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Great, thanks for the kind words.

And thank you for not suggesting it on New Year's Eve. The fact that your power supply burned out is not my fault. And the fact that you disappeared for half a month is also not my fault. And the fact that Marazhan had computer problems and couldn't play for half a month is also not my fault. And so on. So, I'm not to blame, but I still got undeserved zeros and was eliminated from the tournament.

Life is a harsh thing. You ended up in a group where everyone played 3 games, and you hadn't played any yet. I didn't need any games to advance from the group.

When I joined the group, you had almost all played your games. But there was still enough time. Then, people refused to play with me for almost half a month until the New Year... And then they suggested playing in the days leading up to the New Year. What am I supposed to think about that? And some didn't even offer anything.

A typical situation: if both players get zeros for refusing to play with ANYONE (this isn't about us, just a theory). Let's say there's a group of 5 people, and 2 advance. They say to each other, "If we play matches, each of us has a 40 percent chance of advancing - two out of five." But let's not play with the fifth person; he'll get zeros and definitely won't advance, but we'll play each other, and our chances of advancing will increase! Hooray, what a great idea... Purely theoretically, what could happen if BOTH get zeros.
:)

PS And yes, I am a little bit to blame... But only a little. I'm to blame for not being able to play for perfectly valid reasons for 3 days before the New Year in December... But waiting for more than half a month to play in a normal environment is not my fault. I think, weighing everything up and looking at it from the outside, it will immediately become clear. What everyone needed. So, we can stop having pointless conversations about this.