This is exactly the kind of situation that bothered me. 2 leaders (5 points) played against each other and against everyone from Group 2 (4 points), except for Dvp; Vilu was unlucky. Accordingly, Dex got an opponent from Group 3 (3 points) chosen randomly from those who hadn't played against him yet (Bolivar was unlucky). Num plays against Kila because he remained in the senior group without an opponent, and he was randomly assigned an unplayed opponent from the junior group. The draw is final. I experienced all the drawbacks of the Swiss system; I won't use it again. [Added 2 hours 16 minutes later] I plan to launch a spring tournament starting March 1st. I want to discuss the tournament format with the active members; the Swiss system didn't work out. There won't be enough time for a round-robin tournament with a large number of people, and the tournament duration is 3 months. There's this option: a tournament for 13 people, 12 games, exactly 3 months long. Anyone can register, but if there are more than 13 applicants, the lowest-ranked players will be eliminated. The tournament will not be official but will be part of my series of seasonal games, culminating in a winter tournament for the title of best player. The local ranking will be used; it seems it's already being launched. If it doesn't launch, I'll calculate it myself. The advantage of this scheme is that if all the experienced players register, there will be almost no newbies left, and the games will become more interesting. In general, the idea is roughly similar to Mozov's league, but slightly expanded and without complications. Share your thoughts on the idea and suggest your own! The main limitation is a 3-month duration and no more