See Appendix A, question 15 for further info about non-standard results.
The ‘U’ denotes an unrated result, i.e. it is considered as played but not valid for the Elo rating
variation or norm calculations.
After choosing a result, Vega will automatically move on to the next pair. The results should all be
entered before performing a new pairing or modifying an old one. If the user is not able to finish
this operation in one session then he can Save the data and Exit from Vega. Upon restarting, Vega
will remind the user to finish entering the round.
In case of a big tournament the user may want to show only the pairs without results or with an
adjourned result. This is done with the button
. The button
will show all pairs again.
Once entry is complete, Vega will automatically update the Cross Table.
NOTE: Vega automatically updates the cross table and ranking list when important parameters
are changed (player data, tie-breaks...). However if the user want to force the update of the cross
table, he must press the button
.
The data concerning the tournament is stored in the file .veg. It is a
standard ASCII file and is updated when the user presses Save Tournament. Although it can be
modified using most editors, the user should not do so for risk of seriously damaging the
tournament data. However in some very special cases, the expert user might need to edit them to
recover data quickly or to modify the tournament. In this manner the arbiter has a total control over
the tournament.
If the user wants to correct results or just show previous pairings, they must first
choose the round. To this end, select the round number in the round field. All
the pairings for that round are displayed and the user can, as usual, select the
pair and the result.
Before performing a new pairing Vega produces a backup file named VEG-N.bak. where N is the last completed round. If for some reason the normal file is damaged,
the backup can be re-loaded using Dangerous Stuff! / Load Round from the File menu.
2.6 Cross Table and other useful reports
Moving on to the Output page, the user can visualize and print several files. All the data files
generated by Vega are in text format, although they have several different extensions. A few
generated files have the extension QTF and when printed, result in higher quality output. These files
are in Rich Text Format and can be modified within Vega using the UWord editor, by pressing the
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