The Launceston Cup

The 2021 Launceston Cup was a great success, thanks to the friendly spirit of all players and the brilliant organisation and hospitality of the Launceston Chess Club. It was a shame that Eddy had to withdraw from the tournament before Round 6, especially as he was a strong favourite for the title at the time of his forced withdrawal. Congratulations to all the winners: Ian, Denis, Jeeva and Zach. Congratulations also to John (Top Junior), Udani and Chamath (Ratings) and Ella (Womens). Big congratulations also to Bayani who won the big raffle. Here are the round-by-round details:

The Launceston Cup 2021
 Cross Table at round 7 sorted by score

Pos NAME                           Rtg   T  Fed  Pts |   1     2     3     4     5     6     7    |  Buc1    BucT  
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  1 Rout,Ian C                     2050     TAS  5.0 | +W14  =B7   +W17  +B19  -W5   +B6   =B3    |   25.5    27.5 
  2 Praveen,Jeeva                  1352     QLD  5.0 | -W5   +B18  =W11  =B4   +W13  +B9   +W8    |   24.5    26.5 
  3 Lim,Zacharias                  2069     TAS  5.0 | +B15  -W8   +B10  +W12  +B6   =B7   =W1    |   24.0    27.0 
  4 McMahon,Denis                  1874     TAS  5.0 | =B12  -W9   +B14  =W2   +B10  +W11  +B7    |   22.5    25.0 
  5 Amos,Eddy                  (W) 1985     TAS  4.5 | +B2   +W13  +B8   =W6   +B1    --    --    |   30.0    33.0 
  6 Cohen,Scott                    1865     TAS  4.5 | +W21  +B11  +W7   =B5   -W3   -W1   +B13   |   26.0    28.5 
  7 Ivancic,Fabian                 1730      SA  4.0 | +B16  =W1   -B6   +W10  +B8   =W3   -W4    |   26.5    29.0 
  8 Patrick,John                   1711     TAS  4.0 | +W20  +B3   -W5   +B9   -W7   +W12  -B2    |   26.5    27.0 
  9 Keerthiratne,Himash            1903     TAS  3.5 | -W17  +B4   +W13  -W8   +B15  -W2   =B12   |   24.5    27.5 
 10 Perera,Chamath                    0     TAS  3.5 | +BYE  =B17  -W3   -B7   -W4   +W20  +B15   |   24.0    24.5 
 11 Hartwell,Thomas                1825     TAS  3.5 | +B19  -W6   =B2   -W17  +W16  -B4   +B18   |   23.0    25.0 
 12 Amarasekara,Udani              1300     TAS  3.5 | =W4   =B14  +W15  -B3   +W19  -B8   =W9    |   23.0    25.0 
 13 Djatschenko,Addison            1776     TAS  3.0 | +W18  -B5   -B9   +W20  -B2   +B19  -W6    |   22.5    23.0 
 14 Brown,Monty                    1353     TAS  3.0 | -B1   =W12  -W4   =B16  +BYE  -W15  +B19   |   21.0    23.0 
 15 Thain,Ella                     1447     TAS  3.0 | -W3   +W16  -B12  +B18  -W9   +B14  -W10   |   20.0    22.0 
 16 Beeton,Luwanna                  939     TAS  3.0 | -W7   -B15  +BYE  =W14  -B11  =W18  +B20   |   17.0    17.5 
 17 Duboudin,Christian         (W) 1333     TAS  2.5 | +B9   =W10  -B1   +B11   --    --    --    |   24.0    27.0 
 18 Dunn,Mark                       992     TAS  2.5 | -B13  -W2   +BYE  -W15  +B20  =B16  -W11   |   19.0    19.5 
 19 Boyle,Isaac                    1090     TAS  2.0 | -W11  +B21  +B20  -W1   -B12  -W13  -W14   |   20.0    20.5 
 20 Beeton,Bayani                   749     TAS  1.0 | -B8   +BYE  -W19  -B13  -W18  -B10  -W16   |   17.0    19.0 
 21 Soriano,Matthew            (W) 1144     TAS  1.0 | -B6   -W19  -BYE  +BYE   --    --    --    |   17.0    18.5