2025-26 IOMCA Manx Championship Round 5 - 7
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8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Mar 2026 to 24 Mar 2026 in Douglas, Isle of Man. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1898, and top seed was Keith Allen (🇮🇪 IRL, 2084).
Silvester Sipos (🇮🇲 IOM, 1974) won with 3.0/7, ahead of Keith Allen (2.5) and Howard Dobson (2.0). Sipos won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Howard Dobson (1833) beat Henrik Fabri (1944), a +111-point gap.
Location
🇮🇲Douglas, Isle of Man
Dates
03 Mar 2026 → 24 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇲Unknown (IOM)×7
🇮🇪Ireland×1
Top 3
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsSilvester Sipos led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 8 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
8
8
8
8
4
1
1
R6–R7 · LEAD HELD
Silvester Sipos held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.
R5–R7 · WIN STREAK
Silvester Sipos won 3 in a row (R5–R7).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇮🇲Sipos, Silvester | 1974 | * | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3.0 | 2.50 | 2.5 | +20.0 | 2650 |
| 2 | 🇮🇪Allen, Keith | 2084 | — | * | 1 | ½ | — | — | 1 | — | 2.5 | 3.25 | 4.0 | +3.2 | 2131 |
| 3 | 🇮🇲Dobson, Howard | 1833 | — | 0 | * | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2.0 | 2.50 | 5.0 | +19.2 | 2078 |
| 4 | 🇮🇲Fabri, Henrik | 1944 | — | ½ | 0 | * | — | — | — | 1 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 4.5 | -2.0 | 1920 |
| 5 | 🇮🇲Gumireddy, Sanjay | 1876 | 0 | — | — | — | * | — | ½ | 1 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 3.5 | -0.4 | 1872 |
| 6 | 🇮🇲Towers, Brian | 1830 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | * | 1 | — | 1.0 | 0.50 | 5.5 | -7.2 | 1743 |
| 7 | 🇮🇲Woodard, Brian | 1797 | — | 0 | — | — | ½ | 0 | * | — | 0.5 | 0.75 | 5.0 | -10.0 | 1657 |
| 8 | 🇮🇲Cross, Glenn | 1844 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | -22.8 | 1131 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sipos, SilvesterIOM+20.03.0 pts · #1
- 2Dobson, HowardIOM+19.22.0 pts · #3
- 3Allen, KeithIRL+3.22.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Cross, GlennIOM-22.80.0 pts · #8
- 2Woodard, BrianIOM-10.00.5 pts · #7
- 3Towers, BrianIOM-7.21.0 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R7+111 Elo gap