The 4th annual offline tournament, "Best of the best".

My self-esteem took a real hit back then.

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It left a very strong impression!

I remember my first tournament; it was part of the Best of the Best series. Back then, there were only two difficulty levels for players. I played on TE (yes, there was a time when it was possible, and even necessary, to play on it). I was shocked by the results of DimaAS and Radik. That's when I was truly stunned... In general, the words "how?", "incredible," "who is that?", "maybe they're cheating?" kept running through my head. And so on... Every time they and other strong players participated, whether in Blitz or other BB tournaments, the results were incredible. =