2025 IOM Chess Association - Douglas Championship Round 1-3
Open SwissStandard
20 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 16 Sept 2025 to 30 Sept 2025 in Douglas, Isle of Man. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1890, and top seed was Keith Allen (🇮🇪 IRL, 2101).
Glenn Cross (🇮🇲 IOM, 1829) won with 2.5/3, ahead of Keith Allen (2.5) and Alan Ormsby (2.5). Cross shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇮🇲Douglas, Isle of Man
Dates
16 Sept 2025 → 30 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇮🇲Unknown (IOM)×17
🇮🇪Ireland×1
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 3 players tied at 2.5/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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3
R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 2.5/3. Cross takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Keith Allen | * | — | — | — |
| 2Glenn Cross | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Alan Ormsby | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Sandor Talas | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cross, Glenn | 1829 | IOM | +12N | +6B | =3N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.25 | 2056 | +16.4 |
| 2 | Allen, Keith | 2101 | IRL | +11B | =8N | +7B | 2.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.25 | 2096 | -0.2 |
| 3 | Ormsby, Alan | 1884 | IOM | +19B | +17N | =1B | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1939 | +2.8 |
| 4 | Fabri, Henrik | 1945 | IOM | =9B | =5N | +8B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 3.25 | 1906 | -3.0 |
| 5 | Talas, Sandor | 1746 | IOM | =7B | =4B | +13N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.25 | 1987 | +38.4 |
| 6 | Dobson, Howard | 1818 | IOM | +16B | −1N | +20B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1648 | -7.4 |
| 7 | Gumireddy, Sanjay | 1865 | IOM | =5N | +13B | −2N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1875 | +0.4 |
| 8 | Towers, Brian | 1808 | IOM | +18N | =2B | −4N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1830 | +0.6 |
| 9 | Costello, John | 1789 | IOM | =4N | F | +11B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 2064 | +14.4 |
| 10 | Woodard, Brian | 1795 | IOM | =14B | F | +16N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1904 | +6.8 |
| 11 | Smith, Paul | 1797 | IOM | −2N | +18B | −9N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1145 | -13.0 |
| 12 | Jackson, Antony | 1648 | IOM | −1B | F | +18N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1029 | -5.2 |
| 13 | Cross, Kyle | 1777 | IOM | =15B | −7N | −5B | 0.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 0.25 | 1563 | -30.4 |
| 14 | Sipos, Silvester | 1954 | IOM | =10N | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1795 | -4.2 |
| 15 | Thoday, Francis | 1898 | IOM | =13N | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1777 | -3.2 |
| 16 | Dunkley, David | 1467 | IOM | −6N | F | −10B | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1007 | -9.6 |
| 17 | Watkinson, Colin | 1661 | IOM | F | −3B | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1084 | -8.8 |
| 18 | FIDE 235000147 | 0 | — | −8B | −11N | −12B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 951 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Quayle, Harry | 0 | IOM | −3N | −?B | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1058 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Furner, Simon Robert | 0 | ENG | F | F | −6N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1018 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Talas, SandorIOM+38.42.0 pts · #3
- 2Cross, GlennIOM+16.42.5 pts · #2
- 3Costello, JohnIOM+14.41.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Cross, KyleIOM-30.40.5 pts · #13
- 2Smith, PaulIOM-13.01.0 pts · #18
- 3Dunkley, DavidIOM-9.60.0 pts · #19