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  2. caissify_pairings-0.1.0/CHANGELOG.md +39 -0
  3. caissify_pairings-0.1.0/LICENSE +21 -0
  4. caissify_pairings-0.1.0/PKG-INFO +241 -0
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  6. caissify_pairings-0.1.0/doc/DIVERGENCE_TESTING.md +414 -0
  7. caissify_pairings-0.1.0/doc/ENGINE_STATUS.md +182 -0
  8. caissify_pairings-0.1.0/doc/FIDE_ENDORSEMENT_REQUIREMENTS.md +229 -0
  9. caissify_pairings-0.1.0/doc/ROADMAP.md +375 -0
  10. caissify_pairings-0.1.0/pyproject.toml +80 -0
  11. caissify_pairings-0.1.0/src/caissify_pairings/__init__.py +52 -0
  12. caissify_pairings-0.1.0/src/caissify_pairings/__main__.py +73 -0
  13. caissify_pairings-0.1.0/src/caissify_pairings/base.py +57 -0
  14. caissify_pairings-0.1.0/src/caissify_pairings/engines/__init__.py +43 -0
  15. caissify_pairings-0.1.0/src/caissify_pairings/engines/dutch.py +3334 -0
  16. caissify_pairings-0.1.0/src/caissify_pairings/fpc.py +499 -0
  17. caissify_pairings-0.1.0/src/caissify_pairings/rtg.py +393 -0
  18. caissify_pairings-0.1.0/src/caissify_pairings/trf.py +458 -0
  19. caissify_pairings-0.1.0/tests/__init__.py +0 -0
  20. caissify_pairings-0.1.0/tests/fixtures/big_30p11r_even.trf +43 -0
  21. caissify_pairings-0.1.0/tests/fixtures/big_30p11r_varied.trf +42 -0
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  47. caissify_pairings-0.1.0/tests/test_cross_validation.py +291 -0
  48. caissify_pairings-0.1.0/tests/test_dutch_engine.py +435 -0
  49. caissify_pairings-0.1.0/tests/test_dutch_fide_official.py +125 -0
  50. caissify_pairings-0.1.0/tests/test_dutch_fpc.py +291 -0
  51. caissify_pairings-0.1.0/tests/test_dutch_integration.py +424 -0
  52. caissify_pairings-0.1.0/tests/test_dutch_javafo.py +640 -0
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+ # Python
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+ __pycache__/
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+ *.py[cod]
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+ *$py.class
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+ *.egg-info/
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+ *.egg
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+ dist/
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+ build/
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+ *.whl
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+ # Virtual environments
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+ .venv/
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+ venv/
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+ # IDE
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+ .idea/
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+ # Testing
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+ # Changelog
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+
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+ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
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+
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+ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
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+ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
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+ Breaking changes may occur between `0.x` releases; the API will be frozen
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+ at `1.0.0`.
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+
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+ ## [Unreleased]
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+
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+ ## [0.1.0] — 2026-04-20
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+
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+ First public release.
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+
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+ ### Added
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+ - **FIDE Dutch System (C.04.3, Feb 2026)** pairing engine with full
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+ A.7 conformance against `bbpPairings`:
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+ - 5000 × 20p/9r benchmark: **0 discrepancies / 45,000 rounds**.
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+ - 5000 × 10p/5r benchmark: **0 discrepancies / 25,000 rounds**.
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+ - TRF16 parser and writer (`caissify_pairings.trf`).
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+ - Free Pairings Checker (`caissify_pairings.fpc`) — validate a TRF file
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+ against the engine.
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+ - Random Tournament Generator (`caissify_pairings.rtg`).
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+ - Top-level `generate_pairings(system=..., ...)` API and
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+ `caissify_pairings.engines` registry.
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+ - CLI entry points: `caissify-pairings` (JSON stdin/stdout),
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+ `caissify-pairings-check`, `caissify-pairings-rtg`.
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+
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+ ### Known limitations
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+ - Only the Dutch system is implemented (no Accelerated Dutch, Burstein,
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+ Monrad, or round-robin yet).
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+ - Exact-pair match rate against pre-recorded `bbpPairings` fixtures drops
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+ at 40+ players; the A.7 conformance benchmark tops out at 20p/9r where
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+ the engine is at 0 discrepancies.
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+ - Not FIDE-endorsed (endorsement is a separate administrative process).
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+
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+ [Unreleased]: https://github.com/lexisvar/caissify_pairings/compare/v0.1.0...HEAD
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+ [0.1.0]: https://github.com/lexisvar/caissify_pairings/releases/tag/v0.1.0
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+ Copyright (c) 2026 lexisvar
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+ Metadata-Version: 2.4
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+ Name: caissify-pairings
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+ Version: 0.1.0
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+ Summary: Chess tournament pairing engines — FIDE Dutch System (C.04.3), matched against bbpPairings to A.7 conformance.
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+ Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/lexisvar/caissify_pairings
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+ Project-URL: Repository, https://github.com/lexisvar/caissify_pairings
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+ Project-URL: Issues, https://github.com/lexisvar/caissify_pairings/issues
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+ Project-URL: Changelog, https://github.com/lexisvar/caissify_pairings/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
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+ Author-email: lexisvar <lexisvar@gmail.com>
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+ License-Expression: MIT
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+ License-File: LICENSE
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+ Keywords: arbiter,chess,dutch,fide,pairing,pairings,swiss,tournament
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+ Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
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+ Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
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+ Classifier: Intended Audience :: Other Audience
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+ Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
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+ Classifier: Operating System :: OS Independent
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13
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+ Classifier: Topic :: Games/Entertainment :: Board Games
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+ Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
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+ Classifier: Typing :: Typed
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+ Requires-Python: >=3.10
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+ Requires-Dist: networkx>=3.0
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+ Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
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+
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+ # caissify-pairings
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+
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+ Chess tournament pairing engines for Python. Currently implements the
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+ **FIDE Dutch System (C.04.3)**, cross-validated against the FIDE-endorsed
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+ reference `bbpPairings` to full **A.7 conformance**.
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+
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+ ## What you get
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+
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+ - A programmable pairing engine — use it as a library, call it from a web
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+ service, or wrap it in a tournament-director UI.
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+ - TRF16 parser and writer.
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+ - A Free Pairings Checker (FPC) — validate a TRF file against the engine.
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+ - A Random Tournament Generator (RTG) — generate simulated tournaments for
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+ testing.
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+ - A simple JSON-over-stdin CLI.
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+
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+ ## FIDE A.7 conformance
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+
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+ The FIDE *Swiss Pairings Programs Commission* evaluates endorsed pairing
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+ software using the **A.7 test**: a program is expected to produce pairings
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+ that match an already-endorsed program on at least **4990 of 5000** random
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+ tournaments (≤ 10 discrepancies).
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+
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+ Measured against [`bbpPairings`](https://github.com/BieremaBoyzvoortMediaFoundation/bbpPairings)
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+ (FIDE-endorsed, C++) using our Random Tournament Generator + Free Pairings
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+ Checker pipeline:
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+
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+ | Benchmark | Rounds checked | Discrepancies | FIDE target | Result |
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+ |-----------|----------------|---------------|-------------|--------|
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+ | 5000 × 20-player / 9-round | 45,000 | **0** | ≤ 10 | ✅ PASS |
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+ | 5000 × 10-player / 5-round | 25,000 | **0** | ≤ 10 | ✅ PASS |
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+
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+ See [`doc/ENGINE_STATUS.md`](doc/ENGINE_STATUS.md) for the full story
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+ and [`doc/DIVERGENCE_TESTING.md`](doc/DIVERGENCE_TESTING.md) for the
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+ methodology.
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+
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+ > **Note.** A.7 conformance is a technical criterion. `caissify-pairings`
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+ > is **not yet FIDE-endorsed** — endorsement is a separate administrative
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+ > process with the FIDE SPP Commission.
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+
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+ ## Installation
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ pip install caissify-pairings
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+ ```
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+
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+ Requires Python 3.10+. The only runtime dependency is [`networkx`](https://networkx.org/)
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+ (for maximum-weight matching).
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+
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+ ## Quick start — library
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+
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+ ```python
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+ from caissify_pairings import generate_pairings
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+ players = [
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+ {"id": 1, "name": "Carlsen", "score": 2.0, "rating": 2830,
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+ "starting_number": 1, "color_hist": ["white", "black"],
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+ "float_history": [], "bye_count": 0},
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+ {"id": 2, "name": "Firouzja", "score": 2.0, "rating": 2785,
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+ "starting_number": 2, "color_hist": ["black", "white"],
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+ "float_history": [], "bye_count": 0},
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+ {"id": 3, "name": "Ding", "score": 1.5, "rating": 2780,
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+ "starting_number": 3, "color_hist": ["white", "black"],
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+ "float_history": [], "bye_count": 0},
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+ {"id": 4, "name": "Nepo", "score": 1.5, "rating": 2775,
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+ "starting_number": 4, "color_hist": ["black", "white"],
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+ "float_history": [], "bye_count": 0},
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+ ]
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+
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+ pairings = generate_pairings(
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+ system="dutch",
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+ players=players,
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+ previous_pairings={(1, 3), (2, 4)},
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+ round_number=3,
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+ total_rounds=9,
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+ )
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+
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+ for p in pairings:
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+ print(f"Table {p['table']}: {p['white_id']} vs {p['black_id']}")
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Command-line usage
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ # Pair a round from a JSON state on stdin, write pairings to stdout
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+ caissify-pairings < tournament_state.json
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+ # Validate a FIDE TRF file against the Dutch engine
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+ caissify-pairings-check tournament.trf
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+ # Generate random tournaments for testing
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+ caissify-pairings-rtg --players 20 --rounds 9 -n 100 -o ./output/
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Input JSON schema
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+
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+ ```json
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+ {
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+ "system": "dutch",
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+ "players": [
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+ {
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+ "id": 1,
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+ "name": "Player Name",
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+ "score": 0.0,
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+ "rating": 2400,
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+ "starting_number": 1,
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+ "color_hist": [],
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+ "float_history": [],
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+ "bye_count": 0
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+ }
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+ ],
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+ "previous_pairings": [[1, 3], [2, 4]],
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+ "round_number": 1,
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+ "total_rounds": 9,
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+ "bye_value": 1.0,
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+ "max_byes_per_player": 1
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+ }
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Output JSON schema
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+
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+ ```json
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+ [
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+ {"white_id": 1, "black_id": 4, "table": 1},
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+ {"white_id": 3, "black_id": 2, "table": 2}
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+ ]
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## What works today
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+
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+ - **FIDE Dutch System (C.04.3, Feb 2026 spec)** — full A.7 conformance
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+ against `bbpPairings` on 20p/9r and 10p/5r benchmarks (see above).
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+ - Full TRF16 round-trip parsing/writing.
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+ - Free Pairings Checker (FPC) for validating existing TRF files.
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+ - Random Tournament Generator (RTG) for test corpora.
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+ - Pure-Python, single runtime dependency (`networkx`).
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+
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+ ## What does not work yet
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+
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+ Being honest up front — these are known limitations you will hit if your
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+ use-case is beyond them:
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+
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+ - **Only the Dutch system is implemented.** No Accelerated Dutch, Burstein,
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+ Monrad, or round-robin generators yet.
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+ - **Large-tournament fixture match rates are lower** against pre-recorded
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+ `bbpPairings` outputs for 40+ players (e.g. 40p/9r reports ~11% exact
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+ pair agreement on a handful of fixtures). The 5000-tournament A.7
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+ conformance benchmark tops out at 20p/9r, where the engine is at 0
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+ discrepancies; at larger scales tie-breaking divergences are expected.
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+ - **No tournament-director UI.** This is an engine / library, not a
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+ standalone product.
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+ - **No FIDE endorsement.** A.7 conformance is met technically; endorsement
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+ is a separate process that has not been pursued.
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+ - **API is not stabilised.** Version `0.x` may introduce breaking changes.
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+ API will be frozen at `1.0.0`.
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+ If any of these block you, please open an issue — priorities are driven by
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+ real user needs.
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+ ## Using an engine directly
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+ ```python
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+ from caissify_pairings.engines.dutch import dutch_pairings
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+ pairings = dutch_pairings(
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+ players=players,
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+ previous_pairings=set(),
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+ round_number=1,
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+ total_rounds=9,
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+ )
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Extending
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+ New pairing systems plug in via a small registry.
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+ ```python
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+ from caissify_pairings.base import BasePairingEngine
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+ class MyEngine(BasePairingEngine):
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+ name = "my_system"
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+ def generate_pairings(self) -> list[dict]:
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+ ...
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+ ```
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+ Register it in `caissify_pairings/engines/__init__.py` to expose it through
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+ the top-level `generate_pairings(system="my_system", ...)` call.
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+
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+ ## Testing
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+ ```bash
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+ # Fast suite (skip @slow 5000-tournament benchmarks)
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+ pytest -m "not slow"
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+ # Full suite including FIDE A.7 benchmarks (takes ~25 min)
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+ pytest
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+ ```
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+ ## Acknowledgements
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+ Cross-validated against the FIDE-endorsed reference implementations:
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+ - **[bbpPairings](https://github.com/BieremaBoyzvoortMediaFoundation/bbpPairings)**
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+ by Bierema Boyzvoort Media Foundation — Apache-2.0.
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+ - **[JaVaFo](https://javafo.sourceforge.net/)** by Roberto Ricca.
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+ Thanks to their authors for making these tools freely available.
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+
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+ ## License
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+
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+ MIT — see [`LICENSE`](LICENSE).
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+ # caissify-pairings
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+
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+ Chess tournament pairing engines for Python. Currently implements the
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+ **FIDE Dutch System (C.04.3)**, cross-validated against the FIDE-endorsed
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+ reference `bbpPairings` to full **A.7 conformance**.
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+
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+ ## What you get
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+
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+ - A programmable pairing engine — use it as a library, call it from a web
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+ service, or wrap it in a tournament-director UI.
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+ - TRF16 parser and writer.
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+ - A Free Pairings Checker (FPC) — validate a TRF file against the engine.
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+ - A Random Tournament Generator (RTG) — generate simulated tournaments for
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+ testing.
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+ - A simple JSON-over-stdin CLI.
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+
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+ ## FIDE A.7 conformance
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+
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+ The FIDE *Swiss Pairings Programs Commission* evaluates endorsed pairing
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+ software using the **A.7 test**: a program is expected to produce pairings
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+ that match an already-endorsed program on at least **4990 of 5000** random
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+ tournaments (≤ 10 discrepancies).
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+
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+ Measured against [`bbpPairings`](https://github.com/BieremaBoyzvoortMediaFoundation/bbpPairings)
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+ (FIDE-endorsed, C++) using our Random Tournament Generator + Free Pairings
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+ Checker pipeline:
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+
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+ | Benchmark | Rounds checked | Discrepancies | FIDE target | Result |
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+ |-----------|----------------|---------------|-------------|--------|
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+ | 5000 × 20-player / 9-round | 45,000 | **0** | ≤ 10 | ✅ PASS |
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+ | 5000 × 10-player / 5-round | 25,000 | **0** | ≤ 10 | ✅ PASS |
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+
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+ See [`doc/ENGINE_STATUS.md`](doc/ENGINE_STATUS.md) for the full story
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+ and [`doc/DIVERGENCE_TESTING.md`](doc/DIVERGENCE_TESTING.md) for the
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+ methodology.
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+
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+ > **Note.** A.7 conformance is a technical criterion. `caissify-pairings`
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+ > is **not yet FIDE-endorsed** — endorsement is a separate administrative
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+ > process with the FIDE SPP Commission.
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+
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+ ## Installation
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ pip install caissify-pairings
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+ ```
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+
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+ Requires Python 3.10+. The only runtime dependency is [`networkx`](https://networkx.org/)
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+ (for maximum-weight matching).
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+
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+ ## Quick start — library
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+
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+ ```python
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+ from caissify_pairings import generate_pairings
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+
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+ players = [
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+ {"id": 1, "name": "Carlsen", "score": 2.0, "rating": 2830,
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+ "starting_number": 1, "color_hist": ["white", "black"],
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+ "float_history": [], "bye_count": 0},
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+ {"id": 2, "name": "Firouzja", "score": 2.0, "rating": 2785,
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+ "starting_number": 2, "color_hist": ["black", "white"],
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+ "float_history": [], "bye_count": 0},
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+ {"id": 3, "name": "Ding", "score": 1.5, "rating": 2780,
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+ "starting_number": 3, "color_hist": ["white", "black"],
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+ "float_history": [], "bye_count": 0},
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+ {"id": 4, "name": "Nepo", "score": 1.5, "rating": 2775,
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+ "starting_number": 4, "color_hist": ["black", "white"],
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+ "float_history": [], "bye_count": 0},
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+ ]
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+
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+ pairings = generate_pairings(
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+ system="dutch",
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+ players=players,
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+ previous_pairings={(1, 3), (2, 4)},
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+ round_number=3,
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+ total_rounds=9,
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+ )
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+
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+ for p in pairings:
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+ print(f"Table {p['table']}: {p['white_id']} vs {p['black_id']}")
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Command-line usage
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ # Pair a round from a JSON state on stdin, write pairings to stdout
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+ caissify-pairings < tournament_state.json
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+
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+ # Validate a FIDE TRF file against the Dutch engine
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+ caissify-pairings-check tournament.trf
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+
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+ # Generate random tournaments for testing
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+ caissify-pairings-rtg --players 20 --rounds 9 -n 100 -o ./output/
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Input JSON schema
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+
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+ ```json
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+ {
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+ "system": "dutch",
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+ "players": [
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+ {
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+ "id": 1,
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+ "name": "Player Name",
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+ "score": 0.0,
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+ "rating": 2400,
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+ "starting_number": 1,
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+ "color_hist": [],
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+ "float_history": [],
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+ "bye_count": 0
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+ }
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+ ],
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+ "previous_pairings": [[1, 3], [2, 4]],
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+ "round_number": 1,
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+ "total_rounds": 9,
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+ "bye_value": 1.0,
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+ "max_byes_per_player": 1
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+ }
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Output JSON schema
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+
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+ ```json
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+ [
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+ {"white_id": 1, "black_id": 4, "table": 1},
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+ {"white_id": 3, "black_id": 2, "table": 2}
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+ ]
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## What works today
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+
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+ - **FIDE Dutch System (C.04.3, Feb 2026 spec)** — full A.7 conformance
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+ against `bbpPairings` on 20p/9r and 10p/5r benchmarks (see above).
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+ - Full TRF16 round-trip parsing/writing.
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+ - Free Pairings Checker (FPC) for validating existing TRF files.
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+ - Random Tournament Generator (RTG) for test corpora.
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+ - Pure-Python, single runtime dependency (`networkx`).
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+
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+ ## What does not work yet
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+
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+ Being honest up front — these are known limitations you will hit if your
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+ use-case is beyond them:
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+
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+ - **Only the Dutch system is implemented.** No Accelerated Dutch, Burstein,
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+ Monrad, or round-robin generators yet.
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+ - **Large-tournament fixture match rates are lower** against pre-recorded
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+ `bbpPairings` outputs for 40+ players (e.g. 40p/9r reports ~11% exact
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+ pair agreement on a handful of fixtures). The 5000-tournament A.7
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+ conformance benchmark tops out at 20p/9r, where the engine is at 0
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+ discrepancies; at larger scales tie-breaking divergences are expected.
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+ - **No tournament-director UI.** This is an engine / library, not a
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+ standalone product.
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+ - **No FIDE endorsement.** A.7 conformance is met technically; endorsement
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+ is a separate process that has not been pursued.
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+ - **API is not stabilised.** Version `0.x` may introduce breaking changes.
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+ API will be frozen at `1.0.0`.
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+
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+ If any of these block you, please open an issue — priorities are driven by
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+ real user needs.
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+
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+ ## Using an engine directly
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+
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+ ```python
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+ from caissify_pairings.engines.dutch import dutch_pairings
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+
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+ pairings = dutch_pairings(
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+ players=players,
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+ previous_pairings=set(),
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+ round_number=1,
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+ total_rounds=9,
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+ )
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Extending
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+
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+ New pairing systems plug in via a small registry.
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+
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+ ```python
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+ from caissify_pairings.base import BasePairingEngine
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+
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+ class MyEngine(BasePairingEngine):
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+ name = "my_system"
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+
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+ def generate_pairings(self) -> list[dict]:
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+ ...
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+ ```
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+
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+ Register it in `caissify_pairings/engines/__init__.py` to expose it through
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+ the top-level `generate_pairings(system="my_system", ...)` call.
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+
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+ ## Testing
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ # Fast suite (skip @slow 5000-tournament benchmarks)
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+ pytest -m "not slow"
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+
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+ # Full suite including FIDE A.7 benchmarks (takes ~25 min)
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+ pytest
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Acknowledgements
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+
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+ Cross-validated against the FIDE-endorsed reference implementations:
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+
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+ - **[bbpPairings](https://github.com/BieremaBoyzvoortMediaFoundation/bbpPairings)**
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+ by Bierema Boyzvoort Media Foundation — Apache-2.0.
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+ - **[JaVaFo](https://javafo.sourceforge.net/)** by Roberto Ricca.
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+
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+ Thanks to their authors for making these tools freely available.
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+
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+ ## License
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+
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+ MIT — see [`LICENSE`](LICENSE).