And at least one player must be paired against a player with a different score. An odd number of participants cannot be paired.
All Subsequent Rounds: Players with the same score are paired against each other using any of the Group Pairing methods.There are four groups of players: those with a score of 2 (one quarter of the field), those with a score of 1 (half the field), and those with a score of 0 (one quarter of the field). Players that lost, do not receive a point and so have a score of 0. Again, players that won their game are awarded one point and therefore have a score of 1.
In chess, fold or slide pairing is typically used. Second Round: Players with the same score are paired against each other using any of the Group Pairing methods.(in the unlikely event of a jigo or other problematic situation 1/2 point can be awarded) Half of the players have a score of 1 half the players have a score of 0.
After the first round, players that won their game or received a bye are awarded one point and therefore have a score of 1. In chess, fold pairing or slide pairing (see Group Pairing) is typically used. First Round: The Swiss pairing method does not mandate how players are paired for the first round, any of the Group Pairing methods may be used.