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2025 Texas State Grade Championships – North/Central

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

Location

Houston Marriott Westchase
2900 Briarpark Drive
Houston, TX 77042

Sections

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

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

Basics

This is an official USCF-rated tournament open to all current USCF members that reside in Texas.
USCF rules and regulations will be strictly adhered to.
All players must have current USCF membership to play.
October Supplement USCF regular ratings will be used.
6 rounds (no elimination)
Sections determined solely by grade (age based for homeschoolers)
Time controls by round and grade:
Round 1:  G45;d/5 (K-5) & G/60;d/5 (6-12).
Rounds 2-6: G/60;d/5 (K-12).
One half-point bye allowed

Awards

Trophies to top 8 individuals and top 5 teams in each section.

Top 3 players in the section are
added for team scores.

No more than two teams per school per grade may be entered. If entering
more than one team per grade, the teams must be predefined and may be paired against each
other.

More Info and Registration

More information and Registration
For more information (awards,  entry fees, hotel suggestion, schedule) and to register, please visit the event website: www.dallaschess.com (look for the State Grades Banner!)

View or download the event flyer!

Questions

If you still have questions after visiting the event website, please contact Barbara Swafford,  info@dallaschess.com.

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Cedar Park August 2025 Scholastic Tournament

Scholastic chess tournament in multiple sections at the Cedar Park Public Library on August 23, 2025. 
Tournament capped at 98 students! 


Tournament will fill up quickly! Register ASAP!!

Location

Cedar Park Public Library

425 S Parkwest Dr Cedar Park, TX 78613 

(Free Parking Onsite!)
The tournament is held in the Event Space to the very left of the library upon entering. It’s where the Sunday Open Chess Play is held

*This is NOT a City of Cedar Park or Library sponsored event. 

Sections

(Subject to Change depending on registration)
K-12 Elite
K-12 U1000
K-5 U600

No playing down. For example, a player rated 700 at the time of the tournament cannot play in K-5U600. 
*Grade is your child’s grade in August 2025.
*K-12 Elite is restricted to kids that are (or have been previously) 900+ USCF regular/quick rated. 

Awards

(Subject to Change depending on registration)
Trophy for top 3 places in each Section, medals for positive score, ribbon for everyone else. 
Additional Trophy for Top U300 Student and Top Unrated Student in K-5 U600.
Additional Trophy for Top U800 Student and Top U600 Student in K-12 U1000.
Additional Trophy for Top U1200 Student and Top U1000 Student in K-12 Elite. 
Awards will be handed out after the last round!
*Top 3 places determined by points and tiebreakers calculated by WinTD.
*One trophy max per student. 

Schedule

No check in required. Be seated at 9:15AM for announcements.

Five rounds, with estimated start times of  9:30AM, 10:45AM, 12PM, 1:15PM, and 2:30PM.

 
Time Control: G25/d5
USCF regular/quick rated

Registration Information

CLICK HERE for full tournament description and to register!

  • Early Registration $30 before noon June 23, 2025
  • Regular Registration $40 before noon August 8, 2025 if there are any spots available

  • Late Entry $50 before noon August 22, 2025 if there are any spots available

    *$10 off registration for kids with Current USCF Regular Rating over 1,200
    *$15 off registration for kids with Current USCF Regular Rating over 1,300
    *$20 off registration for kids with Current USCF Regular Rating over 1,400

Payment Methods

Strongly prefer Payment via Venmo (Daniel-Hung-3) or zelle (Click here to show mail address or 956-639-5311) (legal name for both Daniel Flood). Cash or check can only be dropped off or mailed (contact for more info on this option). No Cash or Check accepted on site. Payment must be made before the above deadlines to lock in your price and registration.

What to Bring and Know

  • Please bring a clock if you have one!
  • 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 for 4th grade and up.  Notation sheets will be available if needed, but please bring a pencil or pen. Strongly encouraged to bring your own notation book/sheets.

Additional Rules

No parents allowed in the playing room.

Parents and players that are done with their game should remain at the main library building. Only drinks allowed in the playing hall. Food must be consumed outside. See the library website for more information about where food may be consumed https://www.cedarparktexas.gov/198/Guidelines-Policies 

Questions

Please contact me at danielhung@utexas.edu with any questions.

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SMTX Chess Summer Classical Championship

DESCRIPTION: This will be the SMTX Chess Club’s 2nd ever 2-day USCF rated classical tournament.

In addition to the cash prizes there will trophies and other prizes in all sections.

YOU READ THAT RIGHT!! A USCF rated tournament with NO ENTRY FEE, free snacks, free frozen custard from Shake Shack and sets and clocks WILL BE provided!

YOU READ THAT RIGHT!! This will be a large rated classical tournament with multiple sections, boards and sets provided, cash prizes for each section, trophies, free snacks and NO ENTRY FEE!

We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that is 100% volunteer run so we rely solely on donations to bring chess to the Central Texas Corridor.

Location
Owen Goodnight Middle School
1301 TX-123
San Marcos, TX 78666

SCHEDULE: 2-day tournament starting on July 12th and finishing on July 13th.

The first 3 rounds will be on Saturday, July 12th. Round 1 and 2 will be G/60;+10 and round 3, 4, and 5 will be G/90;+30.

Round 1: July 12th at 9:00 am
Round 2: July 12th at 11:45 pm
Round 3: July 12th at 2:30 pm
Round 4: July 13th at 9 am
Round 5: July 13th at 1:30 pm

SECTIONS: There will 5 sections (but subject to change based on registrations):

Championship Section (1800+)
Under 1800
Under 1400
Under 1000
Under 600

(we reserve the right to alter the section rating cutoffs and/or add or remove sections based on registrations)

MORE DETAILS:

  • USCF membership is required (must not expire before July 31, 2025)
  • Visit the event website for rules on playing up.
  • All chess sets and clocks WILL be provided
  • There is NO ENTRY FEE but donations are always welcome as we are 100% volunteer and nonprofit
  • This tournament is limited to 120 players
  • To see the current list of entries use this link: ENTRY LIST
  • Check-in will be from 8:30am to 8:50am.
  • The first round will start promptly at 9:00am and players are highly encouraged to arrive by 8:30am.
  • One half-point bye is allowed but must be arranged before round 1 begins

REGISTRATION:

Online registration via the form is mandatory. NO ONSITE registrations allowed.

Visit our event website: https://www.smtxchess.org/events/2025-smtx-chess-summer-classical/

PRIZES

  • Championship Section:  1st place – $80; 2nd – $60; 3rd – non-cash prize
  • U1800: 1st place – $60; 2nd – $50; 3rd – non-cash prize
  • U1400: 1st place – $50; 2nd – $40; 3rd – non-cash prize
  • U1000: 1st place – $30; 2nd – $20; 3rd – non-cash prize
  • U600: 1st place – $30; 2nd – $20; 3rd – non-cash prize

In addition to the cash prizes there will trophies and other prizes in all sections.

Questions? Please contact the SMTX Chess Club!
You may also call or email for more info: 512-393-8212, admin@smtxchess.org

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ACC USCF Quick-rated G/24 Swiss

A one-day tournament on August 30, 2025 offering G/24 with 5 sec. delay per move. 4 Round Swiss. Sections dependent on turnout. EF: $15.00 all. USCF membership required.  Online registration and payment requested (coming soon).
Limited to the first 32 paid entries!

Austin Chess Club is a wonderful atmosphere for the mature, experienced chess player. Scholastic players are welcome, but expected to play quiet, serious chess. We suggest that scholastic players have reached a rating of 400 before participating.  USCF membership must not expire before August 30, 2025. Please renew with the USCF (https://new.uschess.org/) before coming to the event.

We would like to start on-time. Please arrive early. Entries must be received and paid in full by 3:45pm.  Online entry preferred (coming soon).

Cost is $15/player. We would like the first round to begin at 4:00pm sharp. Doors open at 3:00pm, so please arrive early. Follow the signs to our meeting areas.

Please bring a set and a board. We look forward to seeing you!

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 thoroughly before emailing with questions.

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ACC USCF Quick-rated G/24 Swiss

A one-day tournament on August 23, 2025 offering G/24 with 5 sec. delay per move. 4 Round Swiss. Sections dependent on turnout. EF: $15.00 all. USCF membership required.  Online registration and payment requested (available soon).

Limited to the first 32 paid entries!

Austin Chess Club is a wonderful atmosphere for the mature, experienced chess player. Scholastic players are welcome, but expected to play quiet, serious chess. We suggest that scholastic players have reached a rating of 400 before participating.  USCF membership must not expire before August 30, 2025. Please renew with the USCF (https://new.uschess.org/) before coming to the event.

We would like to start on-time. Please arrive early. Entries must be received and paid in full by 3:45pm.  Online entry preferred (coming soon).

Cost is $15/player. We would like the first round to begin at 4:00pm sharp. Doors open at 3:00pm, so please arrive early. Follow the signs to our meeting areas.

Please bring a set and a board. We look forward to seeing you!

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 thoroughly before emailing with questions.

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ACC USCF G/90 Standard Swiss

This slow swiss takes place over 4 weeks, with games on July 12th, 19th, 26th, and August 2nd. G/90 with 30 sec. increment per move. 4 round Swiss. Sections dependent on turnout. EF: $20.00 all. Online registration and payment requested (available soon).

Limited to the first 32 paid entries!

USCF membership must not expire before Jul 31, 2025.

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

Last chance registration happens onsite 3:00-3:45pm on July 12ht. No pre-registration for round 1 is necessary. Email pre-registration is accepted; however, online payment (available soon) 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, July 19th to secure a round 2 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/.

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ACC USCF G/5 Rated Event

A one-day tournament on July 5th offering G/5, d3. Sections dependent on turnout. EF: $5.00 all. USCF membership required.  Online registration and payment available here.

Limited to the first 32 paid entries!

Austin Chess Club is a wonderful atmosphere for the mature, experienced chess player. Scholastic players are welcome, but expected to play quiet, serious chess. We suggest that scholastic players have reached a rating of 400 before participating.  USCF membership must not expire before July 5, 2025. Please renew with the USCF (https://new.uschess.org/) before coming to the event.

We would like to start on-time. Please arrive early. Entries must be received and paid in full by 3:45pm. Online entry preferred.

Cost is $5/player. We would like the first round to begin at 4:00pm sharp. Doors open at 3:00pm, so please arrive early. Follow the signs to our meeting areas.

Please bring a set and a board. We are looking forward to seeing you!

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/.

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Waco August 9 Swiss

Rated 4SS in 3 sections; G/45, d5. This event takes place on August 9, 2025. 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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Advance Entry List for the 2025 Austin Summer Open

All registrations appear automatically. Please allow one to two days for USCF information to be verified, at which point the current supplement rating will be entered. (Ratings shown reflect July Supplement Ratings and will be updated before the event. Rating changes made late July do not affect pairings or section placement).

If you are no longer eligible for the section you originally chose, you will be moved according to the section breaks set forth in the tournament description. Exceptions will be made only if your rating, at the time of the tournament, meets the section play up minimum. As that description states, upcharges are NOT refundable.  No exceptions. We appreciate your patience as we try to be fair to ALL players. Remember – all entry fees go to support the Austin Chess Club!

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: Championship, Reserve,  Intermediate,  Club,  Novice

Return to the 2025 Austin Summer Open homepage.

Championship (2000+, FIDE rated)

NameUSCF IDRatingTitleScheduleByes
Melillo, Lucius 155701952308FM3-day
Lan, Kai Zhou3065820218813-day
Anandh, Vijay Srinivas 1699684422563-day
Manchanda, Advik 3005417620443-day
Shen, Yangyang 1708050319883-day
Joseph, Julian 1678317720273-day
Yang, Daniel 1646480622673-day
Kaul, Krrish 1659684319193-day
Dumitru, Eric 1716403519413-day
Wang, Kyle Yiwen1658670021513-day
Zhang, Sunny 1590355519723-day
Gu, Samuel 3005091320123-day
Bist, Atharva 1645135521683-day
Sommers, Sean 1333486819893-day
Kolli, Rishi 3035837320173-day
Hung, Daniel 1287803419193-day
Gundam, Rohit R1490837322683-day
Molina, William 126236453-day
Zhang, Oscar 300674353-day
Mao, Andrew 142904403-day
Burd, Leonid 321400163-day
Section count: 21

Reserve (1700-1999, FIDE rated)

NameUSCF IDRatingScheduleByes
Patel, Siddharth 3190859018303-day
Johnson, Emerson Aurelius3072909918812-day
Gu, Ethan 1633467817083-day
Blangy, Alexandre 1496368518883-day
Donovan, Michael E1250049417003-day
Ni, Alan 3070127116733-day
Roy Choudhury, Arya 3038132918602-day
Ramey, Alexander 3028013516493-day
Padala, Arav 3028907017122-day
Larionov, Dmitrii 3009758117313-day
Karthik, Raghav 3016671716943-day
Cai, Benjamin 1632262718002-day
Hardesty, Danny Loyd1040209317803-day
Abdullah, Umar 3122394817272-day
Zhao, Raymond 1549535415733-day
Vaidya, Omatharv 3126574617563-day
Jin, Yueqi 1694810415443-day
Stubbins, Isabella 1707480318513-day
Shvets, Ilan 3134534517082-day
Blanchard, Marshall Cole324906980 – UNR2-day
Badrinarayanan, Ashwath 3090682717263-day
Rodenstein, Alan Craig1001775118002-day
Nguyen, Dang 1394207519503-day
Sanepalli, Guna Advik reddy307908862-day
ATTALURI, RISHI 300411263-day
Ratheesh, Nived 306878383-day
Section count: 26

Intermediate (1300-1699)

NameUSCF IDRatingScheduleByes
Chui, Jeffrey 3088259513623-day
Chen, Yiheng Ethan3044167814453-day
Little, Darrin 3092789813603-day
Werther, Oliver 3075955212783-day
Sykora, Landon 1284020316132-day
Lu, Nathan 3020976614683-day
Peng, Grace 3066573512843-day
Kaul, Anika 1707254515023-day
Roy Choudhury, Anurag 3040484215702-day
Desu, Srihaas 3003771314413-day
Ramey, John 3038771016123-day
Rudra, Abhik 3117058514873-day
Allen, Charles C1291608415483-day
Jin, Jayden 3099558413972-day
Davis, Charles 1256140716003-day
Pratheep Kumar, Amudha 3145637314033-day
Avinashkarthi, Tharun 3067512214212-day
Mohan Kumar, Nishanth 3059841414973-day
Parikh, Parv 3006521413632-day
Alvarez, Michael 1348810816383-day
Dai, Jonathan 3149310411953-day
Furlong, Calvin H1279457614633-day5
Hernandez, Angelina 1627161414353-day
Choi, Jay 3187670415283-day
Shero, Riley 1667248815603-day
Subramanian, Ravi 1439312314633-day
Pytel, Michael A1243963714172-day3
Mau, I-Min Michael125425333-day5
Sivaraju, Subbu 300668243-day
Wang, Yixin 319266882-day
Section count: 30

Club (1000-1399)

NameUSCF IDRatingScheduleByes
Gopu, Akhil 3202909512842-day
Sun, Alice 3054035810963-day
Gaur, Yogesh 3153927110033-day
Rajeshkanna, Advaithkrishna 3163074312842-day
Siegel, Ira 1250295412063-day
Bhargav, Ryan 3133968211972-day
Zhang, Jake 3116290211502-day
Hardesty, Brenda Tramel1266234510703-day
Thalapaneni, Sarayu 3152023610373-day
Vignesh, Laksha 3142932810983-day5
Jeedigunta, Shreyan 3146970111593-day
Sivaraju, Karthik 319226463-day
Section count: 12

Novice (U1100)

NameUSCF IDRatingScheduleByes
Weinheimer, Ryan Mark322269110-UNR3-day
Yesh, Connor 324749750-UNR3-day
Shanmuganathan, Zayn 319681769512-day
Velkur, Nandakumar 1711259110752-day
Singhal, Viti 172998088612-day
Manchanda, Annika 314646918473-day
Anbalagan, Rihaan 319327448543-day
Anbalagan, Ananyasree 3066915710183-day
Milestone, William James309263958392-day
Wang, Jun 172474649233-day
Goyal, Vayun 1716653410202-day
Abdulrahman , Abdulkareem 324678630 – UNR3-day
Madsen , Stuart Scott 123833006903-day5
Uzdyaev, Gleb 3088365810872-day
Prakash, Prajith 314140485682-day
Chakraborty, Aahan 304560778843-day
Gondle, Sathvik 316423089262-day
Boone, Russell A160205173-day
Munjal, Cian 307461923-day
Section count: 19

Total registrants: 108

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2025 AGCA Invitational – Summer Edition

The Austin Grandmaster Chess Academy is hosting an in-person 2025 AGCA Invitational Norm Tournament on June 11-15, 2025.

Organized by GM Alex Mista (Chief) and GM Andrey Stukopin (Deputy).

Game Pairings/Results:
IM Norm tournament
GM Norm tournament

LOCATION:
Austin Grandmaster Chess Academy
12466 Los Indios Trail, Ste 100
Austin, TX 78729
Free parking provided!

SCHEDULE (G/90,+30)
two 10 player round robin sections (1 for IM norm seekers, 1 for GM norm seekers, 1 for Austin Chess Tour Qualified players)
●  1st round: Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 6:00 PM
●  2nd round: Thursday, June 12, 2025, 10:00 AM
●  3rd round: Thursday, June 12, 2025, 4:00 PM
●  4th round: Friday, June 13, 2025, 10:00 AM
●  5th round: Friday, June 13, 2025, 4:00 PM
●  6th round: Saturday, June 14, 2025, 10:00 AM
●  7th round: Saturday, June 14, 2025, 4:00 PM
●  8th round: Sunday, June 15, 2025, 9:00 AM
●  9th round: Sunday, June 15, 2025, 3:00 PM
NOTE: All players are expected to play all 9 rounds.  NO EXCEPTIONS.

REGULATIONS
–Current FIDE Laws of Chess apply. This tournament is FIDE and US Chess rated.
-All games will use the equipment provided. –Players shall sign scoresheets after each game.
–Electronic Device Policy: players are strictly forbidden from having electronic devices with them during the game, even if they are turned off. Players found with any device during the game may lose the current game. Turn in cell phones at the arbiters’ desk before each round. No electronics are allowed in the playing hall unless they are checked in with the arbiter.
–Default/forfeit time: 60 minutes unless the arbiter decides otherwise. White’s clock will be started at the start of the round even if the players are not present.
-The organizers request that all players arrive on time for each round.

ENTRY FEES:
● $850 (norm seekers)
●  $650 (foreign federation norm seekers)
For additional questions, please contact us at info@austin-chess.com

REGISTRATION
To see a list of pre-registered players and to register, please visit : https://austin-chess.com/tournaments/agca_invitational_2025_summer_edition/

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