It was invented by Oscar Gelbfuhs about 1873 to be used as a weighted score in round - robin tournaments .
What we call the Sonneborn - Berger system was not invented by Sonneborn or Berger , and it was not originally designed for tie - breaking .
system was invented by Oscar Gelbfuhs about 1873 to be used as a weighted score in round - robin tournaments .
What we call the Sonneborn - Berger system was not invented by Sonneborn or Berger , and it was not originally designed for tie - breaking .