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I only found out about this news today, and I was shocked. I spent half a day trying to come to terms with it. I feel it's important to share some of my impressions of this person. I met Vova a couple of years ago at the St. Petersburg m200 event. In that boisterous crowd, he seemed to stand apart – with a cup of tea in his hands, immersed in the Gameplay, intelligent, and pleasant to talk to. At another m200 event, I remember one episode: Vova and I were playing billiards, I won, and continued playing with another opponent. We hadn't even finished the game when Vova came over with a large cup of tea and said, "I lost, this tea is on me." We certainly hadn't agreed on anything like that.
Later, we had the opportunity to communicate through the "one against all" tournament, where Vova, as captain, chose me to be on his team, and I watched some of his matches through TeamViewer. I remember that during his games, there were always children around, who participated in the process in one way or another – someone older (unfortunately, I don't remember their names) gave advice on the game, another just told stories, and a third would suddenly start playing the guitar. It's hard to imagine what a blow this is for his family. Rest in peace, Vova.
Later, we had the opportunity to communicate through the "one against all" tournament, where Vova, as captain, chose me to be on his team, and I watched some of his matches through TeamViewer. I remember that during his games, there were always children around, who participated in the process in one way or another – someone older (unfortunately, I don't remember their names) gave advice on the game, another just told stories, and a third would suddenly start playing the guitar. It's hard to imagine what a blow this is for his family. Rest in peace, Vova.