From: NAITO Naoya NIFTY NE JP> Date: 4 apr 2002 Subject: Re: please teach about 'Tie Breaks Method' Hello Mr. Larry Kaufman > The usual first tiebreak in U.S. chess tournaments is "modified median", >which throws out the worst >but not the best opponent. This is very >sensible, because tiebreaking is important for the players near >the top but >not important for players near the bottom. I recommend it also for shogi. For the first time, I know "modified median". It is very good, but "Swiss Perfect 98"don't have this method, and it is difficult for us to use it, I think. What software of Swiss System do you use in U.S. chess tournaments ? Thank you. Naoya NAITO E-mail GFE00244 nifty ne jp Kyoto, Japan.