[blml] Swiss Teams formats

[Herman De Wael]

Steve Willner wrote:
>> From: Herman De Wael <hermandw at skynet.be>
>>  Could you investigate if simply allowing IMP-difference 
>> to determine the ranking would influence the outcome in a 
>> positive/negative way?
> 
> I can't imagine it would make any significant change.  The WBF VP scales 
> are almost linear already.
> 

No, it would make a great difference. In the original suggestion, 
early matches would be of 4 boards, but scored on a 25-VP scale. Later 
matches would be of 6 boards, but also scored on a 25-VP scale.


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Herman DE WAEL
Antwerpen Belgium
http://www.hdw.be