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Subject: Re: Pairings round 6 : swiss "perfect" makes very strange pairings

Author: Vincent Lejeune

Date: 09:47:19 08/23/00

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On August 23, 2000 at 12:30:21, Sylvain Renard wrote:

>Round 6:
>
>           Junior (3,5)   - Nimzo (3,5)
>           XiniX  (1)     - Shredder (3,5) !!!
>           Fritz  (3,5)   - Pacque Expert (0) !!!!
>           SOS     (3)    - Rebel (3)
>           Chess Tiger (3)- Crafty (2,5)
>           ZChess (3)     - Insomniac (2)
>           Diep (1,5)     - Francesca (2)


This paring is unacceptable in a swiss pairing system !!!



>
>You may think it is not important, but don't forget that the tie-break
>is the sum of opponent's points. So giving Fritz an opponent who will
>score 0 point in this tournament is not necessarily a gift for him!
>
>2,5 points and 3,5 points of difference at round 6 at tables 2 and 3
>is _not_ normal at all!!!
>
>The normal pairings should be :
>Junior (3,5)    - Nimzo (3,5)
>ZChess (3)      - Shredder (3,5)
>Fritz (3,5)     - SOS (3)
>Chess Tiger (3) - Rebel (3)
>Crafty (2,5)    - Insomniac (2)
>Pacque Expert(0)- Francesca (2)
>Diep (1,5)      - Xinix (1)
>
>Much more balanced and interesting, isn'it?
>
>Sylvain Renard (Official arbiter of the french chess federation)



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