Isle of Man Chess Club.

PromSpace, Loch Promenade, Douglas - Tuesdays 7.15pm - September to May.

  • Venue / Contact.
  • Committee Members.
  • Calendar.
  • Tournaments.
    • Douglas Championship
    • Manx Cup & Plate.
    • Manx Championship.
    • Rapid Play Weekender, Sunday 17th May 2026.
    • 5 Minute Manx Blitz.
    • Manx Lightning (Buzzer).
  • 2026 FIDE Olympiad – Team Selection.
  • Membership.
  • Honours Board 2020 – 2025.
  • RIP.
    • Dietmar Kolbus – RIP.
    • Jim McDonald – RIP.
    • Jamie Barrow – RIP.
    • Richard William Mylrea – RIP.
    • Alan Robertson – RIP.
  • Game Archive.

2024 Olympiad.

2024 Olympiad, Budapest, Hungary – Isle of Man Team.

Current Qualification Standings – 1st January 2024

  • Douglas Champion – Li Wu
    • Reserve – John Costello
  • Manx Chess Champion – 
  • Top Rated Player One – Dietmar Kolbus – 2305 (ECF)
  • Top Rated Player Two – Silvester Sipos – 1962 (ECF)
  • (Subject to fulfilling “active” member criteria)
  • Top Rated Player Three – Henrik Fabri – 1942 (ECF)
  • Team Captain – To be confirmed. 

    Potential Isle of Man Squad (IOMCA Members / IOM flag in FIDE Ratings Database)

  • Li Wu.
  • Dietmar Kolbus.
  • Silvester Sipos.
  • Henrik Fabri.
  • Alan Ormsby.
  • Brian Towers.
  • Francis Thoday.
  • John Costello.
  • Zahed Miah.
  • Patrick Craythorne.
  • Glenn Cross.
  • Howard Dobson.
  • Brian Woodard.
  • Paul Smith.
  • Vincent Hodgson.
  • Colin Watkinson.
  • Mahdi Mahdavi.
  • Kyle Cross.
  • David Dunkley.
  • Visitors.

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  • Champions.
    2025/2026.New.Defending.
    Manx.H Fabri.
    Douglas.K Allen.K Allen.
    Manx Cup.K Allen.
    Candidates.K Cross.
    Challengers.C Watkinson.
    Manx Plate.S Sipos.
    Rapid.S Sipos.
    Blitz.S Gumireddy
    Lightning.----------------
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