section D: U1000

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Subbu	Sivaraju	30066824	983
2	Arinjay	Shukla	31453536	952
3	Mridul	Karnatak	30701511	861
4	Caleb	Hawkins	31467648	853
5	Arjun	Borkotoky	30230684	842
6	Praneel	Katooru	31034004	826
7	Keren Jolly	Anand	30535449	825
8	Samiksha	Vageeswaran	30220159	767
9	Lalith Surya Aniketh	Pothuri	17025818	720
10	Ryan	Bhargav	31339682	705
11	Amey	Shukla	31454497	696
12	Shreyan	Jeedigunta	31469701	689
13	Easton	Prud'Homme	31926230	682
14	Aadithya	Prabhu	31077646	676
15	Aadhya	Desu	31732481	653
16	Sarayu	Veeragani	31757286	638
17	Amrutha	Moningi	17241526	631
18	Abinaya	Sathyanath	30562585	601
19	Sai Karthik	Sivaraju	31922646	584
20	Sathvik	Gondle	31642308	510

Section E: U600

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Akarsh	Paida	31911398	506
2	Sahel	Shukur	31703782	506
3	Advaithkrishna	Rajeshkanna	31630743	499
4	Armaan	Bhatia	31075404	486
5	Kavish	Bhutiany	30575313	291
6	Rachana	Nerusu	30929120	230
7	Zayn	Shanmuganathan	31968176	Unrated
8	Noah	Garten	31973092	Unrated
9	Maithreyi	Raman	31972692	Unrated
10	Henry	Cheng	31975159	Unrated
11	Jayanth Reddy	Poreddy	31864877	Unrated
12	Kunal	Modi	31301157	Unrated
13	Mason	Han	31978896	Unrated
14	Martin	Tang	31982613	Unrated
15	Venkata	Madasu	31970830	Unrated
16	Chaitanya	Pusarla	31983444	Unrated