OFB-9

It’s unlikely to be feasible; Palach should already be conducting the draw for the 2nd round by the 12th (I will be away), and 72 people are unlikely to want to wait for the result of one match. Contact the Chairman; perhaps he will arrive before the 8th.

I arrived home at 11:30 PM after 12 hours behind the wheel from Volgograd; do you think I’m ready to sit down and play right away? And Kaschei is leaving tomorrow; he needs to pack his things, so he clearly doesn’t have time to play. The question about the CIS was raised in advance, before registration for the tournament.
I’m on vacation until the 20th, so after the holidays, I can play at any time.

Darku has 400 km to travel from the city-hero to Saratov, while I have almost 1000 km; there seems to be a difference.