Manx Championship 2025-26 Season
New Champion:
Keith Allen
Current Champion:
Henrik Fabri
Previous Champion:
Keith Allen
Entry Information
Entries Open:
4th January 2026
Entries Close:
21st January 2026
Entry Fees
No entry fees for this tournament.
Entries to:
brianwoodard@iomchess.com
Tournament Format
Time Control
Type:
Classical
Base Time:
75 minutes
Increment:
30 seconds per move
Default Policy:
Players will be defaulted after 30 minutes
Venue
PromSpace, Loch Promenade, Douglas
Entered Players
| # | Player | Rating | Federation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keith Allen | 2109 | Ireland | Manx |
| 2 | Silvester Sipos - AFM | 1972 | Isle of Man | Manx |
| 3 | Henrik Fabri | 1951 | Isle of Man | Manx |
| 4 | Sanjay Gumireddy | 1870 | Isle of Man | Manx |
| 5 | Glenn Cross | 1843 | Isle of Man | Manx |
| 6 | Brian Woodard | 1819 | Isle of Man | Manx |
| 7 | Howard Dobson | 1814 | Isle of Man | Manx |
| 8 | Brian Towers | 1803 | Isle of Man | Manx |
Rounds & Results
Current Standings
| Rank | Player | Score | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keith Allen | 6.5 | 7 |
| 2 | Sanjay Gumireddy | 4.5 | 7 |
| 3 | Howard Dobson | 4.0 | 7 |
| 3 | Silvester Sipos | 4.0 | 7 |
| 5 | Henrik Fabri | 3.5 | 7 |
| 6 | Brian Towers | 2.0 | 7 |
| 7 | Brian Woodard | 1.0 | 7 |
| 8 | Glenn Cross | 0.5 | 7 |
The Manx Round 7
Time Control:
75 minutes 30 seconds
| Board | White | Black | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanjay Gumireddy | Glenn Cross | 1-0 | |
| 2 | Keith Allen | Brian Woodard | 1-0 | |
| 3 | Henrik Fabri | Howard Dobson | 0-1 | |
| 4 | Silvester Sipos | Brian Towers | 1-0 |
The Manx Round 6
Time Control:
75 minutes 30 seconds
| Board | White | Black | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Towers | Howard Dobson | 0-1 | |
| 2 | Keith Allen | Henrik Fabri | ½-½ | |
| 3 | Brian Woodard | Sanjay Gumireddy | ½-½ | |
| 4 | Glenn Cross | Silvester Sipos | 0-1 |
The Manx Round 5
Time Control:
75 minutes 30 seconds
| Board | White | Black | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik Fabri | Glenn Cross | 1-0 | |
| 2 | Brian Towers | Brian Woodard | 1-0 | |
| 3 | Howard Dobson | Keith Allen | 0-1 | |
| 4 | Silvester Sipos | Sanjay Gumireddy | 1-0 |
The Manx Round 4
Time Control:
75 minutes 30 seconds
| Board | White | Black | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanjay Gumireddy | Howard Dobson | 1-0 | |
| 2 | Keith Allen | Brian Towers | 1-0 | |
| 4 | Silvester Sipos | Henrik Fabri | 1-0 | |
| Brian Woodard | Glenn Cross | 0-0 (Forfeit) |
The Manx Round 3
Time Control:
75 minutes 30 seconds
| Board | White | Black | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Towers | Henrik Fabri | 0-1 | ||
| 1 | Sanjay Gumireddy | Keith Allen | 0-1 | |
| 2 | Howard Dobson | Glenn Cross | ½-½ | |
| Silvester Sipos | Brian Woodard | 0-0 (Forfeit) |
The Manx Round 2
Time Control:
75 minutes 30 seconds
| Board | White | Black | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenn Cross | Brian Towers | 0-1 | |
| 2 | Henrik Fabri | Sanjay Gumireddy | 0-1 | |
| 3 | Keith Allen | Silvester Sipos | 1-0 | |
| 4 | Brian Woodard | Howard Dobson | ½-½ |
The Manx Round 1
Time Control:
75 minutes 30 seconds
| Board | White | Black | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Woodard | Henrik Fabri | 0-1 | |
| 2 | Glenn Cross | Keith Allen | 0-1 | |
| 3 | Brian Towers | Sanjay Gumireddy | 0-1 | |
| 4 | Howard Dobson | Silvester Sipos | 1-0 |
Bye Policy
Manx No Byes // Candidates No Byes // Challengers Two 1/2 Point Byes.
Prizes & Awards
Winner will be listed on club website honours board.
Organiser Information
Chief Organiser:
Brian Woodard
Controller:
Alan Ormsby / Brian Towers
Terms & Conditions
Entry Requirements
- Federation member. If you are not a federation member it will be presumed that you wish to appear in the FIDE Ratings Database under the Isle of Man Flag (subject to the international rating officers approval) and an application to this affect will be made on your behalf, subject to you providing your full name and date of birth, If, however, you are joining an alternative federation, please advise Brian Woodard. Please note that you must be a member of a federation before the start of the tournament otherwise you will not be able to take part.
Qualification
- 16 highest grade entries will qualify for Manx Championship Playoffs.
- Example – 16 entries will result in a playoff 1 v 16 / 2 v 15 / 3 v 14 / 4 v 13 / 5 v 12 / 6 v 11 / 7 v 10 / 9 v 8 Odd numbers have white.
- In the event of a draw the winner will be decided by blitz games until we have a winner, with reversed colours, rate of play of 5 minutes plus an increment of 2 seconds a move.
- The winner of the playoff will enter the Manx Championship in a Round Robin Tournament.
- The loser of the playoff will enter the Candidates in a Round Robin Tournament.
- 17th highest entry and below will automatically go into the Challengers in a Swiss tournament format.
Re-arranged games
- If necessary games can be re-arranged to be played on an alternative date / venue, but must be played before the commencement of the 7th round.
- It is the responsibility of the player who wishes to change the date to organise the re-arranged game.
- If this is not possible or your opponent doesn’t want to re-arrange the opponent will receive a default win.
- You must inform the controller before the round in question who wishes to re-arrange the game, when and where is to be played and the result once played.
Tie Break
- In the event of two players tying for first place , the winner will be decided by a play-off after the completion of all 7th round games. The play-off will consist of two blitz games with a rate of play of 5 minutes plus an increment of 2 seconds a move, with alternative colours, first game colours to be determined by the toss of a coin.
- If the blitz match finishes equal then the winner will be determined by Armageddon with 5
minutes for White and 4 minutes for Black, plus an increment of 2 seconds a move, Black having draw odds. A toss of a coin will determine colours. - In the event of three or more players tying for first place, the top two will be determined by
tie-break, in the following order of priority, and will enter the play-off described above: - The results between the players involved in the tie.
Sum of progressive score.
Sum of opponents’ scores (Buchholz).
Sonneborn-Berger.
Number of won games.
You must be available to play at the venue on the 27th January 2026 and 24th March 2026. Please do not enter if you are not available on those dates.
