2026/27 Candidates
Current Champion:
Sandor Talas
Previous Champion:
Kyle Cross
Entry Information
Maximum Entries:
8 players
Entry Fees
No entry fees for this tournament.
Entries to:
brianwoodard@iomchess.com
Tournament Format
Time Control
Base Time:
75 minutes
Increment:
30 seconds per move
Default Policy:
Missing players will be defaulted after 30 minutes
Venue
PromSpace, Loch Promenade, Douglas
Pool Tournament
Quarterfinals: 4 pools of 4 players
Semifinals: 2 pools of 4 players
Finals: Top 2 from each semifinal pool
Semifinals: 2 pools of 4 players
Finals: Top 2 from each semifinal pool
Rounds & Results
Current Standings
No results available yet.
Round 7
Round 6
Round 5
Round 4
Round 3
Round 2
Round 1
Bye Policy
No byes
Prizes & Awards
Winner will be listed on club website & display board.
Organiser Information
Chief Organiser:
Brian Woodard
Controller:
Brian Woodard
Terms & Conditions
Controller & Arbiters
- The name of the controller will be confirmed prior to the tournament. The chief arbiter, to be assisted by up to four other arbiters, the name of which will be announced before the tournament. If his assistance is required during play, the arbiter has the right to stop their own clock until the issue is resolved. If the chief arbiter is unavailable or directly involved in the issue as a player, one of the other arbiters will be available to deal with the matter in question.
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.
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.
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.
