Jason: furbster:
I agree to, but it won't be as easy as you think to implement. Sometimes the top two players are tied and through with their games and the slow person has a few games going weeks after everyone else moved 47 times in their games and this guy is on move 11. Anyway, with the S-B thingy needing to use every single person's score to determine who wins the section, you just have to wait until all the games are finished. When there's a clear cut victor that the S-B amout won't change, then by all means start the next round.
Then there's this case: 2004 Third Quarter Open Dark Chess=====
http://brainking.com/game/Tournaments?trg=4871&tri=14869
Section four has two players tied for the top spot. I've noticed that when two players have won every game against their common opponents and split their game or games between themselves they will finish with identical S-B scores regardless of what anyone else in the section does. Ol' scubabisto was the only one left with games to play four weeks ago. He's down to just two now, but it certainly would've been nice to conitinue the tournament while he's playing his games that won't change the outcome of the section at all. If I'm wrong about the S-B thingy with two players even like this and it is possible for one to outscore the other, may I ask your indulgence and say, "Nevermind" :)