What I've seen happen is that a lot of the players that have signed up to a torurnament are playing other games. So, when the tournament starts they are automatically removed from the torunament. (This is for non-premium members, premium members can play several games at the same time.)
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It happened again! A bullet tournament just started with 20 players, and strangely after 2 rounds I watch the standing, and I discover there are only 8 players, 4 of which withdrew, and the tournament became 3 rounds!
Ok it seems normal here that tournaments are with few people, compared to the Internet Chess Club.
Also now I played a Open bullet tournament, we began with 24 people, on the 2nd round 9 withdrew, but since at the same time a bullet tournament 1200-1499 began, maybe the software should join the two, to keep the number of players consistent.
At the end of the tournament, only 7 players were playing. 3 tied for 3rd place! Ridicolous.
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I joined this site not long ago, and it is really great, however I notice that chess.com live tournaments could be improved.
First of all I don't understand why there is a number limit. Generally to 24 players (other sites do allow more than 24 players to play in a tournament), but then after a couple of rounds 3-4 players withdraw, and then by the end of the tournament maybe even more than 10 withdraw.
Then there is the problem that strangely one is kicked to a tournament with less players. I just signed for a bullet tournament few minutes ago, there were at least 20 players, and then I found myself in a tournament with 9 players!! So instead of 7 rounds I played just 3, and obviously such small tournament doesn't make sense, because the 2nd place was held by 3 people with 2 points.
So my proposal for chess.com, which I hope will receive support from other players, is to remove the cap on the amount of players for one tournament, and please don't kick me to a tournament with few players, because that is just a waste of time, just ask me if I want to withdraw without penalties.