Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 20:22:20 04/17/00
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On April 17, 2000 at 13:56:09, James Swinney wrote: >Here is the URL to my 5 round Swiss that featured 44 of the latest versions of >all winboard engines (THAT I HAD ACCESSS TO!!). I know Swiss system pairings are >pretty lame but in the U.S they rule. All details are on the web page. >http://members.xoom.com/wfl74/chess_main.htm >James Swinney I would suggest that if you play a swiss event like this, that you always use R = log2(players) where R = number of rounds, and players= number of programs in the event. In your present event, the two top finishers didn't play. For > 32 players you need at _least_ 6 rounds, and 7 would be better to handle excessive draws.
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