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with one partner throughout an entire event. Each pair will play many other  pairs throughout the course of a session.  Almost all Pairs games are scored by  matchpoints, though a few are scored using IMPs.

Most pairs games use one of  two types of movements. For larger games, per haps 8 or more tables, a "Mitchell" movement is used. North-South pairs re main stationary throughout; East-West pairs move to the next higher num- bered table after each round is completed, while the boards move to the next  lower-numbered table. In games where a Mitchell movement is used, East-West  pairs will remain East-West, and play most or all of the North-South pairs;  North-South pairs will remain North-South and play most or all of the East- West pairs.

In case of an even number of tables, there may be a "skip" (East-West pairs will  skip one table) near  the middle of the game. Or there may be a "relay and bye- stand" (two tables share a set of boards while another set of boards is out of  play). In the case on a half-table, there may be a "phantom pair" (the pair  scheduled to play the non-existent pair will sit out for one round), or a "bump"  (a roving pair will replace a different North-South or East-West pair each  round).

Smaller games will usually use a "Howell" movement. There will be a small  number of pairs who remain stationary (frequently only one). Other pairs will  move around throughout the session, switching back and forth between North- South and East-West. Table cards indicating how each pair is to move are usu- ally provided. Each pair will play most or all of the other pairs in the game.

SWISS TEAMS:
Swiss Teams is an event in which a team (of four, five or six players - with only  four playing at a time) plays other teams short matches - usually somewhere  between 5 and 9 boards. Each team sits North-South at one table, and East- West at a corresponding table, while a second team, its opponents for that  match, sits East-West at the first and North-South at the second. (With an odd  number of teams, a "three-way match", lasting for two rounds, may be re quired.) The results are almost always compared and scored by International  Match Points (IMPs).

Pairings for the first round are random. Pairings for succeeding rounds are de- termined by a team's win-loss record or Victory Point total.

In events where the number of teams is small, each team may play every other  team once. This is a "Round Robin" Team event. The scoring is the same as for  Swiss Teams, but the pairings are usually predetermined.

KNOCKOUT TEAMS:
Knockout Teams is an event in which a team (of four, five or six players - again  only four playing at a time) plays another team in a long match - each match  usually lasts an entire session (about 24 boards). The losing team is eliminated  or "knocked out" while the winning team advances to the next round. Play con- tinues until only one team remains.

Unless the number of teams is an exact power of 2 (8,16,etc.), some three-way  matches are required in the earlier rounds. In this case usually the top 2  teams  in each group of 3 will advance, while one team is eliminated.

A "Compact Knockout" is a shorter version of Bracketed KO teams.  Matches  usually last 1/2 session (about 12 boards), and only 4 players are permitted on  a team.

BOARD-a-MATCH TEAMS
Board-a-Match Teams is an event where players enter as a team, but the scor- ing is similar to Matchpoints. Each team plays a small number of boards  against

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