For example, in Michurinsk, only Peterius came from Ukraine, even though it was nearby. Why? I don't think Nagan organized the championship poorly. As an organizer, he did everything possible (meetings, accommodation, prizes, the club, organizing leisure activities, and the tournament itself), and he deserves respect for that.

And about the qualifiers and their organization... in the end, those who could still went and played, and not just those who passed the qualifiers. The decision not to hold qualifiers was not my sole decision; this was already clear to everyone in Michurinsk.

Mee, you just can't look at the issue from a broader perspective, given your limited viewpoint. The organizer's task is not just to meet, feed, and wipe the noses of grown men and women... but to ORGANIZE the tournament.
Many people didn't go to Michurinsk (from Ukraine/Belarus) not because Nagan is bad, but because there wasn't much else to do there anymore.
The same faces, the same everything else.

We need new ideas... we need ORGANIZATION.

Regarding the game of those who could come... there wasn't anything like that in Kyiv; the guests just played for fun. Vic and I strictly adhered to the regulations.