Awards  & Tie-breaks

Tie-Breaks

USCF rules for ties will be followed for Cash-Prize distribution.

For non-monetary prizes, the following tie-breaks will be used:

1. U.S. Amateur Team System. In this system, the tiebreak points are the final score of the opposing team multiplied by the number of points scored against that team. For example, if Team A scored 2.5-1.5 against Team B, which finished the tournament with 3 match points, Team A’s tiebreak for that round is 2.5 × 3 = 7.5. (See Rule 34G2 in the US Chess Official Rules of Chess.) 

2. Game points

3. Direct encounter

4. Buchholz Cut 1

5. Buchholz.

6. Sonneborn-Berger