Lori Balkum, Author at Austin Chess Tournaments

Posted on September 20, 2022January 19, 2023 by Lori Balkum

2023 Winter Casis Scholastic Chess Tournament

January 21st Scholastic chess tournament in multiple sections. G/30, d5. Trophies and medals awarded. Due to space constraints, online registration has closed early. We have no more seats. Thank you for understanding.

Tournament Day links:

Online Pairings, Wall Charts, and Standings

Pictures of the school:
Entrance on Exposition (gate will be open)
Building Entrance from North Parking Lot

Parking and Campus Maps:
Parking Map
Basic Campus Map

Concessions:
Concessions – Detailed

Communications:
Scholastic Email
Open Section Email

Basics

USCF rated chess tournament on January 21st in multiple RATED scholastic sections: K-1 U400, K-3 U400, K-3 U700, K-5 U400, K-5 U700, K-5 U1000, 6-12 U600, 6-12 U1000, and K-12 Elite (for players rated 900-1400). Please note: all scholastic players rated 1400 and over must play in the Open section. View the tournament preregistration list online. Please note, at the event 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

Casis Elementary School
2710 Exposition Blvd
Austin, TX 78703

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 January 31, 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)

“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 register asap and we can adjust your section later as your rating changes.

Please note: January 2023 ‘Regular’ OTB ratings will be used for pairing purposes. If no regular rating is available, then other January 2023 USCF ratings (quick, blitz, online) can and will be considered for section placement. 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!
8:40 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.

Proper handwashing and adherence to COVID 19 exposure guidelines mandatory!

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 $30 thru 11/26/2022
* Regular entry $35 thru 01/07/2023
*Late entry $45 ENDS at NOON on Thursday 01/19/2023 or when we have reached maximum capacity, 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 01/19/2023 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 9am Friday 01/20/2023. 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 September 20, 2022October 9, 2022 by Lori Balkum

2022 Texas State Grade Championships

USCF rated, 6 round chess tournament to determine the state champion for each grade level! 13 sections offered (see below).

Location
The Health & Physical Education Complex Fieldhouse,
Edinburg Campus of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Dr.
Edinburg, TX 78539

Sections
Note: Players must play in their current grade level. Playing up to a higher or down to a lower grade level is not permitted. Homeschoolers, please register for a section based on your age.

• Kindergarten	• 7th Grade
• 1st Grade	• 8th Grade
• 2nd Grade	• 9th Grade
• 3rd Grade	• 10th Grade
• 4th Grade	• 11th Grade
• 5th Grade	• 12th Grade
• 6th Grade

Basics
This is an official USCF-rated tournament open to all current USCF members that reside in Texas.
USCF rules and regulations will be strictly adhered to.
All players must have current USCF membership to play.
Current USCF regular ratings will be used.
USCF memberships/renewals will be handled at this tournament.
6 Round Swiss, Time control is G45;d/5 (K-5) & G/60;d/5 (6-12).
Online pairing will be utilized throughout the event.

More information and Registration
For more information (awards, entry fees, hotel suggestion, schedule) and to register, please visit the event website: http://www.dkchess.com/stategrades

Questions
If you still have questions after visiting the event website, please contact David Ortiz, david.ortiz02@utrgv.edu, 832-908-5462 (text or call me with questions).

Posted on September 20, 2022October 22, 2022 by Lori Balkum

Waco October Swiss

Date
October 22, 2022

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: 8:00 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 Link and tournament info

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 the online TLA

Posted on September 17, 2022January 29, 2023 by Lori Balkum

2023 Texas State Scholastic Chess Championships (Superstate!)

An in person, 7 round USCF quick-rated chess tournament on the weekend of, March 3-5, 2023 for scholastic players in grades K thru 12 who live in Texas, sponsored by the Texas Chess Association.
Register online!

Coaches, download the event website QR code to print and share with your players.

Where
McAllen Convention Center
700 Convention Center Blvd
McAllen, TX 78501

Who is eligible to play:
This event is open ONLY to students attending Texas Schools, including home schoolers residing in Texas.
All players in this event must be in 12th grade (or lower).

All players must have a current USCF ID and your membership (can be purchased/renewed at check out or online with the USCF in advance of registration). Your membership may not expire before March 31, 2023. 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.

Sections
This event offers 11 rated sections: (February 2023 ratings used)
Choose your section based upon your grade level. There is no ‘playing up’. Review the TCA rules for section placement.

“Championship” sections are open to all players, including Unrated, with the grades specified. JV and Novice sections are only open to those with established or provisional US Chess ratings below that threshold, including Unrated.
Ratings for pairings and section purposes are according to US Chess Regular over the board ratings, using the US Chess March 2023 Rating Supplement. This event will be US Chess regular rated after it concludes.
Students may play only in a Championship or Under section allowed by their grade and rating. That means that a K or 1st grade student, for example, may play in K-1, K-3 or K-5 sections. Students in 5th grade or below cannot play in sections higher than a K-5. Students in 6th through 8th grade can only play in 6-8 Section and, likewise, students in 9th through 12 grade can only play in 9-12 sections. Please see the event website regarding specific cases for non-traditional school grade ranges.
If a player does not have an established US Chess rating in the February 2023 Rating Supplement (and is therefore “unrated”), then he/she may play in any section allowed for his/her grade.
The tournament staff will have discretion over section placement.

Schedule
Round 1 – Friday evening, March 3rd
Rounds 2, 3, & 4 – Saturday, March 4th
Rounds 5, 6, & 7 – Sunday, March 5th.
Please visit the event website (round time page) for a list of round times and time controls for each section.

Awards
Awards to the top 20 individuals and the top 15 teams in each of the 11 sections.

Special trophies for all players scoring 4+ points not receiving top 20 tropies.

Commemorative medals for all participants.

Grand Champion Trophies to the Top 5 schools in each of the championship sections (yes, a team may win more than one trophy!)

The top finisher in each Championship section will be named 2023 State Champion for that section!

Scholarship money for the top 5 winners in the High School Championship section.

The top player(s) in all Championships vie for the opportunity to represent Texas in National tournaments!

(see the website for a full description of all awards)

Registration and information
Register, request or renew a USCF membership (optional if not expired!) and pay online. The entry fee is $44 by midnight, February 3rd. $56 by midnight, February 24th. $74 after February 24 or onsite.
Withdrawals are subject to a $5 processing fee per player. No refunds given for withdrawals after March 2nd.

Visit the event website for the online registration link and instructions on how to submit group/bulk school entries.

No email or phone entries accepted. You must register online here.

Email TCA President, Franc Guadalupe, flguadalupe@aol.com, or TCA Treasurer Barbara Swafford, barbrounds@gmail.com with other tournament related questions. (Please read all information on the event website before emailing.)

Please visit the tournament website for full details!

Posted on September 12, 2022September 28, 2022 by Lori Balkum

GCC September 2022 Regular Rated Swiss

Format:
Swiss System
4 Rounds
Time control is G/45;+45
2 sections: Under 1300 and Open.
Sections may be combined depending on turnout.

When:
Rounds start by 6:15 PM each Wednesday
Round 1: September 7th
Round 2: September 14th
Round 3: September 21st
Round 4: September 28th

Where:
2nd Floor Community Room, Georgetown Public Library, Georgetown TX

Address:
Georgetown Public Library, 2nd floor Community Room
402 W. 8th Street
Georgetown, TX 78626

Registration:
Pre-register at online by 5pm on September 7th. In person-registration 5:30-6:00 PM, September 7th.

Required:
Must be current USCF Member (May not expire before 09/30/2022)
Notation is required.
Please bring a set and clock.

Byes:
One half-point BYE available (all subsequent byes are zero-points), but must be requested (vvanburen@gmail.com) by 5pm on September 13th.

Entry Fee:
$20

Prizes:
70% of entry fees go to prize fund

Questions:
Contact Vincent VanBuren, organizer with questions: email: vvanburen@gmail.com, phone: 512-970-2057

Club website:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/georgetownchessclub

Posted on September 1, 2022October 14, 2022 by Lori Balkum

2022 Fall 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 October supplement is finalized and published will players receive their final section adjustments. Rating changes made after late September 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
Lin, Evan	30688355	0 – UNR	Canyon Creek
Chen, Yiheng Ethan	30441678	213	Cactus Ranch
Jackson, Samuel Tomas Olivera	30245333	0 – UNR	Magnolia Montessori
Sainath, Nikhil Krishna	30714706	0 – UNR	Meridian
Wang, Enhe	30567438	235	Basis Austin Primary
Selvam, Maya	30360365	160	Patsy Sommer
Sangani, Ishaan	30509249	129	Elsa England
Banuelos, Leo Gael	30746444	0 – UNR	NYOS
Hamner, Liam Ethan	30731442	0 – UNR	Chaparral Star	1
Degala, Anaaya	30661019	101	Whitestone
Veerapaneni, Tanish	30541660	101	Spicewood
Avinashkarthi, Tharun	30675122	0 – UNR	Harmony Endeavor
Saravana, Kavin Swetha	30746389	0 – UNR	Whitestone
Francis, Elliott	30746233	0 – UNR	NYOS
Peng, Grace	30665735	162	Elsa England
Pentela, Adhvik	30751026	0 – UNR	Basis Austin	1
Tran, Turing	30751121	0 – UNR	Canyon Creek
Manikandan, Rishi Chelliah	30752849	0 – UNR	Basis Austin Primary
Ganesan, Tejus	30660921	0 – UNR	Cedar Creek
Waters, Rachel	30759567	0 – UNR	Casis
Migliazzo, Lucas	30568184	0 – UNR	NYOS	4, 5
Joseph, Asher	30561022	127	NYOS

Section count: 22

K-3 U300

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Panchasara, Khushi	30444797	105	Basis Pflugerville
Acharya, Arnav	30691740	0 – UNR	Patsy Sommer
Ramireddy, Navya	17112626	0 – UNR	Basis Pflugerville
Vijayaraj, Darshan	30277730	297	Challenger AR
Kalyankar, Ira	30409830	0 – UNR	Challenger AR
Parackal, Geordan Giby	30499305	0 – UNR	Elsa England
Pandey , Anusha	30685176	0 – UNR	Elsa England	1
Nair, Rishaan	30632658	0 – UNR	Rough Hollow
Shakya, Ojas	30719666	0 – UNR	Great Oaks
Neeli, Rayan	30493355	167	Basis Austin Primary
Patel, Saniya	30497513	107	Basis Austin Primary
Makthal, Mayukhi Krishna	30722322	0 – UNR	Harmony Endeavor
Devarashetty, Aadhya Rao	30727590	0 – UNR	Parkside
Devarashetty, Aanya Rao	30727600	0 – UNR	Parkside
Yu, Bryan	30724082	0 – UNR	Basis Austin
Box, Logan Basil	30729629	0 – UNR	NYOS	1, 2, 3
Motipara, Om	30510825	107	Elsa England
Hecker, Lakshman	30729631	0 – UNR	Casis
Jones, James	30729765	0 – UNR	Davis
Bharath, Ameya	30686723	0 – UNR	Cactus Ranch
Vedhi, Nithya S	30553688	105	Basis Pflugerville	2
Obianwu, Aron	30732982	0 – UNR	Casis
Robson , Bo Patrick	30747170	0 – UNR	Casis
Wang, Janey	30436049	154	Spicewood
Smith, Julian Invictus	30743506	0 – UNR	NYOS
Shah, Miloni	30746379	0 – UNR	Basis Austin
Munjal, Cian	30746192	0 – UNR	EJJR
Faulhaber, Miles Thomas	30746178	0 – UNR	Spicewood
Czerniak, Michael Arjun	30755824	0 – UNR	Canyon Creek
Santhosh, Avneesh	30750837	0 – UNR	Laurel Mountain
Stansell, Emmett E.	30749735	0 – UNR	AAH
Somasundaram, Arul	30692398	0 – UNR	Cactus Ranch
Da-Silva, Zorian	30540838	111	NYOS
Bolton, Stilfree	30755833	0 – UNR	NYOS
Ge, Hank Wenhan	30756316	0 – UNR	Challenger AR
Johnson, Lorelei J	30757100	0 – UNR	Lee	2
Herndon, Cooper Smith	30757890	0 – UNR	Casis
Anand, Keren Jolly	30535449	101	Forest Trail
Walker, Conrad	30762302	0 – UNR	NYOS

Section count: 39

K-3 U600

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Zeng, Zachary	30386726	512	Spicewood
Wang, Alexander	30464175	475	Elsa England
Peng, Derrick	30424641	537	Basis Austin
Song, Ruichen	30286869	459	Basis Austin
Siva, Siddharth	30561013	408	Basis Austin
Vemulapalli, Gautam	30258042	567	Challenger AR
Li, Christopher	30467405	510	Laurel Mountain
Bandari, Mukund	30306282	424	Harmony Endeavor
Papisetti, Rutvik	30383392	575	Basis Pflugerville
Chakraborty, Aahan	30456077	532	Laurel Mountain
Chodniewicz, Edison	30280271	439	Regents
Shi, Samuel Ruiqian	30702234	0 – UNR	Akin
Lanka, Aaditya	30646905	459	Basis Pflugerville
Sun, Alice	30540358	429	Spicewood	1
Kollu, Ishta	30379179	512	Basis Pflugerville
Prashanth, Devdatt	30134307	363	Basis Pflugerville
Degala, Anagha	30557717	322	Whitestone
Marin, Mikey	30044455	307 – OLQ	Canyon Creek
Jain, Ahaan	30746212	0 – UNR	Elsa England
Uppuluri, Venkata Naga Sai	30575167	370	Tarvin
Goyal, Vayun	17166534	570	Cactus Ranch	5
Lu, Renee Shan	30431277	351	Paragon Prep
Madathil, Thomas	30300299	354	Holy Family

Section count: 23

K-5 U600

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Yu, Benjamin	16935600	554	Spicewood
Ni, Alan	30701271	0 – UNR	Spicewood
Wang, Alex	30494322	448	Bush Elementary
Dumpala, Advik	30567424	373	Basis Pflugerville
Menges, Ruth	30394239	482	Oak Hill
Liu, Xinzhe Steven	17186715	180	Spicewood	2
Periyasamy , Sanjeev	30442292	193	Meridian
Goel, Isha	30494787	295	Paragon Prep
Mishra, Darsh	17097771	445	Basis Pflugerville
Anchoori , Samarth	30693752	0 – UNR	Challenger AR
Bandari, Akshaya Dhathri	30222929	483	Harmony Endeavor
Rao, Arjun	30579277	465	Laurel Mountain
Raj, Ishaan	17112715	591	Patsy Sommer
Davenport, Raymond	30101268	443	Rough Hollow
Stoffels, Amelie	30424129	543	Holy Family
Tunkimetla, Taneesh	30319651	217	NYOS
Rajkumar, Advaith	17133801	598	Patsy Sommer
Borkotoky , Arjun	30230684	591	Rutledge
Ratnagiri, Aarohan	30411039	505	Bee Cave E
Butani, Thevaan	30711555	0 – UNR	Rough Hollow
Zhou, Jayden	16961847	489	Laurel Mountain
Veerapaneni , Yashas	16783046	542	Spicewood
Shivkumar , Ayush	30182614	360	Basis Pflugerville
Xue, Stephanie	30714517	0 – Unr	Laurel Mountain	5
Parackal, Geona Giby	30499319	105	Elsa England
Thompson, Hugo	30271710	267	Paragon Prep
Lopez, Keen Enrique	30566205	173	NYOS
Santosh, Aditya	17112700	267	Patsy Sommer
Barnard, Max G.	30719568	0 – UNR	Whitestone
Bumireddy, Nidhish Reddy	30719653	0 – UNR	Akin
Puchalapalli, Sathvik	30558948	522	Akin
Vazhkudai , Siddharth S	30721824	0 – UNR	Whitestone
Wester, Rex Matthew	30722847	0 – UNR	NYOS
Bohrer, Maddie	30727576	0 – UNR	Casis	1, 2
Nethania, Ajan	30433343	579	Basis Pflugerville
Vyas, Miransh Purven	30722465	0 – UNR	Elsa England
Ratheesh, Nived	30687838	0 – UNR	Blackland Prairie
Garcia, Gideon	30722860	0 – UNR	NYOS
Lin, Ethan	30682808	0 – UNR	Canyon Creek	4, 5
Schaper, Max	30558956	105	NYOS
Aggarwal, Aarav	30720430	0 – UNR	Elsa England
Deepak, Deon	30722878	0 – UNR	Cactus Ranch
Anand, Sanvi	16737616	409	Laurel Mountain	1, 2
Motipara, Krish	30421660	384	Elsa England
Aquilia, Ezra	30729640	0 – UNR	Casis	1, 2
Bharath, Amogh	30686663	0 – UNR	Cactus Ranch
Gaddam, Abhinav	17218960	583 – ONLQ	Patsy Sommer	1
Wang, Cynthia	17324563	538	Spicewood
Martens, Lyla	30328345	498	Laurel Mountain
Patel, Shrey	30735826	0 – UNR	Canyon Creek
Nguyen, Anton VietKhai	30743104	0 – UNR	Brushy Creek
Lam, Tobias	30673916	0 – UNR	Little Tiger	5
Lam, John	30673946	0 – UNR	Little Tiger
Jonnalagadda, Arjun	30719678	0 – UNR	Basis Pflugerville	2
Bejawada, Surya	17310034	540	Parkside	1, 4
Mamidi, Harshul	17257318	432	Patsy Sommer
Bates, Dallin	30745147	0 – UNR	AAH
DeShazo, Quinn	30746184	0 – UNR	Casis	5
Duvvuri, Niranjana	30746220	0 – UNR	Basis Austin, Basis Austin
Sridhar, Tharun	30747478	0 – UNR	Parkside
Sankar, Ayush A	30137517	453 – OLQ	Elsa England
Rivera, Alexander	30291973	391	NYOS
Geetla, Nidheesh	30747927	0 – UNR	Canyon Creek	5
Longoria, Alexander	30427727	371	Del Valle
Tran, Oliver	17171801	0 – UNR	Canyon Creek
Khanna, Aumansh	16914027	117	Basis Austin
Gupta, Anaisha	30755850	0 – UNR	Elsa England
Gu, Dylan Wen	30411498	599	Spicewood
Lan, Juanshu	30715338	0 – UNR	Elsa England
Johnson, Aaron Jedan	16712141	524	Lee
Beall, Cooper	16976553	515	Parkside
Jyothiswaroop, Vihaan	30132476	450	Elsa England
Peng, Jason	17054904	199	Elsa England
Jamthe, Ishan	30760168	0 – UNR	Patsy Sommer
Kaul, Anika Shambhavi	17072545	173	Patsy Sommer
Dudley, Benjamin	30281255	554	NYOS	4, 5
Singam Reddy, Rishi Kiran Reddy	17337438	125	Rancho Sienna

Section count: 77

K-5 U1100

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Deng, Anbo	30468720	708	Patsy Sommer
Guo, Shawn	30263664	930	Basis Austin
Gangarapu, Abhijay Raghav	17058845	993	Elsa England
Lan, Kai Zhou	30658202	742	Elsa England
Lu, Nathan	30209766	544	Spicewood
Venza, Rex	30050414	777	NYOS
Gao, Albert	30496668	813	Challenger AR
Skripkina, Elizaveta	30018613	777	Mills
Balamurugan, Saipratik	30014322	792	Meridian
Wang, Kai Yi	30528820	697	Canyon Creek
Sakthi Sri Ganesh, Aashish Sriman	30300002	737	Herrington
Desu, Srihaas	30037713	674	Reagan E
Velkur, Nandakumar Reddy	17112591	770	Basis Pflugerville
Valiyapalathingal, Ishan Iqbal	30055370	831	Harmony Endeavor
Ringe, Sarthak	30351185	884	Bee Cave E
Borse, Anushka	16724907	754	Barton Creek
Islam, Nameer	30325677	806	Teravista
Jiang, Frank	30710625	799	Elsa England
Chodniewicz, Asher	30288162	668	Regents
Sastry, Abhinav	30269584	791	Clayton
Polamraju, Sukruth S	17313708	740	Pleasant Hill
Mannem, Nishanth Harishwar	30072402	742	Meridian
Jackson, Leo Daniel Olivera	30226167	616	Magnolia Montessori
Hamill, Jonathan Matthew	17027890	1081	Forest Vista
Omshankar, Vyas	30543508	870	Laurel Mountain
Bosh, Jackson	30716960	0 – UNR	homeschooled
Abrol, Riaan	30161373	742	Patsy Sommer
Vijay, Sahasra	30183383	754	Laurel Mountain
Devabhaktuni, Nikhil	30050748	644	Serene Hills
Sangani, Arjun	30421599	615	Elsa England
Sukumaran, Ronav	16935505	741	Lee
Santhosh, Pranav	30579866	995	Basis Austin
Sood, Rohan	30420775	683	Elsa England
Saberi, Christopher	17116490	839	Regents
Shah, Malav	30124237	894	Patsy Sommer
Shryoc, Kiran	30287254	643	St Andrews	4, 5
Danda, Adhyan Reddy	30645449	922	Basis SAMC	1
Madathil, Joseph	17112653	637	Holy Family
Xu, Alexander	17116525	629	Little Tiger

Section count: 39

6-12 U600

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Jin, Massa	16948104	397	Basis Austin
Ramirez, Ian V	16021312	288	Valor Kyle
Ramirez, Micah S	16021333	299	Valor Kyle
Cherala, Akash	16783230	500	Pearson Ranch
Acharya, Akshara	30691731	0 – UNR	Cedar Valley
Rojas Hernandez, Daniel A	30583480	418	Westview	1, 2
Chodniewicz, Aleks	30540339	240	Dripping Springs MS
Santosh, Arya	17112742	423	RRHS
Mallela, Shriyans	17112647	463	Meridian
Karnatak, Mridul	30701511	0 – UNR	Basis Austin
Deshpande, Tejas Devendra	30405279	0 – UNR	Henry MS
Sriram, Pranav	16854047	558	Basis Pflugerville
Mohan, Kriti	30421651	370 – OLQ	Cedar Valley
Zurovetz, Vanessa Nicole	30278148	185	NYOS
Acharya, Rishabh	16004256	379	McNeil
Kaul, Krrish	16596843	416	Walsh
Devara, Akshaj	30462818	261	Stiles
Balasubramanian, Vividh	16790958	538	Basis Pflugerville
Dhulipala, Siddhardh	15559803	272	McNeil
Marin, Sam	30044468	280 – OLQ	ACE
Carpio-Solis, Benjamin Andrew	30279185	543	Lake Belton MS
Welch, Jackson	30743124	0 – UNR	International School
Palley, Anish	30743118	0 – UNR	McNeil
Shelton, Larry	30741688	0 – UNR	Kingsland School
Darilek, Miles	30135218	416	Kingsland School
Bhoompally, Vivek	16914096	361	Cedar Valley
Piratla, Aditya	17186757	272	Harmony Endeavor
Rivera, Christopher Keith	30279197	304	NYOS
Longoria, Ayden	30302323	286	Del Valle MS
Thiyagarajan, Srinand	30746205	0 – UNR	Basis Pflugerville
Johnson, Luke D	16712135	436	Kealing
Salazar, Fabian	30156362	470	Del Valle MS
Young, Wyatt	30746150	0 – UNR	Kingsland School
Omshankar, Advait	30711592	0 – UNR	Canyon Vista

Section count: 34

6-12 U1100

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Adoni, Ishaan	30125298	632	Basis Austin
Lee, Bryan	15934255	782	Canyon Vista
Periyasamy , Maheshkumar	30300975	780	Meridian
Dash, Rohan	30329426	737	Canyon Vista
Ramireddy, Lahari	16432780	726	Cedar Valley
Goyal, Vivaan	17049946	649	Walsh
Bhattiprol, Surya Koundinya	16695125	932	NYOS
Sawant, Shrihan	30664277	652	A Henry	1
Kumaran, Saharsh	16781783	864	Cedar Valley
Maheswari Jagadeesh kumar, Ellamuhilen	17192395	783	Stiles
Bhattiprolu, Shrihit	30649859	758	Vista Ridge
Demar, Maxwell	16103527	604	NYOS
Hemani, Aahil	16311345	788	Canyon Vista
Chodniewicz, Beckham	30288144	793	Regents
Dwivdei, Nevaan	16961868	600	Canyon Vista
Parackal, Geoff Giby	17192703	693	Pearson Ranch
Ganesan, Vaibhav	16444976	953	Cedar Creek
Selvam, Sara	17319893	671	Cedar Valley
Rao, Tejomay	15657605	886	RRHS
Chokshi, Ishaan S	16722607	598	Cedar Valley
Mezouh, Nick	16252415	1038	Hill Country Christian
Gawiser, Zachary Aaron	15608941	955	Westwood
Bandaru, Varun V	15409865	893	McNeil
Kota, Sanjith	16790901	601	Meridian
Janardhan, Dhruv Chalaka	16248142	910	Bee Cave E
Huckabee, Grant Steven	15491440	620	Veritas
Khandelwal, Aman Pablo	30501918	918	Kealing
Reddy, Shrenik	16069802	748	Rouse
Kapasi, Gautam Sanjay	16717848	650	Canyon Vista
Dave, Aman V	30691475	0 – UNR	Cedar Valley
Bhagat , Kishan	30547451	692 – OLQ	International School
Vemuri, Hema Keertana	30742360	0 – UNR	Vandegrift
Bates, Evan	30745116	0 – UNR	AAH
Kannan, Ashvik	30277743	616	Pearson Ranch
Nailling, Riley	16275190	987	Harker Heights
Nakkala, Sharvi	15589495	1007	LASA
Akella, Vibhu	30064748	718	Canyon Vista
Kapalavai, Abhinav	17045518	623	Stiles
Boggarappu, Janya Raghunandan	30664115	0 – UNR	Danielson

Section count: 39

K-12 Any

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team
Shi, Eric	30668105	1227	Laurel Mountain
Grandhi, Aditya	17062156	1082	Eanes
Wu, Emily Sunny	30550811	1065	Patsy Sommer
Pidathala, Srikar	16941865	892	Patsy Sommer
Pidathala, Esha	16808204	1040	Cedar Valley
Tirumala, Advay Venkatasai	15821575	1156	Cedar Valley
Ramey, Alexander	30280135	1145	Regents
Rajkumar, Avishai	17133796	1068	Cedar Valley
Gu, Ethan	16334678	1200	Kealing
Chen, Mateus	17192044	917	Forest Trail
Mohan, Krish	30146020	1233	Cedar Valley
Anand, Sayan	16737601	921	Laurel Mountain
Anand, Aarush	15645712	850	Westwood
Serikar, Arav	30360853	914	Cox
Meyers, Wyatt	30732976	0 – UNR	Dripping Springs HS
Akella, Amogh	30066572	1160	Westwood
Thompson, Elijah	17122430	1146	New Braunfels Homeschoolers
Shen, Yangyang	17080503	1162	Patsy Sommer

Section count: 18

Open Section

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Family/Child Team	Byes
Cai, Benjamin	16322627	1395
Xue, Leo	16004167	1377
Gu, David	15429214	1534
Toups, Brent Michael	30383611	422
Ramirez, Vicente	12637044	1474	Ramirez
Modica, Jared	30335869	1473
Borse, Tanvi	15992594	1573
Manchanda, Advik	30054176	1189
Veach, Michael	12519650	996	Veach-Rojas Hernandez	1, 2
Ramey, John	30387710	1099	Ramey
Dotson, John Bernard	10346355	1800
Hamill, Michael james	12664156	1656	Hamill
Zhang, Oscar	30067435	1685
Barai, Lyric	16347440	1428
Barai, Sumeet	16347455	767	Barai
Joseph, Julian	16783177	1376
Worley, Matthew	30725358	0 – UNR
Gupta, Nikhil Krishna	16737596	1173
Shero, Riley	16672488	1447
Stern, William G	30730905	0 – UNR
Shivam, Zephan	16004042	1480
Pandey, Shourya	30287154	1855
Hernandez, Gabriel	15272245	1247
Vemuri, Arun Kumar	30742402	0 – UNR	Vemuri
Sandoval, Victor J	12903169	1406
Austin, Ben	15852652	1627
Balkum, Alexander	12780751	2191
Nailling, Robert	16275184	1090	Nailling
Molina, William	12623645	2030		4
Subramony, Vishnu	30291348	1172
Serikar, Arun	30384033	1779	Serikar
Thompson, Caleb	16973752	1661
Lonie, Chase	16392562	1545
Kumarappan, Ganesh	14920281	2164
Miller , Collin Alexander	14967007	1885
Senapati, Avni	16783067	1196
GM Belous, Vladimir	16004571	2601
Morgan, Tyler	30205520	765
Ganesh, Rithik	17293416	1201

Section count: 39

Total scholastic tournament registrants: 291

Open Section registrants: 39

Posted on August 31, 2022October 18, 2022 by Lori Balkum

2022 Fall NYOS Scholastic Chess Tournament

October 15th Scholastic chess tournament in multiple sections. G/30, d5. Trophies and medals awarded.
Thank you for playing!.

Final Standings are available and the event has been rated by the USCF. Please click thru to find your section’s specific page.

Basics

USCF rated chess tournament on October 15th 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 online. Please note, at the event pairings will be posted only online.

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 October 31, 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)

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

Awards

Registration Information

Entry fee pricing is staggered and based on date of entry/payment. Online registration is now closed. NO onsite registrations accepted.

*Early entry $30 thru Saturday 9/10/2022.
* Regular entry $35 thru Saturday, 10/08/2022
*Late entry $45 begins Sunday, 10/9/2022 and ENDS at NOON on Thursday 010/13/2022, 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 10/13/2022 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 10/14/2022. 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 August 31, 2022October 17, 2022 by Lori Balkum

Open Section at the 2022 Fall NYOS Scholastic Chess Tournament

USCF rated chess tournament for adults and more advanced scholastic players. View the preregistration list online.

Online registration is closed. A limited number of onsite entries will be accepted. $50 cash/venmo. Appear and pay before 8:45am to secure a round 1 pairing.

Please review the reminder email sent out on 10/13/22. You are responsible for all information within.

Pairings will be available i paper form at the event. The online pairings will be updated with relatively frequency, but often after the round begins.

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 Fall 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 October 31, 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.

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.

*Early entry (youth $30, adult $25) thru Saturday, 09/10/22.
*Regular entry (youth $35, adult $30) thru Saturday, 10/08/2022.
*Late entry (youth $45, adult $40) begins Sunday, 10/09/2022 and ENDS at NOON on Thursday 10/13/2022, 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.

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 10/14/2022. 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 August 25, 2022January 8, 2023 by Lori Balkum

2022 Fall NYOS Pairings and Wall Charts and Standings

This event will be held on Saturday, October 15, 2022.

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, Family Child

Back to the scholastic tournament description

K-1 U300

Final Standings
Preregistrations

K-3 U300

Final Standings
Preregistrations

K-3 U600

Final Standings
Preregistrations

K-5 U600

Final Standings
Preregistrations

K-5 U1100

Final Standings
Preregistrations

6-12 U600

Final Standings
Preregistrations

6-12 U1100

Final Standings
Preregistrations

K-12 Any

Final Standings
Preregistrations

Open Section

Final Standings
Preregistrations

Family-Child

Final Standings
Preregistrations

Posted on August 18, 2022September 3, 2022 by Lori Balkum

September Scholastic Swiss Tournament – North Austin Chess Club

US Chess Rated Scholastic Swiss Tournament [ K – 12 ]
4 Rounds at a time control of G/30;d5
3 Sections: U400, U900, and Championship

Date:
Saturday, September 3, 2022 – 12:15pm – 5:00pm

Location :
Cedar Park Library [Community Room]
550 Discovery Blvd, Cedar Park, TX 78613
* THIS EVENT IS NOT IN ANY WAY AFFILIATED WITH OR SPONSORED BY THE CEDAR PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Schedule:
* Online Registration Only – No In-Person Registration. Check-in: 12:15 pm to 12:25 pm

* Anyone not checked in by 12:25 pm will not be paired in round 1, unless you notify us that you are on the way.
* No Requested Byes

Round 1: 12:30 PM
Round 2: 1:30 PM
Round 3: 2:30 PM
Round 4: 3:30 PM

Entry Fee:
$20 Zelle Payment (Mobile 919 928 1873) by Sep 2nd midnight to Confirm Registration or $25 Cash on-site upon arrival at the tournament hall; check in with the Tournament Director by 12:25 pm.

Awards:
Trophies to the Top 3 Individuals in each section.
Medals to players scoring 2.0 and above.

Registration:
Please register online!

Limited Capacity of 50 players!! Register online to ensure you get a spot.
(If you show up on-site without pre-registering, there’s a chance the tournament will already be full.)

USCF Rated:
Current USCF membership required!!
Please check that your membership is active before registering. Link – https://new.uschess.org/player-search
New Member Registration Link – https://new.uschess.org/form/first-time-member-new-player-

Notes:
USCF Chess rules would be followed including: Touch-move.
Use of clocks and notation for Championship Section is mandatory. Other sections are excused; however, we all players to take notation.

Chess Board, Chess Clock and Notation Sheets are provided.
You can bring your own chess clock and tournament board set if you have them.

**** This is not a drop in event, no child should be left unattended. Chess play will take place in the Library Community room. Parents can wait within library areas.

Questions:
For questions or problems registering, please Email or text:
Tournament Director, Mohit Manchanda (mohit.manchanda@hotmail.com) 919-928-1873