• 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.

• 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.

• No eating in the playing hall, including sweets. Drinks are allowed at the board, if consumed quietly.

• No smoking is allowed in the church or its grounds.

Group Tie Break.

• Result between players.
• Number of wins with or without playing.
• Number of games won over the board.
• Number of games played with black.
• Number of games won with black.
• Flip of a coin.

Final – In The Event of a Draw.

• In the event of a draw in the Manx Cup or Plate Finals, the winner will be decided by a play-off after all games have finished. 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 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.