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.
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.
Engine Tournaments
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