Re: Yo-yoing the Swiss

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From: Col. G. L. Sicherman
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1986 17:46

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> It this sort of thing typical of the Swiss system, or did I just "luck" out?
> Is this why everyone hates the Swiss?

It's an obvious drawback.  At one U.S. Open I yo-yoed for 12 rounds,
winning with White against weak players in the odd rounds, and losing
with Black against masters in the even rounds.  In New York state,
organizers often deal with overstuffed tournaments by using quarter-
pairings--a technique introduced (I think) by W. Dobrich of Toronto.
In the first 2 rounds the top quarter of each group is paired with
the 2nd quarter, and the 3rd quarter with the bottom quarter.  This
works well; I've used it myself.

	"To a Knight the chessboard presents the aspect of a densely
	 wooded forest."  --F. K. Young, _Minor Tactics of Chess_
-- 
Col. G. L. Sicherman
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