Victory Points - A method of scoring multiple team events, where the
actual score in International Match Points for each round is converted to
Victory Point numeric scale. Victory Point scales vary from country to
country; here are the two common scales used in North America for
multi-Board per Match Swiss Team games
30 Point
Victory Scale |
IMP
Difference
6-8 Boards |
Victory
Points |
IMP Difference
9-11 Boards |
0 |
15-15 |
0 |
1 |
18-12 |
1 |
2 |
19-11 |
2 |
3 |
20-10 |
3-4 |
4 |
21-9 |
5-6 |
5-6 |
22-8 |
7-8 |
7-8 |
23-7 |
9-11 |
9-10 |
24-6 |
12-14 |
11-13 |
25-5 |
15-17 |
14-16 |
26-4 |
18-21 |
17-19 |
27-3 |
22-25 |
20-23 |
28-2 |
26-30 |
24-27 |
29-1 |
31-35 |
28+ |
30-0 |
36+ |
20 Point Victory
Scale |
IMP Difference
6-8 Boards |
Victory Points |
IMP Difference
9-11 Boards |
0 |
10-10 |
0 |
1-2 |
11-9 |
1-2 |
3-4 |
12-8 |
3-5 |
5-7 |
13-7 |
6-9 |
8-10 |
14-6 |
10-13 |
11-13 |
15-5 |
14-17 |
14-16 |
16-4 |
18-21 |
17-19 |
17-3 |
22-25 |
20-23 |
18-2 |
26-30 |
24-27 |
19-1 |
31-35 |
28+ |
20-0 |
36+ |
International Match Points (IMPs) - In international matchpoint
scoring, on each board the total point difference between the two scores
compared is converted into IMPs according to the following scale:
Difference
in points |
IMPs |
20-40 |
1 |
50-80 |
2 |
90-120 |
3 |
130-160 |
4 |
170-210 |
5 |
220-260 |
6 |
270-310 |
7 |
320-360 |
8 |
370-420 |
9 |
430-490 |
10 |
500-590 |
11 |
600-740 |
12 |
750-890 |
13 |
900-1090 |
14 |
1100-1290 |
15 |
1300-1490 |
16 |
1500-1740 |
17 |
1750-1990 |
18 |
2000-2240 |
19 |
2250-2490 |
20 |
2500-2990 |
21 |
3000-3490 |
22 |
3500-3990 |
23 |
4000+ |
24 |
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