As my fellow countrymen put it to me: "Have you already completed the qualifying round?"... To which I replied: "I couldn't care less about your qualifying round"... Indeed, we didn't finish the qualifying round, and therefore it's too early to consider me a finalist. And frankly, I'm not playing very well, as I haven't played much in recent years: I've forgotten a lot and don't take everything into account... The esteemed Kobra might point out: what the hell am I doing here, showing up with my unsavory presence in your esteemed gathering... But I just felt like it:p. I wanted to come precisely for the simple reason that, I repeat, it doesn't matter to me whether I play or not, whether I talk or stay silent – for me, it's simply a pleasure to be with My People. And where that is, doesn't concern me at all. And that's why I appreciate the Heroes community – because everyone has their own opinion. And that's great! As for Michurinsk, I, for example, really like small towns. It's just easier to breathe there, somehow. Fewer people – more oxygen... But ultimately, everyone is responsible for themselves. And here I want to warn you against mutual accusations, because in the end, it will all come down to "those who don't want to come, well, too bad for them" and mutual insults, leading to a "tit for tat" situation. Nagan announced the Championship in Michurinsk last year – why did everyone only start worrying about it now? It's just not right... You're playing a turn-based strategy game, friends, and you should be thinking ahead... The location for the next championship should have been discussed back in 2010. In principle, I completely agree with Tyoma-Stinger. It would be good to stay somewhere together, but playing in a club: firstly, the necessary conditions are created there for this (if you believe the organizers), and secondly, there will be an additional psychological incentive in the form of the official nature of the event and the travel time to the club, so that everyone can wake up and get ready in an organized manner. Does anyone have any reason to doubt that Nagan will not be able to organize the Championship as a sports and intellectual event? Then name specific facts and reasons. Nagan didn't just announce the Championship in Michurinsk today. And at the very least, he makes the impression of a responsible person and a man of his word. I'm already willing to go to Michurinsk just to talk to him. And in Egypt – they'll laugh at us if we sit in four walls with our laptops (by the way, there might be an interesting situation with them at customs). Newspaper headlines: "Russians came to Egypt at their own expense to play computer games." Those who would go with their wives – well, what normal woman would sit in four walls when there's a sea and sun and all that? And would you calmly let her go off on her own in a foreign country (especially after a coup)? And those who go without their wives (how will you explain that, by the way? – okay, she won't go to Michurinsk, but how about refusing Egypt...) – that's just ridiculous... Honey, what were you doing there? – Darling, we were sitting playing computer games – here, look at the photos, how we were sitting in four walls playing – I'm not lying... And his wife will understand that her husband is a bit of an oddball (there's a typo in the word "oddball," the first letter is "m"). And as Bayazet rightly noted: "I'm coming to Michurinsk – I see no alternative." Added after 21 minutes Can you tell me – can I already order tickets to Moscow and back, or where?