Launceston Cup and Launceston Open Lightning Tournaments

[idledim]

Kerry Beeton has revived the Launceston Cup and the Launceston Lightning. Both events will be held at the YMCA, Kings Meadows. The Cup will be run as a Rapid event (25+10) and has been scheduled for November 2-3. The Lightning will begin at 6.30 p.m. on November 2. Here are the TCA links to both events:

LAUNCESTON CUP 2019

LAUNCESTON OPEN LIGHTNING 2019

[James Peirce]

Is there a list of entries so far?

[idledim]

Is there a list of entries so far?

I'v only seen a couple of entries so far: Thomas Hartwell and myself from Devonport. The 3 Beetons and the 2 Campbells are virtual certainties - beyond that: too early to tell.

[James Peirce]

I've entered for the Cup only.

[ER]

I 'll be touring Tassie early Nov. So I might drop in and do a Peirce (cup only) too!
I 'll let you know in a couple of days though, cheers!

[idledim]

LC - likely starters so far:

Hartwell Thomas
McMahon Denis
Beeton Bayani
Beeton Kerry
Beeton Luwanna
Campbell Andrew
Patrick John
Campbell Mitchell
Keerthiratne Himash
Peirce James
Djatschenko Addison
Escobar David
Packer Tai

[idledim]

Open Lightning probables so far:

Hartwell Thomas
McMahon Denis
Beeton Bayani
Beeton Kerry
Beeton Luwanna
Campbell Andrew
Campbell Mitchell
Djatschenko Addison
Escobar David
Packer Tai

[James Peirce]

I seem to remember playing Tai Packer before, i believe it was the tournament sponsored by Neville Ledger a while back.

[idledim]

I seem to remember playing Tai Packer before, i believe it was the tournament sponsored by Neville Ledger a while back.

Yes - Tai played in that 2014 event. He played his first tournament for a while last weekend - and beat me on time in R1 of the LCC Northern Champions. Here's the final crosstable of that event:

Pos   N NAME                 Elo   T  Fed   Pts  |  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 
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  1   1  McMahon,Denis        1919     TAS   8.0  |  *   1   1   0   1   1   1   1   1   1  
  2   3  Djatschenko,Addison  1495     TAS   6.5  |  0   *   ½   1   0   1   1   1   +   1  
  3   4  Patrick,John         1475     TAS   6.5  |  0   ½   *   1   0   1   1   1   1   1  
  4  10  Packer,Tai              0     TAS   6.0  |  1   0   0   *   1   0   1   1   1   1  
  5   5  Beeton,Kerry         1449     TAS   6.0  |  0   1   1   0   *   0   1   1   +   1  
  6   2  Brown,Monty          1594     TAS   6.0  |  0   0   0   1   1   *   1   1   1   1  
  7   7  Campbell,Andrew       898     TAS   2.0  |  0   0   0   0   0   0   *   0   1   1  
  8   9  Fulton,Mitchell         0     TAS   2.0  |  0   0   0   0   0   0   1   *   0   1  
  9   6  Beeton,Luwanna       1002     TAS   2.0  |  0   -   0   0   -   0   0   1   *   1  
 10   8  Beeton,Bayani         585     TAS   0.0  |  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   *

[idledim]

Open Lightning

+ John Patrick

[idledim]

Unfortunately, the Campbells can't make it on the w/e.

[ER]

I 'll be touring Tassie early Nov. So I might drop in and do a Peirce (cup only) too!
I 'll let you know in a couple of days though, cheers!

I can't make it either. Due to unforeseen circumstances my trip to Tassie has been postponed to the second week of Jan.
I can't play in the Aus champs in Sydney either. Apologies

[idledim]

+ Monty Brown for both events.

[squashaddict]

+Aidan Cox for the blitz only

[James Peirce]

Round 1 Thomas vs James
https://lichess.org/Gj34O6Wn
Round 2 James vs John
https://lichess.org/bFgTsioQ
Round 3 Denis vs James
https://lichess.org/6YVKCrbi
Round 4 James vs David
https://lichess.org/1QIdkGkm

In Round 2 Black was very low on time and in Round 4 ran out of time, Denis and I are equal first on 3.5/4, not sure about the rest of the standings so far.