They asked me to respond: I agree with every word written by Bayazet. Regarding the location directly in Michurinsk, I don't really care. As for the internal organization, I personally just want to avoid disrupting the tournament and letting down the organizer, Eric. It all depends on the person. I remember how Alex played a tournament match against me on Immortal after spending the whole night (for the second night in a row) playing poker and sleeping for only 1.5 hours... In general, much of what the respected people have written is relevant. But my opinion is: the organizer should make the final decision after listening to both sides. By the way, it's time to decide, as Russian Railways is already selling tickets for these dates, and there are holidays coming up, so it will soon be more difficult to buy tickets... Eric, please create a poll, in ICQ, by phone, or however you prefer - to find out who and when is ready to come...