You could do a three round swiss, or 4 round round-robin. Just have to chose a TC that will allow you to finish in time. If you don't want to use performance based tie-breaks, you might want to carve out some time for blitz playoffs too.
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hi! need help. I am assigned as a chess committee in a mini-tournament (sports fest), even though i never experienced a chess tournament. i have five players and we only have 9 hours to have a winner. what is the best format for this? thanks