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Swiss pairing systems
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FIDE (Dutch) System
One of FIDE's approved Swiss pairing systems, using scoregroups and ordered priorities for opponents, floaters, and colors.
Dubov system
A FIDE Swiss pairing system that tries to balance the average strength of opponents faced by players who have the same score.
Burstein system
A Swiss pairing system designed so players on equal scores have faced opposition of roughly comparable strength.
Lim system
A Swiss pairing system that processes scoregroups from both ends of the standings and pairs the median scoregroup last.
Accelerated pairing
A Swiss-system variation that modifies early pairings to reduce highly uneven matchups in the opening rounds.
Baku acceleration method
An acceleration method that changes early Swiss pairings with temporary virtual points to reduce highly uneven first-round matchups.