^{4th Austin Chess Tour: Junior Qualifier #1}

^{In-Person Scholastic USCF Rated Tournament} 

 

^{January 17, 2026}

^{12466 Los Indios Trail, Ste. 100}

^{Austin, TX 78729}

^{* USCF Membership Required *}

^{Free Parking Provided} 

^{Capacity: 100 players}

^{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: 1600+ USCF rated} 

^{SECTION B: 1200 - 1599 USCF rated} 

^{SECTION C: 800 - 1199 USCF rated} 

^{SECTION D: 400 - 799 USCF rated}

^{SECTION E: Under 400 USCF rated or unrated}

^{**Players are not allowed to play up or down**} 

^{ENTRY FEES:} 

^{Early Bird: $40 by 11:59pm, January 11, 2026} 

^{$50 on or after January 12, 2026}

 

^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/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/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}

^{SECTIONS A and B:}

^{1st round: 9:00 AM}

^{2nd round: 11:15 PM}

^{Lunch Break: 1:30-2:30 PM}

^{3rd round: 2:30 PM}

^{4th round: 4:45 PM}

 

^SECTION 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}

 

^{5-Round Swiss System Schedule}

^{SECTIONS D and E:}

^{1st round: 10:00 AM}

^{2nd round: 11:15 AM}

^{3rd round: 12:30 PM}

^{Lunch Break: 1:30 PM}

^{4th round: 2:30 PM}

^{5th round: 3:45 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 an 80% refund. We reserve the right to charge a 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: 1600+

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Emerson Aurelius	Johnson	30729099	2113
2	Krrish	Kaul	16596843	1953
3	Yixin	Wang	31926688	1897
4	Jay	Choi	31876704	1798
5	Alan	Ni	30701271	1724
6	Anish	Arun	31187934	1697
7	Archisman	Koner	30248285	1669
8	Ethan	Chen	30441678	1650
9	Jeffrey	Chui	30882595	1634

Section B: U1600

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Abhik	Rudra	31170585	1594
2	Parv	Parikh	30065214	1592
3	Nidhish Reddy	Bumireddy	30719653	1585
4	Adhyan	Danda	30645449	1444
5	Alice	Sun	30540358	1409
6	Jack	Bryant	17051245	1315
7	Zach	Kinney	30884894	1291
8	Karthik	Kammari	31494364	1268

Section C: U1200

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Karthikeya	Golla	32045902	1198
2	Doyoon	Kim	32410552	1141
3	Shourya	Kodali	30404637	1136
4	Winston	Shetty	32019028	1136
5	Chaitanya	Pusarla	31983444	1113
6	Evan	Wu	32003699	1101
7	Armaan	Bhatia	31075404	1069
8	Ashrith	Muthu	32201223	1028
9	Phoenix	Fernsler	32457334	1026
10	Zubin	Coonse	31767693	1020
11	Daniel	Xiao	30914009	997
12	Arjun	Rao	30579277	990
13	Easton	Prud'homme	31926230	982
14	Aarush	Yerubandi	31792104	966
15	Owen	Sues	30889366	955
16	Abinaya	Sathyanath	30562585	949
17	Eleanor Grace	Johnson	32552022	889
18	Anay	Singhal	32418002	864
19	Vedant	Rungta	30661607	854
20	Woohyeon	Cheon	32657525	854
21	Sathvika	Sridharkumar	31807157	823

Section D: U800

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Anvith	srikantapuram	16894216	789
2	Atharv	Umarji	31571035	748
3	Nikhil	Prashanth	32008438	744
4	Yacheng	Fan	32799095	730
5	Ishan	Kuntal	31853712	711
6	Daniil	Larionov	31382782	696
7	Shourya	Manjunath	31407630	659
8	Aryan Ram	Guntupalli	32596310	642
9	Liam	Hamner	30731442	635
10	Teja Reddy	Marlapalli	32710794	627
11	Parth	Tripathi	32050291	609
12	Parth	Khandelwal	32474853	583
13	dhanasekar	jayakumar	31183121	567
14	Tarun	JAISHANKAR	32169681	536
15	Noah	Lopez	32748097	532
16	Avanya	Kaul	32455874	492
17	Arya	Badiginchala	32611398	490
18	Anirudh	Muraliraju	31744787	488
19	Neil	Yang	32400553	459
20	Rishaan	Senthil Bagavathy	31907240	418

Section E: U400

#	First	Last	USCF ID	USCF Rating
1	Ishika	Gunuru	32658697	382
2	Shaarwin	Sood	32463738	363
3	Riya	Vyas	32007392	332
4	Lakshithaa	Gangadharan	32000243	318
5	Rivaan	Parchur	32517602	239
6	Kriya	Krishna	32638852	217
7	Declan	Spencer	31945379	148
8	Max	Bryant	31865614	122
9	Amelia	Bevan	32632826	108
10	Krishiv	Gupta	32525722	106
11	Aarit	Atal	32810059	Unrated
12	Abhay	Mallyott	32787361	Unrated
13	Dilara	Orujlu	32794177	Unrated
14	Hridaan	Hande	32781798	Unrated
15	Kabir	Aurangabadkar	32799977	Unrated
16	OLIVER	LEONARD	32808955	Unrated
17	Reeyansh	Hande	32495155	Unrated