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The scholastic tournament originally scheduled for April 06, 2024 at the Austin Grandmaster Chess Academy has been cancelled. Thank you for your understanding.

LOCATION:
Austin Grandmaster Chess Academy
7801 North Lamar Blvd
Suite A123
Austin, TX 78752
Free parking provided!

TOURNAMENT STYLE:
SECTION A: 1000 – 1400 USCF rating
SECTION B: 600 – 1000 USCF rating
SECTION C: Under 600 USCF rating and/or unrated.
*Note that no player will be allowed to play up or down*
*USCF MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED*

RATING INFORMATION:
● April 2024 official USCF ratings will be used.

4-Round Swiss System Schedule (G/30,d5)
● 1st round: 10:00 AM
● 2nd round: 11:00 AM
● Lunch break: 12:00 PM
● 3rd round: 12:30 PM.
● 4th round: 1:30 PM.
● Closing ceremony: After the last game finishes.
NOTE: Half-point byes are acceptable for all rounds, limit 1. Must commit before the 1st round.

PLAYERS MAY NOT POSSESS CELL PHONES DURING THE TOURNAMENT. Please leave your phone at home, in your car, or turned off (vibrate/silent not acceptable) on top of your table.

ENTRY FEES:
● Online: $50 at https://austin-chess.com/tournaments/school_tournament_april/ by April 05, 2024 at 11:59 pm.
● Late: $60 via PayPal or cash (if space is available) on the day of the event.
For additional questions, please contact us at info@austin-chess.com

PRIZES:
● Trophies for 1st place (in each section)
● Medals for 2nd and 3rd place (in each section)

CANCELLATION POLICY: If you do not wish to participate in our tournament after paying the entry fee, please email us at info@austin-chess.com no later than 24 hours in advance for a refund. We reserve the right to charge a $15 service fee for cancellations.

WITHDRAWAL POLICY: If you would like to withdraw from the tournament after it begins, please alert the tournament director and sign a withdrawal form in the lobby prior to leaving the premises.
NO refunds will be issued after the tournament begins.

NO-SHOW POLICY: There are NO refunds or credit for players who do not show up for their scheduled tournament matches.

Please contact us at info@austin-chess.com for any additional questions or concerns.

Posted on January 24, 2024February 7, 2024 by Lori Balkum

Austin Chess Club 2024 Winter Open Tournament Pairings and Wall Charts and Standings

This Austin Chess Club tournament was held on Friday, January 26, Saturday, January 27, and Sunday, January 28, 2024 at the Southpark Hotel in Austin.

Jump to: Championship, Reserve, Novice, Club

Return to the Austin Chess Club 2024 Winter Open homepage.

Championship (FIDE rated)

Final Results and Prize Winners
Round 5: Pairings-alpha Pairings-by board Wall Chart Results Unofficial Standings
Round 4: Pairings updated-alpha Pairings updated-by board Wall Chart Results Standings
Round 3: Pairings-alpha Pairings-by board Wall Chart Results Standings
Round 2 (merged): Pairings-alpha Pairings-by board Wall Chart Results
Round 1 (2-day): Pairings-alpha Pairings-by board Wall Chart Results
Round 1 (3-day): Pairings-alpha Pairings-by board Wall Chart Results-updated
Advance Entries

Reserve

Final Results and Prize Winners
Round 5: Pairings-alpha Pairings-by board Wall Chart Results Unofficial Standings
Round 4: Pairings-alpha Pairings-by board Wall Chart Results Standings
Round 3: Pairings-alpha Pairings-by board Wall Chart Results Standings
Round 2 (merged): Pairings-alpha Pairings-by board Wall Chart Results
Round 1 (2-day): Pairings-alpha Pairings-by board Wall Chart Results
Round 1 (3-day): Pairings-alpha Pairings-by board Wall Chart Results
Advance Entries

Novice

Final Results and Prize Winners
Round 5: Pairings-alpha Pairings-by board Wall Chart Results Unofficial Standings
Round 4: Pairings-alpha Pairings-by board Wall Chart Results Standings
Round 3: Pairings-alpha Pairings-by board Wall Chart Results Standings
Round 2 (merged): Pairings (revised)-alpha Pairings (revised)-by board Wall Chart (revised) Results
Round 1 (2-day): Pairings-alpha Pairings-by board Wall Chart Results
Round 1 (3-day): Pairings-alpha Pairings-by board Wall Chart Results
Advance Entries

Club

Final Results and Prize Winners
Round 5: Pairings updated-alpha Pairings updated-by board Wall Chart updated Results Unofficial Standings
Round 4: Pairings updated-alpha Pairings updated-by board Wall Chart Results Standings
Round 3: Pairings-alpha Pairings-by board Wall Chart Results Standings
Round 2 (merged): Pairings-alpha Pairings-by board Wall Chart Results
Round 1 (2-day): Pairings-alpha Pairings-by board Wall Chart Results
Round 1 (3-day): Pairings-alpha Pairings-by board Wall Chart Results
Advance Entries

Posted on November 25, 2023December 7, 2023 by Lori Balkum

2023 NYOS Winter Tournament Results

This event was held on Saturday, December 02, 2023 at NYOS Charter School in North Austin.

Jump to: K-3 U300, K-3 U500, K-3 U800, K-5 U300, K-5 U500, K-5 U800, K-5 U1000, 6-12 U600, 6-12 U1000, K-12 Elite, Open Section, Family Child

Back to the scholastic tournament description
https://www.austinchesstournaments.com/2023-winter-nyos-scholastic-chess-tournament/

Puzzle Contest

Final Award Winners

In order to protect the integrity of this (and potential future) contests, the decision was made not to directly reveal the puzzle answers. We might, for instance, provide another chance at any unsolved puzzles in the future.
For anyone who would like to find more puzzles in the meantime, however, here are a few suggestions:

Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations, and Games, by Laszlo Polgar. This large puzzle collection sometimes shows up at Half Price Books, is available through Amazon, and has a kindle version.
Chesskid.com This website has a lot of resources for children learning chess, including puzzles.
Chess.com This site has not just standard but also some ‘Retrograde Analysis’ puzzles, which are of the same type as what made up our tricky April Fools problems.
Pointing your favorite search engine to “Chess Retrograde Analysis Puzzles” should give a number of hits, but one good resource for specifically this sort of problem is The Retrograde Analysis Corner (www.janko.at/Retros/Index.htm). This site includes explanation of what Retro Analysis is and how to approach the problems, as well as more than 3500 such problems.

K-3 U300

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

K-3 U500

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

K-3 U800

K-5 U500 (merged with K-5 U300)

K-5 U800

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

K-5 U1000

6-12 U600

6-12 U1000

K-12 Elite

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

Open

Final Results-revised
Round 4: Pairings Wall Charts
Round 3: Pairings Wall Charts
Round 2: Pairings Wall Charts
Round 1: Pairings Wall Charts
Advance Entries

Family-Child

Final Results
Advance Entries

Posted on November 9, 2023November 12, 2023 by Lori Balkum

2023 Llano Scholastic and Open Tournaments – Pairings, Wall Charts and Standings

The 2023 Llano Open tournament (for adults and any youth) and the 2023 Llano Scholastic tournament (for players in 12th grade and younger), both held on Saturday, November 11-12, 2023.

Thank you for playing!

Jump to: Open, K-3 and K-5 combined, K-12

Return to the Llano Scholastic Homepage.

Return to the Llano Open Homepage.

Due to some last minute cancellations and wonderful player flexibility, we were able to be creative with sections!

Open Event

Advance Entries: Open

G/25+5, round robin

Final Results:
Cross Table (round by round results)

K-3 and K-5 combined

Advance Entries: K-3
Advance Entries: K-5

G/25 +5, 5-round swiss

Final Results:
Cross Table (includes tie-breaks)

K-12

Advance Entries: K-12

G/20 +5 double round robin

Final Results:
Cross Table (rating order with round by round results)

Posted on September 15, 2023October 19, 2023 by Lori Balkum

CANCELLED-Austin Monthly Scholastic Tournament – December-CANCELLED

This event has been cancelled by the organizer.

Rated 5SS in 10 sections; G/30, d5. This event takes place on Sunday, December 10, 2023 and is limited to scholastic players only (K-12).

Location
Holiday Inn Austin Midtown
6000 Middle Fiskville Rd
Austin, TX 78752

Sections

K-12 Elite
K-12 U1000
K-12 U600
K-5 Championship (suggested USCF 600+)
K-5 U600
K-5 U300
K-3 Championship (suggested USCF 600+)
K-3 U600
K-3 U300
K-1 Championship

We reserve the right to merge sections if there are not enough players in a section.

Rounds and Times
Five Rounds at a time control of G/30, d5

Onsite registration : 8:00 to 9:00 AM
No check-in necessary if you have pre-registered.
Round One: 10:00 AM
Round Two: 11:30 AM
lunch break 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Round Three: 1:30 PM
Round Four: 3:00 PM
Round Five: 4:30 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
$40 by 11/26
$45 by 12/3
$50 on or after 12/4 (on-site registration closes 1 hour before Round 1).

Withdrawals requested via email before NOON on Friday 12/8/23 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.

Other Notes
This tournament is USCF-rated. Your USCF membership should not expire before 12/31/2023.

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.

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

Registration
This event has been cancelled by the organizer.

Posted on August 3, 2023August 7, 2023 by Lori Balkum

Austin Chess Club 2023 Summer Championship Tournament Pairings and Wall Charts and Standings

This Austin Chess Club tournament was held on Saturday, August 5 and Sunday August 6, 2023 at the Doubletree NW Arboretum. Thank you to everyone who played! The event has been rated by the USCF.

Jump to: Championship, Reserve, Novice, Novice U800 (youth)

Return to the Austin Chess Club 2023 Summer Championship homepage.

Championship

Final Results and Prize Winners
Round 5: Pairings Wall Chart Results Unofficial Standings
Round 4: Pairings Wall Chart Results Standings
Round 3: Pairings Wall Chart Results Standings
Round 2: Pairings Wall Chart Results Standings
Round 1: Pairings Wall Chart Results
Advance Entries

Reserve

Final Results and Prize Winners
Round 5: Pairings Wall Chart Results Unofficial Standings
Round 4: Pairings Wall Chart Results Standings
Round 3: Pairings Wall Chart Results Standings
Round 2: Pairings Wall Chart Results Standings
Round 1: Pairings Wall Chart Results
Advance Entries

Novice

Final Results and Prize Winners
Round 5: Pairings Wall Chart Results Unofficial Standings
Round 4: Pairings Wall Chart Results Standings
Round 3: Pairings Wall Chart Results Standings
Round 2: Pairings Wall Chart Results Standings
Round 1: Pairings Wall Chart Results
Advance Entries

Novice U800 (youth)

Posted on March 21, 2023April 8, 2023 by Lori Balkum

2023 NYOS Spring Tournament Pairings and Wall Charts and Standings

This event will be held on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at NYOS Charter School in North Austin.

Jump to: K-3 U300, K-3 U500, K-3 U800, K-5 U300, K-5 U500, K-5 U800, K-5 U1000, 6-12 U600, 6-12 U1000, K-12 Elite, Open Section, Family Child

Back to the scholastic tournament description
https://www.austinchesstournaments.com/2023-spring-nyos-scholastic-chess-tournament/

Puzzle Contest

Final Award Winners

Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations, and Games, by Laszlo Polgar. This large puzzle collection sometimes shows up at Half Price Books, is available through Amazon, and has a kindle version.
Chesskid.com This website has a lot of resources for children learning chess, including puzzles.
Chess.com This site has not just standard but also some ‘Retrograde Analysis’ puzzles, which are of the same type as what made up our tricky April Fools problems.
Pointing your favorite search engine to “Chess Retrograde Analysis Puzzles” should give a number of hits, but one good resource for specifically this sort of problem is The Retrograde Analysis Corner (www.janko.at/Retros/Index.htm). This site includes explanation of what Retro Analysis is and how to approach the problems, as well as more than 3500 such problems.

K-3 U300

Round 5: Final Results
Round 5: Pairings Wall Chart Team
Round 4: Pairings Wall Chart Team
Round 3: Pairings Wall Chart Team
Round 2: Pairings Wall Chart Team
Round 1: Pairings (by board) Pairings (alpha) Wall Chart Team
Preregistrations

K-3 U500

Round 5: Final Results
Round 5: Pairings Wall Chart Team
Round 4: Pairings Wall Chart Team
Round 3: Pairings Wall Chart Team
Round 2: Pairings Wall Chart Team
Round 1: Pairings (by board) Pairings (alpha) Wall Chart Team
Preregistrations

K-3 U800

K-5 U300

K-5 U500

K-5 U800

K-5 U1000

6-12 U600

6-12 U1000

Round 5: Finals Results
Round 5: Pairings Wall Chart Team
Round 4: Pairings Wall Chart Team
Round 3: Pairings Wall Chart Team
Round 2: Pairings Wall Chart Team
Round 1: Pairings (by board) Pairings (alpha) Wall Chart Team
Preregistrations

K-12 Elite

Open

Final Results
Round 4: Pairings Wall Chart
Round 3: Pairings Wall Chart
Round 2: Pairings Wall Chart
Round 1: Pairings Wall Chart
Preregistrations

Family-Child

Final Results
Results after Round 4
Results after Round 3
Results after Round 2
Results after Round 1
Preregistrations

Posted on March 16, 2023May 23, 2023 by Lori Balkum

2023 NYOS Summer Chess Camp

This camp has been relocated to the Hampton Inn Cedar Park-Leander:
https://www.austinchesstournaments.com/2023-summer-chess-camp-with-gary-gaiffe/

Description: A full day, week-long chess camp hosted by NYOS Charter School. Located on the north side of Austin, the camp is open to all scholastic chess players, and is run by Mr. Gary Gaiffe

Campers will be broken into skill level groups. Different topics will be covered depending on which group the camper is in. From tactics to positional play, game analysis to variant play, the camp will be both instructional and entertaining. The final day will include a camp-wide tournament.

Dates and Times: July 17-21; 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Location:
NYOS Charter School
12301 N. Lamar Blvd.
Austin, TX 78753

Registration and Payment information: Coming soon!

Questions: Contact Gary Gaiffe at ggaiffe@att.net or 512-426-7841

Posted on February 22, 2023May 16, 2023 by Lori Balkum

2023 Region VI Championships – Pairings and Wall Charts and Standings

This event was held on Saturday, February 25, 2023. Final Results are listed below.

The event has been rated by the USCF.

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

Return to the Region VI tournament page.

K-1 Novice (K-1 U300)

Final Results
Round 5: Pairings Wall Chart
Round 4: Pairings Wall Chart Teams
Round 3: Pairings Wall Chart Teams
Round 2: Pairings Wall Chart Teams
Round 1: Pairings (by board) Pairings (alphabetical) Wall Chart Teams
Preregistrations Teams

Primary Novice (K-3 U300)

Primary JV (K-3 U600)

Primary Championship (K-3)

Elementary Novice (K-5/6* U300)

Final Results
Round 5: Pairings Wall Chart
Round 4: Pairings Wall Chart Teams
Round 3: Pairings Wall Chart Teams
Round 2: Pairings Wall Chart Teams
Round 1: Pairings (by board) Pairings (alphabetical) Wall Chart Teams
Preregistrations Teams

Elementary JV (K -5/6* U600)

Elementary Varsity (K-5/6* U900)

Elementary Championship (K-5/6*)

Final Results
Round 5: Pairings Wall Chart
Round 4: Pairings Wall Chart Teams
Round 3: Pairings Wall Chart Teams
Round 2: Pairings Wall Chart Teams
Round 1: Pairings (by board) Pairings (alphabetical) Wall Chart Teams
Preregistrations Teams

Middle School Varsity (6*-8 U1000)

Middle School Championship (6*-8)

High School Varsity (9-12 U1000)

High School Championship (9-12)

Open / Family Child

Final Results
Round 4: Pairings Wall Chart
Round 3: Pairings Wall Chart
Round 2: Pairings Wall Chart
Round 1: Pairings Wall Chart
Preregistrations
F-C Team Prereg F-C Team (2:45pm)