SwissSys Bug Reports and Patches 

The following bugs and minor improvements have been dealt with since the release of version 8.0. The version shown in parenthesis gives the version with which the listed bug was patched. If you have an older version 8 copy (check the Help|About box), you may download and install the most up-to-date version from the downloads page and register it without having to re-register.

Important: Pair chart deletions and replacements not updated properly. (8.1)
Editing player fees from the fees dialog could lead to a section being overwritten (8.2)
Conversion from blitz to double-Swiss format did not handle 2-point byes correctly. (8.31)
Several related bugs for fixed-roster events patched. (8.4)
Was not generous enough when switching unrated players to improve color. (8.5)
New feature: Clone tournament for easy repetition of tournament settings.
Pair chart problem when using Club/Federation pairing restrictions unver version 8.51 only. (8.52)
FIDE norm requirements updated. (8.54)
For FIDE rules, bye was not being treated as a float down. (8.6)
Exhaustive pairings in small sections could hang up. (8.6)
Club code restriction was always in effect for rd 1. (8.6)
Advance byes lost under demo version. (8.6)
Improved feature: Team pairings dialog merged into master team pairings dialog. (8.6)
Added feature: Support for team prizes by game wins. (8.6)
Added feature:  Support for centering of HTML dumps added. (8.6)
Changes to prizes were not being kept. (8.61)
Krause report was not handling half point byes correctly. (8.61)
Standing order between rounds could be affected by byes given. (8.62)
Totals in fees reports were incomplete for versions 8.6 and 8.61 only (8.62)
Merge of fixed-roster events could fail. (8.64)
Esitmated ratings getting converted to actual ratings (8.64)
Could switch the odd man farther down the score group with no benefit. (8.64)
Added feature: Doubly-accelerated pairings (8.64)
Fixed-roster problems with merging. (8.67)
Update problem with fixed-roster team scores. (8.67).
Menu option to write team scores to xls format was broken. (8.67)
Problem saving round robin files with an odd number of players. (8.7)
USCF rating report  could fail for some forfeit listings. (8.7)
Internal check on integrity of fixed-roster team tables added. (8.7)
FIDE rules: Bye was not treated as float down. (8.71)
Insertion of byes in middle of pair chart did not work properly. (8.71)
Pack/Unpack feature was broken for versions 8.7 and 8.71. (8.72)
With FIDE pairings of bad score groups, the pair chart could end up with duplicate entries. (8.72)
Pack/unpack was slow for events with many sections. (8.73)
Players at the bottom of a score group were not getting transposed sometimes. (8.73)
Improved choice for oddman. (8.74)
FIDE sort on equally-rated players was not using alphabetical order as tie breaker (8.74)
USCF membership list format not correct when dumped to delimited text file. (8.74)
All-odd score groups could miss opportunities to improve color. (8.76)
Important: Version 8.76 replaced by 8.77 due to serious pairing problems. (8.77)
Some transpositions too generous, others not generous enough. (8.78)
Club lists sometimes not being saved with updated rating. (8.79)
Confusion in rare circumstances between transpositions and interchanges. (8.79)
Fixed-roster teams could be mixed up after editing a team code with only one player. (8.8)
Fixed-roster team "club" information not getting saved. (8.81)
Oddman search improved. (8.82)
FIDE rule on consecutive upward floats sometimes not observed. (8/82)
Clear winner bonus now based on percentage if other prizes are. (8.82)
Modified random pairings not handling byes correctly. (8.83)
FIDE norms not adjusted properly for events under rule 1.46e.
Switching ratings 1 and ratings 2 did not always resort the players properly. (8.84).