2026/27 Four Team Tournament
Entry Information
Entries Open:
02/09/2026
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
Rounds & Results
Current Standings
No results available yet.
Round 3
Round 2
Round 1
Prizes & Awards
Winners will be listed on club website & display board.
Organiser Information
Chief Organiser:
Glenn Cross
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.
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.
