2026/27 Four Team Tournament

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FIDE Rated

Entry Information

Entries Open: 02/09/2026
Entries Close: 08/09/2026

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

Entered Players

# Player Rating Federation Notes
1 Jim Sumner 2020 England Team A
2 Silvester Sipos - AFM 1961 Isle of Man Team B
3 Henrik Fabri 1947 Isle of Man Team C
4 Howard Dobson 1866 Isle of Man Team D
5 Glenn Cross 1825 Isle of Man Team D
6 Paul Smith 1791 Isle of Man Team C
7 Zahed Miah 1790 Isle of Man Team B
8 Kyle Cross 1766 Isle of Man Team A
9 Simon Hogan 1606 Isle of Man Team A
10 Alexander Jackson 0000 Isle of Man Team D
11 Mark McCarrick 0000 Isle of Man Team D
12 Naomi Corlett 0000 Isle of Man Team C
13 Ben Davies 0000 Isle of Man Team C
14 Jack Hay 0000 Isle of Man Team B
15 Ambrose McCartney 0000 Isle of Man Team A
16 Mario Minott 0000 Isle of Man Team B

Round 3 - Team A v Team D

29/09/2026 7:30 pm Scheduled
Board White Black Result Notes
1 Reserve Howard Dobson Scheduled A v D
Glenn Cross Kyle Cross Scheduled D v A
3 Simon Hogan Mark McCarrick Scheduled A v D
4 Alexander Jackson Ambrose McCartney Scheduled D v A

Round 3 - Team B v Team C

29/09/2026 7:30 pm Scheduled
Board White Black Result Notes
1 Silvester Sipos Henrik Fabri Scheduled B v C
2 Paul Smith Zahed Miah Scheduled C v B
3 Reserve Naomi Corlett Scheduled B v C
1 Ben Davies Jack Hay Scheduled C v B

Round 2 - Team B v Team D

22/09/2026 7:30 pm Scheduled
Board White Black Result Notes
1 Howard Dobson Silvester Sipos Scheduled D v B
2 Zahed Miah Glenn Cross Scheduled B v D
3 Mark McCarrick Mario Minott Scheduled D v B
4 Jack Hay Alexander Jackson Scheduled B v D

Round 2 - Team A v Team C

22/09/2026 7:30 pm Scheduled
Board White Black Result Notes
1 Henrik Fabri Jim Sumner Scheduled C v A
2 Kyle Cross Paul Smith Scheduled A v C
3 Naomi Corlett Simon Hogan Scheduled C v A
4 Ambrose McCartney Ben Davies Scheduled A v C

Round 1 - Team A v Team B

15/09/2026 7:30 pm Scheduled
Board White Black Result Notes
1 Jim Sumner Silvester Sipos Scheduled A v B
2 Zahed Miah Kyle Cross Scheduled B v A
3 Simon Hogan Mario Minott Scheduled A v B
4 Jack Hay Ambrose McCartney Scheduled B v A

Round 1 - Team C v Team D

15/09/2026 7:30 pm Scheduled
Board White Black Result Notes
1 Henrik Fabri Howard Dobson Scheduled C v D
2 Glenn Cross Paul Smith Scheduled D v C
3 Naomi Corlett Mark McCarrick Scheduled C v D
4 Alexander Jackson Ben Davies Scheduled D v C

Rating Information

Rating Date Used: The 1st September 2026 FIDE ratings will be used. Players without a FIDE rating will have an estimated rating given for the purpose of the tournament.

Prizes & Awards

Winners will be listed on club website & display board.

Organiser Information

Chief Organiser: Glenn Cross
Controller: Brian Woodard
The Chief Organiser's decision in all matters will be final.

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.

Mobile Phones

  • Mobile phones must be switched off and left on the table in plain view until the end of the game.

Four teams will be created of equal or odd number but no greater than one more than any other team. (i.e. You cannot have 3 teams of 5 and one team of 7).

Players will be allocated to a team to average team strength and each team board will be numbered by strength.

Each team will play each other once, so the tournament will last three weeks.

Each game will be scored as 1pt for a win, 1/2pt for a draw and 0pt for a loss.

Substitutions in a team may be allowed it the player registered at the start of the tournament and has not played for any other team in the tournament.