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FIDE Swiss Rules - C.04.1 Basic Rules For Swiss Systems

The document summarizes the basic rules for Swiss systems tournaments as outlined by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). The rules state that the number of rounds must be declared beforehand, players may not play each other more than once, odd numbers of players result in one player receiving a bye, players are generally paired with others having the same score, and color balance is maintained in pairings following rules to alternate colors between rounds and limit the difference between black and white games.

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FIDE Swiss Rules - C.04.1 Basic Rules For Swiss Systems

The document summarizes the basic rules for Swiss systems tournaments as outlined by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). The rules state that the number of rounds must be declared beforehand, players may not play each other more than once, odd numbers of players result in one player receiving a bye, players are generally paired with others having the same score, and color balance is maintained in pairings following rules to alternate colors between rounds and limit the difference between black and white games.

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C.04.1 Basic rules for Swiss Systems


 CONTENTS
The following rules are valid for each Swiss system unless explicitly stated otherwise.
C.
a General Rules and
The number Technical
of rounds Recommendations
to be played is declaredfor Tournaments / 04. FIDE Swiss Rules / C.04.1 Basic rules for Swiss
beforehand.
Systems /
b Two players shall not play against each other more than once.

c Should the number of players to be paired be odd, one player is unpaired. This player receives a pairing-allocated bye: no
opponent, no colour and as many points as are rewarded for a win, unless the rules of the tournament state otherwise.

d A player who has already received a pairing-allocated bye, or has already scored a (forfeit) win due to an opponent not
appearing in time, shall not receive the pairing-allocated bye.

e In general, players are paired to others with the same score.

f For each player the difference between the number of black and the number of white games shall not be greater than 2 or
less than –2.
Each system may have exceptions to this rule in the last round of a tournament.

g No player shall receive the same colour three times in a row.


Each system may have exceptions to this rule in the last round of a tournament.

h 1 In general, a player is given the colour with which he played less games.

2 If colours are already balanced, then, in general, the player is given the colour that alternates from the last one with
which he played.

i The pairing rules must be such transparent that the person who is in charge for the pairing can explain them.

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