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6.0. Composition of the tournament

6.1

If an unrated player scores zero or half in an event, his score and that of his opponents against him are disregarded. (GA 2003)

6.2

The results in events involving preliminaries and finals or play-offs are pooled.

6.3

In a round robin tournament at least one-third of the players must be rated.

6.31

If the event has less than 10 players, at least 4 must be rated.

6.32

In a double round tournament with unrated participants, there must be at least 6 players, 4 of whom must be rated.

6.33

National Championships played as round robins shall be rated if at least 3 men (or 2 women in events exclusively for women) participants had official FIDE Ratings before the beginning of the tournament.

6.4

In a Swiss or team event, only the games against rated opponents are counted. Scheveningen tournaments/matches in which more than one unrated player participates will not be rated. (GA 2002)

6.41

For rated players, all games against rated opponents are counted.

6.42

For unrated players, results are only counted if the player meets at least three rated opponents in the event.

6.43

In the case of a round robin tournament where one or more games are unplayed, the results of the tournament are to be reported for rating as for a Swiss system tournament.

6.5

Where a match is over a specific number of games, those played after one player has won may not be rated. (GA 2000)

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