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The following considerations stopped me: 1) No one will want to register second accounts and spread themselves thin. 2) Having 2 accounts creates the temptation to transfer ratings sooner or later. Unknown players will not be accepted into the competition. And those who are accepted are inherently honest players. Moreover, cheating is not profitable, also because in case of suspicions or hints, the organizer will not offer such a prize on a regular basis. The idea is that everyone is in the same conditions anyway - some have already earned a rating, others haven't. Skilled players should go through this path and fight for the TOP1. 3 prizes have been announced for the rest of the year. The distance is sufficient. And it's not about the prize - it's a nice addition, but about making the TOP of the ladder more realistic (relevant to skill). This also applies to the SOD. But I specifically started with HotA so that there would be no bait - everyone knows that I don't play HotA myself. But most (if not all) of the TOP players I know play it. gl hf