Small Swiss tournaments

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Francis Fields
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Small Swiss tournaments

Post by Francis Fields » Thu May 26, 2022 5:22 pm

Do people think that small Swiss tournaments effect their grade?

When there is less than ten players then the pairings are less accurate due to more divergence from expected opponent.
Should small Swiss tournaments then have a lesser effect on players grades.

MartinCarpenter
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Re: Small Swiss tournaments

Post by MartinCarpenter » Thu May 26, 2022 6:07 pm

In what way? They're ultimately still games against people with fairly accurate grades.

Most grading systems have things in place to stop games vs much stronger/weaker players from doing much to your grade either way.

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