Author: John Merlino
Date: 18:02:07 12/12/00
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On December 12, 2000 at 20:40:58, Daniel Chancey wrote: >In the tournaments area on Chessmaster 8000, why don't the parings randomize? >Example, Test5 faces Test1 out of 10 players and never faces CM B. I might >run 100 swiss tournaments with same settings and Test5 might always have to play >Test1 first. > >If that is not true, then does it rarely randomize the parings? > >Castle2000 You're referring to the initial pairings, I assume? The initial pairings are, of course, based on rating, as are all pairings of players within the same score group. But the last "tie-breaker" for sorting players (which is the ONLY one that applies for the first round if all players have the same rating) is alphabetical, from what I recall. Therefore, I'm guessing that you have Test1 through Test8, meaning 1 plays 5, 2 plays 6, etc.... jm
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