From: Jochen Drechsler <drjochum <at> WEB <dot> DE>
Date: 28 sep 2001
Subject: Re: Pairing program

In Germany we use the following programme:

http://www.cgerlach.de/macmahon.html

It is a MacMahon pairing programme (which does Swiss as well). You can
manipulate all sort of settings.

All the best, Jochen.

> Pair Two (used at MSO 2000) is ok!
>
> Hans
>
> Pieter Stouten schreef:
>
> > On 01/09/26 at 22:44 +0200, Nilsson, Carl Johan wrote:
> >
> > >Pairings
> > >-----------
> > >Swiss (Nordic) system will be used for pairing. Pairings will be
> > >made with computerprogram supported by FIDE. This will enssure
> > >quickness and fairness in the pairings.
> > >
> > Most chess pairings programs take the black and white balance into
> > account, i.e., they try to pair players such that they will have
> > played equal numbers of games with black and white. Since Shogi
> > tournaments typically employ furigoma and don't keep track of who had
> > black, using a standard Chess pairings program introduces an
> > undesirable element of randomness into the pairing. Does anybody know
> > of a high-quality pairings program (e.g., endorsed by FIDE) that
> > allows one to disregard the black/white balance?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Pieter