2025 IOM Chess Association - Douglas Championship Rounds 4-7
21 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Oct 2025 to 28 Oct 2025 in Douglas, Isle of Man. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1893, and top seed was Keith Allen (🇮🇪 IRL, 2101).
Silvester Sipos (🇮🇲 IOM, 1954) won with 3.0/7, ahead of Keith Allen (3.0) and Glenn Cross (2.5). Sipos shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Antony Jackson (1648) beat Francis Thoday (1898), a +250-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 3.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 3.0/7. Sipos takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.0).
Keith Allen won 3 in a row (R5–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Keith Allen | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Silvester Sipos | — | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Glenn Cross | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Henrik Fabri | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sipos, Silvester | 1954 | IOM | F | F | F | +4B | +12N | =3B | =7N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.75 | 2060 | +10.4 |
| 2 | Allen, Keith | 2101 | IRL | F | F | F | F | +3N | +7B | +8N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 2636 | +10.6 |
| 3 | Cross, Glenn | 1829 | IOM | F | F | F | +10B | −2B | =1N | +11B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.50 | 1991 | +16.4 |
| 4 | Fabri, Henrik | 1945 | IOM | F | F | F | −1N | +16B | =8N | +9B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1906 | -3.8 |
| 5 | Smith, Paul | 1797 | IOM | F | F | F | +19B | −10N | +14B | =6N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.25 | 1787 | +0.2 |
| 6 | Quayle, Harry | 0 | IOM | F | F | F | +18N | +17B | −11N | =5B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 1745 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ormsby, Alan | 1884 | IOM | F | F | F | =8N | +11B | −2N | =1B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1910 | +2.6 |
| 8 | Woodard, Brian | 1795 | IOM | F | F | F | =7B | +13N | =4B | −2B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1949 | +15.6 |
| 9 | Miah, Zahed | 1831 | IOM | F | F | F | −12B | +14N | +10B | −4N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 1818 | -1.4 |
| 10 | Talas, Sandor | 1746 | IOM | F | F | F | −3N | +5B | −9N | +16B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1780 | +8.4 |
| 11 | Costello, John | 1789 | IOM | F | F | F | +16B | −7N | +6B | −3N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1667 | -9.6 |
| 12 | Towers, Brian | 1808 | IOM | F | F | F | +9N | −1B | −13B | +17N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1825 | +2.0 |
| 13 | Gumireddy, Sanjay | 1865 | IOM | F | F | F | F | −8B | +12N | +21B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1932 | +5.0 |
| 14 | Cross, Kyle | 1777 | IOM | F | F | F | +20N | −9B | −5N | +18B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1014 | -35.6 |
| 15 | Thoday, Francis | 1898 | IOM | F | F | F | F | +18B | −17N | +19B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1573 | -14.6 |
| 16 | Watkinson, Colin | 1661 | IOM | F | F | F | −11N | −4N | +19B | −10N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1543 | -25.2 |
| 17 | Jackson, Antony | 1648 | IOM | F | F | F | F | −6N | +15B | −12B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1853 | +10.4 |
| 18 | Furner, Simon Robert | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | −6B | −15N | +20B | −14N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1038 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Dunkley, David | 1467 | IOM | F | F | F | −5N | +20B | −16N | −15N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 976 | -18.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 235000147 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −14B | −19N | −18N | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 822 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Dobson, Howard | 1818 | IOM | F | F | F | F | F | F | −13N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1065 | -8.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Cross, GlennIOM+16.42.5 pts · #3
- 2Woodard, BrianIOM+15.62.0 pts · #6
- 3Allen, KeithIRL+10.63.0 pts · #1
- 1Cross, KyleIOM-35.62.0 pts · #18
- 2Watkinson, ColinIOM-25.21.0 pts · #16
- 3Dunkley, DavidIOM-18.01.0 pts · #17
- R6+250 Elo gap