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Thought number one: splitting the tournament into two parts is absurd. Therefore, options involving half here and half there are not even worth discussing.
Thought number two: as I understand it, the problem is that many people don't want to spend four days in a club when it's almost summer. This issue was raised back in Kyiv. I understand this position.
Therefore, we can consider an alternative: hold the tournament in Michurinsk, but not in a club, but in a country house. Similar to how the gatherings were held in Minsk. That is, there would be fresh air, nature, and maybe a body of water nearby. We could put a table outside or on a veranda, set up laptops, and play. As I understand it, this format would suit everyone.
Eric has already written that he hasn't seen any such options in Michurinsk. But since there is a strong desire, maybe we should look somewhere in the surrounding area, for example, in Tambov. It can't be that for 30 adult men with money, there isn't a simple option like a country getaway.
Regarding those who are late for the start of the tournament, we can do this: they play the first round among themselves in advance and arrive for the second round.
