Lori Balkum, Author at Austin Chess Tournaments

Posted on December 7, 2022December 21, 2022 by Lori Balkum

December Rapid 12/21 – Chess for Trees

Chess For Trees is a nonprofit.

The tournament takes place on December 21, 2022 and will consist of an Open Section and a K-12 Section. There will be trophy prizes for the K-12 Section and cash prizes for the Open Section. The format of the tournament will be 5 Round Swiss – 15 minutes with 2 second increment. The tournament will be hosted on chess.com. You will need a chess.com account to play the tournament, and you must be a current USCF member.

Instructions on how to create chess.com account, register to compete in USCF online rated events, and linking your USCF profile to your chess.com username can be found on the tournament website.

Registration Fee: $15
Registration closes on December 19th.
Register online today!

Prizes
Top 3 in the K-12 section will receive trophies. Number of trophies given out may increase based on the number of participants

OpenSection receives cash prizes.
1st Place: $40
2nd Place: $30
3rd Place: $20

Technical Instructions
Instructions for how to join an online event, how to find the Chess for Trees club, fair play, and other topics are are available on the event website.

Please note:
Both sections will start at 11 AM CST on 12/21.

Payment Information and Refund Policy
A payment link is located at the bottom of the event page. If the tournament is canceled for any reason, all entries will be refunded 100% . If you decide to withdraw your entry fee will be refunded as long as you contact the organizer by email no later than 12/19.

If you have any questions please email us at chessfortrees@gmail.com

Posted on December 6, 2022March 21, 2023 by Lori Balkum

Waco February 25th Swiss

Rated 4SS in 3 sections; G/45, d5. Limited space!

Date
February 25, 2023

Location
Holy Spirit Episcopal Church
1624 Wooded Acres Dr
Waco, TX 76710

The church is behind the Target shopping center. Enter through main doors and turn right. The tournament room is at the end the of hallway.

Sections

Open
U1400
U1000

*Lower sections may be combined based on registrations.

Rounds and Times

Four Rounds at a time control of G/45;d5

Registration & Check-in: 8:15 to 8:50 AM
Round One: 9:00 AM
Round Two: 10:45 AM
Round Three: 1:10 PM (after lunch)
Round Four: 2:45 PM

Entry fee and Prizes:

$15 – Cash only. Paid when you arrive to tournament.
Cash Prizes– Up to 85% of entry fees returned in prizes.

Registration Link and tournament info

Onsite Registration is 8:15-8:50 AM. If you show up onsite without preregistering, there’s a chance the tournament will already be full.
Pre-registered not checked in by 8:55am will not be paired in round 1, unless you notify us (via email or text) that you are on the way.

Details

Please bring pieces and a clock if you have them! The club has limited supplies and we do not want to get caught without enough sets or clocks
US Chess Membership is required. Please be responsible for your membership prior to the event to help the organizers and prevent delays.
Notation is required. Notation sheets and pens will be available if needed.
Please consider bringing a cash donation. A donation jar will be available for players who want to help the church out for providing us with a venue.

Questions

For questions or problems registering, please email or text:
Jason Howell (korchboy@hotmail.com) 254-495-3445
Dan Shafer (daniel_m_shafer@baylor.edu) 254-652-8365
Or visit our site (wacochess.org)

View the online TLA.

Posted on December 6, 2022March 21, 2023 by Lori Balkum

Waco January 14th Swiss

Rated 4SS in 3 sections; G/45, d5. Limited space!

Date
January 14, 2023

Location
Holy Spirit Episcopal Church
1624 Wooded Acres Dr
Waco, TX 76710

The church is behind the Target shopping center. Enter through main doors and turn right. The tournament room is at the end the of hallway.

Sections

Open
U1400
U1000

*Lower sections may be combined based on registrations.

Rounds and Times

Four Rounds at a time control of G/45;d5

Registration & Check-in: 8:15 to 8:50 AM
Round One: 9:00 AM
Round Two: 10:45 AM
Round Three: 1:10 PM (after lunch)
Round Four: 2:45 PM

Entry fee and Prizes:

$15 – Cash only. Paid when you arrive to tournament.
Cash Prizes– Up to 85% of entry fees returned in prizes.

Registration Link and tournament info

Onsite Registration is 8:15-8:50 AM. If you show up onsite without preregistering, there’s a chance the tournament will already be full.
Pre-registered not checked in by 8:55am will not be paired in round 1, unless you notify us (via email or text) that you are on the way.

Details

Please bring pieces and a clock if you have them! The club has limited supplies and we do not want to get caught without enough sets or clocks
US Chess Membership is required. Please be responsible for your membership prior to the event to help the organizers and prevent delays.
Notation is required. Notation sheets and pens will be available if needed.
Please consider bringing a cash donation. A donation jar will be available for players who want to help the church out for providing us with a venue.

Questions

View the online TLA.

Posted on December 4, 2022December 17, 2022 by Lori Balkum

2022 Winter Open (San Antonio)

Date
December 17, 2022

Location
Tezel Clubhouse
Braun Station West
8630 Tezel Road
San Antonio, TX 78254

Rounds and Times

Four Rounds G/25,+10 (rds 1&2), G/45 (rds 3&4)

Registration – 9am
Round times: 9:30am, 10:45am, 12:30pm, 2:15pm.
May request 1/2 point bye before 12/14.
No 4th round byes allowed.
No re-entry.
USCF rated

More information

One Section.

Cash Prizes: 1ST- $200.00, 2ND- $115.00, U2000- $80.00, U1700- $60.00, U1400- $45

Advance registration is requested. Online registration available. Mail/direct payment instructions available as well.

Link to the form thru the event website.

Download the event flyer!

Venue has kitchen, may bring own food and beverages!

Questions

For questions, please email
Senior TD Bryan Taylor, bryan_w_taylor@yahoo.com

Posted on December 3, 2022January 5, 2023 by Lori Balkum

Pre-Registration List for the 2023 Region VI Scholastic Chess Championships

All registrations appear automatically. Please allow two to three days for USCF information to be verified, at which point the current rating will be entered. (You may see ratings within sections that seem illogical. Please understand that only after the February supplement is finalized and published will players receive their final section adjustments. Rating changes made after mid to late January will not affect pairings or section placement.)

It is better to register early and change your section later, than to wait to register!

If your name has a , your registration is complete.
If your name has a , the registrar has a question about your registration. Please contact the registrar if you have not already been contacted.
If there is no symbol in front of your name, your USCF verification is in process.

Jump to: K-1 Nov, Prim Nov, Prim JV, Prim Champ, Elem Nov, Elem JV, Elem Varsity, Elem Champ, MS Varsity, MS Champ, HS Varsity, HS Champ, Open Section.

Return to the Region VI tournament page.

K-1 Novice

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Selvam, Maya	30360365	143	Patsy Sommer
Pittman, Alexis Ruth	30898539	0 – UNR	Langley
Robertucci, Luke	30903540	0 – UNR	Langley
Guo, Brayden	30263911	260	Basis Austin
Chen, Yiheng Ethan	30441678	287	Cactus Ranch
Muthuraman, Krishna	30764023	292	Laurel Mountain
Pala, Karthik	30220477	0 – UNR	Basis Pflugerville
Quitmeyer, Charlotte	30949668	0 – UNR	Whitestone
Quitmeyer, Juliette	30949670	0 – UNR	Whitestone
Aaronson, Daniel Moshe	30851365	0 – UNR	Lee
Deshmukh, Unmesh	30895127	0 – UNR	Plain
Manikandan, Rishi	30752849	0 – UNR	Basis Austin
Aquilia, Eli	30961138	0 – UNR	Casis	5
Sues, Owen	30889366	0 – UNR	Highland Park
Pirani, Nuraiz	30857208	0 – UNR	Meridian
Perez-Ochoa, Natalia Emma	30927591	0 – UNR	Spicewood
Byers, Abigail	30979924	0 – UNR	Whitestone	2
Agrawal, Shaurya	30689879	0 – UNR	Basis Pflugerville
Burnett, Hud	31030290	0 – UNR	Thrall E
Balaji, Yadhunand	31024111	0 – UNR	Mills
Varada, Ayla	31043204	0 – UNR	Whitestone
Karthi, Druvak	31043561	0 – UNR	Basis Pflugerville

Section count: 22

Primary Novice

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Anand, Keren Jolly	30535449	128	Forest Trail	2, 3
Santhosh, Avneesh	30750837	290	Laurel Mountain
Ram, Rihaan	30880679	0 – UNR	Elsa England
Robertucci, Zane	30903550	0 – UNR	Langley
Cruz, Silas Michael	30898574	0 – UNR	Langley
Nair, Rishaan	30632658	105	Rough Hollow
Raney, Leyah Alessandra	30907173	0 – UNR	Langley
Arun, Aidan	30486559	0 – UNR	Holy Family
Nerusu, Rachana	30929120	0 – UNR	Basis Pflugerville
Rodriguez, Theodore	30930733	0- UNR	Doss
Shah, Miloni Bhavin	30746379	296	Basis Austin
Gonzales Jr, William Michael-Anthony	30961129	0 – UNR	Langley
Penumatsa , Vakul Varma	30934456	0 – UNR	Harmony Science
Menon, Aayush	30440967	156	Great Hearts
Lalan, Aaryan B	30908060	0 – UNR	Elsa England
Venkatesan, Dhanya	30929554	0 – UNR	Challenger AR
Romman, Zane	30937043	0 – UNR	Romman Academy
Mahendran, Navtheja	30926656	0 – UNR	Basis Pflugerville
Johnson, Lorelei	30757100	105	Lee
Coker, Colin	30847464	0 – UNR	St Francis
Raina, Advika	30497120	105	Basis Austin
Pellissery , Immanuel Majo	30938041	0 – UNR	Harmony Endeavor
Panchasara, Khushi	30444797	105	Basis Pflugerville
Kallam, Ashvik	30973784	0 – UNR	Meridian
Raghavendran, Anagha	30942650	0 – UNR	Basis Pflugerville
Neeli, Rayan	30493355	116	Basis Austin
Jindal, Aaryav	30929829	0 – UNR	Laurel Mountain
Patel, Saniya	30497513	221	Basis Austin
Ho, Sophia	31031774	0 – UNR	NYOS
Burnett, Penelope	31030251	0 – UNR	Thrall E
Aleman, Lucas Caleb	30919205	0 – UNR	Del Valle
Hecker, Lakshman	30729631	177	Casis
Taheri, George Ocean	30285175	107	St Andrews

Section count: 33

Primary JV

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Lanka, Aaditya	30646905	555	Basis Pflugerville
Parackal, Geordan Giby	30499305	502	Elsa England
Sun, Alice	30540358	357	Spicewood
Kitterman, Timothy Ramsey	30675004	581	Coker
Chakraborty, Aahan	30456077	562	L Noble
Goyal, Vayun	17166534	514	Cactus Ranch
Peng, Grace	30665735	421	Elsa England
Prashanth, Devdatt	30134307	428	Basis Pflugerville
Los, Nicholas	30409226	458	Ladybird Montessori
Somasundaram, Arul	30692398	390	Cactus Ranch
Satoskar , Shrihaan	30855918	0 – UNR	Great Oaks
Veerapaneni, Tanish	30541660	510	Spicewood
Siva, Siddharth	30561013	518	Basis Austin
Wang, Janey	30436049	410	Spicewood
Uppuluri , Venkata Naga Sai	30575167	462	Tarvin
Arekapudi, Srithan	30483801	382	Baldwin
Dasi, Sanvika	30381035	304	Akin
Chodniewicz, Edison	30280271	492	Regents
Chui, Jeffrey	30882595	0 – UNR	Sapientia
Kollu, Ishta	30379179	365	Basis Pflugerville
Martens, Lincoln	30567465	487	Laurel Mountain
Sainath, Nikhil	30714706	334	Meridian
Ganesan, Tejus	30660921	191	Cedar Creek
Schaefer, Isaac	30437035	320	Homeschool
Pathak, Rheyan	30773274	0 – UNR	Great Oaks
Pogue-Jewell, Talia Marie	30045235	326	Ridgetop	2
Gantasala , Sai Saharsh	30994667	0 – UNR	Harmony Science
Zeng, Zachary	30386726	477	Spicewood
Lu, Renee Shan	30431277	519	Paragon Prep
Namburi, Nishika L	30374539	319	Basis Pflugerville
Vijayaraj, Darshan	30277730	546	Challenger AR

Section count: 31

Primary Championship

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team
Lu, Nathan	30209766	725	Spicewood
Anbalagan, Ananyasree	30669157	959 – Q	Mott
Wang, Kai Yi	30528820	723	Canyon Creek
Manchanda, Advik	30054176	1471	Basis Austin
Danda, Adhyan Reddy	30645449	1063	Basis SAMC
Wang, Alexander	30464175	621	Elsa England
Vemulapalli, Gautam	30258042	721	Challenger AR
Addo, Ronen Eyal	30707201	915	Laurel Mountain
Shi, Samuel Ruiqian	30702234	791	Akin
Majithiya, Mohak	30714262	677	Laurel Mountain
Pawar, Abhijeet	30877270	0 – UNR	Jollyville
Venza, Rex	30050414	1028	NYOS

Section count: 12

Elementary Novice

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Parackal, Geona Giby	30499319	178	Elsa England
Sriram Malarvizhi, Dharshav	30413184	0 – UNR	Elsa England
Cook, Bayleigh Elizabeth	30903587	0 – UNR	Langley
Gonzales, Cristian Alejandro	30908262	0 – UNR	Langley
Espino, Zarek Andre	30909525	0 – UNR	Langley
Contreras-Perez, Alan Santiago	30920127	0 – UNR	Langley
Liu, Ying Ge	30873940	147	Lake Pointe
Dohmen, Grant Frank	30945741	0 – UNR	Negley
Sharma, Dhruv	30950345	0 – UNR	Fern Bluff	1
Boppana , Ritvik Sreerama	30935568	0 – UNR	Elsa England
Badrinarayanan, Ashwath	30906827	0 – UNR	Great Oaks
Aaronson, Lily Rebecca	30903609	0 – UNR	Lee
Vemulapalli, Jaishnavi	30058090	0 – UNR	Tarvin
Caballero, Elliott	17186763	107	Spicewood
Anand, Pranitha	30945439	0 – UNR	Meridian	5
Evans, Drew	30920913	0 – UNR	Regents
Aquilia, Ezra	30729640	0 – UNR	Casis
Anikkottil Menon , Adhvik	30939106	0 – UNR	Harmony Endeavor
Sureboyana, Daksha	30732493	111	Basis North C
Vageeswaran, Samiksha Sathiya	30220159	298 – OLQ	Reagan E	1
Ge, Hank Wenhan	30756316	129	Challenger AR
Johnson, Emerson Aurelius	30729099	0 – UNR	Heroic H
Chugh, Keshav	31018696	0 – UNR	Basis Austin
Martinez, Mateo Isai	31024158	0 – UNR	Langley
Gokulraj, ThanishKrishnaa	31031781	0 – UNR	Parkside
Longoria, Alexander	30427727	257	Del Valle	1, 2
Perez, Guillermo	30919197	0 – UNR	Del Valle
Gutierrez, Emanuel	30919183	0 – UNR	Del Valle
Gutierrez, Xzavier	30927276	0 – UNR	Del Valle
Ramos Casas, Abraham	30927262	0 – UNR	Del Valle
Perez, Eduardo	30935108	0 – UNR	Del Valle
Ruiz Dueso, Rafael	30935116	0 – UNR	Del Valle
Singam reddy, Rishi kiran	17337438	250	Rancho Sienna
Bhoompally, Vishank	31034880	0 – UNR	Patsy Sommer
Hill, Nicholas L	30937948	0 – UNR	Casis

Section count: 35

Elementary JV

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Yu, Benjamin	16935600	508	Spicewood
Mishra, Darsh	17097771	445	Basis Pflugerville
Bumireddy, Nidhish Reddy	30719653	541	Akin
Yu, Bryan	30724082	369	Basis Austin
Suresh kumar, Thejal shree	30289991	565	Bill Burden
Jones, James Atticus	30729765	443	Davis
Ni, Alan	30701271	506	Spicewood
Periyasamy, Sanjeev	30442292	359	Meridian
Quitta, Aiden	30898424	0 – UNR	Langley
Pittman, Jessica Elizabeth	30411622	468	Langley
Patel, Neil	30431195	264	Langley
Christian, Brennan Ricky	30898610	0 – UNR	Langley
Santos, Sean Gabriel	30419774	492	Langley
Varshney, Vihaan Kumar	30846617	0 – UNR	Clayton
Xue, Stephanie	30714517	476	Laurel Mountain
Sivakumar, Arush	16610330	360	Whitestone
Khanna, Aumansh	16914027	223	Basis Austin	4, 5
Kaul, Anika	17072545	330	Patsy Sommer
Menon, Aakash	30430146	562	Great Hearts
Phatak, Arjun	30823825	357	Patsy Sommer
Romman, Rain	30937024	0 – UNR	Romman Academy
Suresh, Shashaang	30908519	0 – UNR	Elsa England
Joseph, Asher	30561022	422	NYOS
Johnson, Aaron	16712141	469	Lee
Sanepalli, Guna Advik Reddy	30790886	0 – UNR	Jollyville
Singhal, Viti	17299808	224	Rutledge
Vellanki, Aarav	30961114	0 – UNR	Baldwin
Martens, Lyla	30328345	421	Laurel Mountain
Goel, Isha	30494787	340	Paragon Prep
Gaddam, Abhinav	17218960	317	Patsy Sommer
Zong, Ayden	17054878	435	Clayton
Ajan, Nethania	30433343	558	Basis Pflugerville
Borkotoky , Arjun	30230684	504	Rutledge
Nalam, Ryan	17143828	448	Akin
Pathak, Rishan	30773243	0 – UNR	Great Oaks
Ratnagiri, Aarohan	30411039	488	Bee Cave E
Martinez, Caleb Emmanuel	31024146	0 – UNR	Langley
Prasad, Satvik	30793438	0 – UNR	Reagan E
Varada, Anya	16790964	432	Whitestone

Section count: 39

Elementary Varsity

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Skripkina, Elizaveta	30018613	795	Mills
Song, Ruichen	30286869	467	Kiker
Suresh kumar , Jaikrish pukazh	30290024	654	Bill Burden
Dumpala, Advik	30567424	584	Basis Pflugerville
Deng, Anbo	30468720	691	Patsy Sommer
Guo, Aaron	16913987	608	Long-View Micro
Bates, Dallin	30745147	498	AAH
Abrol, Riaan	30161373	831	Patsy Sommer
Lan, Kai	30658202	756	Elsa England
Lan, Juanshu	30715338	722	Elsa England	1, 2
Zhou, Jayden Yufei	16961847	684	Laurel Mountain
Veerapaneni, Yashas	16783046	693	Spicewood
Uzdyaev, Gleb	30883658	0 – UNR	Cox
Bejawada, Surya	17310034	694	Parkside
Rao, Arjun	30579277	405	Laurel Mountain
Wang, Cynthia	17324563	622	Spicewood
Palamarthy, Shreya	30125312	0 – UNR	Canyon Creek
Chodniewicz, Asher	30288162	878	Regents
Chodniewicz, Beckham	30288144	825	Regents
Velkur, Nandakumar	17112591	800	Basis Pflugerville
Vazhkudai, Siddharth S	30721824	510	Whitestone
Avinashkarthi, Tharun	30675122	720	Harmony Endeavor
Sridhar, Tharun	30747478	828	Parkside
Xu, Alexander	17116525	613	Little Tiger
Jonnalagadda, Arjun	30719678	608	Basis Pflugerville
Patil, Darsh	30895213	0 – UNR	Basis Pflugerville
Beall, Cooper	16976553	720	Parkside
Borse, Anushka	16724907	754	Barton Creek
Papisetti, Rutvik	30383392	845	Basis Pflugerville
Arora , Satvik	30149347	835	Keystone SA
Gannu, Taran	30885833	0 – UNR	Basis Pflugerville
Shryoc, Kiran Xander	30287254	564	St Andrews	1

Section count: 32

Elementary Championship

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Ramey, Alexander	30280135	1205	Regents
Subramony, Vishnu	30291348	1131	Bear Creek
Vyas, Miransh Purven	30722465	895	Elsa England
Desu, Srihaas	30037713	790	Reagan E
Islam, Nameer	30325677	963	Teravista
Saberi, Christopher	17116490	1032	Regents
Ganesh, Rithik	17293416	1200	Basis Austin
Pidathala, Srikar	16941865	885	Patsy Sommer
Polamraju, Sukruth S	17313708	742	Pleasant Hill
Guo, Shawn	30263664	1008	Basis Austin
Grandhi, Aditya	17062156	1142	Eanes
Rios, Sofia	30424110	1187	Ladera
Gao, Albert	30496668	696	Challenger AR
Omshankar, Vyas	30543508	1117	Laurel Mountain	4, 5
Dosapati, Jishnu sai	17307821	0 – UNR	Herrington
Shah, Malav Bhavin	30124237	912	Patsy Sommer
Balamurugan, Saipratik	30014322	915	Meridian
Serikar, Arav	30360853	1029	Cox
Anand, Sayan	16737601	1013	Laurel Mountain
Joseph, Julian	16783177	1396	Spicewood
Lingutla, Charvith	30639612	1038 – Q	Double File Trail
Nguyen, Aaron	30299985	886	Austin International
Sankar, Advay	30290783	911	Meridian

Section count: 23

Middle School Varsity

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Santhosh, Vihan	16240570	796	Canyon Vista
Jin, Massa	16948104	425	Basis Austin
Parackal, Geoff Giby	17192703	784	Pearson Ranch
Ramirez, Micah S	16021333	158	Valor Kyle
Ramirez, Ian V	16021312	264	Valor Kyle
Arunachalam, Raghavan	16586481	593	Canyon Vista
Selvam, Sara P	17319893	704	Cedar Valley
Deshpande, Tejas Devendra	30405279	648	A Henry
Lijoy, Joseph	14768968	865	Cedar Valley
Periyasamy, Maheshkumar	30300975	735	Meridian
Sastry, Adya	30273432	989	Kealing
Kommuru, Lakshit	30878027	0 – UNR	LHMS
Bates, Evan	30745116	904	AAH
Espino, Katarina L.	16237870	680	Bernal
Kapasi, Gautam Sanjay	16717848	710	Canyon Vista
Sriram, Pranav	16854047	961	Basis Pflugerville
Rodriguez, Malcolm	30930688	0 – UNR	Paragon M
Vichare, Ravi Nikhil	16596932	559	Canyon Vista
Vatsal, Shaurya	17164207	724	Pearson Ranch
Bhattiprol, Surya Koundinya	16695125	932	NYOS
Shappell, Joshua	15885102	811	Cornerstone SA
Kaul, Krrish	16596843	883	Walsh
Gonzales, Isabella	15936760	743	Bernal
Kapalavai, Abhinav	17045518	758	Stiles
Bhadurgatte Nagaraj, Varun	16453922	305	Cedar Valley
Romman, Raya	30937018	0 – UNR	Romman Academy
Suresh, Shubhaang	30908528	0 – UNR	Pearson Ranch
Tapdiya, Ruchir	30930000	0 – UNR	Canyon Vista
Ballard, JoDee Nicole	30885975	0 – UNR	Dailey
Gupta, Shloak	16962066	746	Stiles
Dash, Rohan	30329426	743	Canyon Vista
Su, Albert	30825593	0 – UNR	Bee Cave MS
Karnatak, Mridul	30701511	328	Basis Austin
Kumar, Ishaan	30955305	0 – UNR	Stiles
Hemani, Aahil	16311345	874	Canyon Vista
Chokshi, Ishaan S	16722607	739	Cedar Valley	5
Chandraganti, Aarnav Sai	30978241	0 – UNR	Stiles
Pathak, Viven	30412837	768	Stiles
Agrawal, Prisha	30689868	548	Basis Pflugerville
Daryani, Krish	30995241	0 – UNR	Kealing
Sawant, Shrihan	30664277	607	A Henry
Ganesan, Vaibhav	16444976	739	Cedar Creek
Han, Alex	16948900	906	Kealing
Pogue-Jewell, Cole Ogden	16586454	572	Lively	1
Kota, Sanjith	16790901	606	Meridian
Gamez , Liam Brody	17012964	405	Harlandale
Karanam, Rishabh	16966342	390	Murchison
White, Odin Alex	31024128	0 – UNR	AAH
Mallempati, Anshul Siddha	30292668	801 – OLQ	Basis Pflugerville
Zurovetz, Vanessa Nicole	30278148	169	NYOS
Macias, Stephen John	31026230	0 – UNR	Forbes
Kannan, Ashvik	30277743	597	Pearson Ranch
Ho, Nathan	16334746	494	NYOS
Balasubramanian, Vividh	16790958	513	Basis Pflugerville
BHOOMPALLY, VIVEK	16914096	307	Cedar Valley
Meka, Aman	16917012	532	Kealing
Aleman, Ryan Alexander	31031937	0 – UNR	Dahlstrom
Aleman, Jacob Andrew	31031940	0 – UNR	Dahlstrom
Goyal, Vivaan	17049946	561	Walsh	5
Kushwaha , Aariv	16338850	967	Walsh
Johnson, Luke Dienan	16712135	443	Kealing	2
Fass, Hudson	16485405	554	Paragon M
Mysyk, Andrew Michael	30759787	0 – UNR	Kealing
Nair, Vishnu Anil	15119895	413	Canyon Vista
Konkle, Noah	31043515	0 – UNR	Valor South

Section count: 65

Middle School Championship

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Arunachalam, Arunachalam	15682353	1002	Canyon Vista
Boggarappu, Janya	30664115	674	Daniel	5
Mezouh, Nick	16252415	1038	Hill Country Christian
Pidathala, Esha	16808204	1138	Cedar Valley
Nadar, Jovan Mahen	15821596	1270	Meridian
Xue, Leo	16004167	1471	Canyon Vista
Ramireddy, Lahari	16432780	723	Cedar Valley
Lee, Bryan Chen	15934255	941	Canyon Vista
Newby, Logan James	15798603	1313	Hudson Bend
Aki, Devin	30923300	0 – UNR	A Henry
Borse, Tanvi	15992594	1532	West Ridge
Bist, Atharva	16451355	1995	Basis Austin
Gu, Ethan	16334678	1395	Kealing
Ezhilarasan, Suriya	30664569	1078	Canyon Vista
Yelovitch, Alon	16927903	1031	Lake Travis MS
Yelovitch, Gilad	16746227	1016	Lake Travis MS
Lippe, Asher Dylan	17322640	1049	Canyon MS
Janardhan, Dhruv	16248142	910	Bee Cave MS
Dean , Jayden	30348242	964	homeschool

Section count: 19

High School Varsity

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Rylee, Ian	30057961	868	Westlake HS	2
Deiss, Jonathan Bradley	30869557	593 – Q	Veritas
Spradling, Gregory	30943146	0 – UNR	Waterloo
Arun, Diya	30977732	0 – UNR	RRHS
Bates, Lauren	30938358	0 – UNR	AAH
Bates, Julie	30939219	0 – UNR	AAH
McElroy, Tommy	31005912	0 – UNR	Garza
Hyma, Robert	30525478	0 – UNR	Garza
Garza, Amos	31005928	0 – UNR	Garza	5
Garza, Jadon	31005932	0 – UNR	Garza
Chavez, Carlos	30990585	0 – UNR	Giddings HS
Esquivel, Entoine	30306269	102	Giddings HS
Delarosa, Julian	30424734	105	Giddings HS
SantaCruz, Christopher	30285109	379	Giddings HS
Corpus, Homero	30285157	296	Giddings HS
Juarez, Pedro	30282136	692	Giddings HS
Mendoza, Yaricza	30990566	0 – UNR	Giddings HS
Namken, Brookland	30424720	606	Giddings HS
Baz, Georges	30995230	0 – UNR	Giddings HS
Clark, Andrew	31011669	0 – UNR	Giddings HS
Ronchetti, Joseph	30982720	0 – UNR	Regents
Salmon, Grant Kendrew	15715788	574	LASA	1, 5
Anand, Aarush	15645712	882	Westwood
Holleman, Hollis	16249166	105	McCallum	1, 2
Lowe, Jagger	30279991	101	Regents
Schuster, Mason	15512165	585	International School SA
Mora, Jose	30436092	471	Achieve HS
Guzman-Rivera, Sebastian	30436124	537	Achieve HS
Gomez, Everardo	30436101	501	Achieve HS
Sykes, Zachary	30436141	105	Achieve HS
Reynoso, Cristian	30777163	0 – UNR	Achieve HS
Walk, Josiah	30777330	0 – UNR	Achieve HS
Santiago, Jordan	30781779	0 – UNR	Achieve HS
Ortiz Hernandez, Jose	31032431	0 – UNR	Achieve HS
Seidemann, Amos	17079120	565 – Q	Anderson
Rao, Tejomay	15657605	738	RRHS
Todkar, Anvay	16334636	494	Westwood
Huckabee, Grant	15491440	682	Veritas
Shoemaker, Rex	31041169	0 – UNR	Giddings HS
Herndon, Wyatt	31043065	0 – UNR	Regents
Richter, Ella	30995412	0 – UNR	Giddings HS
Armendariz, Edgar	31002639	0 – UNR	Giddings HS

Section count: 42

High School Championship

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team
Modica, Jared	30335869	1670	NYOS
Arunachalam, Annamalai	16740887	1674	Vandegrift
Reddy, Tanvi	15071288	1679	Westwood
Cai, Benjamin	16322627	1498	LASA
Miller, Collin Alexander	14967007	1927	Westlake
Mishra, Priyadarsi	15612932	1704	Westwood
Klipec, Chase	30171112	1841	Westwood
Schaefer, Logan	15068490	1242	Homeschool
Rascon, Angel	30280110	1328	Giddings HS
Brown, Nathan	15518872	1734	Alpha HS
Kwan, Sam	30282874	877	Holy Trinity CHS
Banda, Vishnu S	30639699	1402	Vandegrift
Balasubramanian, Visshwa	15171993	1193	Westwood
Santhosh, Sai Harshan	30425048	0 – UNR	Westlake
Sankar, Aarush	30234950	1404	Meridian
Kilian, Cole Christopher	30503365	1257	ATA – CP
Wu Jr., Dixon Philip	30055860	1141	Regents
Wu, Harrisonne Fred	30059275	1045	Regents
Kumarappan, Ganesh	14920281	2155	Westwood

Section count: 19

Open Section

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Family/Child Team	Byes
Ramey, John	30387710	1279	Ramey
Ramirez, Vicente	12637044	1442	Ramirez
Romman, Ronnie	30936884	0 – UNR	Romman
Little, Darrin	30927898	0 – UNR
Nalam, Prudhvi Raj	17249366	1263	Nalam	2
Stenglein, Jack	31005525	0 – UNR
Sabido, Jose	31018459	0 – UNR
Zurovetz, Melissa	30907379	0 – UNR	Zurovetz
Popoli, Samuel	31040804	0 – UNR		1
Patete, Logan	30029752	1355
Bader, Jeremy	14928004	2051
Bouardi, Afaf	16091921	1200
Liu, Kevin	14737573	2090
Serikar, Arun	30384033	1770	Serikar

Section count: 14

Total scholastic tournament registrants: 372

Open Section registrants: 14

Posted on December 3, 2022February 23, 2023 by Lori Balkum

Open Section at the 2023 Region VI Chess Championships

USCF rated chess tournament for all adults and scholastic players rated 1200 and up who do not reside in TCA’s Region VI. (Players who reside and attend school in Region VI should register for the scholastic championships.) View the preregistration list online.

Online registration is now closed. *Onsite registration is $50. Cash or venmo only. First round play requires registration before 8:45am.

Pairings, Wall Charts, and Standings will be posted online only.

Before you arrive:
View the Regents Campus Map
Open Section Reminder Email

Basics

This is a Swiss-system tournament, so everyone plays all day—there is no “elimination.” Players must know how to play the game of chess! We follow USCF rules including: touch-move, mandatory clocks (bring your own if at all possible), and mandatory notation. If registrations exceed 30, we will split into two sections.

Location

Regents School of Austin
3230 Travis Country Circle
Austin, Texas 78735

Chess play will take place in classrooms and either the gym or the events center.
Review a map of campus.

Eligibility

All adults
Youth (high school or younger) who do NOT reside in TCA’s Region VI and have reached 1200 at some point in their ratings history.
Ineligible entries will be moved to the appropriate scholastic section of the 2023 Region VI Scholastic Chess Championships. This is a rated tournament. You must have a USCF ID and your membership (can be purchased/renewed at check out or online with the USCF in advance of registration) . You can verify your USCF membership ID and expiration by visiting the USCF’s Member Services Area. Anyone can become a USCF member. Players new to tournament chess are welcome to play. Your USCF membership cannot expire before February 28, 2023. USCF memberships can be renewed/purchased at check-out.

Schedule

No check-in necessary for preregistrations. We will make every attempt to contact you in advance if we see a problem with your registration. Verify your entry ONLINE!
9:00 a.m. Open section begins. Open has 4 rounds, all rounds are are G/45, d5.
No changes for round 1 (bye or section) allowed after online registration closes. Requests for byes, withdrawals, player info edits and school information may be made onsite and go into effect as of round 2. Onsite registrations only at the discretion of the open section TD. Register online!

Approximate Round Times

Open Section:
rd 1 – 9:00am, rd2 – 11:00am, rd3 – 1:00pm, rd4 – 3:00pm

Notes

Concessions TBD. Only water bottles allowed at the chess board.

Proper handwashing and adherence to COVID 19 exposure guidelines mandatory!

Awards

Cash prizes (to winners in both sections, in the case of multiple sections), based on number of entries. Special trophies will be awarded to the highest scoring Family & Child teams (Uncles, Aunts, Adult siblings, Parents, or Grandparents paired with at least one scholastic aged player.).

Registration Information

Entry fee pricing is staggered and based on date of entry/payment. Please register onsite.

*Early entry ( $25) thru 12/31/2022
*Regular entry ($35) thru 01/21/2023
*Late entry ($40) ENDS at NOON on Thursday 02/23/2023, at which time online entry closes.
*If space permits, onsite registration will be permitted, $50. Cash or venmo only. First round play requires registration before 8:45am.

Withdrawals requested via email before noon on Thursday 02/23/2023 are eligible for a refund (minus a $5 service fee). No refunds for USCF memberships after purchased from the USCF. NO email/phone entries.

Please request byes when you register if possible. First bye receives 1/2-point. Further byes receive 0-points. Email the registrar to make changes to your requested byes. Deadline to add or remove a 1st round requested bye is the close of online registration, noon on Friday 02/23/2023. All 1/2-point byes must be requested/removed before the end of round 2.

Email Lori Balkum, registrar (registrar@AustinChessTournaments.com) with other questions. No phone calls, please. Emails will be returned promptly.

Organized by Rocks & Rooks. Gary Gaiffe, tournament organizer (ggaiffe@att.net).

Posted on December 3, 2022February 23, 2023 by Lori Balkum

2023 Region VI Scholastic Chess Championships

USCF rated Scholastic chess tournament in 12 sections. Trophies, medals, and regional championships awarded. Online registration is now closed. NO ONSITE entries.

Pairings, Wall Charts, and Standings will be posted online only.

Before you arrive:
View the Regents Campus Map
Scholastic Sections – Reminder Email – revised
(The original reminder email contained an error. update: All JV, Varsity, and Novice sections play in THE EVENTS CENTER)

View the Pre-registration list

Basics

USCF rated chess tournament on February 25th in twelve RATED scholastic sections with fancy names:
Primary Championship (any Pre-K-3, JTP Ok)
Primary JV (PreK-3, U600, JTP Ok)
Primary Novice (PreK-3, U300, JTP Ok)
K-1 Novice (PreK-1, U300, JTP Ok)
Elementary Championship (any Pre-K-5/6*)
Elementary Varsity (PreK – 5/6*, U900)
Elementary JV (PreK – 5/6*, U600)
Elementary Novice (PreK – 5/6*, U300)
Middle School Championship (any 5/6*-8/9*)
Middle School Varsity (5/6* – 8/9*, U1000)
High School Championship (all 9-12)
High School Varsity (9-12, U1000)

* Elementary sections are restricted to Elementary students. Middle School sections are restricted to Middle School students. Homeschoolers should follow traditional age guidelines, with 6th grade age players in Middle School.

This is a Swiss-system tournament, so everyone plays all day—there is no “elimination.” Players must reside and attend school in Region VI. Players must know how to play the game of chess! We follow USCF rules including: touch-move, mandatory clocks if available, and notation. Primary and K-1 sections are excused from taking notation. Please review the Parent/Coach Responsibilities before registering. Please note, at the event pairings will be posted only online.

We also offer an ‘Open’ Chess Tournament for any adults as well as scholastic players who live out of the Region. Family/child trophies are available for open section participants with a family member playing in the scholastic event!

Location

Regents School of Austin
3230 Travis Country Circle
Austin, Texas 78735

Chess play will take place in classrooms and either the gym or the events center.
Review a map of campus.

Eligibility

This is a rated tournament. You must reside and attend school in Region VI in order to participate.

This tournament is an official Texas Chess Association sanctioned event. TCA has specific guidelines on section placement. If you are unsure of which section you should choose, please read a description of the TCA guidelines.

“Under” sections are only for students meeting the rating criteria. All players who are new to tournaments are eligible for their age appropriate ‘under’ section. (Look up your player’s rating here. Please email ask your chess coach for placement information, or email the registrar (registrar@austinchesstournaments.com).
In an effort to produce a clear winner, any section that grows too large may be divided into two sections, or small similar sections may be combined. In the case of a split, sections will be combined for team trophy calculations.

You must have a USCF ID and your membership (can be purchased/renewed at check out or online with the USCF in advance of registration) . You can verify your USCF membership ID and expiration by visiting the USCF’s Member Services Area. Anyone can become a USCF member. Players new to tournament chess are welcome to play. Your USCF membership cannot expire before February 28, 2023. USCF memberships can be renewed/purchased at check-out. (JTPs ok in K-3 and K-1 sections only. New players in 3rd grade and below may request a non-member ID as a part of USCF’s Junior Tournament Player Program during registration)

Please note: February Supplement ‘Regular’ OTB ratings will be used for pairing purposes. If no regular rating is available, then other February USCF ratings (quick, blitz, online) can and will be considered for section placement.

All players in this event must be in 12th grade (or lower).

Schedule

No check-in necessary for preregistrations. We will make every attempt to contact you in advance if we see a problem with your registration. Please, verify your entry ONLINE!

8:00 a.m Announcements begin in championship playing rooms.
8:15a.m. Rd 1 begins in Championship sections. Rds 1-3, G/45, d5/ Rds 4-5, G/60, d5
8:30 a.m Announcements begin in Varsity, JV and Novice playing hall.
Players and coaches should be present.
9:00 a.m. Rd 1 begins in the Varsity, JV and Novice playing hall. 5 rounds of G/30, d5.
9:15 Open section (separate event allowing adults and non-R6 residents) begins. Open has 4 rounds, all rounds are are G/45, d5.

7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Chess Control open. No changes for round 1 (bye or section) allowed after online registration closes. Requests for byes, withdrawals, and player or school information edits go in effect immediately if made via email before the close of online registration. Changes requested onsite go into effect as of round 2. NO Onsite registrations.

Round Times

Championship Sections:
rd 1 – 8:15am, rd 2 – 10:15am, rd 3 – 12:15 pm, rd 4 – 2:15 pm
rd 5 – 4:30 pm

Varsity, JV, and Novice Sections:
rd 1 – 9:00am, rd 2 – 11:00am, rd 3 – 12:45 pm, rd 4 – 2:30 pm
rd 5 – 4:00 pm

Notes

There will be some “down time” between rounds since many games will finish early. We will provide an area (outside the tournament room) for casual “skittles” chess and/or other indoor activities. Parents and/or coaches, please provide age-appropriate activities during the time between rounds. The organizers cannot baby-sit. No child should be left unattended! Concessions TBD. Only water bottles allowed at the chess board. Proper handwashing and adherence to COVID 19 exposure guidelines mandatory!

Awards

Trophies to the top individuals in each scholastic section (4.0 and above).
Medals to positive scores (3.0 and 3.5), not receiving a trophy.
Ribbons to all participants!
Trophies to the top teams in all sections.
Special trophies will be awarded to the highest scoring Family & Child teams (Uncles, Aunts, Adult siblings, Parents, or Grandparents paired with at least one scholastic aged player.)

Registration Information

Entry fee pricing is staggered and based on date of entry/payment. Online registration closed at noon on 2/23/2023. No onsite entries.

*Early entry $35 thru 12/31/2022
* Regular entry $40 thru 01/21/2023
* Late entry $45 thru 02/18/2023
*Week of entry $50 (ENDS at NOON on Thursday 02/23/2023, at which time online entry closes)
*No onsite entries allowed. No entries accepted after online registration closes.

Withdrawals requested via email before noon on Thursday 02/23/2023 are eligible for a refund (minus a $5 service fee). No refunds for USCF memberships after purchased from the USCF. NO email/phone entries.

Please request byes when you register if possible. First bye receives 1/2-point. Further byes receive 0-points. Email the registrar to make changes to your requested byes. Deadline to add or remove a 1st round requested bye is the close of online registration, noon on Thursday, 02/23/2023. All 1/2-point byes must be requested/removed before the end of round 2.

Questions

General chess tournament/registration answers, as well as information specific to the Region VI Championships, is available on our FAQ list. Please refer to this list before you contact Lori with questions.

Email Lori Balkum, registrar (registrar@AustinChessTournaments.com) with other questions. No phone calls, please. Emails will be returned promptly.

Organized by Rocks & Rooks. Gary Gaiffe, tournament organizer (ggaiffe@att.net).

Posted on November 29, 2022December 17, 2022 by Lori Balkum

ACC USCF G/5 Blitz-Rated Event

A one-day tournament on December 17th offering G/5, d3. Sections dependent on turnout. EF: $10.00 all. USCF membership required. Online registration and payment available here.

Austin Chess Club is a wonderful atmosphere for the mature, experienced chess player. Scholastic players are welcome, but expected to play quiet, serious chess. We suggest that scholastic players have reached a rating of 400 before participating. USCF membership must not expire before December 31, 2022. Please renew with the USCF (https://new.uschess.org/) before coming to the event.

We would like to start on-time. Please arrive early. Entries must be received and paid in full by 3:45pm. Online entry preferred.

Cost is $10/player. We would like the first round to begin at 4:00pm sharp. Doors open at 3:00pm, so please arrive early. Follow the signs to our meeting areas.

Please bring a set and a board and some patience as we get used to our new surroundings. We are looking forward to seeing everyone again and meeting new people!

Location:
The Upbring School of Arts and Sciences
3407 Red River St
Austin TX 78705

Finding the club Click for picture of area.
FIND THE ENTRANCE: Enter the front parking lot of the school via Luther Lane (green line on photo). Find the elevator outside the building (marked on photo by green dot);
go up the stairs to enter via the door, follow the hallway until you find lit classrooms.
PARKING: Additional parking may be found at:

St. Paul Lutheran Church parking lot (marked by a blue blotch)
Sabina Apartments (underground?) parking, open to the public

For more information about the Austin Chess Club, click here.
Please read the website before contacting us. Contact information is available at http://austinchessclub.com/.

Posted on November 29, 2022December 10, 2022 by Lori Balkum

ACC USCF G/15 Quick-Rated Swiss

A one-day tournament on December 10th offering G/15, +10. This is a 5 Round Swiss. Sections dependent on turnout. EF: $15.00 all. USCF membership required. Online registration and payment available here.

We would like to start on-time. Please arrive early. Entries must be received and paid in full by 3:45pm. Online entry preferred.

Cost is $15/player. We would like the first round to begin at 4:00pm sharp. Doors open at 3:00pm, so please arrive early. Follow the signs to our meeting areas.

Please bring a set and a board and some patience as we get used to our new surroundings. We are looking forward to seeing everyone again and meeting new people!

Location:
The Upbring School of Arts and Sciences
3407 Red River St
Austin TX 78705

St. Paul Lutheran Church parking lot (marked by a blue blotch)
Sabina Apartments (underground?) parking, open to the public

For more information about the Austin Chess Club, click here.
Please read the website before contacting us. Contact information is available at http://austinchessclub.com/.

Posted on November 29, 2022December 3, 2022 by Lori Balkum

ACC USCF G/24 Quick-Rated Swiss

A one-day tournament on December 3rd offering G/24 with 5 sec. delay per move. 4 Round Swiss. Sections dependent on turnout. EF: $15.00 all. USCF membership required. Online registration and payment available here.

We would like to start on-time. Please arrive early. Entries must be received and paid in full by 3:45pm. Online entry preferred.

Cost is $15/player. We would like the first round to begin at 4:00pm sharp. Doors open at 3:00pm, so please arrive early. Follow the signs to our meeting areas.

Please bring a set and a board and some patience as we get used to our new surroundings. We are looking forward to seeing everyone again and meeting new people!

Location:
The Upbring School of Arts and Sciences
3407 Red River St
Austin TX 78705

St. Paul Lutheran Church parking lot (marked by a blue blotch)
Sabina Apartments (underground?) parking, open to the public

For more information about the Austin Chess Club, click here.
Please read the website before contacting us. Contact information is available at http://austinchessclub.com/.