FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

Because my forum was used rather seldom, I have stopped it and have replaced it with this FAQ page.

I receive many requests to Swiss manager and Chess-Results.com. Here I will publish questions of general interest.

Swiss-Manager FAQ

1 How to import the national ratinglist?

2 Can I upload the tournament''s games to chess-results.com?

3 What is to do if a player retires during a round robin tournament?

4 Buchholz-Tie-Break Calculation

5 Entering Results for not paired players in a Single-Swiss System

usually in single Swiss-System-Tournaments not paired players get 0 points.

If it is necessary to assign another result to the player, the option "Enter results for excluded players (0 as default)" must be enabled in the tournament dialog in sheet "others". The result can then be entered in the normal result input dialog.

The result for the bye can set in the tournament dialog in sheet "General" (0, 1/2 or 1)

6 Where can I find the Tie-Break 3 points for win, 1 point for a draw, 0 for loss?

7 On the ranking-list only the first Tie-Break is printed, on the screen all Tie-Breaks are shown.

8 Who is the "creator" of the Swiss-Manager file and where can I see him?

9 Does Swiss manager run on Tablet-PCs or Smart-Phones?

10 Where can I enter the installation code?

11 Where the language can be set/changed?

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