drop-in games

[soheil_hooshdaran]

Hi.
Don't such games ruin the tournament?

[Roger de Coverly]

Don't such games ruin the tournament?

You might have to explain the context, as the term "drop-in games" has little meaning in UK chess circles.

[Christopher Kreuzer]

Is he talking about games where fillers play someone who has a bye?

[Roger de Coverly]

Is he talking about games where fillers play someone who has a bye?

Fillers are an accepted part of UK tournament practice, both where the alternative is a win by default and where it's a failure of the opponent to show up. FIDE frowns upon repairing as a default alternative as may be recalled from a dispute between Nigel Short and the late Richard Furness.

If it involves players out of the running for prizes, it's perhaps not a problem. Where potentially it could be a problem is where the filler is stronger than the normal pairing for someone with a chance of making a prize list.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

There was drop-in fees in the tournaments in USA

[Christopher Kreuzer]

There was drop-in fees in the tournaments in USA

Do you mean someone paying a fee to join a tournament after it has started? Do they start on zero, or do they pay to start on a certain number of points?

[soheil_hooshdaran]

I guess zero, but it can be any number of points I think

[Christopher Kreuzer]

I guess zero, but it can be any number of points I think

Do you mean a re-entry option like the one advertised here?

https://millionairechess.com/faq#q1

[Roger de Coverly]

Do you mean a re-entry option like the one advertised here?

Re-entry options are unknown in UK and European chess. As to whether it distorts the tournament, of course it does.