Lori Balkum, Author at Austin Chess Tournaments

Posted on November 6, 2024November 12, 2024 by Lori Balkum

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

Posted on October 29, 2024October 29, 2024 by Lori Balkum

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!

Posted on October 23, 2024February 21, 2025 by Lori Balkum

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)

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Chandwani, Zoha Iman	32026905	181	Basis Austin
Fair, Wimberly Sabina-Ann	32181596	0 – UNR	Langley
Pradeep, Neel	31986517	215	NYOS
Jain, Aarav	32163043	291	Cactus Ranch
McCameron, Kacey G	31568897	226	NYOS
McCameron, Matthew A	31573310	103	NYOS
McCameron, Lucas G	31573295	264	NYOS
Mekala, Hethvik	32042404	101	NYOS
Sriram, Adhvay	31817443	209	Harmony Science
Vyas, Riya Purven	32007392	117	Basis Cedar Park
Kondapalli, Eeshan Karthik	32004288	245	Basis Cedar Park
Aaronson, Daniel	30851365	283	ACE
Tran, Dan Trung	32227304	0 – UNR	Pioneer Crossing
Guan, Deacon	31797367	190	NYOS
Sacrafamilia, Matteo	32192040	107	Cactus Ranch
Rai, Vishwajeet	32288911	0 – UNR	Basis Pflugerville	5
Shaiva, Aadya	32023302	290	Founders CA
Amirineni, Aneesh	31980991	204	Basis Cedar Park
Babber, Ryan	32275650	0 – UNR	Meridian
Gaboriau, Lucien	32314336	0 – UNR	Hyde Park E
Chavera, Roland	32317721	0 – UNR	Del Valle	1
Martinez, Miles	32317716	0 -UNR	Del Valle	1
Reveles, Martin	32317737	0 – UNR	Del Valle	1
Mercado-Cornejo, Yuliana Alexa	32317708	0 – UNR	Del Valle	1
Namuduri, Sourya	32229727	103	Gateway
Bollu, Kesava Krithik	31995783	119	Meridian
Momin, Elias	31989165	0 – UNR	Meridian	4, 5
Garcia, Grant William	32320477	0 – UNR	Little Flower
Francis, Elliott	30746233	205	NYOS
Gwinn, Grace	32325211	0 – UNR	NYOS	1

Section count: 30

Primary JV (K-3 U600)

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Jiang, George	30880253	488	Elsa England
Manjunath, Shourya	31407630	488	Patsy Sommer
Balamurugan, Yugan	32014043	376	Basis Pflugerville
Allu, Monisha	31962879	429	Meridian
Rathi, Aarav	32002285	525	Basis Cedar Park
Longanilla, Aaron	31634300	235	Langley
Wright Jr., Darius	31722127	0 – UNR	Langley
Anderson, Aiden	32014708	333	Basis Pflugerville
Mannem, Bhuvi Srivignesh	30501655	587	Meridian
Brown, Lukas	31638626	105	Langley
Murguia-Garcia, Aaron Itzae	32175665	0 – UNR	Langley
Sumner, Calvin	32149067	592	ALA Euclid
George, Dean	31807975	369	Basis Pflugerville
Jennings, Colleen Rose	31638619	132	Langley
Samant, Aarush	31926450	467	Parkside
D’Souza, Nash J	31474004	531	Harmony Science
Kandasamy, Yugan Raj	31983263	457	Basis Pflugerville
Jampani, Hanvit	32276652	0 – UNR	Basis Austin	1
Peckham, Ellis R	32287636	0 – UNR	NYOS	3
Criscoe, Cash Holden	32014767	105	NYOS
Wood, Astala	31558999	325	NYOS
Wood, Apollo	31559000	112	NYOS
Burnett, Hudson	31030290	434	Thrall E
Arremreddy, YuvekReddy	32204824	365	Roan Forest
Pradeep, Tara	32013873	343	Laurel Mountain
Bhimani, Zikr	32153209	341	Harmony Science
Robertucci, Luke	30903540	586	Basis JLJ

Section count: 27

Primary Championship

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team
Manchanda, Annika	31464691	653	Basis Cedar Park
Sharma, Ved	31322337	718	Elsa England
Rajeshkanna, Advaithkrishna	31630743	1109	Basis Austin
Chakraborty, Aahan	30456077	884	Bar W
Xiao, Daniel	30914009	699	Bear Creek
He, Cyrus	31600913	1126	Challenger AR
Anbalagan , Rihaan	31932744	763	Basis Pflugerville
Shanmuganathan, Zayn	31968176	928	Austin International
Renganathan, Bhargav	31718568	697	Meridian
Guo, Brayden	30263911	710	Basis Cedar Park
Avinashkarthi, Tharun	30675122	1183	Harmony Endeavor
Katooru, Praneel	31034004	978	Basis Pflugerville
Sues, Owen	30889366	948	Highland Park A
Sethi, Samvir	31359598	884	Barton Creek
Gondle, Sathvik	31642308	761	Basis Austin
Yerubandi, Aarush	31792104	635	Parkside
Lanka, Aaditya	30646905	1019	Basis Cedar Park

Section count: 17

Elementary Novice (K-5/6 U300)

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Gann, Arlo Joshua	32174558	0 – UNR	Langley
Villarreal, Jorge	32175366	0 – UNR	Langley
Murguia-Garcia, Frida Ixchel	32175658	0 – UNR	Langley
Bugarin, Diego	32207738	0 – UNR	Langley
Stapleton, Walter	31590766	295	NYOS
Reimer, Turner Mason	31566354	165	NYOS
Reimer, Brinley Crystal	31995481	103	NYOS
Ganesh, Hasini	32281641	0 – UNR	Basis Pflugerville	2
Tripathi, Parth	32050291	114	Rough Hollow
Joseph, Joylin	31821206	129	Akin
Munjal, Cian	30746192	274	EJJR
Choudhary, Anant	32290716	0 – UNR	Harmony Endeavor
Engineer, Aaron	32289697	0 – UNR	Austin Montessori
Tuggle, Bishop	32290769	0 – UNR	Eanes E
Umarji, Atharv	31571035	255	Basis Cedar Park
Gutierrez, Giselle	32319869	0 – UNR	Del Valle	1
Hu , Linyan (Meredith)	32319854	0 – UNR	Del Valle	1
Martinez , Samuel Isai	32319833	0 – UNR	Del Valle	1
Colon-Kennedy, Yahir Antonio	32319843	0 – UNR	Del Valle	1
Garcia, Gordon Samuel	32320463	0 – UNR	Little Flower
Mahesh, Anirudh	32324758	0 – UNR	Great Oaks	1
Brandt, Jay Belaramani	32328750	0 – UNR	Cedar Creek
Kanduri, Varun Venkata	32115985	0 – UNR	Meridian	1

Section count: 23

Elementary JV (K-5/6 U600)

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Uddarajau, Ashray	31821255	572	Basis Pflugerville
Rodriguez, Franco Polo	31687695	166	Langley
Villarreal, Nicholas Alejandro	31633334	290	Langley
Martinez, Mateo	31024158	360	Langley
Newsuan, Owen	31644461	200	Langley
Li, Jason	31998752	288	Anderson Mill
Fongang, Aaron Kengne	31644934	426	Langley
Jain, Arini	32090268	568	Cactus Ranch
Mannem, Srihan Reddy	31857367	354	Akin
Mohanty, Aanvi	32014224	0 – UNR	Cactus Ranch
Kandasamy, Nakshatra	31983047	472	Basis Pflugerville
Elangovan, Saiakshay	32177531	512	Akin
Guan, Donovan	31575426	453	NYOS	2
Mohanty, Ayan	32219084	0 – UNR	Tarvin
Dudley, Harrison	30431286	328	NYOS
Kalra, Vihaan	31998561	415	Cactus Ranch
Pochugari, Revant	31141570	474	Basis Austin
Chintakunta , Adhrith	30343859	317	Elsa England
Gokulakrishna, Siddharth	32159988	0 – UNR	Jollyville
Tunkimetla, Aaryan	30876631	507	NYOS
Golla, Karthikeya	32045902	595	Jollyville
Angirasa, Avi Enzo	32259791	0 – UNR	Paragon Prep
Karthi, Druvak	31043561	344	Basis Cedar Park
Patel, Saniya	30497513	401	Basis Austin
Wason, Neimai	32294450	0 – UNR	Basis Pflugerville
Scharf, Nathan	32141780	366	Barton Creek
Smith, Julian I	30743506	107	NYOS
Amirineni, Ishaan	31578340	300	Basis Cedar Park
Bandaru, Shourya	32193247	524	Jollyville
Calvo , Benjamin A	31724264	540	Little Flower
Rodriguez , Jeremy	31864709	320	Del Valle	1
Prashanth, Nikhil	32008438	573	Basis Pflugerville
Narra, Vidish	32322633	0 – UNR	Rancho Sienna	1
Flores, Xabi RT	30962460	585	Little Flower	1

Section count: 34

Elementary Varsity (K-5/6 U900)

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Gajula, Kaarthikeya Siddharth	30558875	552	Tarvin
Nair, Rishaan	30632658	764	Rough Hollow
Kaveri, Sumedh Pranesh	31987899	754	Purple Sage
Nerusu, Rachana	30929120	644	Basis Pflugerville
Gopu, Akhil	32029095	760	Rancho Sienna
Sureboyana, Daksha	30732493	525	Basis North C
Goyal, Vayun	17166534	856	Cactus Ranch
Rathi, Naman	31970551	734	Basis Cedar Park
Uppuluri, Venkata	30575167	745	Parkside
Satheeshkumar, Srihan	30921048	601	Meridian
George, Deana	31429168	448	Basis Pflugerville
St. Mars, Rachael Elaine	32241756	0 – UNR	FACET	1
Venkatesan, Dhanya	30929554	608	Cactus Ranch
Arekapudi , Srithan	30483801	732	Baldwin	3
Jain, Rishika	31831009	613	Challenger AR
Desu, Aadhya	31732481	603	Basis Cedar Park
Kallam, Ashvik	30973784	834	Meridian
Veerapaneni , Tanish	30541660	458	Spicewood
Hariharan, Nikhil	31393949	621	Basis Austin
Peterson, Rowan	32112758	597	AHB
Kovvuru, Samanyu	31230473	839	Basis North C
Beavers, Ezra	31680080	798	Paragon Prep	1

Section count: 22

Elementary Championship

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Bhargav, Ryan	31339682	1084	Akin
Madathil, Thomas	30300299	957	Elsa England
Joseph, Asher	30561022	1210	Basis Pflugerville
Danda, Adhyan Reddy	30645449	1502	Basis SAMC
Sastry, Abhinav	30269584	1166	Clayton	3
Papisetti, Rutvik	30383392	1006	Basis Austin
Chen, Yiheng Ethan	30441678	1303	Cactus Ranch
Kandi, Pranav	31493287	1172	Rancho Sienna
Phatak, Ashwin	31123362	967	Patsy Sommer
Uzdyaev, Gleb	30883658	966	Cox
Jeedigunta, Shreyan	31469701	930	Patsy Sommer
Sarkar, Aayush	30847029	835	Bagdad
Sarkar, Aarushi	31124218	601	Bagdad
Chodniewicz, Asher	30288162	1761	Regents
Raina, Advika	30497120	971	Basis Cedar Park
Song, Ruichen	30286869	1043	Kiker
Sivaraju, Subbu	30066824	1223	Elsa England
Sivaraju, Karthik	31922646	1170	Elsa England
Choi, Jay	31876704	1327	Negley
Mahajan, Ridhaan	31850615	1073	Rutledge
Manchanda, Advik	30054176	1943	Basis Cedar Park
Borkar, Spruha	30213862	934	Basis Cedar Park
Anand, Keren Jolly	30535449	887	Forest Trail
Ellison, Jacob	30639395	1443	Indian Springs
Abrol, Riaan	30161373	1226	Patsy Sommer
Lan, Kai Zhou	30658202	1805	Laurel Mountain
Venza, Rex	30050414	1022	NYOS
Vijayaraj, Darshan	30277730	869	Elsa England
Wang, Kai	30528820	1544	Canyon Creek
Manapragada, Skanda	31041144	926	Challenger AR
Velkur, Nandakumar	17112591	980	Basis Cedar Park
Peng, Grace	30665735	1292	Spicewood
Pathak, Rheyan	30773274	994	Great Oaks
Lu, Nathan	30209766	1297	Spicewood

Section count: 34

Middle School Varsity (6-8 U1000)

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Wu, Evan	32003699	881	Canyon Vista
Karthik, Hithesh	31541270	109	Basis Cedar Park
Upadhyaya, Aariv	31195454	879	Challenger AR
Martinez, Caleb	31024146	690	Bernal
Roy, Shreyan	31394263	759	Walsh
Gupta, Anaisha	30755850	775	Pearson Ranch
Martinez, Hector	31988518	358	Meridian
Abdul Shukur, Sahel	31703782	594	Pearson Ranch
Siripanga, Lithik	16908532	773	Hopewell
Ramesh , Krishna Prasath	17109445	737	Basis Cedar Park
Stoffels, Amelie	30424129	656	Pearson Ranch
Dhulipalla, Mokshaniketh	16830564	684	Running Brushy
Martens, Lyla	30328345	758	Canyon Vista
Yarbrough, Benjamin James	31530559	445	Cedar Valley
Sriram Malarvizhi, Daharshav	30413184	339	Santa Rita
Ratnagiri, Aarohan	30411039	876	Bee Cave MS
Paida, Akarsh	31911398	776	Running Brushy
Wang, Alex	30494322	597	Canyon Ridge
Wong, Joshua	31168866	623	Cedar Valley
Guan, Dominick	31575415	144	NYOS	3
Dudley, Benjamin	30281255	488	NYOS
Lopez, Keen Enrique	30566205	113	NYOS
Samerigo, Lucian Male	32009877	503	NYOS	3, 5
Patel, Maysaa	31407351	704	Pearson Ranch
Tunkimetla, Taneesh	30319651	801	NYOS
Torgerson, Aleksander	30411903	705	Bulverde MS
Jyothiswaroop, Vihaan	30132476	757	Pearson Ranch
Bettadapur Srinivas, Pranava	30727663	553	Wiley
Gandra, Vihaan	31590020	633	Grisham
Reddy, Ashwad	32128698	433	Wiley
Dhubala, Anish Kunal	32027017	0 – UNR	Cedar Valley
Harisankar, Mayurika	31685801	203	Stiles	1
Burnett, Penelope	31030251	429	Thrall M
Arunachalam, Raghavan	16586481	624	Canyon Vista
Pampana, Vinayak	30399000	722	Cedar Valley
Rao, Arjun	30579277	734	Canyon Vista
Hong, Jiwoo	32304038	0 – UNR	Cedar Valley
Vemulapalli, Jaishnavi	30058090	449	Stiles
Salinas, Aaron J	31725776	0 – UNR	Little Flower
Perez, Eduardo	30935108	604	Del Valle MS
Perez , Guillermo	30919197	454	Del Valle MS
Kommuru, Lakshit	30878027	884	LHMS
Lerma Jr, Austin	16935615	245	K12 TVAH
Smith, Christian	32081032	379	Lone Star
Vasepalli, Nikhil Reddy	30650972	494	Stiles
Baweja, Kabir	32207801	913	Stiles
Mamillapalli, Dhruva	31959396	587	LHMS
Tiwan, Vihaan	32293023	0 – UNR	Cedar Valley
Kodali, Shourya	30404637	723	Walsh	1
Shah, Anay	16825825	105	Basis Cedar Park	1
Cox, Foster	32323042	0 – UNR	Cedar Valley	1
Narra, Vibhav	32322654	0 – UNR	Santa Rita	1
Bradley, Sagan Martin	32323893	0 – UNR	NYOS	1
Santos, Sean	30419774	845	Basis JLJ
Rajgure, Nisheet	31289238	558	Four Points

Section count: 55

Middle School Championship

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Jiang, Frank	30710625	1067	Pearson Ranch
Madathil, Joseph	17112653	976	Pearson Ranch
Gangarapu, Abhijay	17058845	1276	Pearson Ranch
Ni, Alan	30701271	1351	Canyon Vista
Jonnalagadda, Arjun	30719678	1159	Basis Cedar Park
Ratheesh, Nived	30687838	1673	Ridgeview
Ramey, Alexander	30280135	1679	Regents
Zhang, Jake	31162902	1126	Walsh
Vijay, Sahasra	30183383	1497	Canyon Vista	1
Bumireddy, Nidhish Reddy	30719653	1540	Stiles
Mannem, Nishanth Harishwar	30072402	1139	Meridian
Karnatak, Mridul	30701511	1074	A Henry
Phatak, Arjun	30823825	1308	Cedar Valley
Lingutla, Charvith	30639612	1326	RIdgeview
Kaul, Anika	17072545	1429	Pearson Ranch
Sanepalli, Guna Advik Reddy	30790886	1497	Santa Rita
Jijesh , Advaith	30646434	1446	Ridgeview
Prodduturi, Vivansh	17111582	1088	Basis Cedar Park
Chodniewicz, Beckham	30288144	1575	Regents
Gadde, Yeshwin	30158720	1274	Wiley
Guo, Shawn	30263664	1031	Canyon Vista
Indrakanti, Samvik	16771001	1227	Walsh
Ganesh , Rithik	17293416	1488	Basis Cedar Park
Omshankar, Vyas	30543508	1632	Canyon Vista
Mishra, Darsh	17097771	1054	Basis Cedar Park
Desu, Srihaas	30037713	1394	Basis Cedar Park
Wang, Yixin	31926688	1060	Walsh
Kondapalli, Sahasra	30231903	1024	Basis Cedar Park
Sridhar, Tharun	30747478	1527	Stiles
Pidathala, Esha	16808204	1512	Cedar Valley
Pidathala , Srikar	16941865	1035	Cedar Valley
Varshney, Vihaan Kumar	30846617	1187	Kealing
Bhattacharjee, Ahir	31246619	1516	Stiles
Bejawada, Surya	17310034	1466	Stiles
Veerapaneni , Yashas	16783046	1139	Canyon Vista
Menon, Aakash	30430146	1125	Great Hearts NO
Valiyapalathingal, Ishan Iqbal	30055370	1499	Harmony Endeavor
Kaul, Krrish	16596843	1706	Walsh
Borkotoky , Arjun	30230684	1085	Pearson Ranch
Joseph, Julian	16783177	1907	Canyon Vista
Shen, Yangyang	17080503	1996	Cedar Valley
Jin, Yueqi	16948104	1603	Basis Cedar Park
Santhosh, Pranav	30579866	1874	Basis Cedar Park
Han, William	30655176	1046	West Ridge
Palamarthy , Shreya	30125312	1221	Long-View Micro
Kuchibhatla, Arnav	30091748	1392	Tejeda	1
Kuchibhatla, Nitya	30091750	1064	Tejeda	1
Madhan, Eshaann	31155145	1166	Canyon Vista
Mysyk , Andrew	30759787	573	Kealing
Pathak, Rishan	30773243	1114	Cedar Valley
Attaluri, Rishi	30041126	1288	Canyon Ridge
Bates, Dallin	30745147	1509	homeschool
Prasad, Satvik	30793438	941	Stiles
Henson, Lachlan	32279234	0 – UNR	Lively
Kammari, Karthik	31494364	1052	West Ridge	1
Sanner, Lucas Tyrone	31293157	881	GT	1

Section count: 56

High School Varsity (9-12 U1000)

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Shah, Soham	30048529	593	RRHS
Boyd, Patton Douglass	32055128	472	Leander ECHS
Sathyanath, Abinaya	30562585	881	McNeil
Zurovetz , Vanessa	30278148	150	NYOS
Darilek, Miles	30135218	568	Kingsland School
Suresh, Shubhaang	30908528	686	McNeil
Mahesh, Sudarshan	16233828	646	RRHS	1

Section count: 7

High School Championship

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team
Modica, Jared	30335869	1646	NYOS
Li, Kenneth	16604425	1532	Westwood
Pratheep Kumar, Amudha	31456373	1194	Lake Travis HS
Melillo, Lucius	15570195	2343	LASA
Hemani, Aahil Adam	16311345	1369	Westwood
Hosur, Sanmita	16249172	1612	Westwood
Gupta, Shloak	16962066	1192	Rouse
Mezokh, Nikolai	16252415	1343	Westwood
Matos, Alexander	16953544	1270	Chaparral Star
Bates, Evan	30745116	1987	homeschool
Patel, Jay D	30333114	1424	Westwood
Van der Linden, Jan Frans	32000530	1780	Vandegrift

Section count: 12

Open Section

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Family/Child Team
Ramey, John	30387710	1560	Ramey
Taj, Ishrath Amina	15702336	1722	Shanmuganathan
Vance, Eric	31905773	1467
Gryta, William	31951621	0 – UNR
Prodduturu , Sukesh Reddy	15429351	1156
Chowdhury, Rafi	13852335	1908
Esche, Nathan V	32245121	0 – UNR
Bandaru, Venkateswara Rao	32224413	0 – UNR	Bandaru
Bates, Sterling	30740184	795	Bates
Furlong, Calvin H	12794576	1451
Umarji, Bharat	32306126	0 – UNR	Umarji

Section count: 11

Total scholastic tournament registrants: 333

Open Section registrants: 11

Posted on October 23, 2024April 13, 2025 by Lori Balkum

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.)

Final Results are available!

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

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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Posted on October 23, 2024February 24, 2025 by Lori Balkum

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.

Posted on October 21, 2024October 22, 2024 by Lori Balkum

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).

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.

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Posted on October 20, 2024October 23, 2024 by Lori Balkum

Waco November 16 Swiss

Rated 4SS in 3 sections; G/45, d5. This event takes place on November 16, 2024. Limited to 60 players!

VIEW ENTRY LIST (This is manually entered, so it does not always reflect the most recent registrations.)

Location
Holy Spirit Episcopal Church
1624 Wooded Acres Dr
Waco, TX 76710
(free parking on site!)

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

Championship (Open to players rated 1400 and up)
U1600 (Open to players rated 800-1599)
U1000 (Open to players rated 1000 or less)

Notes on Sections:

-Players rated 1400-1599 may play in Under 1600 or play up to Championship.

-Players rated 800-999 may play in Under 1000 or play up to Under 1600.

-Most unrated players should play in the Under 1000 section. Please email us if you are unrated and want to play in a higher section.

*We go by monthly published ratings, but if your live current rating goes up before the tournament, you may email us and request to change sections.

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

Registration & Check-in: 9:00 to 9:20 AM
Round One: 9:30 AM
Round Two: 11:15 AM
Round Three: 1:30 PM (after lunch)
Round Four: 3:15 PM

$20 – Cash only (exact change appreciated). Paid when you arrive to tournament.
Cash Prizes– Based on the number of entries

Registration Link and tournament info

Onsite Registration is 9:00 – 9:20 AM. If you show up onsite without preregistering, there’s a chance the tournament will already be full.

Pre-registered not checked in by 9:20am will not be paired in round 1, unless you notify us (via email or text) that you are on the way.
(For parents registering children, you may enter the parent email and phone number, but please enter the player’s name.)

Details

Please bring a clock if you have one! We will provide chess sets.
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 will be available if needed, but please bring a pencil or pen.

Questions

For questions or problems registering, please email or text:
Dan Shafer (daniel_m_shafer@baylor.edu)
Deborah Shafer (dshaferchess@yahoo.com)
Or visit our site (wacochess.org)

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Posted on October 18, 2024November 22, 2024 by Lori Balkum

Advance Entry List for the Paragon Prep November 2024 Tournament

All registrations appear automatically. Please allow a few 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 November 2024 rating supplement is finalized and published will players receive their final section adjustments. Rating changes made late October OR in November will not affect pairings or section placement.)

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

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

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

K-3 U400

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Manjunath, Shourya	31407630	303	Patsy Sommer
Balamurugan, Yugan	32014043	328	Basis Pflugerville
Mehta, Hrim Manish	31147122	160	Laurel Mountain
Arunjunai, Nikith	32068956	0 – UNR	Basis Pflugerville
Francis, Elle	30746233	188	NYOS
Pradeep, Neel	31986517	179	NYOS
Senthilmurugan, Yaalini	32114472	0 – UNR	Basis Pflugerville
Allu, Monisha	31962879	235	Meridian
Kondapalli, Eeshan Karthik	32004288	109	Basis Cedar Park
Chandwani, Zoha Iman	32026905	103	Basis Austin
Bollu, Kesava krithik	31995783	112	Meridian
George, Dean	31807975	378	Basis Pflugerville
Jayakumar, Dhrutika	31761470	179	Basis Pflugerville
Vadlamudi, Sree Vedansh	31718220	390	Basis Cedar Park
Mekala, Hethvik	32042404	0 – UNR	NYOS
Boggu, Abhinav Kumar Reddy	32065037	0 – UNR	Basis Pflugerville
Vyas, Keval Ashok	32145784	0 – UNR	Sapientia
Bhimani, Zikr A	32153209	0 – UNR	Harmony Science
Kandasamy, Yugan Raj	31983263	390	Basis Pflugerville
Sridharkumar , Sathvika	31807157	0 – UNR	Double File Trail
Philips, Daniel	31821162	187	Laurel Mountain
peri, Anish SeshaSai	32158721	0 – UNR	Barton Creek	2
Arun, Adhrit M	32166101	0 – UNR	Forest Trail
Chang, Tyler Preston	32005904	301	Meridian	1

Section count: 24

K-5 U600

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Jain, Rishika	31831009	438	Challenger AR
Mannem, Bhuvi Srivignesh	30501655	398	Meridian
Aaronson, Daniel	30851365	464	Lee
Paul Choudhury, Vedant	32061161	0 – UNR	Patsy Sommer
D’Souza, Nash J	31474004	547	Harmony Science
Roeper, Anna	32089393	139	Houston Academy
Sarkar, Aayush	30847029	575	Bagdad
Kaarthick, Pratiti	31398771	425	Leonetti
Jiang, George	30880253	516	Elsa England
Arunjunai, Svanik	32068942	0 – UNR	Basis Pflugerville
Umarji, Atharv	31571035	280	Basis Cedar Park
Nerusu, Rachana	30929120	434	Basis Pflugerville
Jasti, Ruthwika	31574314	401	Basis Cedar Park
Jin, Jason	32018751	451	Spicewood
Yeom, Gabriel Wooho	32132634	0 – UNR	Sapientia
Sui, Jason Zhang	31106655	402	Spring Creek CS
Chitrala, Sanvi	32055765	231	Parkside
Goli, Maanyasri	32137044	0 – UNR	Basis Austin
Scharf, Nathan	32141780	0 – UNR	Barton Creek
Elyashkevich, Isaac	31820887	461	West U
Anbalagan, Rihaan	31932744	505	Basis Pflugerville
vatsa, Arjun	31864324	546	Basis Cedar Park
Xie, Claire Yang	32074084	0 – UNR	Pebble Creek
Kandasamy, Nakshatra	31983047	546	Basis Pflugerville
Kalra, Vihaan	31998561	497	Cactus Ranch
Senthil, Iniyavan	31131870	310	Harmony Endeavor	1

Section count: 26

K-5 U1000

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Kaveri, Sumedh	31987899	948	Purple Sage
Shanmuganathan, Zayn	31968176	658	Austin International
Goyal, Vayun	17166534	687	Cactus Ranch
Sarkar, Aarushi	31124218	642	Bagdad
Rajeshkanna, Advaithkrishna	31630743	723	Basis Austin
Gopu, Akhil	32029095	680	Rancho Sienna
Singaraju, Vihaan	31966282	704	Harmony Endeavor
Peterson, Rowan	32112758	0 – UNR	AHB
Madathil, Thomas	30300299	808	Elsa England
Senthilmurugan, Mithran Marachan	31344471	583	Basis Pflugerville
Desu, Aadhya	31732481	597	Basis Cedar Park
Guo, Brayden	30263911	802	Basis Cedar Park
Shen, Mark Hu	30799716	870	Barton Creek
Shen, Matt Hu	30799777	737	Barton Creek
George, Deana	31429168	557	Basis Pflugerville
Sivaraju, Karthik	31922646	755	Elsa England
Xiao, Daniel	30914009	757	Bear Creek
Vijayaanand, Vithulan	31733795	595	Basis Pflugerville
Singh, Vidyut	31747092	620	Divine Savior SRR
Beavers, Ezra	31680080	785	Paragon Prep
Anbalagan, Ananyasree	30669157	997	Basis Pflugerville
Vijayaraj, Darshan	30277730	756	Elsa England
Semalaiappan, Sidharth	31589259	536	Basis Pflugerville
Uppuluri, Venkata	30575167	658	Parkside
Coker, Colin James	30847464	896	Brykerwoods	2
Pirani, Nuraiz	30857208	700	Basis Austin
Li, Sicheng	31424775	694	Eanes E
Sethi, Samvir	31359598	884	Barton Creek
Renganathan, Bhargav	31718568	715	Meridian
Degala, Siddharth	31825788	985	Duke
Lamb, Jude	31461342	644	Headwaters
Singavarapu, Reyansh	31340405	694	Elsa England
Nair, Rishaan	30632658	708	Rough Hollow
Katooru, Praneel	31034004	750	Basis Pflugerville	1

Section count: 34

6-12 U600

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Smith, Christian	32081032	0 – UNR	home
Srivathsan, Madhushri	32068424	101	Bee Cave MS
Srivathsan, Rangashri	32068413	267	Bee Cave MS
Martinez, Hector	31988518	320	Meridian
Boyd, Patton Douglass	32055128	295	Leander ECHS
Jayakumar, Subashini	31592923	376	Basis Pflugerville
Mamillapalli, Dhruva	31959396	362	Santa Rita
Downie, Dylan	32027254	591	LASA
Reddy, Sai Ashwad	32128698	0 – UNR	Wiley
Tirukonda, Jeeva	32043043	354	Magellan IS
Kotlapure, Sidhant G	32133628	0 – UNR	McNeil	5
Actor, Luke	31946607	547	Bee Cave MS
Kanuri, Manaswini	31656582	316	Paragon M
Arunachalam, Raghavan	16586481	540	Canyon Vista
Napoles Patterson, Santiago	32166094	0 – UNR	Garza
Vemulapalli, Jaishnavi	30058090	491	Stiles	5
Dematampitiya, Nikhil	31428978	556	Meridian

Section count: 17

6-12 U1000

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team
Somani, Maanit	30410081	892	Hendrickson
Dosapati, Jishnu Sai	17307821	708	Hopewell
Cherupally, Shree Chandra	31979703	591	Wiley
Madathil, Joseph	17112653	919	Pearson Ranch
Roy, Shreyan	31394263	616	Walsh
Kondapalli, Sahasra	30231903	885	Basis Cedar Park
Raj, Rishav	16629390	921	West Ridge
Wong, Vivian	30822989	693	Lanier MS
Sukumaran, Ronav	16935505	938	Magellan IS
Stoffels, Amelie	30424129	745	Pearson Ranch
Nguyen, Anton VietKhai	30743104	684	Cedar Valley
Quinn, Maddox	31680234	665	home
Kammari, Karthik	31494364	518	West Ridge
Wu, Evan	32003699	750	Canyon Vista
Degala, Sahasra	31825777	825	McNair
Upadhyaya, Aariv	31195454	952	Challenger AR
Han, William	30655176	937	West Ridge
Bhatia, Armaan	31075404	532	Wiley
Perez, Eduardo	30935108	657	Del Valle MS
Perez, Guillermo	30919197	444	Del Valle MS

Section count: 20

K-12 Elite

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Team	Byes
Sastry, Abhinav	30269584	1121	Clayton
Gupta, Shloak	16962066	1188	Rouse
Chui, Jeffrey	30882595	1071	Cactus Ranch Elementary	1
Wong, Charles	30761132	1128	River Oaks H
Mishra, Darsh	17097771	1070	Basis Cedar Park
Zhang, Jake	31162902	1081	Walsh
Jiang, Frank	30710625	1152	Pearson Ranch
Guo, Shawn	30263664	1146	Canyon Vista
Sriram , Pranav	16854047	1112	CPHS
Sivaraju, Subbu	30066824	1052	Elsa England
Dasari, Tanish	16409040	1219	Rouse
Loredo, Lian	31955337	1063	Garza
Karnatak, Mridul	30701511	992	A Henry
Han, Derek	30417250	985	Barton Creek
Balasubramanian, Vividh	16790958	1113	Basis Cedar Park
Yu, Kevin	30551486	980	Barton Creek
Somasundaram, Arul Varman	30692398	1141	Cactus Ranch
Chokshi, Ishaan	16722607	1127	RRHS
Indrakanti, Samvik	16771001	1032	Walsh
Parekh, Reyansh	16722991	1003	RRHS
Avinashkarthi, Tharun	30675122	1096	Harmony Endeavor
Velkur, Nandakumar	17112591	989	Basis Cedar park
Chodniewicz, Beckham	30288144	1264	Regents
Chodniewicz, Edison	30280271	1024	Regents
Dash, Rohan	30329426	1095	Canyon Vista	1

Section count: 25

Open Section

Name	USCF ID	Rating	Family/Child Team
Vance, Eric Patrick	31905773	1278
Lindberg, Mark	32064797	1012	Francis-Lindberg
Ratheesh, Nived	30687838	1606
Lingutla, Charvith	30639612	1392*
Ramey, Alexander	30280135	1568
Ramey, John	30387710	1498	Ramey
Sridhar, Tharun	30747478	1511
Mandala, Venkata Naga Prabhat	32124017	0 – UNR
Chodniewicz, Asher	30288162	1452	Chodniewicz
Patel, Jay D	30333114	1406

Section count: 10

Total U1000 Scholastic tournament registrants: 117

Total Advanced Scholastic and Open Section registrants: 27

Posted on October 9, 2024November 11, 2024 by Lori Balkum

2024 South Texas Grade Championships (Secondary Players)

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

Players from Austin and SA are eligible for both the North/Central AND the South Grade Championships. Players of any and all abilities are welcome to attend!

Final Standings (tie break order)
Rated Results (USCF)

Location
Brownsville Campus of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Student Union
650 Ringgold Rd
Brownsville, TX 78520

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.

1 section for each grade level: 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

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. (NO USCF’s processed onsite.)
Current USCF regular ratings will be used.
NO USCF memberships/renewals will be handled at this tournament.
6 Round Swiss, Time control is G/45;d/5 (6-12).
Chess sets, clocks, notations, and pens provided!

More information and Registration
For more information (awards, entry fees, hotel suggestion, schedule) and to register, please visit the event website: https://www.utrgv.edu/chess/

Entry fees are staggered! Register asap!

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 October 9, 2024November 11, 2024 by Lori Balkum

2024 South Texas Grade Championships (Elementary Players)

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

Players from Austin and SA are eligible for both the North/Central AND the South Grade Championships. Players of any and all abilities are welcome to attend!

Final Standings (tie break order)
Rated Results (USCF)

Location
Brownsville Campus of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Student Union
650 Ringgold Rd
Brownsville, TX 78520

1 section for each grade level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th

Entry fees are staggered! Register asap!

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).