1.     Head to head (if all those tied played each other).

2.     Buchholz (Sum of all scores of opponents).

3.     Buchholz cut 1 (Sum of all scores of opponents except the lowest point scorer).

4.   Sonneborn-Berger (Sum of all scores of opponents you won against and half the scores of opponents you drew)  

5.     Most wins.

6.    Most games with black.

In case two or more players are tied for places 1st place the following tie-break procedure will apply:

1)    Head to head result.  T

2)    Tie-break match.  If two players tie they will play a two game match with a time control of 3 minutes and 2 seconds increment per move, each.  If 3 or 4 players are tied, they will play a single round-robin tournament with the same time control.  If the tie is still not broken the procedure will be repeated but with blitz time control of 3 minutes per player with a 2 second increment after each move.

3)    If more than 4 players are tied they will play a single round-robin with a time control of 3 minutes per player with a 2 second increment after each move.