Australian Junior Lightning

Under 18 Open 1st Eugene Schon 8 VIC 2nd Yi Yuan 8 ACT 3rd Sam Grigg 7 QLD		Under 18 Girls 1st Emma Guo 5.5 ACT 2nd Natasha Bortsova 4.5 SA 3rd Penelope Drastik 3 NSW
Under 16 Open 1st Bobby Cheng 8 VIC 2nd James Morris 7 VIC 3rd Gene Lai 6 VIC		Under 16 Girls 1st Ruihong Lu 5 VIC 2nd Megan Setiabudi 4 ACT 3rd Winnie Yum 2.5 QLD
Under 14 Open 1st Alexander Stahnke 6.5 QLD 2nd Vincent Horton 6 TAS 3rd Aston Taminsyah 5.5 WA		Under 14 1st Leteisha Simmonds 4.5 QLD 2nd Abbie Kanagarajah 3.5 QLD 3rd Jenny Yum 3 QLD
Under 12 Open 1st Anton Smirnov 10 NSW 2nd Michael Chan 8 NSW 3rd Ari Dale 8 VIC		Under 12 Girls 1st Savithri Narenthran 6 VIC 2nd Grace Alvares 5 NSW 3rd Zalia Lai 4 ACT
Under 10 Open 1st Jamie-Lee Guo 6 ACT 2nd Finley Dale 5.5 VIC 3rd David Cannon 5 VIC		Under 10 Girls 1st Kashish Christian 5 NSW 2nd Hannah Derwent 3 ACT
Under 8 Open 1st Noah Gong 5 NSW 2nd Kevin Willathgamuwa 5 NSW 3rd Ethan Lim 5 VIC		Under 8 Girls 1st Yuvini Perera 2 TAS

Without the help of our major sponsors it would be impossible for a small state organisation like the TCA to host such an event.

This event is one of the most prestigious chess event ever staged in Tasmania and to date 115 interstate players have been attracted to the two weeks of competition with trophies and medals for 48 categories in various chess competitions and different age groups. Entries have certainly exceeded expectations.

The sponsorship from Chesskids and Tasmanian Government (through Events Tasmania) along with assistance of from the Hobart City Council, Ricoh Tasmania and Australian Chess Enterprises will ensure a successful event. Thank you to our sponsors.