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Tiebreak calculator.

Paste one result per line. The tool scores the event and calculates Buchholz and Sonneborn-Berger, then sorts the standings the way a Swiss arbiter would.

Formats: Alice 1-0 Bob, Alice 0-1 Bob, Alice 1/2-1/2 Bob, Alice bye. Lines beginning with # are ignored.

Standings

4 players

Sorted by score → Buchholz → SB
#PlayerScoreBuchholzSBByes
1 CarolAlice, Bob, Dave 3.5 4.5 3.25 1
2 AliceBob, Carol, Dave 2.5 5.5 2.75 1
3 DaveAlice, Bob, Carol 1 7 2.5 0
4 BobAlice, Carol, Dave 1 7 1 0

Buchholz is the sum of your opponents’ scores. Sonneborn-Berger adds the full score of opponents you beat and half the score of opponents you drew. Different events may use modified Buchholz, cut-one or median variants; this calculator uses the standard form.