Many people wonder – who is better? King Kong or Godzilla? Optimus Prime or Megatron? Kalashnikov or M-16? Titan or Dragon? It's time to find out in a head-to-head match:smile10: ... and so, we welcome: In the red corner of the ring – Alex ... The ... Greeeeeeeeeeeat :smile24:, World Champion, CIS Champion, St. Petersburg Champion, Lizard's apartment vice-champion :smile49: ... (the truck with awards is still on its way). Equipment – forged German boots (the terror of the VT chat), gloves from AvtoVAZ (they are started with dirty curses), the hat of the Elusive Joe (certified many times), an alcoholic t-shirt, and an Eagle Eye pendant. In the blue corner of the ring – Gomunguls, just Gomunguls :smile28: The match conditions are in the process of being agreed upon, approximate outlines: 1) Match to 3 (4?/5?) wins, excluding draws. 2) Templates – 8mm6a and Jebus Cross (alternating). 3) Games take place on weekdays from 11-12 and until 19 (Alex cannot play in the evenings and on weekends). Perhaps some games will be played during the New Year holidays (if we manage to agree on the regulations and raise the prize fund). 4) Games are streamed from both sides. 5) Participants contribute 3000 rubles each to the prize fund (Gomunguls cannot offer more), but since Alex is not willing to play for that amount, sponsors or backers are needed. For example, I am personally ready to sponsor the match for 1000 rubles. You can also back Gomunguls – participate in his betting, receiving a profit in case of his victory. The match will depend on the amount collected. Actually, organizational issues: 1) We need a person who can collect contributions from participants and sponsors, and after the match, distribute them among the participants (depending on the chosen scheme of division). 2) We need commentators for the streams. 3) How to organize protection against cheating? A radical option is to play in the presence of seconds. I don't know if the participants are ready for this and if there will be seconds who can be present at the games from start to finish. If they are not ready, then in addition to password-protected saves, it is also necessary to somehow block the streams from external viewing so that participants do not have the opportunity to watch them on a neighboring computer. 4) Game schedule and disciplinary regulations – lateness, no-shows, leaving the game, etc. Plus, hints from viewers. 5) The issue of judging – at least 3 judges are needed to resolve controversial situations (they may arise). UPDATE I am a little surprised by the public reaction. This is not a mockery or idol worship, and not even an attempt to scam someone for money. Rather, the opposite. Currently, Heroes is at approximately the same level as chess was in the mid-19th century – there were many tournaments, many good players, but there was no special hierarchy between them, the strength of the players was assessed by the chess community approximately – based on the results of tournaments, the quality of the game, chess articles. The peculiarity of both chess and Heroes is that it is difficult to assess the strength of a player remotely – tournaments rarely involve all the strongest players, and if they do, they either compete in tail-biting (if it's a round-robin tournament) or play against each other in 1-2 games (if it's a knockout tournament), which are not always indicative. All this led to a large number of arguments, attempts to gain authority not so much through tournament results as through words, articles, and interviews (familiar, right?). Therefore, by the 1960s, the idea arose to identify the champion through a match between the strongest players – to play 1 on 1 a long series of games, minimizing the randomness of the result. The tradition turned out to be so successful that it has been maintained for the last 150 years with minor interruptions. Currently, in Heroes, Alex is unofficially considered the best player – based on the totality of results, the quality of the game, and so on. IMHO, this is quite justified. And that is why such matches are needed – so that players who feel they have the strength can try to take the title from the current champion in a direct confrontation. Now regarding the money – it is logical that the current champion has no sporting ambitions for the match; he has already proven everything to everyone. Therefore, the only motivation to play can be monetary motivation, for which the opponent must provide a prize fund for the tournament – himself or through sponsors. All world chess champions adhered to this position until the creation of FIDE. If you want the champion to risk the title, risk the money. Since Gomunguls does not have the financial resources for a prize fund that would satisfy the champion, I suggest either sponsoring or backing the contender. If the idea works out, then in the future, such matches can be held regularly – this will benefit both the Heroes community and the players' skills.