Rounds one Elected to Play

Rounds one Elected to Play, abbreviated REP, is a tie-break based on the participant's own record. A tie-break is a rule used to rank players who finish on the same score. REP is designed to distinguish someone who was available to compete in more rounds from someone who elected to receive certain results without playing.

A bye is a round in which a participant receives a score without facing an opponent. The calculation begins with the tournament's total number of rounds and subtracts:

• each half-point bye
• each zero-point bye
• each forfeit loss, meaning a loss awarded without the game being played

The definition does not instruct officials to subtract a pairing-allocated full-point bye or a forfeit win. A higher value normally favors the participant who elected to play more rounds, but the event regulations must state that REP is being used and where it appears in the ordered tie-break list. It is not the same as games won, because REP measures availability for rounds rather than successful results.