Lori Balkum, Author at Austin Chess Tournaments

Posted on March 26, 2022June 23, 2022 by Lori Balkum

Mathnasium 2022 Summer Chess Camp – Check and Mate!

Description: A full-day, week-long chess camp, hosted by the Cedar Park Mathnasium from June 20 – 24, 2022. Featuring Certified National Master Paul Chaplin. All scholastic players are invited to register!

Each camp features five exciting days of an immersive chess environment and a fun-filled focus on a special featurette highlight (description below). Chess Camps hosted by Mathnasium are engaging and fun! Sign up early for lowest fees! Limited attendance – first come first served! For more information, link to the the camp flyer!

The ultimate goal of the game is pursued with the replay and analysis of mesmerizing attacks conjured up by the great masters of today and of the past. Students add crushing mating nets, calculated king hunts and other game-ending attacks to their skills.

Date and Time: 1st camp session: June 20-24, 2022, 8am – 3pm

Registration: To register, please fill out the registration form at http://www.turbochess.com/2022-Summer-Chess-Camp-Hosted-by-Cedar-Park-Mathnasium.pdf. Instructions for turning in the registration form and making payment are on the form.

Location:
Cedar Park Mathnasium
13010 W Parmer Lane, Ste #100
Cedar Park, TX 78613
Please note the new location!

Questions:
Contact Cedar Park Mathnasium (512) 869-6284 if you have questions about registering for this event. Contact Paul Chaplin (pschaplin@sbcglobal.net) if you have questions about chess content.

Posted on March 3, 2022May 21, 2022 by Lori Balkum

Waco May Swiss

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

Enter through main doors and turn right. The tournament room is at the end the of hallway.

Two Sections

Open– All ratings and unrated players
Reserve (u1400)– Ratings under 1400 and unrated players

Rounds and Times

Four Rounds at a time control of G/45;d5
Registration & Check-in: 8:00 to 8:50 AM
Round One: 9:00 AM
Round Two: 10:30 AM
Round Three: 1:00 PM (after lunch)
Round Four: 2:30 PM

Entry fee and Prizes

$15 – Cash only. Paid when you arrive to tournament.
Cash Prizes– Up to 90% of entry fees returned in prizes.

Registration

Limited Capacity of 48 players!
Register online to ensure you get a spot.
Onsite Registration is 8:00-8:50 AM. If you show up onsite without preregistering, there’s a chance the tournament will already be full.
Anyone not checked in by 8:50am 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.
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 our USCF Online TLA!

Posted on March 3, 2022March 19, 2022 by Lori Balkum

Waco March Swiss

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

Enter through main doors and turn right. The tournament room is at the end the of hallway.

Two Sections

Open– All ratings and unrated players
Reserve (u1400)– Ratings under 1400 and unrated players

Rounds and Times

Four Rounds at a time control of G/45;d5
Registration & Check-in: 8:00 to 8:50 AM
Round One: 9:00 AM
Round Two: 10:30 AM
Round Three: 1:00 PM (after lunch)
Round Four: 2:30 PM

Entry fee and Prizes

$15 – Cash only. Paid when you arrive to tournament.
Cash Prizes– Up to 90% of entry fees returned in prizes.

Registration

Limited Capacity of 48 players!
Register online to ensure you get a spot.
Onsite Registration is 8:00-8:50 AM. If you show up onsite without preregistering, there’s a chance the tournament will already be full.
Anyone not checked in by 8:50am 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.
A donation jar will be available for players who want to help the church out for providing us with a venue.

Questions

View our USCF Online TLA!

Posted on February 27, 2022March 12, 2022 by Lori Balkum

2022 NYOS Scholastic Chess Tournament PreRegistration List

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

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-3 U300, K-3 U600, K-5 U600, K-5 U1100, 6-12 U600, 6-12 U1100, K-12 Any, Open Section.

Return to the NYOS tournament page.

K-1 U300

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Neeli, Rayan	30493355	0 – UNR	NYOS
Kuhn, Bria	30494772	0 – UNR	Basis Austin Primary
Patel, Saniya	30497513	0 – UNR	NYOS
Mannem, Bhuvi Srivignesh	30501655	0 – UNR	Homeschool
Sangani, Ishaan	30509249	0 – UNR	Elsa England
Da-Silva, Zorian	30540838	0 – UNR	NYOS
Selvam, Maya	30360365	191	Patsy Sommer
Chen, Yiheng Ethan	30441678	0 – UNR	Cactus Ranch
Manickam, Sai Chidambaram	30442875	0 – UNR	Cactus Ranch
Zeng, Zachary	30386726	176	Spicewood
Fewel, James	30294997	161	Lakewood
Joseph, Asher	30561022	0 – UNR	NYOS
Guo, Sophia	30263892	235	Basis Austin Primary
Siva, Siddharth	30561013	0 – UNR	Basis Austin Primary
Sharma, Vivaan	30565697	0 – UNR	NYOS
Sharma, Aarav	30565703	0 – UNR	NYOS
Martin, Winston	30565496	0 – UNR	Headwaters
Alang, Kiara	30433974	118	Basis Austin Primary
Harte, Miranda Bryn	30566162	0 – UNR	NYOS
Harte, Ronan Bret	30566212	0 – UNR	NYOS
Madathil , Thomas	30300299	220	Holy Family
Wang, Enhe	30567438	0 – UNR	Basis Austin Primary
Migliazzo, Lucas	30568184	0 – UNR	NYOS	1, 2, 5

Section count: 23

K-3 U300

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Modi, Aditya	30379189	0 – UNR	Cactus Ranch
Motipara, Om Ritesh	30510825	0 – UNR	Elsa England
Anand, Keren Jolly	30535449	0 – UNR	Forest Trail
Singh, Adity Kavita	30514602	0 – UNR	Patsy Sommer
Periyasamy , Sanjeev	30442292	0 – UNR	Meridian
Wang, Alexander	30464175	0 – UNR	Elsa England	5
Sun, Alice	30540358	0 – UNR	Spicewood
Zhang, Emma	30547845	0 – UNR	Patsy Sommer
Veedhi, Nithya Soni	30553688	0 – UNR	Basis Austin Primary	4, 5
Borkar, Spruha	30213862	245 – OLQ	Basis Austin Primary
Sakthi Sri Ganesh, Aashish Sriman	30300002	205	Herrington
Puchalapalli, Sathvik	30558948	0 – UNR	Akin	1
Levesque, Bradley	30482688	0 – UNR	Springwood Homeschool
Nandakumar, Anushitha	30553037	0 – UNR	Basis Austin
Degala, Anagha C	30557717	0 – UNR	Whitestone
Schaper, Max Starnes	30558956	0 – UNR	NYOS
Mangidkar, Shubh	17355750	282	Elsa England
Vijayaraj, Darshan	30277730	213	Challenger AR
Garza, Brooklyn Madison	30470967	101	IDEA HP
Lopez, Keen Enrique	30566205	0 – UNR	NYOS
Naraharisetti , Vishrav	30567124	0 – UNR	Basis Austin Primary
Browne, Lucy Dean	30432611	117	NYOS
Tunkimetla, Taneesh	30319651	215	NYOS
Rivera, Alexander	30291973	148	NYOS	4, 5

Section count: 24

K-3 U600

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Namburi, Nishika L	30374539	343	Basis Austin Primary
Papisetti, Rutvik	30383392	431	Basis Austin Primary
Venza, Rex	30050414	459	NYOS
Goyal, Vayun	17166534	514	Cactus Ranch
Lu, Nathan	30209766	500	Spicewood	2
Kuhn, Jasmine	30264811	322	Basis Austin Primary
Vemulapalli, Gautam	30258042	488 – OLQ	Challenger AR
Zhao, Diane	30347084	508	Basis Austin Primary
Song, Ruichen	30286869	444	Basis Austin Primary
Ji, William	30277174	474	Basis Austin Primary
Yu, Benjamin	16935600	502	Spicewood
Bandari, Mukund	30306282	494 OLQ	Harmony Endeavor
Dasi, Sanvika	30381035	475	Akin
Dharanipathy, Prasanna Sai	17303456	584	Laurel Mountain
Veerapaneni, Yashas	16783046	518	Spicewood
Menges, Ruth	30394239	443	Oak Hill
Gao, Albert	30496668	0 – UNR	Challenger AR
Maddisetty, Ishan Naga Venkata	30386135	469 OLQ	Cox
Prashanth, Devdatt	30134307	441	Basis Austin Primary
Dudley, Benjamin	30281255	482	NYOS
Dudley, Harrison	30431286	414	NYOS	1, 2
Desu, Srihaas Karthikeya	30037713	578 – OLQ	Reagan Elementary
Los, Nicholas	30409226	298	Ladybird Montessori
Lu, Renee	30431277	277	Paragon E
Irielle, Joshua Chikwado	30567847	0 – UNR	NYOS
Chodniewicz, Asher	30288162	536	Regents
Skripkina, Elizaveta	30018613	473	Mills

Section count: 27

K-5 U600

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Zhou, Jayden	16961847	550	Laurel Mountain
Wang, Alex	30494322	0 – UNR	Bush Elementary
Dash, Rohan	30329426	549	Laurel Mountain
Anand, Sanvi	16737616	471	Laurel Mountain
Tee, Felix	16961826	418	Basis Austin
Motipara, Krish	30421660	265	Elsa England
Carpio-Solis, Benjamin Andrew	30279185	504	Lakewood
Bandari, Akshaya Dhathri	30222929	489 OLQ	Harmony Endeavor
Kaul, Krrish	16596843	245	Old Town
Dharanipathy, Pranav Sai	17303441	559	Laurel Mountain
Omshankar, Vyas	30543508	0 – UNR	Laurel Mountain
Buxton, Nora Haley	30553672	0 – UNR	NYOS
Palaniappan , Sreenaath	30516918	0 – UNR	Parkside
Mishra, Darsh	17097771	437	Basis Austin
Ajan, Nethania	30433343	454	Basis Austin
Pujol, Liam Jae	30529889	0 – UNR	AAH
Polamraju, Sukruth S	17313708	518	Pleasant Hill
Levesque, Henry	30482670	0 – UNR	Springwood Homeschool
Menon, Rohan Mohan	30493367	0 – UNR	School in the Hills
Goel, Isha	30494787	0 – Unr	Paragon E
Mamidi, Harshul	17257318	459	Patsy Sommer
Mirra, Maximilian	30538322	0 – UNR	Lake Travis
Philips, Shreya	17178522	578	Laurel Mountain
Salazar, Fabian	30156362	422	Del Valle
Longoria, Ayden Anthony	30302323	406	Del Valle
Longoria, Alexander	30427727	407	Del Valle
Osorio, Julianna Katelyn	30501736	0 – UNR	Del Valle
Zarcone, Kamryn Peyton	30290340	105	Del Valle
Iwabuchi, Jayden Alexis	30540348	0 – UNR	Del Valle
Ramos, Emmanuel	30567390	0 – UNR	Del Valle
Dumpala, Advik	30567424	0 – UNR	Basis Austin
Madathil , Joseph	17112653	535	Holy Family
Irielle, Nicole Chidimma	30567834	0 – UNR	NYOS
Yadavalli , Anish	17319866	280	Elsa England
Browne, Violet Maddox	30432594	103	NYOS	2
Chodniewicz, Beckham	30288144	412	Regents
Wang, Kai Yi	30528820	0 – UNR	Purple Sage

Section count: 37

K-5 U1100

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Kapasi, Gautam Sanjay	16717848	452	Laurel Mountain
Anand, Sayan	16737601	894	Laurel Mountain
Manchanda, Advik	30054176	1014	Basis Austin Primary
Abrol, Riaan	30161373	784	Patsy Sommer
Guo, Shawn	30263664	476	Basis Austin
Sood, Rohan	30420775	771	Elsa England
Santhosh, Vihan	16240570	835	Laurel Mountain
Thompson, Elijah	17122430	1072	New Braunfels Homeschoolers
Sangani, Arjun	30421599	866	Elsa England
Bhattiprol, Surya Koundinya	16695125	955	NYOS
Gangarapu, Abhijay Raghav	17058845	864	Elsa England
Pidathala, Esha	16808204	961	Patsy Sommer
Pidathala, Srikar	16941865	698	Patsy Sommer
Sastry, Abhinav	30269584	740	Clayton
Katta, Aneesh	16249118	1049	Akin
Dasi, Shreyes	17116504	1016	Akin
Gu, Dylan Wen	30411498	612	Spicewood
Ottley, Hieu Richard	30329930	825	Laurel Mountain	2
Ganesh, Rithik	17293416	951	Basis Austin
Velkur, Nandakumar Reddy	17112591	767	Challenger AR
Grandhi, Aditya	17062156	913	Eanes
Nguyen, Aaron	30299985	862	Austin International
Selvam, Sara	17319893	583	Patsy Sommer
Balamurugan, Saipratik	30014322	671	Meridian
Wu, Emily Sunny	30550811	0 – UNR	Patsy Sommer
Ramey, Alexander	30280135	842	Regents
Morillo, Marc James	16444783	923	Laurel Mountain
Islam, Nameer Raif	30325677	820	Teravista
Janardhan, Dhruv Chalaka	16248142	936	Bee Cave E
Rajkumar, Advaith	17133801	645	Patsy Sommer
Fewel, Jasmine	17077186	601	Lakewood
Siripanga, BhanuKiran	16908532	659	Teravista
Saberi, Christopher	17116490	858	Regents
Deng, Anbo	30468720	0 – UNR	Patsy Sommer
Akella, Vibhu	30064748	0 – UNR	Paragon E
Adoni, Ishaan	30125298	602	Basis Austin
Ganesan, Vaibhav	16444976	935	Cedar Creek
Sankar, Advay	30290783	804	Meridian

Section count: 38

6-12 U600

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Darilek, Miles John	30135218	457 – OLQ	Kingsland
Ramireddy, Lahari	16432780	597	Cedar Valley MS
Karthikeyan Sobana, Ilakkiyan	30473124	364	Cedar Valley MS
Sabino, Alexander James	30533145	0 – UNR	Briscoe MS
Demar, Maxwell	16103527	575	NYOS
Zurovetz, Vanessa Nicole	30278148	214	NYOS
Periyasamy , Maheshkumar	30300975	468	Meridian
Wu, Ryan	30438101	0 – UNR	Small MS
Dosapati, Suhaas Sree	17143813	334	Meridian
Yang, William Stone	15526227	578	LASA
Jennings, Liam	30428986	525	Garza
Scalissi, Leo	30428836	396	Garza
Lee, Elliot	30428862	0 – UNR	Garza
Luckett, Peyton	30551962	0 – UNR	Murchison MS
Stokes-Guinan, Zac	30525466	0 – UNR	AAH, AAH
Ho, Nathan	16334746	579	NYOS
Ho, Ethan	16240674	583	NYOS
Kim, Suhun	30565441	0 – UNR	LASA
Velkur, Dhanya Reddy	16311387	564	Basis Austin
Rivera, Chistopher Keith	30279197	301	NYOS	4, 5

Section count: 20

6-12 U1100

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Goyal, Vivaan	17049946	796	Walsh MS
Anand, Aarush	15645712	903	Canyon Vista
Kumaran, Saharsh	16781783	867	Cedar Valley MS	1
Sastry, Adya	30273432	898	Kealing
Lee, Bryan Chen	15934255	611	Canyon Vista	1
Gupta, Shloak	16962066	707	Canyon Vista
Chopra, Ayush	30259763	850 OLQ	Walsh MS
Nandakumar, Harshitha	16783198	948	Basis Austin
Jernigan, Noble	30428807	653	Garza
Borkar, Shlok	30213721	713	Pearson Ranch
Dasari, Tanish	16409040	1001	Cedar Valley MS
Akella, Amogh	30066572	927 OLQ	Canyon Vista
Gu, Austin Wen	30477516	0 – UNR	Canyon Vista	5
Mezouh, Nick	16252415	1085	Grisham
Gopinathan, Adarsh Narayanan	30269374	577	Henry MS, Henry MS

Section count: 15

K-12 Any

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team
Senapati, Avni	16783067	1035	Basis Austin
Shen, Yangyang	17080503	1003	Patsy Sommer
Modica, Jared	30335869	1407	NYOS
Cai, Benjamin	16322627	740	LASA
Tirumala, Advay Venkatasai	15821575	1166	Cedar Valley MS
Rajkumar, Avishai	17133796	1252	Cedar Valley MS
Hernandez, Gabriel	15272245	1100	Vista Ridge
Kanna, Akhil	15920145	1178	Paragon M
Kilian, Cole Christopher	30503365	0 – UNR	ATA – CP
Ares, Kellanu Francis Actub	30541253	0 – UNR	K12 TVAH
Gupta, Nikhil Krishna	16737596	1087	Canyon Vista
Bhowmick, Loy	15558601	1472	Westwood
McDonald, Liam	30130701	0 – UNR	LASA
Joseph, Julian	16783177	1240	Spicewood
Wu, Wei	30565433	0 – UNR	LASA

Section count: 15

Open Section

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Family/Child Team
Verma, Vivek	30254679	1527
Shero, Riley	16672488	1307
Taylor, Jacob Warren	13963470	1211
Thompson, Caleb	16973752	1700	Thompson
Zhang, Oscar	30067435	1443
Barai, Lyric	16347440	1461
Barai, Sumeet	16347455	721	Barai
Klipec, Chase M	30171112	1444
Ledbetter, Miles David Bottomley	30541806	0 – UNR
North, Richard	16358957	991
McAleer, Timothy Ryan	30249729	1387
Mishra, Priyadarsi	15612932	1716
Xue, Leo	16004167	1338
Arunachalam, Annamalai	16740887	1447
Ramey, John	30387710	1039	Ramey
Dragomanovich, Christopher Matthew	30555168	0 – UNR
Melillo, Lucius	15570195	1978
Miller , Collin Alexander	14967007	1512
Punalekar, Aryan	15552904	1338
Trey, Justin	15592064	1720
Sankar, Aarush	30234950	1349
Sykora, Landon	12840203	1429

Section count: 22

Total scholastic tournament registrants: 199

Open Section registrants: 22

Posted on February 25, 2022March 26, 2022 by Lori Balkum

ACC USCF G/24 Quick-Rated Swiss

A one-day tournament on March 26th offering G/24 with 5 sec. delay per move. 4 Round Swiss. Sections dependent on turnout. EF: $10.00 all. USCF membership required Online registration and payment requested.

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 may not expire before March 31, 2022.

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!

For more information about the Austin Chess Club, click here.
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

Location:

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

Posted on February 23, 2022March 12, 2022 by Lori Balkum

ACC USCF G/90 Standard Swiss

This slow swiss takes place over 4 weeks, with games on February 26th, March 5th, March 12th, and March 19th. G/90 with 30 sec. increment per move. 4 round Swiss. Sections dependent on turnout. EF: $20.00 all. Online registration and payment requested.

USCF membership must not expire before March 31, 2022.

Austin Chess Club is a wonderful atmosphere for the mature, experienced chess player. The event has the potential to run late. Scholastic players are welcome, but expected to play quiet, serious chess. One round may last upwards of 4 hours.

Last chance registration happens onsite 3:00-3:45pm on February 26th. No pre-registration for round 1 is necessary. Email pre-registration is accepted; however, online payment is preferred! If you email to register, you must show up and pay no later than 3:45pm! First round begins at 4pm. Please be on time! Participants who wish to enter the tournament late may email Austin Chess Club. Late entry must be made (emailed) before 10am on Saturday, March 5th to secure a round 2 pairing.

For more information about the Austin Chess Club and how to find our playing space, click here.

Location:

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

Posted on February 16, 2022April 24, 2022 by Lori Balkum

Open Section at the 2022 NYOS Scholastic Chess Tournament

Tournament Day Links

Maps: Campus Map
Pairings, wall charts, and standings: OPEN SECTION
Reminder Email: open
**The open section is currently scheduled to play in MS Building 3, 2nd floor, South Flex Area **

USCF rated chess tournament for adults and more advanced scholastic players (rated 1200 and above). View the preregistration list here. (Less experienced youth players should register for the scholastic event!) Online registration is now closed.

Limited onsite entries are available for the open section. $50 – cash or venmo. Arrive and talk with your chief TD in the playing room before 8:45am.

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

NYOS Charter School
12333 N Lamar Blvd
Austin, TX 78753

Eligibility

All adults
Any youth who have reached 1200 at some point in their ratings’ history.
Ineligible entries will be moved to the appropriate scholastic section of the 2022 NYOS Scholastic Chess Tournament. 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 April 30, 2022. 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.

COVID-19 protocols TBD. Facemask policy will be announced soon. Proper handwashing and adherence to exposure guidelines are always in force!

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 (youth $25, adult $20) thru Saturday, 03/12/22.
*Regular entry (youth $30, adult $25) thru Saturday, 04/9/2022.
*Late entry (youth $40, adult $35) begins Sunday, 04/10/2022 and ENDS at NOON on Thursday 04/21/2022, at which time online entry closes.
*If space permits, onsite registration will be permitted, $50 regardless of age. Cash or venmo only. First round play requires registration before 8:45am.

Withdrawals requested via email before noon on Thursday 4/21/2022 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 9am Friday 4/22/2022. All 1/2-point byes must be requested/removed before the end of round 2.

Email Lori Balkum, registrar with other questions. No phone calls, please. Emails will be returned promptly.

Organized by Rocks & Rooks. Gary Gaiffe, tournament organizer.

Posted on February 16, 2022April 24, 2022 by Lori Balkum

2022 NYOS Scholastic Chess Tournament

Tournament Day Links

Maps: Campus Map –
Pairings, wall charts, and standings: ALL SECTIONS (master list of section links. Please bookmark your individual section’s page)
Reminder Email: scholastic
**please note – because section counts are variable due to registrations and withdrawals, locations may change due to size constraints**
Online Registration is now closed! No onsite registrations.

Basics

USCF rated chess tournament on April 23rd in multiple RATED scholastic sections: K-1 U300, K-3 U300, K-3 U600, K-5 U600, K-5 U1100, 6-12 U600, 6-12 U1100, and K-12 Any. Please note: all scholastic players rated 1600 and over must play in the Open section. View the preregistration list here. Pairings will be posted only online.

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 if available, and notation. K-3 and younger sections are excused from taking notation. Please review the Parent/Coach Responsibilities before registering!

Location

NYOS Charter School
12333 N Lamar Blvd
Austin, TX 78753

Eligibility

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 April 30, 2022. 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)

“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 the registrar or ask your chess coach for placement information.
If your 6th grader attends an Elementary School, please contact the registrar for options. With enough registrations, any section may be divided into two sections, or small similar sections may be combined.

Please note: April ‘Regular’ OTB ratings will be used for pairing purposes. If no regular rating is available, then other April USCF ratings (quick, blitz, online) can and will be considered for section placement. If you play at the Regents Spring event, any rating changes from that event will not show up for pairing purposes until May. You may choose your section based on your April rating or a higher section based on your actual rating. Requests to play down will not be honored.

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. Verify your entry ONLINE!
8:30 a.m Announcements begin in all scholastic playing rooms.
Players and coaches should be present.
9:00 a.m. Rd 1 begins. Scholastic sections have 5 rds, G/30, d5.
9:00 a.m. Open sections (different event allowing adults) begin. Open has 4 rounds, all rounds are are G/45, d5.
9:15 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Problem desk 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.

Approximate Round Times

Scholastic Sections:
round 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.

COVID-19 protocols TBD. Facemask policy will be announced soon. Proper handwashing and adherence to exposure guidelines are always in force!

Awards

Trophies & Medals to Top Contenders! Ribbons to all participants! Trophies to the top individuals in each scholastic section. Trophies to the top teams in all sections. Number of individual and team trophies will depend on number of entries. Chess medals will go to all players (excluding Open section) that finish the tournament with a positive score (3.0 & 3.5 points). Trophies to players scoring 4.0 and above. No teams in Open section, but 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 is now closed.

*Early entry $25 thru Saturday 03/12/2022.
* Regular entry $30 thru Saturday, 04/9/2022
*Late entry $40 begins Sunday, 04/10/2022 and ENDS at NOON on Thursday 04/21/2022, at which time online entry closes.
*No onsite entries allowed. No entries accepted after online registration closes.

Email Lori Balkum, registrar with other questions. No phone calls, please. Emails will be returned promptly.

Organized by Rocks & Rooks. Gary Gaiffe, tournament organizer.

Posted on February 14, 2022February 25, 2022 by Lori Balkum

Austin Chess Club USCF Quick-Rated Swiss

A one-day tournament on February 19th offering G/24 with 5 sec. delay per move. 4 Round Swiss. Sections dependent on turnout. EF: $10.00 all. USCF membership required. Online registration preferred.

We would like to start on-time. Please arrive early. Entries must be received and paid in full by 2:45pm. Online entry preferred.

Cost is $10/player. We would like the first round to begin at 3:00pm sharp. Doors open at 2:00pm, 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!

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

Location:

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

Posted on February 9, 2022September 17, 2022 by Lori Balkum

2022 Texas State Scholastic Chess Championships – Online

An online, 6 round USCF rated chess tournament in ELEVEN SECTIONS on Saturday, April 16, 2022 sponsored by the Texas Chess Association. This rated event is for all scholastic players in grades K thru 12, residing in Texas. Visit the E VENT WEBSITE for full details and online registration. View a list of pre-registered players here.

Basics:
Six (6) Rounds — G/20 + 5-second increment

Round Times (Central Time Zone):
9am — 10:30am — 12noon — 1:30pm — 3pm — 4:30pm

11 SECTIONS
High School (9 – 12) Championship
High School (9 – 12) JV (Under 1000)
Middle School (6 – 8) Championship
Middle School (6 – 8) JV (Under 900)
Middle School (6 – 8) Novice (Under 600)
Elementary School (K – 5) Championship
Elementary School (K – 5) JV (Under 800)
Elementary School (K – 5) Novice (Under 500)
Primary School (K – 3) Championship
Primary School (K – 3) JV (Under 600)
K – 1 Championship

Playing up is only allowed within the same grade range.

April 2022 US Rating Supplement will be used. The tournament will be US Chess Online Quick-Chess Rated, but the highest US Chess Regular, Quick, Regular Online or Quick Online will be used to determine section eligibility.

PRIZES
The top 10 finishers in each section, after tiebreaks, will receive a custom plaque via mail.
Team prizes for the top 3 school teams in each of the 11 sections will also be awarded.

Winners of Championship Sections, including ties, will be declared 2022 Texas State Champions.

This event will also qualify participants for a Round Robin playoff (date to be determined) for the following US Chess Invitational events:
Denker National Tournament of HS State Champions – Top 6 players in 9-12 Championship
Barber National Tournament of MS State Champions – Top 6 players in 6-8 Championship
Rockefeller National Tournament of Elementary School State Champions – Top 6 players in K-5 Championship
Haring National Tournament of Girls State Championship – Top 2 girls in each of the 9-12, 6-8 & K-5 Championship Sections

ENTRY FEE
$35 by midnight CST April 5th; $50 by midnight CST April 13th.

No entries accepted after April 13th.

The Event Website has answers to all of your questions. If you still have questions AFTER visiting the event website, please contact flguadalupe@aol.com, (713) 530-7820, info@dallaschess.com (214) 632-9000, or renategarcia1@gmail.com, (915) 256-7783.