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The way to calculate the number of rounds in a swiss tournament is to "round the number of players in the tournament to the nearest power or two" 4: 2, 8:3, 16:4, 32:5, 64:6 etc. (In the case of 14 the number or rounds should be 4.) That's why if necessary, players should play against each...

That’s acceptable. However, in a Swiss system you can’t play the same opponent twice, and the seeding should be determined, for example, by rating. And there must be a proper balance between White and Black (i.e. the right to move first). Just a standard Swiss system. If you're creating a tournamen...

I would like to give an overall respond also regarding your previous post about why the Swiss System wouldn't work in here. One of the basic conditions as a draw has already been existing for a long time and has been implemented long before. When the player's win percentages are calculated, only the...

Trepiastok wrote: ↑12 January 2026, 20:56 Здорово, таких турниров (швейцарка) ещё не было.

I'm glad you're exited for the tournament, looking forward to see you there.

The moment we've all been waiting for... the Kalah Club Opening Tournament! -Tournament date: 01/17/2026(Saturday) -The tournament format will be "6 Stones with Pie rule" included -Each player will be playing "6 rounds" -Each player will have "36 hours" at their clock -...

-Hello Kalah lovers, I'm pleased to welcome you to our new Kalah Club ! It's a community where we organize weekly/monthly tournaments , discuss/analyze games , meet and play against new players and much more. ( for futher information you can check our group description or feel free to ask it in our ...