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ACC USCF Dual-rated G/30 Round Robins

Help Larry get his National Tournament Director certification by participating!
Six player sections.
Game in 30 minutes, 5 sec. delay per move. EF: FREE

Higher rated players – we need you!

USCF membership must not expire before December 31, 2024. Please renew with the USCF (https://new.uschess.org/) before coming to the event.

Austin Chess Club is a wonderful atmosphere for the mature, experienced chess player.  Scholastic players are welcome, but expected to play quiet, serious chess. Each round could go down to the wire!

To enter, please send email to austinchessclub@gmail.com with the subject line
ACC USCF Dual-rated G/30 Round Robin Entry.

Please show up at the club by 3:30 or you may lose your place! First round begins at 4pm.

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/. (Please read the website before emailing with questions.)

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ACC USCF Dual-Rated G/45 Swiss

This slow swiss takes place over 2 weeks, with 2 games on December 7th and 2 games on December 14th. G/45 with 5 second delay.  4 round Swiss. Sections dependent on turnout. EF: $20.00 all. Online registration/payment  requested (coming soon).

USCF membership must not expire before December 31, 2024. Please renew with the USCF (https://new.uschess.org/) before coming to the event.

Austin Chess Club is a wonderful atmosphere for the mature, experienced chess player.  Scholastic players are welcome, but expected to play quiet, serious chess. Each round could go down to the wire!

Last chance registration happens onsite 3:00-3:45pm on December 7th. 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, December 14th to secure a round 3 pairing.

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/. (Please read the website before emailing with questions.)

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MLK Day Open

Rated 5SS in three sections, each with 2 schedules, offered by the Atlantic Chess Association over MLK weekend 2025. Read the description and register online:  https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/5458

Location
Crowne Plaza Houston Galleria
7611 Katy Freeway
Houston, Texas 77024

Sections

  • Premier (FIDE rated)
  • U1900
  • U1500 

All sections are USCF-rated. The top section is also FIDE-rated and follows FIDE pairing rules.
To play in the Premier section,  your rating must have reached 1800 after any tournament within the past calendar year.

Schedule
FIVE Rounds at a time control of G/90 + 30. 

  • 3 Day Schedule: All games G/90+30
  • 2 Day Schedule: Rounds 1 and 2 are G/60;d5
  • Default/Forfeit Time: 1 hour
  • See the event website for all round times.
  • Limit two irrevocable half-point byes. Byes must be committed 1 hr before Round 2.

Prizes
$7500 in cash prizes based on 150 entries.

  • Premier (min rating 1800*): $1200-800-600-400-200, Class Prizes U2100 $250-150, Top Upset $200 (Total $$3800)
  • U1900: $800-600-400-200-100, Class Prizes U1700 $200-100 (Total $$2400) Unr limit $200
  • U1500: $600-300-200-100 (Total $$1200) Unr limit $200
  • Top Female Player (In any section): $100

Entry Fee

**Free entry to GM/IM/WGM/WIM if committed by December 22, 2024 (No deduction from prizes!)**
$120 by 12/22/24
$135 by 1/05/2025
$155 by 01/15/2025
$180 on or after 1/16/2025 (on-site registration closes 1 hour before Round 1).

Withdrawals are subject to a $15 processing fee

Registration link: https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/5458

Other Notes
This tournament is USCF-rated. Your USCF membership should not expire before 1/31/2025.

Boards and pieces will be provided, but please bring your chess clock. Each player should have a chess clock to play. If you do not have one, chess clocks will be available for purchase onsite.

No electronic boards or notation devices permitted.

Hotel reservations with chess rate available. $89/night + taxes. Use this link OR Call (713) 680 2222. Last Day to get the chess rate is January 3rd 2025

Side Event: Blitz Tournaments on Saturday 01/18/25 at approx. 9 PM. Blitz details and registration: https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/5459

Questions
Please contact director@atlanticchessassociation.com if you have any questions.

Please share our event flyer.

Main Event: ONLINE TLA!
Blitz Tournament: ONLINE TLA!

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Paragon Prep November 2024 Scholastic – Pairings and Wall Charts and Standings

This event was held on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Paragon Prep Elementary in North Austin.

Jump to:  K-3 U400, K-3 U700, K-5 U600, K-5 U1000, 6-12 U600, 6-12 U1000, K-12 Elite, Open Section, Family Child

Return to the November 2024 Paragon Prep Scholastic homepage or the November 2024 Paragon Prep Open/K-12 Elite homepage.

K-3 U400

Final Results
Round 5:  Pairings  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Round 4:  Pairings  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Round 3: Pairings  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Round 2:  Pairings-revised  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Round 1: Pairings (by board)    Pairings (alphabetical)  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Advance Entries

K-5 U600

Final Results
Round 5:  Pairings  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Round 4:  Pairings  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Round 3: Pairings  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Round 2:  Pairings  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Round 1: Pairings (by board)    Pairings (alphabetical)  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Advance Entries

K-5 U1000

Final Results
Round 5:  Pairings  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Round 4:  Pairings  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Round 3: Pairings  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Round 2:  Pairings  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Round 1: Pairings-revised (by board)    Pairings (alphabetical)  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Advance Entries

6-12 U600

Final Results
Round 5:  Pairings  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Round 4:  Pairings  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Round 3: Pairings  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Round 2:  Pairings  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Round 1: Pairings (by board)    Pairings (alphabetical)  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Advance Entries

6-12 U1000

Final Results
Round 5:  Pairings  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Round 4:  Pairings  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Round 3: Pairings  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Round 2:  Pairings  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Round 1: Pairings (by board)    Pairings (alphabetical)  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Advance Entries

K-12 Elite

Final Results
Round 5:  Pairings  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Round 4:  Pairings  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Round 3: Pairings  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Round 2:  Pairings  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Round 1: Pairings (by board)    Pairings (alphabetical)  Wall Chart  Team Standings  Results
Advance Entries

Open

Final Results
Round 4:  PairingsWall ChartResults
Round 3: Pairings  Wall Chart Results
Round 2:  Pairings  Wall Chart  Results
Round 1: Pairings (by board)    Pairings (alphabetical)  Wall Chart   Results
Advance Entries

Family-Child

Standings (as of 11/23/2024, 2:20pm)
Advance Entries (as of 11/22/2024)

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Simul with GM Ruifeng Li

You are invited by the UT Chess Club to participate in a  Simul with GM Ruifeng Li!  $5 entry for the general public, free for UT students. Advance entry requested. Limited to the first 30 entries.  Public spectators welcome. 

Register online HERE!

Who: GM Ruifeng Li is currently a coach for The University of Texas at Austin. After becoming a chess Grandmaster in 2017, he won the National Open once, the North American Open twice, and the Philadelphia Open twice, along with many other events.

At his best, he ranked 14th in the US and around 300th in the world. After graduating from UT Austin in 2024 with a Finance degree, Ruifeng continues to employ his chess skills in private lessons and bughouse games.

What: A simul is where one player (GM Ruifeng) plays multiple games at once against numerous other players (you). Ruifeng will move from board to board to make ONE move at each board

Entry Fee: Free for UT Students. $5 for non-UT students. Payable through Venmo @nguyen_dang or Cash at the door.

Your goal: to win or draw 🙂

When: Saturday, November 16th, 2:00 pm

Where: UTC 3.102
Rules:
  • Ruifeng plays white
  • Only make your move when Ruifeng is in front of you
  • You get 2 “passes.” After you have used up your passes, you must make a move

There will be free Chess.com merchandise for all participants while supplies last. Others are more than welcome to spectate and watch Ruifeng destroy some casuals!

Questions:  contact Dang Nguyen: dangnguyenatx@gmail.com | (512) 986-9286

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San Antonio Scholastic

Rated 5SS in four sections (K-3, K-5, K-8, K-12) playing G/30, d5, offered by the Atlantic Chess Association on  Sunday, 11/10/2024. This event is limited to scholastic players. Read the description and register online: https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/5249

Location
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham
San Antonio Riverwalk
303 Blum St
San Antonio, TX 78205

Sections

  • K-12
  • K-8
  • K-5
  • K-3

We reserve the right to merge sections if there are too few partipants in a section.

Schedule
FIVE Rounds at a time control of G/30, d5

  • Onsite registration : BEFORE 7:00 AM
    No check-in necessary if you have pre-registered.
  • Round One: 8:00 AM
  • Round Two: 9:15 AM
  • Round Three: 10:30 AM 
  • Round Four: 11:45 AM 
  • Round Five: 1:00 PM

An awards ceremony will be held immediately after all games in a section finish. Trophies and medals to top finishing individuals in each scholastic section; ribbons to all participants.

Limit two half-point byes. Byes must be committed 1 hr before Round 2.

Entry Fee
$45 by 10/31
$50 by 11/06
$55 on or after 11/07 (on-site registration closes 1 hour before Round 1).

Withdrawals requested via email before NOON on Friday 11/08/24 are eligible for a refund (minus a $10 processing fee). Full credit can be applied to any future tournament. No refunds for USCF memberships after purchased from USCF.

Registration link: 
https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/5249

Other Notes
This tournament is USCF-rated. Your USCF membership should not expire before 11/30/2024.

Boards and pieces will be provided, but please bring your chess clock. Each player should have a chess clock to play. If you do not have one, chess clocks will be available for purchase onsite.

If both players do not have a clock AND the game does not finish within one hour, TDs will put a clock with 5 mins time for each player.

Questions
Please contact director@atlanticchessassociation.com if you have any questions.

Online TLA!

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Advance Entry List for the 2025 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. The ratings displayed currently are February Supplement ratings.  (If you register for a section in which you are not eligible, you will be moved. The registrar is actively contacting parents to adjust final section adjustments when there are choices to be made.)

It is better to register early and change your section later, than to wait to register!  You may email the registrar at any point to change sections. Requests must be made BEFORE 9am Friday, February 21st to affect round 1.

Please review all differences in sections (round times, time controls, notation requirements) BEFORE making requests.

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:  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 scholastic tournament page or the open section page.

Primary Novice (K-3 U300)

NameUSCF IDRatingTeamByes
Chandwani, Zoha Iman 32026905181Basis Austin
Fair, Wimberly Sabina-Ann321815960 – UNRLangley
Pradeep, Neel 31986517215NYOS
Jain, Aarav 32163043291Cactus Ranch
McCameron, Kacey G31568897226NYOS
McCameron, Matthew A31573310103NYOS
McCameron, Lucas G31573295264NYOS
Mekala, Hethvik 32042404101NYOS
Sriram, Adhvay 31817443209Harmony Science
Vyas, Riya Purven32007392117Basis Cedar Park
Kondapalli, Eeshan Karthik 32004288245Basis Cedar Park
Aaronson, Daniel 30851365283ACE
Tran, Dan Trung322273040 – UNRPioneer Crossing
Guan, Deacon 31797367190NYOS
Sacrafamilia, Matteo 32192040107Cactus Ranch
Rai, Vishwajeet 32288911 0 – UNRBasis Pflugerville5
Shaiva, Aadya 32023302290Founders CA
Amirineni, Aneesh 31980991204Basis Cedar Park
Babber, Ryan 322756500 – UNRMeridian
Gaboriau, Lucien 323143360 – UNRHyde Park E
Chavera, Roland 323177210 – UNRDel Valle1
Martinez, Miles 323177160 -UNRDel Valle1
Reveles, Martin 323177370 – UNRDel Valle1
Mercado-Cornejo, Yuliana Alexa323177080 – UNRDel Valle1
Namuduri, Sourya 32229727103Gateway
Bollu, Kesava Krithik 31995783119Meridian
Momin, Elias 319891650 – UNRMeridian4, 5
Garcia, Grant William323204770 – UNRLittle Flower
Francis, Elliott 30746233205NYOS
Gwinn, Grace 323252110 – UNRNYOS1
Section count: 30

Primary JV (K-3 U600)

NameUSCF IDRatingTeamByes
Jiang, George 30880253488Elsa England
Manjunath, Shourya 31407630488Patsy Sommer
Balamurugan, Yugan 32014043376Basis Pflugerville
Allu, Monisha 31962879429Meridian
Rathi, Aarav 32002285525Basis Cedar Park
Longanilla, Aaron 31634300235Langley
Wright Jr., Darius 317221270 – UNRLangley
Anderson, Aiden 32014708333Basis Pflugerville
Mannem, Bhuvi Srivignesh30501655587Meridian
Brown, Lukas 31638626105Langley
Murguia-Garcia, Aaron Itzae321756650 – UNRLangley
Sumner, Calvin 32149067592ALA Euclid
George, Dean 31807975369Basis Pflugerville
Jennings, Colleen Rose31638619132Langley
Samant, Aarush 31926450467Parkside
D’Souza, Nash J31474004531Harmony Science
Kandasamy, Yugan Raj 31983263457Basis Pflugerville
Jampani, Hanvit 322766520 – UNRBasis Austin1
Peckham, Ellis R322876360 – UNRNYOS3
Criscoe, Cash Holden32014767105NYOS
Wood, Astala 31558999325NYOS
Wood, Apollo 31559000112NYOS
Burnett, Hudson 31030290434Thrall E
Arremreddy, YuvekReddy 32204824365Roan Forest
Pradeep, Tara 32013873343Laurel Mountain
Bhimani, Zikr 32153209341Harmony Science
Robertucci, Luke 30903540586Basis JLJ
Section count: 27

Primary Championship

NameUSCF IDRatingTeamByes
Manchanda, Annika 31464691653Basis Cedar Park
Sharma, Ved 31322337718Elsa England
Rajeshkanna, Advaithkrishna 316307431109Basis Austin
Chakraborty, Aahan 30456077884Bar W
Xiao, Daniel 30914009699Bear Creek
He, Cyrus 316009131126Challenger AR
Anbalagan , Rihaan 31932744763Basis Pflugerville
Shanmuganathan, Zayn 31968176928Austin International
Renganathan, Bhargav 31718568697Meridian
Guo, Brayden 30263911710Basis Cedar Park
Avinashkarthi, Tharun 306751221183Harmony Endeavor
Katooru, Praneel 31034004978Basis Pflugerville
Sues, Owen 30889366948Highland Park A
Sethi, Samvir 31359598884Barton Creek
Gondle, Sathvik 31642308761Basis Austin
Yerubandi, Aarush 31792104635Parkside
Lanka, Aaditya 306469051019Basis Cedar Park
Section count: 17

Elementary Novice (K-5/6 U300)

NameUSCF IDRatingTeamByes
Gann, Arlo Joshua321745580 – UNRLangley
Villarreal, Jorge 321753660 – UNRLangley
Murguia-Garcia, Frida Ixchel321756580 – UNRLangley
Bugarin, Diego 322077380 – UNRLangley
Stapleton, Walter 31590766295NYOS
Reimer, Turner Mason31566354165NYOS
Reimer, Brinley Crystal31995481103NYOS
Ganesh, Hasini 322816410 – UNRBasis Pflugerville2
Tripathi, Parth 32050291114Rough Hollow
Joseph, Joylin 31821206129Akin
Munjal, Cian 30746192274EJJR
Choudhary, Anant 322907160 – UNRHarmony Endeavor
Engineer, Aaron 322896970 – UNRAustin Montessori
Tuggle, Bishop 322907690 – UNREanes E
Umarji, Atharv 31571035255Basis Cedar Park
Gutierrez, Giselle 323198690 – UNRDel Valle1
Hu , Linyan (Meredith) 323198540 – UNRDel Valle1
Martinez , Samuel Isai 323198330 – UNRDel Valle1
Colon-Kennedy, Yahir Antonio323198430 – UNRDel Valle1
Garcia, Gordon Samuel323204630 – UNRLittle Flower
Mahesh, Anirudh 323247580 – UNRGreat Oaks1
Brandt, Jay Belaramani323287500 – UNRCedar Creek
Kanduri, Varun Venkata321159850 – UNRMeridian1
Section count: 23

Elementary JV (K-5/6 U600)

NameUSCF IDRatingTeamByes
Uddarajau, Ashray 31821255572Basis Pflugerville
Rodriguez, Franco Polo31687695166Langley
Villarreal, Nicholas Alejandro31633334290Langley
Martinez, Mateo 31024158360Langley
Newsuan, Owen 31644461200Langley
Li, Jason 31998752288Anderson Mill
Fongang, Aaron Kengne31644934426Langley
Jain, Arini 32090268568Cactus Ranch
Mannem, Srihan Reddy 31857367354Akin
Mohanty, Aanvi 320142240 – UNRCactus Ranch
Kandasamy, Nakshatra 31983047472Basis Pflugerville
Elangovan, Saiakshay 32177531512Akin
Guan, Donovan 31575426453NYOS2
Mohanty, Ayan 322190840 – UNRTarvin
Dudley, Harrison 30431286328NYOS
Kalra, Vihaan 31998561415Cactus Ranch
Pochugari, Revant 31141570474Basis Austin
Chintakunta , Adhrith 30343859317Elsa England
Gokulakrishna, Siddharth 321599880 – UNRJollyville
Tunkimetla, Aaryan 30876631507NYOS
Golla, Karthikeya 32045902595Jollyville
Angirasa, Avi Enzo322597910 – UNRParagon Prep
Karthi, Druvak 31043561344Basis Cedar Park
Patel, Saniya 30497513401Basis Austin
Wason, Neimai 322944500 – UNRBasis Pflugerville
Scharf, Nathan 32141780366Barton Creek
Smith, Julian I30743506107NYOS
Amirineni, Ishaan 31578340300Basis Cedar Park
Bandaru, Shourya 32193247524Jollyville
Calvo , Benjamin A31724264540Little Flower
Rodriguez , Jeremy 31864709320Del Valle1
Prashanth, Nikhil 32008438573Basis Pflugerville
Narra, Vidish 323226330 – UNRRancho Sienna1
Flores, Xabi RT30962460585Little Flower1
Section count: 34

Elementary Varsity (K-5/6 U900)

NameUSCF IDRatingTeamByes
Gajula, Kaarthikeya Siddharth30558875552Tarvin
Nair, Rishaan 30632658764Rough Hollow
Kaveri, Sumedh Pranesh31987899754Purple Sage
Nerusu, Rachana 30929120644Basis Pflugerville
Gopu, Akhil 32029095760Rancho Sienna
Sureboyana, Daksha 30732493525Basis North C
Goyal, Vayun 17166534856Cactus Ranch
Rathi, Naman 31970551734Basis Cedar Park
Uppuluri, Venkata 30575167745Parkside
Satheeshkumar, Srihan 30921048601Meridian
George, Deana 31429168448Basis Pflugerville
St. Mars, Rachael Elaine322417560 – UNRFACET1
Venkatesan, Dhanya 30929554608Cactus Ranch
Arekapudi , Srithan 30483801732Baldwin3
Jain, Rishika 31831009613Challenger AR
Desu, Aadhya 31732481603Basis Cedar Park
Kallam, Ashvik 30973784834Meridian
Veerapaneni , Tanish 30541660458Spicewood
Hariharan, Nikhil 31393949621Basis Austin
Peterson, Rowan 32112758597AHB
Kovvuru, Samanyu 31230473839Basis North C
Beavers, Ezra 31680080798Paragon Prep1
Section count: 22

Elementary Championship

NameUSCF IDRatingTeamByes
Bhargav, Ryan 313396821084Akin
Madathil, Thomas 30300299957Elsa England
Joseph, Asher 305610221210Basis Pflugerville
Danda, Adhyan Reddy306454491502Basis SAMC
Sastry, Abhinav 302695841166Clayton3
Papisetti, Rutvik 303833921006Basis Austin
Chen, Yiheng Ethan304416781303Cactus Ranch
Kandi, Pranav 314932871172Rancho Sienna
Phatak, Ashwin 31123362967Patsy Sommer
Uzdyaev, Gleb 30883658966Cox
Jeedigunta, Shreyan 31469701930Patsy Sommer
Sarkar, Aayush 30847029835Bagdad
Sarkar, Aarushi 31124218601Bagdad
Chodniewicz, Asher 302881621761Regents
Raina, Advika 30497120971Basis Cedar Park
Song, Ruichen 302868691043Kiker
Sivaraju, Subbu 300668241223Elsa England
Sivaraju, Karthik 319226461170Elsa England
Choi, Jay 318767041327Negley
Mahajan, Ridhaan 318506151073Rutledge
Manchanda, Advik 300541761943Basis Cedar Park
Borkar, Spruha 30213862934Basis Cedar Park
Anand, Keren Jolly 30535449887Forest Trail
Ellison, Jacob 306393951443Indian Springs
Abrol, Riaan 301613731226Patsy Sommer
Lan, Kai Zhou306582021805Laurel Mountain
Venza, Rex 300504141022NYOS
Vijayaraj, Darshan 30277730869Elsa England
Wang, Kai 305288201544Canyon Creek
Manapragada, Skanda 31041144926Challenger AR
Velkur, Nandakumar 17112591980Basis Cedar Park
Peng, Grace 306657351292Spicewood
Pathak, Rheyan 30773274994Great Oaks
Lu, Nathan 302097661297Spicewood
Section count: 34

Middle School Varsity (6-8 U1000)

NameUSCF IDRatingTeamByes
Wu, Evan 32003699881Canyon Vista
Karthik, Hithesh 31541270109Basis Cedar Park
Upadhyaya, Aariv 31195454879Challenger AR
Martinez, Caleb 31024146690Bernal
Roy, Shreyan 31394263759Walsh
Gupta, Anaisha 30755850775Pearson Ranch
Martinez, Hector 31988518358Meridian
Abdul Shukur, Sahel 31703782594Pearson Ranch
Siripanga, Lithik 16908532773Hopewell
Ramesh , Krishna Prasath 17109445737Basis Cedar Park
Stoffels, Amelie 30424129656Pearson Ranch
Dhulipalla, Mokshaniketh 16830564684Running Brushy
Martens, Lyla 30328345758Canyon Vista
Yarbrough, Benjamin James31530559445Cedar Valley
Sriram Malarvizhi, Daharshav 30413184339Santa Rita
Ratnagiri, Aarohan 30411039876Bee Cave MS
Paida, Akarsh 31911398776Running Brushy
Wang, Alex 30494322597Canyon Ridge
Wong, Joshua 31168866623Cedar Valley
Guan, Dominick 31575415144NYOS3
Dudley, Benjamin 30281255488NYOS
Lopez, Keen Enrique30566205113NYOS
Samerigo, Lucian Male32009877503NYOS3, 5
Patel, Maysaa 31407351704Pearson Ranch
Tunkimetla, Taneesh 30319651801NYOS
Torgerson, Aleksander 30411903705Bulverde MS
Jyothiswaroop, Vihaan 30132476757Pearson Ranch
Bettadapur Srinivas, Pranava 30727663553Wiley
Gandra, Vihaan 31590020633Grisham
Reddy, Ashwad 32128698433Wiley
Dhubala, Anish Kunal320270170 – UNRCedar Valley
Harisankar, Mayurika 31685801203Stiles1
Burnett, Penelope 31030251429Thrall M
Arunachalam, Raghavan 16586481624Canyon Vista
Pampana, Vinayak 30399000722Cedar Valley
Rao, Arjun 30579277734Canyon Vista
Hong, Jiwoo 323040380 – UNRCedar Valley
Vemulapalli, Jaishnavi 30058090449Stiles
Salinas, Aaron J317257760 – UNRLittle Flower
Perez, Eduardo 30935108604Del Valle MS
Perez , Guillermo 30919197454Del Valle MS
Kommuru, Lakshit 30878027884LHMS
Lerma Jr, Austin 16935615245K12 TVAH
Smith, Christian 32081032379Lone Star
Vasepalli, Nikhil Reddy30650972494Stiles
Baweja, Kabir 32207801913Stiles
Mamillapalli, Dhruva 31959396587LHMS
Tiwan, Vihaan 322930230 – UNRCedar Valley
Kodali, Shourya 30404637723Walsh1
Shah, Anay 16825825105Basis Cedar Park1
Cox, Foster 323230420 – UNRCedar Valley1
Narra, Vibhav 323226540 – UNRSanta Rita1
Bradley, Sagan Martin323238930 – UNRNYOS1
Santos, Sean 30419774845Basis JLJ
Rajgure, Nisheet 31289238558Four Points
Section count: 55

Middle School Championship

NameUSCF IDRatingTeamByes
Jiang, Frank 307106251067Pearson Ranch
Madathil, Joseph 17112653976Pearson Ranch
Gangarapu, Abhijay 170588451276Pearson Ranch
Ni, Alan 307012711351Canyon Vista
Jonnalagadda, Arjun 307196781159Basis Cedar Park
Ratheesh, Nived 306878381673Ridgeview
Ramey, Alexander 302801351679Regents
Zhang, Jake 311629021126Walsh
Vijay, Sahasra 301833831497Canyon Vista1
Bumireddy, Nidhish Reddy 307196531540Stiles
Mannem, Nishanth Harishwar300724021139Meridian
Karnatak, Mridul 307015111074A Henry
Phatak, Arjun 308238251308Cedar Valley
Lingutla, Charvith 306396121326RIdgeview
Kaul, Anika 170725451429Pearson Ranch
Sanepalli, Guna Advik Reddy307908861497Santa Rita
Jijesh , Advaith 306464341446Ridgeview
Prodduturi, Vivansh 171115821088Basis Cedar Park
Chodniewicz, Beckham 302881441575Regents
Gadde, Yeshwin 301587201274Wiley
Guo, Shawn 302636641031Canyon Vista
Indrakanti, Samvik 167710011227Walsh
Ganesh , Rithik 172934161488Basis Cedar Park
Omshankar, Vyas 305435081632Canyon Vista
Mishra, Darsh 170977711054Basis Cedar Park
Desu, Srihaas 300377131394Basis Cedar Park
Wang, Yixin 319266881060Walsh
Kondapalli, Sahasra 302319031024Basis Cedar Park
Sridhar, Tharun 307474781527Stiles
Pidathala, Esha 168082041512Cedar Valley
Pidathala , Srikar 169418651035Cedar Valley
Varshney, Vihaan Kumar308466171187Kealing
Bhattacharjee, Ahir 312466191516Stiles
Bejawada, Surya 173100341466Stiles
Veerapaneni , Yashas 167830461139Canyon Vista
Menon, Aakash 304301461125Great Hearts NO
Valiyapalathingal, Ishan Iqbal 300553701499Harmony Endeavor
Kaul, Krrish 165968431706Walsh
Borkotoky , Arjun 302306841085Pearson Ranch
Joseph, Julian 167831771907Canyon Vista
Shen, Yangyang 170805031996Cedar Valley
Jin, Yueqi 169481041603Basis Cedar Park
Santhosh, Pranav 305798661874Basis Cedar Park
Han, William 306551761046West Ridge
Palamarthy , Shreya 301253121221Long-View Micro
Kuchibhatla, Arnav 300917481392Tejeda1
Kuchibhatla, Nitya 300917501064Tejeda1
Madhan, Eshaann 311551451166Canyon Vista
Mysyk , Andrew 30759787573Kealing
Pathak, Rishan 307732431114Cedar Valley
Attaluri, Rishi 300411261288Canyon Ridge
Bates, Dallin 307451471509homeschool
Prasad, Satvik 30793438941Stiles
Henson, Lachlan 322792340 – UNRLively
Kammari, Karthik 314943641052West Ridge1
Sanner, Lucas Tyrone31293157881GT1
Section count: 56

High School Varsity (9-12 U1000)

NameUSCF IDRatingTeamByes
Shah, Soham 30048529593RRHS
Boyd, Patton Douglass32055128472Leander ECHS
Sathyanath, Abinaya 30562585881McNeil
Zurovetz , Vanessa 30278148150NYOS
Darilek, Miles 30135218568Kingsland School
Suresh, Shubhaang 30908528686McNeil
Mahesh, Sudarshan 16233828646RRHS1
Section count: 7

High School Championship

NameUSCF IDRatingTeamByes
Modica, Jared 303358691646NYOS
Li, Kenneth 166044251532Westwood
Pratheep Kumar, Amudha 314563731194Lake Travis HS
Melillo, Lucius 155701952343LASA
Hemani, Aahil Adam163113451369Westwood
Hosur, Sanmita 162491721612Westwood
Gupta, Shloak 169620661192Rouse
Mezokh, Nikolai 162524151343Westwood
Matos, Alexander 169535441270Chaparral Star
Bates, Evan 307451161987homeschool
Patel, Jay D303331141424Westwood
Van der Linden, Jan Frans 320005301780Vandegrift
Section count: 12

Open Section

NameUSCF IDRatingFamily/Child TeamByes
Ramey, John 303877101560Ramey
Taj, Ishrath Amina 157023361722Shanmuganathan
Vance, Eric 319057731467
Gryta, William 319516210 – UNR
Prodduturu , Sukesh Reddy154293511156
Chowdhury, Rafi 138523351908
Esche, Nathan V322451210 – UNR
Bandaru, Venkateswara Rao 322244130 – UNRBandaru
Bates, Sterling 30740184795Bates
Furlong, Calvin H127945761451
Umarji, Bharat 323061260 – UNRUmarji
Section count: 11

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Total scholastic tournament registrants: 333

Open Section registrants: 11

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Open Section at the 2025 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.)

Register online today!

View the advance entry list online.

Day-of reminders:
Read our player reminders (you are responsible for all this info!)
+Playing locations (campus map):
+Open Section – Bldg 2, room 346
+Your 1st round starts promptly at 9:15!
+Pairings will probably be online. (Paper copies in your room as well.)
+Food will be offered for purchase (see description of offerings below).  You may also bring lunch and snacks.  Only water bottles allowed at the chess board.
+If you have kids playing – make sure they have someone to help them if you’re still occupied with your game.
+No Check in necessary. If you have paid, you will play!
+Watch for a player reminder email.  Check your junk folder!

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 40, we will split into two sections.

Location

NYOS Charter School
12333 N Lamar Blvd
Austin, TX 78753

Open section chess play will take place in a classroom.
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 2025 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, 2025.  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, +5.
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 possible, but only only at the discretion of the open section TD, if space permits. Register online!

Approximate Round Times

Open Section:
rd 1 – 9:15am, rd2 – 11:15am, lunch break, rd3 – 1:45pm, rd4 – 3:45pm

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.

Concessions available for purchase.  Only water bottles allowed at the chess board.

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. Register online today!

*Early entry $35 thru  Saturday, 11/30/2024
* Regular entry $40 thru Friday, 01/31/2025
* Late entry $45 thru Thursday, 02/20/2025.  Online entry closes at NOON.
**If space permits, onsite registration will be permitted, $50. Cash or venmo only. First round play requires registration before 8:40am.

Withdrawals requested via email before noon on Thursday 02/20/2025 are eligible for a refund (minus a $10 service fee). No refunds for USCF memberships after purchased from the USCF. NO email/phone entries.

Ineligible entries will be withdrawn and refunded (minus a service fee).  PLEASE READ THE FULL TOURNAMENT DESCRIPTION.  Email the registrar if you have questions about eligibility. **If you live in the Austin or San Antonio areas and are a youth  – you DO NOT qualify to play in the this open event!**

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 8:45am, Saturday morning. 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).

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2025 Region VI Scholastic Chess Championships

USCF rated Scholastic chess tournament in 11 sections held on February 22, 2025 at NYOS Charter School. Trophies, medals, and regional championships awarded.

THANK YOU FOR PLAYING! View the Final Results for all sections!

Special congratulations to our new Regional Champions.
Primary:  Tharun Avinashkarthi  (individual), Basis Cedar Park (team)
Elementary:  Advik Manchanda  (individual), Basis Cedar Park (team)
Middle School:  Krrish Kaul & Pranav Santhosh  (individual), Basis Cedar Park (team)
High School:  Lucius Melillo (individual), Westwood High School (team)

The event  has been rated by the USCF.

Basics

USCF rated chess tournament on February 22nd in eleven 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)
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 (K-3) are excused from taking notation. If you are K-3 and choose to play in an Elementary section, you must take 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. Special trophies will be awarded to the highest scoring Family & Child teams  (Uncles, Aunts, Parents, Grandparents, or Adult Siblings paired with at least one scholastic aged player.). 

Location

NYOS Charter School
12333 N Lamar Blvd
Austin, TX 78753

Chess play will take place in classrooms (Championship sections) and the gym (non-championship sections).
Review a map of the 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 late 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, 2025. USCF memberships can be renewed/purchased at check-out. (JTPs ok in Primary (K-3) sections only. New players in 3rd grade and below must request a non-member ID as a part of USCF’s Junior Tournament Player Program during registration). No registration is complete without a valid USCF ID.

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. Onsite registration may or may not be available – contingent on turnout and space.

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.  NO EXCEPTIONS. 

*October entry $35 thru Thursday, 10/31/2024
* November entry $40 thru Saturday, 11/30/2024
* December entry $45 thru Tuesday, 12/31/2024
* January entry $50 thru Friday, 01/31/2025
* February entry $55 thru Thursday, 02/20/2025.  Online entry closes at NOON.
*Late/Onsite entries $60 (IF ALLOWED) and an online link will be provided.  Onsite entries will receive a bye in round 1. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Withdrawals requested via email before noon on Thursday 02/20/2025 are eligible for a refund (minus a $10 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, 02/20/2025. 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).

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Special Information Regarding National Summer Invitationals:

For the upcoming National Summer Invitational tournaments (Rockefeller, Barber, Denker, Haring), the Texas Chess Association has recently decided to hold a qualifier tournament rather than simply sending the state champion to compete in each. A representative from each region of Texas will be among the participants for each section of the qualifier tournament.

Our Region VI representatives for the Rockefeller, Barber, and Denker sections of the Texas qualifier event will be the champions of their respective sections* at the Region VI Championships to be held on February 22nd in Austin.

More information to come regarding Haring qualification; you can email txchessmom@gmail.com with questions about Haring qualification in the meantime.

*If the Region VI champion also qualifies through either the North or South State Championship events, the Region VI 2nd place finisher will represent Region VI in the qualifier tournament.

 

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2024 GT School Fall Scholastic

Rated 5SS in four sections (K-3, K-5, K-8, K-12) playing G/30, d5, offered by the Atlantic Chess Association on 11/09/2024. This event is limited to scholastic players. Read the description and register online: https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/5220

Location
GT School
2351 Westinghouse Rd
Georgetown, TX 78626

Sections

  • K-12
  • K-8
  • K-5
  • K-3

We reserve the right to merge sections if there are too few partipants in a section.

Schedule
FIVE Rounds at a time control of G/30, d5

  • Onsite registration : BEFORE 8:30 AM
    No check-in necessary if you have pre-registered.
  • Round One: 9:30 AM
  • Round Two: 11:00 AM
  • Lunch: 12:30 PM-1:00 PM (provided by GT School for both players and parents)
  • Round Three: 1:00 PM 
  • GT School Tour for parents: 1:00 PM- 2:00PM
  • Round Four: 2:30 PM 
  • Round Five: 4:00 PM

An awards ceremony will be held immediately after all games in a section finish. Trophies and medals to top finishing individuals in each scholastic section; ribbons to all participants.

Limit two half-point byes. Byes must be committed 1 hr before Round 2.

Entry Fee
$45 by 10/31
$50 by 11/06
$55 on or after 11/07 (on-site registration closes 1 hour before Round 1).

Withdrawals requested via email before NOON on Friday 11/08/24 are eligible for a refund (minus a $10 processing fee). Full credit can be applied to any future tournament. No refunds for USCF memberships after purchased from USCF.

Registration link: 
https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/5220

Other Notes
This tournament is USCF-rated. Your USCF membership should not expire before 11/30/2024.

Boards and pieces will be provided, but please bring your chess clock. Each player should have a chess clock to play. If you do not have one, chess clocks will be available for purchase onsite.

If both players do not have a clock AND the game does not finish within one hour, TDs will put a clock with 5 mins time for each player.

Questions
Please contact director@atlanticchessassociation.com if you have any questions.

Online TLA!