Reports on victories and defeats in online games of Heroes of Might and Magic V.

As part of the "Best of the Best" tournament. Lok 1978 (Elf Osir) def. raykonen (Hordes of Hagesh) M3, a large map without a metro. The opponent surrendered. Both players developed according to standard strategies. Understanding that he had no chance in equal conditions, he decided to reveal as much of the map as possible to control the opponent's actions. By the end of the third week, he took Utopia (which wasn't very useful) and captured two Rings of Swiftness and Dragon's Claw nearby. He spotted a Staff in the training area, which was adjacent to his own territory. At the beginning of the 4th week, he decided to run to the Castle, which would take about 3 days, and then teleport to the training area. At that moment, Hagesh arrived, and the plans changed drastically. He broke through the guard of the nearest portal and ended up in the zone where his opponent was located, but a couple of days away from him. He took the Book of Darkness and rushed to find Raik's Castle. He found it very quickly, captured it, and declared a week of life, which determined the outcome... Raik saved the game!