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Systems using the results of opponents

Systems using the players own results

Systems using ratings

Systems using a teams own results

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Systems using the players own results

Sum of Progressive Scores

Sum of Progressive Score Cuts

The Koya System for Round RobinTournaments

Both systems are out of use in FIDE from 1 July 2010

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Systems using the players own results

Direct Encounter

Number of games won

The greater number of games played withthe black pieces

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Systems using a teams own results

Direct Encounter

Match points in Team Competitions decidedby game points

Combined match and game points

Game points in Team Competitions decidedby match points

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If a player will have a point coming from abye orif he had a + or a - score,

all these scores will be counted to be pointfor calculation of tie-break points for hisopponents.

Handling of unplayed games

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To calculate Buchholz or Sonneborn-Bergerpoints for tie-break purposes, a virtualopponent is used.

Handling of unplayed games

This virtual opponent has the same number ofpoints as the real player at the start of theround.

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Handling of an unplayed game in

round 5 of a 9 round tournament

player "A" virtualopponent

1. in case of a bye

points before the round 1 1

result of the round 1 0

points after the round 2 1

points at the end of the tournament ? 3

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Handling of an unplayed game in

round 5 of a 9 round tournament

player "A" virtualopponent

2. in case of a result + / -

points before the round 1 1

result of the round 1 0

points after the round 2 1

points at the end of the tournament ? 3

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Handling of an unplayed game in

round 5 of a 9 round tournament

player "A" virtualopponent

3. in case of a result -/ +

points before the round 1 1

result of the round 0 1

points after the round 1 2

points at the end of the tournament ? 4

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Systems using the results of opponents

The Buchholz system

The Median Buchholz

The Buchholz Cut

The Sum of Buchholz

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Systems using ratings

The average rating of opponents

The average rating cuts

The tournament performance rating (TPR)

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