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Let me reiterate, to emphasize the point – the main problem with such tournaments isn't the venue or the organization of living arrangements.
The biggest problem is time. It seems like I'm the only one who understands this. Perhaps because I'm the one responsible for adhering to the schedule, while the players are more focused on their performance.
So, in Kyiv, we had 4 days, 16 players, and 4 rounds. We barely managed to stay within the time limit. And to even play the final, Roland had to exchange his tickets and drive to Minsk with Napalm late at night. And the match for prize money between Pit and Vitalik wasn't even played, and I had to assign a result that couldn't be assigned. But what if Pit, not Roland, had been in the final? Would we have flipped a coin? Would we have finished the game online?
Moreover, the players spent all day and night in the club, barely going anywhere else, and I even had to keep Captain away from them, as he was trying to tempt them with various entertainment activities.
Adhering to the schedule, I tell you, comrades, is a real headache. Simply wanting it isn't enough.
Here, we'll have about 25 people, which means a theoretical minimum of 5 rounds, otherwise, we'll have to determine the champion using the Buchholz system. And there are also talks about barbecues, billiards, and bowling... "no, son, that's just a fantasy."
Therefore, every half-hour or hour here is worth its weight in gold. If you calculate the amount of time spent on related activities – moving from the sleeping quarters to the club and back, from the club to the cafe and back, gathering and waiting for people, coordinating movements around the city, midnight poker/idleness instead of late-night game completions (there will definitely be such games), etc. – you'll find that it amounts to at least 2 hours a day (and probably more). Multiply that by 4 days, and you get 8 hours – essentially a full round.
Moreover, these delays are parasitic – nothing constructive happens during the process; it's just waiting. The resort format eliminates all these delays – almost 100% of the time is spent on constructive activities – playing, eating, sleeping, and other entertainment.
