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The Winners of Durham Chess Congress 2022 announced

A Durham County Chess Congress 2022 took place over the weekend of 6-8 May in the Dolphin Centre, Darlington. Three chess events – Open tournament, Major event and Minor championship attracted a total of 159 entries and were played in 5 rounds, swiss system, with time control 100 min + 10 sec increment.
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The event was formally opened by the Mayor of Darlington, Cyndi Hughes, with Baroness Hale of Richmond one of the honoured guests.


The Open Tournament was won by IM Brandon Clarke with 4½ out of 5, ahead of several players on 4 points: GM Daniel Gormally, IM Peter Large, FM David Walker, FM Tim Wall, WCM Zoe Varney and Frederic Clement.

There were also outright winners in the Major – Luke Remus Elliot, and the Minor – Maksym Kryshtafor (from Ukraine), who both scored a maximum 5/5.

Final rankings – Durham Open 2022:


Rk.   Name FED Rtg Pts.  TB1 TB2 TB3
1 IM Clarke Brandon Gi  ENG 2445 4.5 0 4 17
2 FM Wall Tim P  ENG 2296 4 0 4 16
3 GM Gormally Daniel W  ENG 2476 4 0 3 16
4 IM Large Peter G  ENG 2285 4 0 3 15
5 FM Walker David J  ENG 2271 4 0 3 15
6   Frederic Clement  FRA 2216 4 0 3 14
7 WCM Varney Zoe  ENG 2046 4 0 3 13
8 FM Fernandez Michael H  ENG 2187 3.5 0 3 16
9   Waller Dan  ENG 2079 3.5 0 3 13
10   Cansdale Zach  ENG 1989 3.5 0 3 11
11 CM Arnott Jonathan W  ENG 2130 3.5 0 2 15
12   Redmond John P  IRL 2206 3 0 3 16
13   Oswald Graeme  ENG 2131 3 0 3 11
14 FM Dougherty Michael  CAN 2115 3 0 3 11
15 FM Gayson Peter M  ENG 2134 3 0 2 15
16   Hort Max  GER 1917 3 0 2 15
17   Ekanem Nathan  NGR 2005 3 0 2 14
18   Leon Cazares Gustavo  MEX 2079 3 0 2 13
19 AGM Skettos Nicolas  CYP 1941 3 0 2 13
20   Coathup Roger H  ENG 2141 3 0 2 13
21   Garnett John S  ENG 1868 3 0 2 12
22   Wilson Kevin J  ENG 1818 3 0 2 12
23   Dauber Stephen W  ENG 2078 3 0 2 11
24   Gillespie David P  SCO 1825 3 0 1 14
25   Gillespie Gary D  SCO 1802 3 0 1 12
26   Ackley Peter Je  ENG 1978 3 0 1 11
27   Townsend M Paul  ENG 2166 2.5 0 2 17
28 FM Burnett Andrew  SCO 2176 2.5 0 2 15
29   Thomson Neil  SCO 1968 2.5 0 2 14
30   Watson Jacob  ENG 1922 2.5 0 2 14
31   Shenbagakumar Gautham  ENG 1700 2.5 0 2 11
32   Ridge Michael  SCO 1847 2.5 0 2 10
33   Szekely Virgil  ENG 2137 2.5 0 1 14
34   Mollison Jamie  SCO 1908 2.5 0 1 13
35   Shahbazi Mahmoud  ENG 2011 2.5 0 1 12
36   Herring Sam Ac  ENG 1900 2 0 2 16
37   Booth Steven B  ENG 1886 2 0 2 14
38   Bates Chris  ENG 0 2 0 2 12
39   Caso Huerta Marcos  ESP 1811 2 0 2 10
40   Gazis George  GRE 1830 2 0 2 8
41   Zhu Yaoyao  ENG 1930 2 0 1 13
42   Barton Zachary  ENG 2158 2 0 1 13
43   Brencher Paul  ENG 1901 2 0 1 13
44   Sullivan Daniel Js  ENG 1957 2 0 1 12
45   Irving Neil  SCO 1888 2 0 1 12
46   Ilett Raymond J  ENG 1830 2 0 1 12
47   Mckay Jonathan  SCO 1897 2 0 1 11
48   Thomas Phillip  ENG 1770 2 0 1 10
49   Goede Jan  ENG 0 2 0 0 13
50   Tart Peter K  ENG 1869 1.5 0 1 14
51   Wynarczyk Raymond  ENG 1742 1.5 0 1 13
52   Villalard Nigel G  ENG 1950 1.5 0 1 10
53   Sun Meng  ENG 1666 1.5 0 1 9
54   May Paul  ENG 1749 1 0 1 11
55   Mize Dylan  USA 1615 1 0 1 9.5
56   Gamble Marc  SCO 600 1 0 0 11
57   Sunny Saurav  IND 1477 1 0 0 9.5
58   Corfield Zoe  FRA 1594 1 0 0 9
59   Liu Zizheng  ENG 1445 0.5 0 0 11

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Final rankings – Durham Major 2022:


Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts.  TB1 TB2 TB3
1 Remus Elliot Luke  ENG 1870 5 0 5 14
2 Sweeting Anthony  ENG 1688 4 0 3 16
3 Tomlinson Zak  ENG 1841 4 0 3 14
4 Ellames George J  ENG 1891 3.5 0 3 18
5 Taylor Mark  ENG 1816 3.5 0 3 15
6 Towers Brian  ISR 1893 3.5 0 3 14
7 Robinson Will  ENG 1904 3.5 0 3 12
8 Patrick David A  ENG 1824 3.5 0 3 12
9 Sams Jonathan  ENG 1811 3.5 0 3 9.5
10 Clegg Robert  ENG 1813 3 0 3 17
11 Bellwood Liam  ENG 1736 3 0 3 10
12 Ashton Alannah  ENG 1612 3 0 2 14
13 Dean Robert A  ENG 1862 3 0 2 13
14 Greatorex Roger  ENG 1780 3 0 2 13
15 O’gorman Brendan  ENG 1788 3 0 2 12
16 Walshaw David  ENG 1678 3 0 2 11
17 Robson Owen R  ENG 1777 3 0 2 9.5
18 Skelsey Stuart  ENG 1814 3 0 1 14
19 Webb Nicholas  IRL 1730 2.5 0 2 15
20 Mckay James  ENG 1621 2.5 0 2 14
21 Chester Ian B  ENG 1732 2.5 0 2 14
22 Harker Peter  ENG 1695 2.5 0 2 13
23 Shek Daniel  ENG 1899 2.5 0 2 12
24 Wilson Bill  ENG 1871 2.5 0 2 12
25 Aitchison A Keith  SCO 1887 2 0 2 8
26 Ormerod Stephen  ENG 1835 2 0 1 14
27 Benchebra Dalil  ENG 1643 2 0 1 13
28 Holroyd-Doveton Nathaniel  ENG 1679 2 0 1 12
29 Gosling Marcus  ENG 1907 2 0 0 14
30 Fisher Neal  ENG 1704 2 0 0 13
31 Brockes Jeremy P  ENG 1818 2 0 0 13
32 Jefferies Steve H  ENG 1629 1.5 0 1 13
33 Murdoch Stephen  NZL 1675 1.5 0 1 13
34 Coward Neil  ENG 1828 1.5 0 1 12
35 Mckay Mark  ENG 1800 1.5 0 1 12
36 Marsh John S  ENG 1752 1.5 0 1 12
37 Tyson Terry  ENG 1677 1.5 0 1 12
38 Teague David  ENG 1740 1.5 0 1 9.5
39 Lukauskas Titas  ENG 1705 1 0 1 14
40 Buckley James  ENG 1799 1 0 1 11
41 Czestochowski Eddie  ENG 1682 0.5 0 0 13
42 Goede Jan  ENG 0 0 0 0 9

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Final rankings – Durham Minor 2022:


Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts.  TB1 TB2 TB3
1 Kryshtafor Maksym  UKR 1324 5 0 5 17
2 Lukauskas Rojus  ENG 1607 4.5 0 4 13
3 Owen Luke  ENG 1384 4 0 4 18
4 Dos Santos Silva Bruno Alexandre  ENG 1657 4 0 4 16
5 Wilson Graham  SCO 1509 4 0 4 14
6 Allen Michael Ei  ENG 1522 4 0 4 13
7 Clynes Chris  ENG 1520 3.5 0 3 18
8 Smith Jacob  ENG 1560 3.5 0 3 13
9 Siddle Michael  ENG 1533 3.5 0 3 12
10 Jackson Paul Robert  ENG 1551 3.5 0 2 9.5
11 Stipanovic Antonio  ENG 1672 3 0 3 14
12 Berry Robert  ENG 1568 3 0 3 12
13 Johnstone-French Morgan  ENG 1670 3 0 3 12
14 Jerome Stellio  ENG 1530 3 0 2 15
15 Cassidy Bernard  SCO 1600 3 0 2 14
16 Egan William J  ENG 1598 3 0 2 12
17 Patterson Dave  ENG 1672 3 0 2 12
18 Waterman Kevin M  ENG 1581 3 0 2 12
19 Mckay Ruairidh  SCO 1567 3 0 2 12
20 Mcginnis Joe  ENG 1588 3 0 2 11
21 Bainbridge Bryan J  ENG 1552 3 0 2 9.5
22 Scorer David M  ENG 1407 3 0 1 15
23 Stephens Carl  ENG 1580 3 0 1 12
24 Edgar Barry  ENG 1615 3 0 1 11
25 Fraser Chris A  ENG 1607 2.5 0 2 15
26 Corner Brian D  ENG 1473 2.5 0 2 12
27 Webster Vivien  ENG 1630 2.5 0 2 11
28 Whitaker Brian  ENG 1580 2.5 0 2 9.5
29 Simpson Thomas E  ENG 1621 2.5 0 2 8.5
30 Miller Joseph E  ENG 1343 2.5 0 1 15
31 Mckay Peter  ENG 1612 2.5 0 1 14
32 Buckell David J  ENG 1646 2.5 0 1 13
33 Kent Elliot  ENG 1375 2.5 0 1 10
34 Mcgarty Colin  ENG 1390 2.5 0 0 14
35 Rook Ian R  ENG 1578 2 0 2 17
36 Hardy Andrew  ENG 1485 2 0 2 16
37 Tofield-Brown Joel  ENG 1520 2 0 2 12
38 Oliver Bruce R  ENG 1665 2 0 2 11
39 Krause Tom  ENG 1426 2 0 2 10
40 Edmundson Deborah  ENG 1450 2 0 2 8.5
41 Bowman George  ENG 1457 2 0 1 15
42 Ryder Arthur  ENG 1409 2 0 1 14
43 Key Tom  ENG 1479 2 0 1 14
44 Kuby Richard  ENG 1413 2 0 1 14
45 Wilson Jeff  ENG 1456 2 0 1 9
46 Johnson Stanley  ENG 1488 1.5 0 1 15
47 Greig Samuel  ENG 0 1.5 0 1 14
48 Kluckova Alzbeta  ENG 1256 1.5 0 1 14
49 Smith Guy  ENG 1244 1.5 0 1 13
50 Boxall Kenneth  ENG 1630 1.5 0 1 12
51 Howsden Geoffrey  ENG 1380 1.5 0 0 13
52 Dargue Peter W  ENG 1416 1.5 0 0 12
53 Salazar Eyre Emma  ENG 0 1 0 0 13
54 Urwin James  ENG 1356 1 0 0 12
55 Howe Daniel  ENG 1481 1 0 0 12
56 Edmundson Mark  ENG 1306 0 0 0 12
57 Asquith Emily  ENG 1701 0 0 0 11
58 Tamosiunas Simas  ENG 1582 0 0 0 10