Can somebody please explain how the tie break scores work in chess...!!! I'm a chess lover but I never played tournaments before &, hard as I've tried, I haven't been able to work "that puzzle" out.

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I can not find the forum where this was previously discussed, but here is the link to the explanation of it.  http://www.chess.com/tournaments/help.html#tiebreak

So does that mean if you defeat strong players that you get more tie break points than if you defeat weak players? 

Marshal_Dillon wrote: So does that mean if you defeat strong players that you get more tie break points than if you defeat weak players? 

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No,  You get more points if you defeat a player who has more wins in your tournament.  If you score a win against player A and he has a total of 5 points you get 5 tie break points.  If you win against player B and she has a total of 3.5 points then you get 3.5 tie break points.  If you play a player twice and you win both times then you take their points and multiply it by 2. Draws count as a half of point so a single draw will earn you their points times .5, i.e. player A with 5 points you draw against you now receive 2.5 tie break points.

Tie break points are dynamic until all play has finished, because as your opponent gains more points your tie break points increases as well provided you have a win or a draw against them.

seuss68 wrote: Marshal_Dillon wrote: So does that mean if you defeat strong players that you get more tie break points than if you defeat weak players? 

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No,  You get more points if you defeat a player who has more wins in your tournament.  If you score a win against player A and he has a total of 5 points you get 5 tie break points.  If you win against player B and she has a total of 3.5 points then you get 3.5 tie break points.  If you play a player twice and you win both times then you take their points and multiply it by 2. Draws count as a half of point so a single draw will earn you their points times .5, i.e. player A with 5 points you draw against you now receive 2.5 tie break points.

Tie break points are dynamic until all play has finished, because as your opponent gains more points your tie break points increases as well provided you have a win or a draw against them.

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Its normal that those with more points are stronger players so when you beat stronger players you are likely to get more tie break points than when you beat weaker players, ofcourse this isnt always true as sometimes a "weaker" player may have an exceptional tourney .

So, if you win 2 games before the rest of the players, anyone who defeat you gets the tie break points? I guess you should wait to make the final move untill your opponent has defeated someone first.

No, they change as every game is finished. It does not matter what order they finish in. If the games finish 1,2,3 everyone will have the same number of points and tiebreak points as if it finished 3,2,1.

I am greatful for the explanations given on here. I almost regreted wing first in my tournament group.

 

thanx for asking the question and thank you for replying.