Douglas Championship.

Douglas Championship Final Table.

Position.Name.Points.
1st. (1)Keith Allen. 🏆6WDWbWWW
2nd. (8)Glenn Cross.5WWDWLDW
3rd. (2)Silvester Sipos.4 1/2DbbWWDD
3rd. (3)Henrik Fabri.4 1/2DDWLWDW
3rd. (5)Alan Ormsby.4 1/2WWDDWLD
3rd. (6)S Gumireddy.4 1/2DWLWLWW
7th. (12)Brian Woodard.4DbWDWDL
7th. (13)John Costello.4DbWWLWL
7th. (16)Sandor Talas.4DDWLWLW
10th. (7)Zahed Miah.3 1/2LWbLWWL
10th. (10)Brian Towers.3 1/2WDLWLLW
10th. (11)Paul Smith.3 1/2LWLWLWD
10th. (15)Harry Quayle.3 1/2LLBWWLD
14th. (4)Francis Thoday.3DbLLWLW
14th. (9)Howard Dobson.3WLWbbLL
14th. (17)Colin Watkinson.3WLWLLWL
14th. (18)Antony Jackson.3LbWbLWL
18th. (14)Kyle Cross.2 1/2DLLWLLW
19th. (19)Simon Furner.2bbLLLWL
19th. (20)David Dunkley.2LBLLWLL
21st. (21)Lewis Mcgaw.1LLLLLLW

Round 7 – 28th October 2025.

Board.White.vBlack.Score.
1.Brian Woodard (4)vKeith Allen (5) 🏆0 – 1
2.Alan Ormsby (4)vSilvester Sipos (4)1/2 – 1/2
3.Glenn Cross (4)vJohn Costello (4)1 – 0
4.Henrik Fabri (3 1/2)vZahed Miah (3 1/2)1 – 0
5.S Gumireddy (3 1/2)vHoward Dobson (3)1 – 0
6.Harry Quayle (3)vPaul Smith (3)1/2 – 1/2
7.Sandor Talas (3)vColin Watkinson (3)1 – 0
8.Antony Jackson (3)vBrian Towers (2 1/2)0 – 1
9.Francis Thoday (2)vDavid Dunkley (2)1 – 0
10.Kyle Cross (1 1/2)vSimon Furner (2)1 – 0
Lewis Mcgaw1pt Bye

Round 6 – 21st October 2025.

Board.White.vBlack.Score.
1.Keith Allen (4) 🏆vAlan Ormsby (4)1-0
2.Silvester Sipos (3 1/2)vGlenn Cross (3 1/2)1/2 – 1/2
3.Brian Woodard (3 1/2)vHenrik Fabri (3)1/2 – 1/2
4.John Costello (3)vHarry Quayle (3)1 – 0
5.Zahed Miah (2 1/2)vSandor Talas (3)1 – 0
6.Brian Towers (2 1/2)vSanjay Gumireddy (2 1/2)0 – 1
7.Antony Jackson (2)vFrancis Thoday (2)1 – 0
8.Colin Watkinson (2)vDavid Dunkley (2)1 – 0
9.Paul Smith (2)vKyle Cross (1 1/2)1 – 0
10.Simon Furner (1)vLewis Mcgaw (0) 1 – 0
Howard Dobson (3)Default Loss

Round 5 – 14th October 2025.

Board.White.vBlack.Score.
1.Glenn Cross (3 1/2).vKeith Allen (3). 🏆0 – 1
2.Alan Ormsby (3).vJohn Costello (3).1 – 0
3.Brian Towers (2 1/2).vSilvester Sipos (2 1/2).0 – 1
4.Sanjay Gumireddy (2 1/2)vBrian Woodard (2 1/2).0 – 1
5.Henrik Fabri (2).vColin Watkinson (2).1 – 0
6.Sandor Talas (2).vPaul Smith (2).1 – 0
7.Harry Quayle (2).vAntony Jackson (2).1 – 0
8.Kyle Cross (1 1/2)vZahed Miah (1/2).0 – 1
9.Francis Thoday (1).vSimon Furner (1).1 – 0
10.David Dunkley (1).vLewis Mcgaw (0)1 – 0
Howard Dobson (2 1/2).1/2pt bye.

Round 4 – 7th October 2025.

Board.White.vBlack.Score.
1.Brian Woodard. (2)vAlan Ormsby. (2 1/2)1/2 – 1/2
2.Glenn Cross. (2 1/2)vSandor Talas. (2)1 – 0
3.John Costello. (2)vColin Watkinson. (2)1 – 0
4.Silvester Sipos. (1 1/2)vHenrik Fabri. (2)1 – 0
5.Zahed Miah. (1 1/2)vBrian Towers. (1 1/2)0 – 1
6.Sanjay Gumireddy. (1 1/2)vFrancis Thoday. (1)1 – 0 (w/o)
7.Paul Smith. (1)vDavid Dunkley. (1)1 – 0
8.Simon Furner. (1)vHarry Quayle. (1)0 – 1
9.Lewis Mcgaw. (0)vKyle Cross. (1/2)0 – 1
Keith Allen. (2 1/2) 🏆1/2 pt bye.
Howard Dobson. (2)1/2 pt bye.
Antony Jackson. (1 1/2)1/2 pt bye.

Round 3 – 30th September 2025.

Board.White.vBlack.Score.
1.Alan Ormsby. (2)v Glenn Cross. (2)1/2 – 1/2
2.Keith Allen. (1 1/2)🏆vS Gumireddy. (1 1/2)1 – 0
3.Henrik Fabri. (1)vBrian Towers. (1 1/2)1 – 0
4.Francis Thoday. (1)vColin Watkinson. (1)0 – 1 (w/o)
5.Howard Dobson. (1)vSimon Furner. (1)1 – 0
6.John Costello. (1)vPaul Smith. (1)1 – 0
7.David Dunkley. (1)vBrian Woodard. (1)0 – 1
8.Kyle Cross. (1/2)vSandor Talas. (1)0 – 1
9.Lewis Mcgaw. (0)vAntony Jackson. (1/2)0 – 1
Harry Quayle. (0)1 pt Bye.
Silvester Sipos. (1)1/2 pt bye.
Zahed Miah. (1)1/2 pt bye.

Round 2 – 23rd September 2025.

Board.White.vBlack.Score.
1.Brian Towers. (1)v Keith Allen. (1)🏆1/2 – 1/2
2.Colin Watkinson. (1)vAlan Ormsby. (1)0 – 1
3.Glenn Cross. (1)vHoward Dobson. (1)1 – 0
4.Sandor Talas. (1/2)vHenrik Fabri. (1/2)1/2 – 1/2
5.S Gumireddy. (1/2)vKyle Cross. (1/2)1 – 0
6.Harry Quayle. (0)vZahed Miah. (0)0 – 1
7.Paul Smith. (0)vLewis Mcgaw. (0)1 – 0
David Dunkley. (0)1pt Bye.
Silvester Sipos. (1/2)1/2 pt Bye.
Francis Thoday. (1/2)1/2 pt Bye.
Brian Woodard. (1/2)1/2 pt Bye.
John Costello. (1/2)1/2 pt Bye.
Antony Jackson. (0)1/2 pt Bye.
Simon Furner. (1/2)1/2 pt Bye.

Round 1 – 16th September 2025.

Board.White.vBlack.Score.
1.Keith Allen.🏆vPaul Smith.1 – 0
2.Brian Woodard.vSilvester Sipos.1/2 – 1/2
3.Henrik Fabri.vJohn Costello.1/2 – 1/2
4.Kyle Cross.vFrancis Thoday.1/2 – 1/2
5.Alan Ormsby.vHarry Quayle.1 – 0
6.Sandor Talas.vS Gumireddy.1/2 – 1/2
7.Zahed Miah.vColin Watkinson.0 – 1 (w/o)
8.Antony Jackson.vGlenn Cross.0 – 1
9.Howard Dobson.vDavid Dunkley.1 – 0
10Lewis Mcgaw.vBrian Towers0 – 1
Simon Furner1/2pt Bye.

Current Champion Keith Allen.

Name.FIDE Rating – 08/09/25.Bye.
1.Keith Allen. 🏆2101 (IRL)Rnd 4
2.Silvester Sipos.1954 (IOM)Rnd 2 & 3
3.Henrik Fabri.1945 (IOM)
4.Francis Thoday.1898 (IOM)Rnd 2
5.Alan Ormsby.1884 (IOM)
6.Sanjay Gumireddy.1865 (IOM)
7.Zahed Miah.1831 (IOM)Rnd 3
8.Glenn Cross.1829 (IOM)
9.Howard Dobson.1818 (IOM)Rnd 4,5 & 6 (6 -DL)
10.Brian Towers.1808 (IOM)
11.Paul Smith.1797 (IOM)
12.Brian Woodard.1795 (IOM)Rnd 2
13.John Costello.1789 (IOM)Rnd 2
14.Kyle Cross.1777 (IOM)
15.Harry Quayle.1777 est. (IOM)
16.Sandor Talas.1746 (IOM)
17.Colin Watkinson.1661 (IOM)
18.Antony Jackson.1648 (IOM)Rnd 2 & 4
19.Simon Furner.1479 est. (Eng)Rnd 1 & 2
20.David Dunkley.1467 (IOM)
21.Lewis Mcgaw.0 (IOM-Imminent)

(Terms & Conditions)
7-round, FIDE-rated Swiss.
Venue: PromSpace, Loch Promenade, Douglas.
No entry fees.

Winner will be listed on club website & display board.

Open Tournament.

Timetable

Refer to Calendar – Clocks 7.30pm.

(30 minutes after the start of each round, a new pairing may be made for any two players whose
opponents have not arrived , with an appropriate adjustment to the rate of play to ensure the game finishes on time. Missing players will be defaulted after 30 minutes).

Ratings

The 9th September 2025 FIDE ratings will be used. Players without a FIDE rating will have an estimated
rating given for the purpose of the tournament.

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.

Any player under the age of 18 must be accompanied by their parent / guardian for the duration of the tournament.

Entries

Entries will open immediately and will close 10th September 2025.
Please enter via email only to brianwoodard@iomchess.com

Rate of Play

75 minutes, plus 30 seconds a move for the whole game.

Byes

Two ½ point byes can be taken from rounds 1 – 6. Players can not take a bye in round 7. A bye must be requested 8 days prior to the round you wish to take a bye in.

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 round-7 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 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 from
move 61, 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 number of games played.
(A 1-point bye will count as a game that was played).
• The results between the players involved in the tie.
• Sum of progressive score.
• Sum of opponents’ scores (Buchholz).
• Sonneborn-Berger.
• Number of won games.

Organisers

  • The Chief Organiser is Glenn Cross.
  • The CO’s decision in all matters will be final.