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drunkard003

i played a <1199 rapid and scored 5 out of 5 and then i got 2nd place? and the other dude got 5 out of 5 got 1st? why?

Martin_Stahl
drunkard003 wrote:

i played a <1199 rapid and scored 5 out of 5 and then i got 2nd place? and the other dude got 5 out of 5 got 1st? why?

Your opponent had a better tiebreak.

https://support.chess.com/article/314-how-do-ties-in-tournaments-work

drunkard003

ok thanks