[HMM III OFF TOURNAMENT] "Race for the Leader"

But I don't understand why in the first stage, the rating was divided by 2:confused:. After all, we didn't have any games before the first stage. Therefore, the rating should have been divided by 1, that is, everything should have remained as it was. Then, add the second stage and divide by 2, and so on... And then there would be no disputes about how the winner is determined.
Because after the first stage, the rating was divided by 2, it turned out that everyone didn't gain enough rating in the subsequent stages, and the tables by points and rating differ so much. All stages should be the same, then the final rating can be 1000 or even a little more.

I'll say this: since, according to the formula, the practical maximum for a victory is about 1100-1150 points, in order to create a race (a step-by-step increase in the "bar" from X to 1100-1150 points), a system of average scores was introduced. And since the initial score was 0, it turned out that there was a sharp reduction in points in the first game of the tournament (and it will be this way, no matter when you join). Consequently, after the "cut," the rating became 575 points, i.e., throughout the tournament, your "bar" will rise from this average (approx. 575 points) to 1150 points, provided that you strive to raise your "bar" each time. The system is, of course, not suitable if it is used for a large number of games (approx. 1000) without resetting, because the increase is reduced to nothing. But since we only have 36 games, the system is quite suitable, which is why there was no reset of the current points after each stage. Resetting can be done with this system, but every 20-25 games.

Sincerely, K0Lb@zzeR.