If there are ties for 1st place
a. There will be playoff games for 1st place ties: 10 5, then 5 3, then 3 2 as needed.
b. No playoff games for 2nd or 3rd place.
Swiss event:
1. Head to head (if all those tied played each other).
2. Buchholz (sum of all scores of opponents).
3. Buchholz cut 1 (sum of all scores of opponents except the lowest point scorer).
4. Sonneborn-Berger (sum of all scores of opponents won against and half the scores of opponents drawn).
5. Most wins.
6. Most games with black.
Round Robin event:
1. Head to head (among those tied).
2. Sonneborn-Berger (sum of all scores of opponents won against and half the scores of opponents you drawn).
3. Koya system (total points scored against opponents who scored at least 50%).
4. Most wins.
5. Most games with black.
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