^{Austin Grandmaster Chess Academy}

^{In-Person USCF Rated Tournament} 

 

^{July 27, 2024}

^{Broadcast of first 5 boards in Section A}

^{12466 Los Indios Trail, Ste.100}

^{Austin, TX 78729}

^{* USCF Membership Required *}

 

^{Free Parking Provided} 

 

^{Capacity: 84 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: U800 Scholastic USCF rated}

^{**Players between 1700 and 1799 can play Section A or B**} 

^{**Players between 1300 and 1399 can play Section B or C**} 

^{**Only Players Under 18 Years of Age can play Section D**} 

 

^{ENTRY FEES:} 

^{Early Bird: $50 by July 21, 2024 by 11:59pm} 

^{$60 on or after July 22, 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

 

^{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	Vladimir	Belous	16004571 (Not eligible for prize)	2556
2	Lucius	Melillo	15570195	2335
3	Rohit	Gundam	14908373	2263
4	Ganesh	Kumarappan	14920281	2214
5	Julian	Joseph	16783177	2010
6	Prasanna	Borse	12938906	1978
7	Yangyang	Shen	17080503	1933
8	Richmond	Holdren	13972232	1908
9	Ronit	Podder	15187262	1865
10	Chase	Lonie	16392562	1854
11	Evan	Bates	30745116	1828
12	James	Smith	31482924	1822
13	Shams	Pirani	15919861	1821
14	Krrish	Kaul	16596843	1819
15	Dean	Hicks	12859240	1808
16	Tanish	Seelam	17061896	1807
17	Mihir	Relan	14712620	1773
18	Luke	Kohleffel	30124755	1755
19	Tanvi	Borse	15992594	1725
20	Kai	Lan	30658202	1713
21	Annamalai	Arunachalam	16740887	1712

Section B: Open U1800

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Alexander	Ramey	30280135	1673
2	Soumil	Kushwaha	14974293	1642
3	Lyric	Barai	16347440	1630
4	Ruthvik	Kamireddy	30283179	1614
5	Jeevanth	Jawaghar	16816953	1589
6	Christopher	Osborn	12907526	1587
7	Scott	Richmond	12858050	1544
8	Luis	Alarcon	16118055	1530
9	Sofia	Rios-Ocampo	30424110	1472
10	Eric	Osgood	15439906	1407
11	Kai	Wang	30528820	1400
12	Asher	Chodniewicz	30288162	1378
13	Watson	Sritanyalucksana	31923062	1359
14	Ahir	Bhattacharjee	31246619	1349

Section C: Open U1400

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Abhik	Rudra	31170585	1300
2	Norman	Zhao	31183589	1274
3	Dallin	Bates	30745147	1270
4	Srihaas	Desu	30037713	1238
5	Chris	Ho	16456105	1225
6	Advaith	Jijesh	30646434	1219
7	Jeffery	Zheng	31262556	1215
8	John-Paul	Verow	15208097	1203
9	Grace	Peng	30665735	1191
10	Guna	Sanepalli	30790886	1183
11	Yiheng Ethan	Chen	30441678	1174
12	Asher	Joseph	30561022	1137
13	Anushka	Borse	16724907	1112
14	Rutvik	Papisetti	30383392	1098
15	Vividh	Balasubramanian	16790958	1076
16	Ishaan	Chokshi	16722607	1038
17	Joseph	Lijoy	14768968	1018
18	Alan	Ni	30701271	1010
19	Adam	Allegrucci	31721022	996
20	Riaan	Abrol	30161373	992
21	Sergio	Rios	30911465	980
22	Siddhanth	Relan	15887836	971
23	Sterling	Bates	30740184	956
24	Tanav	Seelam	30343181	827
25	Keren Jolly	Anand	30535449	825
26	Aariv	Kushwaha	16338850	815
27	Jeffrey	Chui	30882595	792
28	Soham	Verma	16303090	788
29	Himakar	Gogineni	31829515	780
30	Jay	Choi	31876704	712
31	Nuraiz	Pirani	30857208	694
32	Glenn	Downing	12839984	645

Section D: Scholastic U800

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Easton	Prud'Homme	31926230	703
2	Shreyan	Jeedigunta	31469701	689
3	Praneel	Katooru	31034004	683
4	Edison	Chodniewicz	30280271	681
5	Ryan	Bhargav	31339682	605
6	Rheya	Barai	16737726	603
7	Abinaya	Sathyanath	30562585	601
8	Akarsh	Paida	31911398	586
9	Sai Karthik	Sivaraju	31922646	570
10	Sathvik	Gondle	31642308	510
11	Karthik	Pala	30220477	478
12	Mridul	Karnatak	30701511	455
13	Eashanth	Cheemalavagupalli	31406454	Unrated
14	Aiden	Jiao	31964279	Unrated
15	Jasper	Shang	31964303	Unrated