Austin Grandmaster Chess Academy

In-Person Scholastic USCF Rated Tournament 

 

March 23, 2024

10:00 AM - 2:30 PM 

7801 North Lamar Blvd, Suite A123 (Building A)

Austin, TX 78752

* USCF Membership Required *

Free Parking Provided 

Capacity: 52 players

SECTIONS:

All players will be divided into three sections: 

SECTION A: 1000 - 1400 USCF rated 

SECTION B: 600 - 1000 USCF rated

SECTION C: Under 600 USCF rated or unrated

 

**Note that no player will be allowed to play up or down** 

 

ENTRY FEES: 

$50 by 11:59pm, March 22, 2024 

$60 cash on the day of the tournament if space is available.

 

PRIZES: 

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

After the award ceremony, Top 5 places from each section will be invited to play a simul with Grandmaster Andrey Stukopin.

 

 

TIME CONTROL: 

G/30, d5 (30 minutes per player with a 5-second delay)

 

4-Round Swiss System Schedule

1st round: 10:00 AM 

2nd round: 11:00 AM 

Lunch break: 12:00 PM 

3rd round: 12:30 PM

4th round: 1:30 PM

Closing ceremony: After the last game 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 $35 refund. 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: 1000-1400 USCF

# First Last USCF ID USCF Rating
1 Advaith Jijesh 30646434 1202
2 Nidhish Reddy Bumireddy 30719653 1190
3 Asher Joseph 30561022 1177
4 Tanish Dasari 16409040 1158
5 Tharun Avinashkarthi 30675122 1133
6 Chaitanya Melnatami 31608836 1119
7 Sushruth Swamy 31475223 1115
8 Oscar Maynegre-Ringel 31373667 1083
9 Riaan Abrol 30161373 1023
10 Grace Peng 30665735 901
11 Aaron Azbel 31148744 893

Section B: 600-1000 USCF

# First Last USCF ID USCF Rating
1 Shreethan Sankepally 16943485 938
2 Samiksha Vageeswaran 30220159 888
3 Vladimir Travkin 31501724 818
4 Derek Han 30417250 809
5 Colin Coker 30847464 801
6 Arjun Jonnalagadda 30719678 786
7 Kevin Yu 30551486 751
8 Praneel Katooru 31034004 656
9 Abhinav Gaddam 17218960 611
10 Nicola Dalesandro 31733675 Unrated

Section C: Under 600 USCF

# First Last USCF ID USCF Rating
1 Rishaan Nair 30632658 598
2 Igor Travkin 31501714 573
3 Nisheet Rajgure 31289238 560
4 Atharv Umarji 31571035 340
5 Daniel Xiao 30914009 330
6 Lalith Pothuri 17025818 182
7 Dhiyaa Jayaprakash 31033014 162
8 Pritun Udayakumar 31530579 140
9 Ryan Bhargav 31339682 Unrated
10 Caleb Reese 31564100 Unrated
11 Madelaine Noa-Morales 31798945 Unrated