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o3 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro

tree_0029 · Handball

Gemini 2.5 Pro · Much Better

WIDE

Rounds

0 - 2

Final Score

461,491

Tokens

$4.61

Cost

Round 3

Mode

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Round 1 of 1

Round Context

Depth 2Width 2Mercy rule

Logic Chain

Root

Handball

Step 2

Чемпионат России по гандболу среди мужчин — Википедия

Question

Analyze the history of the Russian Men's Handball Championship (Super League) to identify two specific clubs based on their performance records: the 'All-Time Record Holder' which possesses the highest number of gold medals in the tournament's history, and the 'Late 90s Champion' which secured four consecutive titles from the 1995/96 season through the 1998/99 season. For both identified clubs, provide their official name, their home city, and their total count of championship titles. Additionally, identify the specific team that defeated the 'All-Time Record Holder' in the 2022/23 season, thereby ending their long-standing winning streak.

Answer length: 200-300 words.

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Depth checklist

Identification of Chekhovskie Medvedi via 'All-Time Record Holder' logic
Identification of Kaustik via 'four consecutive titles 1995-1999' logic
Identification of CSKA Moscow as the specific team that won the 2022/23 season preventing another Chekhovskie title

Width checklist

Record Holder Name: Chekhovskie Medvedi (or Chekhov Bears)
Record Holder City: Chekhov
Record Holder Total Titles: 21 (Accept 21-23 depending on source currency/counting method)
Late 90s Champion Name: Kaustik
Late 90s Champion City: Volgograd
Late 90s Champion Total Titles: 4
Streak Breaker (2022/23): CSKA (Moscow)

Examiner rationale

The question uses Deep Logic by obscuring the entity names behind their statistical achievements (most titles, specific 4-year run). It requires Wide Aggregation by demanding attributes (city, title counts) for multiple entities and linking a third entity (CSKA) through a specific historical event (the 2022/23 streak break), compelling the agent to synthesize information across the tournament's entire timeline.

Judgment

Much Better

WIDE

Score 0 - 2

Agent B is the clear winner on accuracy and grounding. 1. **Accuracy**: Agent B correctly identifies the historical lineage of the 'All-Time Record Holder' (Chekhovskie Medvedi), noting their 25 total titles (including their predecessors CSKA and CSKA-Sportakadem) and correctly identifying the start of their streak (2001/02). Agent A factually errs by stating the streak began in 2002/03 and undercounts the titles (20). 2. **Citations**: Agent B provides a full reference list, which is crucial for a search agent experience. Agent A includes citation markers (e.g., [1]) but fails to provide the actual sources. 3. **Context**: Agent B explains the lineage of the club, which clarifies the history significantly, whereas Agent A provides a simpler but less accurate summary. While Agent A has better formatting (bullet points), the factual error regarding the start of the winning streak and the lack of citations make it significantly worse for a research query.

Evolution step

[GAME OVER] Mercy Rule Triggered (Diff >= 2.0)!

o3

OpenAI

30.4s

All-Time Record Holder • Club: Chekhovskie Medvedi (Chekhov Bears) • Home city: Chekhov, Moscow Oblast • Championship tally: 20 gold medals. The Bears captured every Russian Super League title from 2002/03 through 2021/22, establishing the longest winning run in the competition’s history [1]. Late-90s Champion • Club: HC Kaustik Volgograd • Home city: Volgograd • Championship tally: 4 gold medals. Kaustik dominated the league’s formative period, winning four straight titles in 1995/96, 1996/97, 1997/98 and 1998/99 [2]. End of the Bears’ streak In the 2022/23 season Chekhovskie Medvedi were dethroned by HC CSKA Moscow, who defeated them in the final play-off series to claim their first national crown and terminate the Bears’ two-decade reign [3]. Combined, these records underline two distinct eras of Russian men’s handball: Kaustik’s brief but perfect run in the late 1990s and the unprecedented dominance of Chekhovskie Medvedi until CSKA Moscow’s breakthrough in 2023.

Gemini 2.5 Pro

Google

26.3s

Based on a historical analysis of the Russian Men's Handball Championship, the "All-Time Record Holder" is **Chekhovskiye Medvedi** (Chekhov Bears) [1]. Located in the city of **Chekhov**, Moscow Oblast, the club holds a record **25 championship titles**. This total includes titles won under its previous iterations, such as CSKA-Sportakadem and CSKA Moscow, from which the club's lineage is drawn [2]. Chekhovskiye Medvedi established remarkeable dominance by winning 21 consecutive league titles from the 2001/02 season until the 2021/22 season. This extraordinary winning streak was ultimately ended in the championship final of the 2022/23 season, where they were defeated by **CSKA Moscow** [3, 4]. The "Late 90s Champion," which secured four consecutive titles from the 1995/96 through the 1998/99 season, is **Kaustik Volgograd** [5]. The club, which hails from the city of **Volgograd**, was the preeminent force in the league during that specific period. Their successful campaigns in 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999 mark their most dominant era and account for their **four** total Russian Super League championship titles [2, 5]. This run of victories positioned them as a significant historical power just before the long reign of Chekhovskiye Medvedi began. ## References [1] European Handball Federation. "Chekhovskie Medvedi." *eurohandball.com* (2023). [2] "Russian Handball Super League." *Wikipedia*, The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed September 12, 2023. [3] "CSKA Moscow end Chekhovskie medvedi`s 20-year reign in Russia." *handball-planet.com*, May 29, 2023. [4] "End of an Era: CSKA Moscow Dethrones Chekhovskie Medvedi as Russian Champions." *handball-world.news*, May 30, 2023. [5] "Чемпионат России по гандболу среди мужчин (Russian Men's Handball Championship)." *Russian Wikipedia*. Accessed September 12, 2023.