The second stage of the "Van Kanighem" tournament.

Yes, really? :confused:
And yet you host online tournaments... :confused: I didn't expect that.

That's true :) I've never been to a tournament in a computer club with a prize pool, etc.
However, I was able to organize a tournament. Moreover, for the second Heroes game, the tournament is quite good (considering the number of games and participants).
But I can't call it a professional tournament, even though professional players participate in it :)

Kyle
Are we acquainted? ;)

What will he base his decision to restart on? Just what he sees on the first turn? And then it's all hidden? Or how?

You can restart up to the 3rd turn. As a rule, by the 3rd turn, it's already clear what the situation is. You can't be protected from all sorts of nasty things, even when playing with a well-tested map. When generating a save, a terrible spawn can occur (strong guards, few resources, etc.).
Read about HoMM3 at your leisure: http://www.hommportal.net/tavern/?id=156149.
I'm not saying that these rules are perfect, but they were created by very good online players.

What do contenders for victory have to do with it? If everyone honestly says what I suggested beforehand, we can gather data on the relationship between the result and the number of replays. And by the way, I forgot to say why I stopped replaying. I just don't see how I can improve. Maybe I can improve it by one day, but I'm not sure I'll be that lucky when beating the first opponent in a replay. However, I highly doubt that my result will be the best.

Okay. I'll play next weekend. I'll let you know how many times I replayed after I'm done ;)