Carousel System

The Carousel System has 2 advantages:

1) With each pairing normally both engines change
2) The distribution of the playing colors white and black is better.

In this tournament pairing system there are two variations depending on whether the number of players is odd or even.

Even number of players:

After the random selection of the first rounds the players sit at the table with the appropriate number of boards, with white and black alternating. After the first round is finished, the players go to the next board in clockwise order. But one player remains on his position at one end of the tables. He has to turn the board every round to play with black and white alternating. The player sitting on the right side next to him has to go 2 boards further clockwise.

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Odd number of players:

The rules are pretty much similar but there is no player remaining on his place.

But the one player without an enemy has to wait at the end of the table before he can rejoin in the next round.

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Engine Tournaments