Upcoming Tournaments
Dec 14

Austin Chess Tour: Open Qualifier #5

PRIZES: 

Open 1800+: $400, $200, $100 + medals + OQ Points to top 10

Open U1800:  $200, $100, $50 + medals

Open U1400:  $100, $75, $50 + medals

Open U1000:  chess books + medals

Dec 07

Austin Chess Tour: Junior Qualifier #5

PRIZES: 

Trophies for 1st Place, Medals for 2nd and 3rd Places + Junior Qualifier Points to top 10 Places in the main section

This is a scholastic USCF Rated tournament - only players who are 18 years of age and under can play.

 

Nov 30

Austin Chess Tour: Open Qualifier #4

PRIZES: 

Open 1800+: $400, $200, $100 + medals + OQ Points to top 10

Open U1800:  $200, $100, $50 + medals

Open U1400:  $100, $75, $50 + medals

Open U1000:  chess books + medals

Nov 16

Austin Chess Tour: Junior Qualifier #4

PRIZES: 

Trophies for 1st Place, Medals for 2nd and 3rd Places + Junior Qualifier Points to top 10 Places in the main section

This is a scholastic USCF Rated tournament - only players who are 18 years of age and under can play.

 

Oct 26

Austin Chess Tour: Open Qualifier #3

PRIZES: 

Open 1800+: $400, $200, $100 + medals + OQ Points to top 10

Open U1800:  $200, $100, $50 + medals

Open U1400:  $100, $75, $50 + medals

Open U1000:  chess books + medals

Oct 12

Austin Chess Tour: Junior Qualifier #3

PRIZES: 

Trophies for 1st Place, Medals for 2nd and 3rd Places + Junior Qualifier Points to top 10 Places in the main section

This is a scholastic USCF Rated tournament - only players who are 18 years of age and under can play.

 

Sep 28

Austin Chess Tour: Open Qualifier #2

PRIZES: 

Open 1800+: $400, $200, $100 + medals + OQ Points to top 10

Open U1800:  $200, $100, $50 + medals

Open U1400:  $100, $75, $50 + medals

Open U1000:  chess books + medals

Sep 14

Austin Chess Tour: Junior Qualifier #2

PRIZES: 

Trophies for 1st Place, Medals for 2nd and 3rd Places + Junior Qualifier Points to top 10 Places in the main section

This is a scholastic USCF Rated tournament - only players who are 18 years of age or under can play.

 

Aug 31

Austin Chess Tour: Open Qualifier #1

PRIZES: 

Open 1800+: $400, $200, $100 + medals + OQ Points to top 10

Open U1800:  $200, $100, $50 + medals

Open U1400:  $100, $75, $50 + medals

Open U1000:  chess books + medals

Aug 10

Austin Chess Tour: Junior Qualifier #1

PRIZES: 

Trophies for 1st Place, Medals for 2nd and 3rd Places + Junior Qualifier Points to top 10 Places in the main section

This is a scholastic USCF Rated tournament - only players who are 18 years of age or under can play.

 

Jul 27

USCF Rated In-Person Tournament

PRIZES: 

Open 1800+: $400, $200, $100 + medals

Open U1800:  $200, $100, $50 + medals

Open U1400:  $100, $75, $50 + medals

Scholastic U800:  chess books + medals

Jun 15

USCF Rated In-Person Tournament

PRIZES: 

Section A Open 1600+: $400, $150, $100

Section B Open U1600:  $150, $100, $50

Section C Scholastic:  Medals, Trophies and chess books

Jun 08

Online Lichess Tournament

PRIZES: 

$50 for 1st Place

Online tournaments provide an ideal platform to enhance your opening skills and engage in fierce competition against skilled players! 5 rounds. Takes place once per month on Saturday from 10am to 12pm Central.

 

May 24

IM/GM Norm Tournament

May 24-28, 2024

 

May 18

USCF Rated In-Person Tournament

PRIZES: 

Section A: 1600+ $400, $150, $100

Section B: 1000-1600 $150, $100, $50

Section C: U1000 Medals

Open to all ages. 4 rounds. Saturday 10am-5pm Central.

May 11

Scholastic USCF Rated

PRIZES: 

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

This is a scholastic tournament - only players under 18 years of age and under 1400 USCF Rating can play. 4 rounds. Takes place once per month on Saturday from 10am to 2:30pm Central.

 

May 04

Online Lichess Tournament

PRIZES: 

$50 for 1st Place

Online tournaments provide an ideal platform to enhance your opening skills and engage in fierce competition against skilled players! 5 rounds. Takes place once per month on Saturday from 10am to 12pm Central.

 

Apr 20

USCF Rated In-Person Tournament

PRIZES: 

Section A: 1600+ $400, $150, $100

Section B: 1000-1600 $150, $100, $50

Section C: U1000 Medals

Open to all ages. 4 rounds. Saturday 10am-5pm Central.

Apr 13

Online Lichess Tournament

PRIZES: 

$50 for 1st Place

Online tournaments provide an ideal platform to enhance your opening skills and engage in fierce competition against skilled players! 5 rounds. Takes place once per month on Saturday from 10am to 12pm Central.

 

Mar 23

Scholastic USCF Rated

PRIZES: 

Trophies for 1st Place, Medals for 2nd and 3rd Places. GM Simul for top 5 in each section.

This is a scholastic tournament - only players under 18 years of age and under 1400 USCF Rating can play. 4 rounds. Takes place once per month on Saturday from 10am to 2:30pm Central.

 

Mar 16

USCF Rated In-Person Tournament

PRIZES: 

1400+ Section: $400, $150, $100

U1400 Section: $150, $100, $50

The tournament is open to all ages, recommended for experienced players. 4 rounds. Takes place once per month on Saturday from 10am to 5pm Central.

Mar 09

Online Lichess Tournament

PRIZES: 

$50 for 1st Place

Online tournaments provide an ideal platform to enhance your opening skills and engage in fierce competition against skilled players! 5 rounds. Takes place once per month on Saturday from 10am to 12pm Central.

 

Mar 09

International Women's Day Rapid

PRIZES: 

Unrated Section: Gift Cards and other prizes for Top 3

USCF Rated Section: Gift Cards and other prizes for Top 3

Open to all women. 5 rounds. Saturday 10am-1pm Central.

Mar 06

USCF Rated Monthly Quads

PRIZES: 

Each Quad's First Place gets $100

This is a USCF rated event with 3 rounds that take place at 6pm Central on the first 3 Wednesdays of each month.

 

Feb 24

Scholastic USCF Rated

PRIZES: 

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

This is a scholastic tournament - only players under 18 years of age and under 1400 USCF Rating can play. 4 rounds. Takes place once per month on Saturday from 10am to 2:30pm Central.

 

Feb 10

USCF Rated In-Person Tournament

PRIZES: 

1400+ Section: $400, $150, $100

U1400 Section: $150, $100, $50

The tournament is open to all ages, recommended for experienced players. 4 rounds. Takes place once per month on Saturday from 10am to 5pm Central.

Feb 07

USCF Rated Monthly Quads

PRIZES: 

Each Quad's First Prize: $100

This is a USCF rated event with 3 rounds that take place at 6pm Central on the first 3 Wednesdays of each month.

 

We are excited to announce the first season of Austin Chess Tour!

It shall consist of 5 Open and 5 Junior Qualifiers and a Final Round-Robin Tournament.

The winner of the Final Round-Robin Tournament will get to participate in the IM Norm Section of the 2025 AGCA Invitational Tournament - Spring Edition.

Who can participate in the Final Round-Robin Tournament?

7 spots of the Round-Robin Tournament will go to participants with the most points earned in Open Qualifiers and 3 spots to participants from Junior Qualifiers. ** Please note: Out of the 5 tournaments, only the best 4 results will be counted in determining the qualifying players, with the lowest score excluded. Additionally, if a player qualifies through the Open Qualifiers, their score for the Junior Qualifiers will not be counted toward the final standings.

Top 10 spots from the main section of each tournament shall earn points according to the table below:

1st Place: 25 points

2nd Place: 18 points

3rd Place: 15 points

4th Place: 12 points

5th Place: 10 points

6th Place: 8 points

7th Place: 6 points

8th Place: 4 points

9th Place: 2 points

10th Place: 1 points

What happens if there are ties within a tournament?

In case of ties the points will be added and divided equally (e.g. 2-way tie for 4th place will give 11 points to 4th and 5th finishers). 

Will Open Qualifier (OQ) points count toward Junior Qualifier (JQ) points or vice verca?

No, Junior and Open Qualifiers will have their separate point systems. JQ points are only counted toward the 3 Junior Qualifier spots and OQ points are only counted toward the 7 Open Qualifier spots.

Open Qualifier Points:

Standing Open Player Tournament 1 2 3 4 5 Total
1 Rohit Gundam 25 7 0 25 25 82
2 Lucius Melillo 0 21.5 21.5 0 0 43
3 Rahul Mynala 0 21.5 5.375 0 15 41.875
4 Evan Bates 0 13.5 5.375 11.25 8 38.125
5 Emerson Johnson 0 13.5 0 18 0 31.5
6 Vishnu Subramony 10 0 15 0 0 25
7 Justin Trey 13.5 7 0 3.25 0 23.75
8 Yakshwag Reddy Raju 0 0 21.5 0 0 21.5
9 Richmond Holdren 18 0 0 3.25 0 21.25
10 Atharva Bist 0 7 5.375 0 8 20.375
11 Eric Dumitru 0 0 5.375 11.25 0 16.625
12 Tanvi Borse 13.5 0 0 0 2.333 15.833
13 Chase Lonie 0 7 5.375 3.25 0 15.625
14 Caleb Workeneh 0 0 0 0 15 15
15 Shahin Masoumi 0 0 0 0 15 15
16 Pranav Santosh 0 1.5 5.375 0 8 14.875
17 Yangyang Shen 0 0 0 11.25 2.333 13.583
18 Nathan Brown 0 0 0 11.25 0 11.25
19 Brian Perez-Daple 8 0 0 0 0 8
20 Julian Joseph 0 0 5.375 0 0 5.375
21 Prasanna Borse 0 0 5.375 0 0 5.375
22 Eric Zolidis 0 0 0 3.25 0 3.25
23 Kai Zhou Lan 0 0 0 0 2.333 2.333
24 Steven Linett 0 1.5 0 0 0 1.5

 

Junior Qualifier Points:

Place Player Tournament 1 2 3 4 5 Total
1 Evan Bates 15 9 21.5 13.75 0 59.25
2 Yangyang Shen 0 1.75 0 25 25 51.75
3 Eric Dumitru 8 16.5 4 0 16.5 45
4 Kai Lan 15 16.5 0.5 0 9 41
5 Krrish Kaul 25 0 0.5 13.75 0 39.25
6 Emerson Johnson 0 25 11.25 0 0 36.25
7 Tanvi Borse 0 0 11.25 13.75 8 33
8 Eric Zolidis 0 1.75 11.25 0 16.5 29.5
9 Julian Joseph 0 0 21.5 6 0 27.5
10 Pranav Santhosh 15 9 0 0 0 24
11 Chase Lonie 0 9 11.25 0 0 20.25
12 Rithik Ganesh 0 0 0 13.75 0 13.75
13 Massa Jin 0 1.75 0 1 9 11.75
14 Aditya Grandhi 10 0 0 0 0 10
15 Vishnu Subramony 5 0 4 1 0 10
16 Aadhya Rajagopalan 0 9 0 0 0 9
17 Jan Frans Van Der Linden 0 0 0 6 0 6
18 Nidhish Reddy Bumireddy 0 0 0 6 0 6
19 Alexander Ramey 5 0 0 0 0 5
19 Avni Senapati 0 0 4 0 0 4
21 Eric Shi 0 1.75 0 0 0 1.75
22 Dallin Bates 0 0 0 1 0 1
23 Adhyan Danda 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Shrish Darur 0 0 0 0 0 0