The Swiss System

Posts

Late Entries, No-Shows & Byes in Swiss Perfect (and When You Shouldn’t Override)

August 21, 2025

Why Swiss Perfect Lets You Override Pairings Manually — And What Happens When You Do

August 3, 2025

Tiebreaks, Buchholz, and Why My Head Nearly Exploded

July 29, 2025

When Swiss Perfect Glitches: My Day as a Junior Organizer

July 11, 2025

My First Swiss Chess Tournament: 42 Kids and One Broken Clock

June 24, 2025

When the Kitchen Sink Leaks and the Queen Falls

May 23, 2025

Trying to Understand the Swiss Tournament System

May 10, 2025

Explaining the Swiss System to Don Emilio (and Why He Stopped Listening After “Pairings”)

April 10, 2025

The Day I Discovered Swiss Perfect (and Briefly Believed in Destiny)

April 1, 2025

The Day I Beat Don Emilio and Immediately Threw Up From Nerves

March 29, 2025

Back Next

Categories

Latest Articles

Join Our Email List

Sign up to receive the latest articles right in your inbox.

Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.