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F7shanomearaF7
F7shanomearaF7
Jun 5, 2017
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#1

At the end of a tournament, the top three players get trophies. Are the trophy winners the only people who get points or do the fourth, fifth, sixth players (and so on)get a few points, as well. In a tournament I am in, I am currently fifth out of twelve. If the tournament ended tomorrow, would I get any points?

Analyn_Herbert
Analyn_Herbert
Closed: Inactive
Jun 5, 2017
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#2

What are Tournament Points?

 

Tournament points are accumulated by competing in Chess.com tournaments. There are four factors we look at that affect how many points a player gets in a tournament. 

  • A multiplier based on your final place finish (P)
  • Projected number of rounds (R)
  • Maximum group size (G)
  • Average rating of all players in the tournament (S)

The Formula: 10 * (P * (1.5R) * G * (S/1000))

How to calculate "P"

PLACE FINISH "P" VALUE
1 .5
2 .25
3 .15
4 .1 * ((((T / 2) -2) - (p - 3)) / ((T / 2) - 2))


 

 

 

 

T= Total Players

p= Place Finish (p must be less than or equal to 1/2 of T to earn points)

"R" is calculated as (G/A)^X = T, solve for X. 

A = number of players who advance per group.

 

For a points calculator, please visit this link.

FuzzleOIL
FuzzleOIL
Jun 7, 2017
0
#3

How are the points rounded? That linked calculator doesn't seem to exist.

 

Example (https://www.chess.com/tournament/iv-toledo-960/players)

T = 10 (total players)
G = 10 (group size)
R = 1 (number of rounds)

S = 1534 (average rating)

 

So the first 5 players (the winner seems to be deleted?) should have get those points:

2. 10 * 0.25 * 1.5 * 10 * 1.543 = 57.8625--> received 58 points (rounded up)

3. 10 * 0.15 * 1.5 * 10 * 1.543 = 34.7175--> received 35 points (rounded up)

4. p  = 0.1 * ((5-2)-(4-3))/(5-2) = 2/30

    10 * 2/30 * 1.5 * 10 * 1.543 = 15.43 --> received 16 points (rounded up)

5. p =  0.1 * ((5-2)-(5-3))/(5-2) = 1/30
    10 * 1/30 * 1.5 * 10 * 1.543 = 7.715 --> received 7 points (rounded down)