John Chew wrote:
>
> config initial_schedule only works to modify default (Chew)
> pairings, and what you have here are what I confusingly call
> automatic pairings, using the autopair configuration command.

So the presence of an 'autopair' directive means I also have to designate how
the initial rounds are paired, right?

My confusion stemmed from the fact that in past I had added 'autopair'
directives after the event was underway.

If I remove the autopair directives, it appears that Chew pairings refuses to
pair more than the first three rounds, even if initial_schedule is set to 5.

I tried using InitFontes for the first 5 rounds, but one thing I don't like
about the resulting pairings is that they fail the "sum of opponents ratings"
test--I don't have the exact results handy, but this disparity was evident in
the case of two players at top and bottom of the field who shared 4 of the same
opponents, and whose 5th was mismatched, which would seem to greatly favour the
higher-rated player.
--gvc