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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.