Ron Evers Tournament
The Ron Evers is a handicap team knockout competition organised by Durham County Chess Association. Each team has 4 players and the time limit is 1 hour for each player for all moves. The handicap system is based on the overall grading difference between the teams (not each individual board) with the lower graded team getting 0, ½, 1½, 2½ or 3½ points depending on how much the grading difference is. In the last case, the higher graded team must win all 4 games or they will lose the match.
Durham city usually enter 2 teams in the Ron Evers. Results from recent years are displayed on the right.
Ron Evers Results
Follow this link to the Durham County Website for full details including fixtures and results.
Durham City Results 2012
Final
28 May 2012
Hartlepool 2½-1½ Durham City I
Handicap: 0-0
1. R Stonehouse ½-½ D Renton
2. B Price 0-1 D James
3. G Matthews 1-0 T Shires
4. P Harker 1-0 AM Bell
Semi-Finals
23 April 2012
Hartlepool 2-2 Durham City II
Handicap: 0-0
1. R. Stonehouse ½-½ K. Neat
2. B. Price ½-½ D. Smith
3. P. Harker 0-1 S. Palucha
4. M. Priest 1-0 A. McNamee
Hartlepool won the 5-minute match with colours reversed 2½-1½
1. R. Stonehouse ½-½ K. Neat
2. B. Price 0-1 D. Smith
3. P. Harker 1-0 S. Palucha
4. M. Priest 1-0 A. McNamee
3 May 2012
Hetton Lyons 3½-4 Durham City I
Handicap: 3½-0
1. D Griffin 0-1 D Renton
2. F Stobbart 0-1 D James
3. M Edmondson 0-1 T Shires
4. P Griffin 0-1 M Bell
Round 1
22 Feb 2012
Durham City II 4-0 (Default) Peterlee
8 Feb 2012
Durham City I 3-2½ Bishop Auckland
Handicap: 0-1½
1. D Renton 1-0 Default
2. D James 1-0 R Berry
3. M Ayton 0-1 B Bainbridge
4. T Shires 1-0 G Parkin
Durham City Results 2011
Final
Durham City I 1½-2½ Durham City II
Handicap: 0-0
1. Ken Neat 1 Dave Renton 0
2. David James 0 George Gazis 1
3. Peter Turner ½ Douglas Smith ½
4. Mike Ayton 0 Nathan Huntley 1
Semi-Finals
13 April 2011
Durham City II 4-3½ Hetton Lyons
Handicap: 0-3½
1. D.Renton 1 A.Mezzo 0
2. D.Smith 1 F.Stobbart 0
3. N.Huntley 1 D.Griffin 0
4. G.Gazis 1 M.Cooper 0
28 March 2011
Hartlepool 2-2 Durham City I
Handicap: 0-0
1. B Price 0-1 D James
2. K Smith 1-0 T Glover
3. G Matthews ½-½ A Raison
4. P Harker ½-½ M Ayton
The 5-minute match with colours reversed was also drawn. Durham City I then won the first tie-break 5-minute game.
Round 1
Durham City I v Gateshead
Durham City I won by default.
22 February 2011
Peterlee 3½-4 Durham City II
Handicap: 3½-0
1. K Boxall 0-1 D Renton
2. J Reddington 0-1 D Smith
3. P Hunter 0-1 N Huntley
4. F Hughes 0-1 G Gazis