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ozzie_c_cobblepot

What happens in a multi-round tournament if (for example) everybody from one round advances to the next round, because of tiebreaks? Is there a fixed number of rounds depending on the initial variables? This is currently happening in the tournament Englund Gambit Open. It is listed as 94% completed even though the previous round didn't eliminate anybody. http://www.chess.com/tournament/englund-gambit---open

drmr4vrmr

perhaps they have a sudden death play? lol


ozzie_c_cobblepot
I wonder how the server code handles this situation.
Loomis

One question is whether it is better or worse to keep the same groups in your case. Perhaps a change of opponents would eliminate some people. Or perhaps keeping the same opponents would allow a player to find a winning deviation from the prior game.


ozzie_c_cobblepot
Yes PerfectGent. Can't we all win the tournament 1st place?
ozzie_c_cobblepot

Given the % done value, I suspect that this is the last round. I have no idea how the code handles this, to assign first place - I guess it is based on points you get in the last round? I hope it doesn't use tiebreakers too literally since one of the groups has 3 people and one has 2.

ozzie_c_cobblepot

Any word from the staff on this one?

ozzie_c_cobblepot

Hey! They changed something. Now the tournament is listed as 78% complete! I guess we found a bug?

The extreme case would be a multi-round tournament of a themed tournament (f3 e5 g4). Or, a multi-round tournament of tic-tac-toe.

nineofjoker

may i participate in the tic-tac-toe tournament? how do I sign up?  this is tremendous news

Hydrocannon

Seems like Big news, The code must be experiesing trouble (???)

maGGot_SOUP

hope not