2025-26 IOMCA Manx Championship Round 1 - 4
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 03 Feb 2026 to 24 Feb 2026 in Douglas, Isle of Man. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1898, and top seed was Keith Allen (🇮🇪 IRL, 2084).
Keith Allen (🇮🇪 IRL, 2084) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Sanjay Gumireddy (3.0) and Henrik Fabri (2.0). Allen won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Howard Dobson (1833) beat Silvester Sipos (1974), a +141-point gap.
Location
🇮🇲Douglas, Isle of Man
Dates
03 Feb 2026 → 24 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 4 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇲Unknown (IOM)×7
🇮🇪Ireland×1
Top 3
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- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 8 · 4 roundsKeith Allen led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
4
2
1
1
R3–R4 · LEAD HELD
Keith Allen never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Keith Allen beat Sanjay Gumireddy (Black).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Keith Allen won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇮🇪Allen, Keith | 2084 | * | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4.0 | 5.50 | 5.5 | +18.4 | 2675 |
| 2 | 🇮🇲Gumireddy, Sanjay | 1876 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 5.00 | 9.0 | +25.0 | 2112 |
| 4 | 🇮🇲Fabri, Henrik | 1944 | — | 0 | * | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 5.5 | -8.2 | 1865 |
| 3 | 🇮🇲Dobson, Howard | 1833 | — | 0 | — | * | — | 1 | ½ | ½ | 2.0 | 1.50 | 5.0 | +4.8 | 1869 |
| 5 | 🇮🇲Towers, Brian | 1830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | * | — | 1 | — | 1.0 | 0.50 | 9.5 | -8.4 | 1742 |
| 6 | 🇮🇲Sipos, Silvester | 1974 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | * | — | — | 1.0 | 2.00 | 8.5 | -11.6 | 1827 |
| 7 | 🇮🇲Cross, Glenn | 1844 | 0 | — | — | ½ | 0 | — | * | — | 0.5 | 1.00 | 7.5 | -14.6 | 1638 |
| 8 | 🇮🇲Woodard, Brian | 1797 | — | — | 0 | ½ | — | — | — | * | 0.5 | 1.00 | 5.5 | -5.4 | 1690 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gumireddy, SanjayIOM+25.03.0 pts · #2
- 2Allen, KeithIRL+18.44.0 pts · #1
- 3Dobson, HowardIOM+4.82.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Cross, GlennIOM-14.60.5 pts · #7
- 2Sipos, SilvesterIOM-11.61.0 pts · #6
- 3Towers, BrianIOM-8.41.0 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R1+141 Elo gap