What happens if the tournament has more rounds than players?When all possible pairings have been played, the tournament will be ended and a winner declared.

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Why is it restricted to teams?Swiss tournaments were not designed for online chess. They demand punctuality, dedication and patience from players.
We think these conditions are more likely to be met within a team than in global tournaments.

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How many byes can a player get?A player gets a bye of one point every time the pairing system can't find a pairing for them.
Additionally, a single bye of half a point is attributed when a player late-joins a tournament.

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What happens if a player doesn't play a game?Their clock will tick, they will flag, and lose the game.
Then the system will withdraw the player from the tournament, so they don't lose more games.
They can re-join the tournament at any time.

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Can players late-join?Yes, until half the rounds have been played.
Late joiners get a single bye, even if they missed several rounds.

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Will swiss replace arena tournaments?No. They're complementary features.

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What about Round Robin?We'd like to add it, but unfortunately Round Robin doesn't work online.
The reason is that it has no fair way of dealing with people leaving the tournament early. We cannot expect that all players will play all their games in an online event. It just won't happen, and as a result most Round Robin tournaments would be flawed and unfair, which defeats their very reason to exist.
The closest you can get to Round Robin online is to play a Swiss tournament with a very high number of rounds. Then all possible pairings will be played before the tournament ends.

 

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Rolf