Base parameters
deterministic randomness
balance white and black
Main parameters
#if($tour.pairing.type == 'MAC_MAHON')
Round
NBW/MMS score
#end
#if($tour.pairing.type == 'MAC_MAHON')
Special Mac Mahon handling for players absent from a round
MMS score for non-played rounds:
SOS for non-played rounds:
of player
#end
Seeding methods inside groups of same score
Apply first seeding method up to round
First seeding method add a sorting on rating
Second seeding method add a sorting on rating
Draw-up / draw-down between groups of same score
try to compensate a previous draw-up/draw-down by a draw-down/draw-up, then
pair a player in the
of the upper group with a player in the
of the lower group
Secondary parameters
Do not apply secondary criteria for: • players with a MMS equal to or stronger than
• players who won at least half of their games • players above the Mac Mahon bar
Geographical parameters
Prefer a score gap of rather than pairing players of the same country.
Prefer a score gap of rather than pairing players of the same club.
Handicap parameters
use MMS rather than rank for handicap
Handicap ceiling: