Manx Qualifying Round
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 | The Manx / Candidates - Playoff |
| 2 | Silvester Sipos - AFM | 1972 | Isle of Man | The Manx / Candidates - Playoff |
| 3 | Henrik Fabri | 1951 | Isle of Man | The Manx / Candidates - Playoff |
| 4 | Sanjay Gumireddy | 1870 | Isle of Man | The Manx / Candidates - Playoff |
| 5 | Glenn Cross | 1843 | Isle of Man | The Manx / Candidates - Playoff |
| 6 | Brian Woodard | 1819 | Isle of Man | The Manx / Candidates - Playoff |
| 7 | Howard Dobson | 1814 | Isle of Man | The Manx / Candidates - Playoff |
| 8 | Brian Towers | 1803 | Isle of Man | The Manx / Candidates - Playoff |
| 9 | John Costello | 1797 | Isle of Man | The Manx / Candidates - Playoff |
| 10 | Paul Smith | 1787 | Isle of Man | The Manx / Candidates - Playoff |
| 11 | Sandor Talas | 1773 | Isle of Man | The Manx / Candidates - Playoff |
| 12 | Harry Quayle | 1726 | Isle of Man | The Manx / Candidates - Playoff |
| 13 | Kyle Cross | 1718 | Isle of Man | The Manx / Candidates - Playoff |
| 14 | Antony Jackson | 1658 | Isle of Man | The Manx / Candidates - Playoff |
| 15 | Colin Watkinson | 1637 | Isle of Man | The Manx / Candidates - Playoff |
| 16 | David Dunkley | 1413 | Isle of Man | The Manx / Candidates - Playoff |
| 17 | Jack Hay | 0000 | Isle of Man | Challengers |
| 18 | Simon Hogan | 0000 | Isle of Man | Challengers |
| 19 | Naomi Corlett | 0000 | Isle of Man | Challengers |
| 20 | Ben Davies | 0000 | Isle of Man | Challengers |
| 21 | Mark McCarrick | 0000 | Isle of Man | Challengers |
| 22 | Jonathan Ireland | 0000 | Isle of Man | Challengers |
| 23 | Ian Hanbidge | 0000 | Isle of Man | Challengers |
| 24 | Christian Jones | 0000 | Isle of Man | Challengers |
| 25 | Nathan Cafearo | 0000 | Isle of Man | Challengers |
| 26 | Lewis Mcgaw | 0000 | Isle of Man | Challengers |
Prizes & Awards
Winner will be listed on club website.
Organiser Information
Chief Organiser:
Brian Woodard
Controller:
Brian Woodard
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.
