Author: John Merlino
Date: 16:28:14 01/02/02
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On January 02, 2002 at 16:24:40, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On January 01, 2002 at 22:55:53, John Merlino wrote: > >>On January 01, 2002 at 19:25:07, Volker Richey wrote: >> >>>hi >>> >>>CCT4 will be played over 11 rounds. >>> >>>for a swiss tournament its better to >>>play with an odd number of matches >>> >>>volker >> >>You may be right about that, although I've never heard anybody actually say >>that. Why do you say that, especially when an even number of rounds at least >>makes it possible that most participants will play White and Black an equal >>number of times? >> >>I thought that the ideal number of rounds for a Swiss tournament was strictly >>dependent upon the number of entrants.... >> >>hmmm.... >> >>jm > > >Optimal = log2(#players) > >adding _one_ more round can help solidify 2nd/3rd places. Exactly! And, actually, my copy of USCF's official rules says pretty much the same thing. So, apparently, for between 17 and 32 players, they suggest six rounds as a good minimum. Nothing at all is mentioned about an odd number of rounds being preferable to an even number of rounds. jm
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