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	'''Russian strata''' (sing.: ''stratum'') are a mechanism used to divide players in a tournament system aiming to funnel the best players to the top by breaking players into smaller tiers (strata) over time. Players with positive results after a given number of rounds get placed into upper strata, and players with negative results will eventually filter to lower strata. Of course, as times go on, large positives and small positives end up with different treatment on different strata. The final round of the format usually ends with strata of size 4 or 8 to determine final tables. Over the course of the tournament, positions are permeable with players from a middle stratum able to reach an upper stratum if their record improves. Depending on organizers, the final table may or may not have permeable rankings.		'''Russian strata''' (sing.: ''stratum'') are a mechanism used to divide players in a tournament system aiming to funnel the best players to the top by breaking players into smaller tiers (strata) over time. Players with positive results after a given number of rounds get placed into upper strata, and players with negative results will eventually filter to lower strata. Of course, as times go on, large positives and small positives end up with different treatment on different strata. The final round of the format usually ends with strata of size 4 or 8 to determine final tables. Over the course of the tournament, positions are permeable with players from a middle stratum able to reach an upper stratum if their record improves. Depending on organizers, the final table may or may not have permeable rankings.