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In a Swiss tournament nobody is eliminated, so a large share of the field finishes on the same number of points. A nine-round open can easily end with a dozen players on 6½. Raw score alone can't rank them — and that's why Swiss leans on tiebreakers more heavily than any other format. The good tiebreakers don't just break the deadlock arbitrarily; they measure how hard your path was and rank you accordingly. This guide explains the three Score7 supports — Buchholz, Sonneborn–Berger, and ELO — with worked examples and advice on how to order them.