Moscow qualifying tournament for Shades of Darkness.

So, who is this Tournament for then? For a couple of people who are incapable of finding reasonable (and essentially mutually beneficial) compromises?

2 Yama-Dharma.
Vova, I invited everyone to Michurinsk, I talked to each person, promoted it, and tried to convince them. Yes, I didn't convince everyone I wanted to see, the problem was the distance; not everyone had the opportunity to come.
But Moscow is just one city, albeit a very large one. Those who want to play will always find the time to play.
Maybe it's worth talking to them on ICQ and finding a compromise together.

And regarding the second Moscow qualifier – aren't there many advantages? Invite Rolpogo, Morpheus, Rox, Veland, Dimen, Pete, Phoenixes – they are more likely not to play in the Tournament Edition because most of them haven't heard of it... but they could play.
After all, this is an additional 10-12 people for the tournament, and we're not that many, so we shouldn't be so dismissive. The Tournament Edition tournaments are rarely limited by the number of players from SoD.
With due diligence, you can find and invite enough people to both SoD and Tournament Edition tournaments.