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Welcome back!! Even during the time between these two posts, it's been nice to see your name regularly in the RMB.

Thank you for the update!

Yay, thank you very much! TWP Armed Forces mask can stay, after all Wyvern is still a member - just not the commander anymore.

There's also a second request in relations to changes in government as announced in the RMB: Commander of TWPAF: demask @Wyvern, mask @United Adaikes Guardian: demask @United Adaikes, mask @Varanius and @Bhang Bhang Duc Thank you in advance for both of them!

Thanks Winni, the following aren't newspaper staff anymore and can be demasked: @Comfed, @Fhaengshia, @MarisalaTriumvirate, @Mia, @The Royal Urchin And these are newspaper staff that aren't on the list: @Overthinkers, @Clarkov, @Varanius, @SamIAm

Thanks for sharing, interesting interview!

May I ask who is currently masked with access to Newspaper forum? So I can request masking for newer, unmasked members and see if there's anyone who isn't a writer anymore still masked.

Thank you, it was nice to participate on the ROTW operation!

Thank you for delivering the update!

This embassy has been revived from the dead! Welcome once more, please ensure that it stays updated.

Hey there Hulldom, nice to see you here

Thank you for the update!

Woohoo!

Islamagna, Altana Region—21:30 International Atomic Time, 4th August 1422 Klaudia kept waiting in the room, but no answer came. A question then came from staff member Quinto Rufino-Petrone, who had just arrived: "Still nothing?", to which Klaudia unfortunately nodded. Meanwhile, Amando intervened with the thought: "Remember when I said I did have an idea of who it may be?" Quinto asked, "Who do you have in mind?" "Varanius," Amando proposed. "I mean, we can't be sure, but the fact it's on our western border and that they seemingly ignored the request strengthens the possibility." "Good thought," Klaudia added, "although it could also be a mishap in the unknown ship's crew." "That's two mistakes already...", Quinto replied, "entering Giovannilandian waters and not answering our request for identification." Klaudia pointed out, "Do remember that there isn't officially a territorial water agreement in Esferos, so other nations may not recognize our claim, which is important to have in mind if we seek further contact. Nevertheless, we're still acting on it, thoughts on contacting once more?" Amando and Quinto both nodded in agreement, although the latter inquired, "what if they keep ignoring our request for the ship to identify themselves?" "Well," Klaudia explained, "then we may have to resort to confronting the ship directly with a presence of a Giovannilandian one. She'll notice the company soon enough..." "That's worst case, though, since I am hoping this is a misunderstanding," she added. Quinto responded, "Let's hope so. In the meantime, are the Borioddo coast guards aware of this? They're the closest to the ship as things stand, but it's a lesser facility in comparison to Islamagna." "Oh, yes, they are aware. I've let their chief officer, Gabriello Veltano, know about this incident, and they are also conscious of the support that we can provide." "And our command in Porto Violeto?", Amando remembered. "That I shall contact soon, once I send the message to this unruly ship. I mean, they've most surely got a notification, but I shall notify them that our Andolian facilities are already dealing with this case." A few minutes later, the unknown ship was contacted for the second time, and the Giovannilandian Navy's leadership was now cognizant of her."

Thank you for the introduction! We've already talked for a while, but it's good to see you on the forums as well. I do also hope you get to know the community and become involved in the region! If you have any questions about learning how to do that, feel free to ask.

What could we talk about?

You'll have to ask the admins in the task thread.

"Hello there to all viewers in Giovanniland and elsewhere! Welcome to another edition of the Giovannilandian Chess Report! In this program, I will continue to present information about the Giovannilandian Chess Championship, namely the 3rd place match and the final. I'll present the match results and talk about the final results and overall ranking of players." 3rd Place Match IM Vittor Nyima-Lyamo, 2604 (+22) 5 (2) - 5 (0) GM Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra, 2609 (-22) Final GM Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso, 2721 (-14) 5 1/2 - 4 1/2 GM Guillermo Uryde-Amorino, 2707 (+14) "Here are the results from the two matches played yesterday and today!", Karlo exclaimed. "The final and 3rd place match were composed of 10 games each, an increase of two more than the semifinals. For the 3rd place we saw a match between International Master Vittor Nyima-Lyamo and Grandmaster Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra. The match had a very close result—Nyima-Lhamo started leading by two wins, but his lead dwindled after six draws and two wins for Rosetta-Lyra near the end that gave her some hope of winning the bronze medal. Unfortunately for Lavanda, she lost the two rapid tiebreaker matches and thus ended in fourth place. Still, that's her best finish so far, as she had only arrived in the quarter-finals at the 1419 and 1420 tournaments, and then didn't qualify in 1421. Third place was once more attained by a non-grandmaster after several years—and with a very good second edition for the International Master." Karlo then commented on the other game: "The final was played between two Grandmasters, both regarded as fair contenders for the title. Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso and Guillermo Uryde-Amorino, with a difference of only 14 ELO points, managed to draw all of the first seven matches! The spell of draws was then broken when Giovanni won the eighth match and had a fair chance of winning. However, he was outdone in the last two matches by the defending champion Guillermo!" "The defending champion therefore wins his second title in a row, currently unbeaten in the two Championship editions he's played. Amdo-Gyasso, on the other hand, finishes on a better position than in the last few editions: his 1419, 1420, and 1421 performances ended with third, fourth, and sixth place respectively, being eliminated by fellow Grandmaster Karlo Neurino-Sousa last year. This is his second best performance, after winning the championship in 1411." Rank Player Group Points W D L Start ELO End ELO Change 1 GM Guillermo Uryde-Amorino F 7 6 0 2 2630 2721 +91 2 GM Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso A 6 5 2 1 2695 2707 +12 3 IM Vittor Nyima-Lyamo F 4 1/2 3 3 2 2500 2628 +128 4 GM Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra B 3 1/2 2 3 3 2591 2587 -4 Quarterfinals 5 GM Karlo Neurino-Sousa H 5 1/2 5 1 0 2701 2688 -13 6 GM Gustavo Takeda D 5 1/2 5 1 0 2625 2613 -12 7 GM Sergio Amorante-Aquilano E 5 5 0 1 2709 2706 -3 8 CM Isidoro Artena-Santi B 4 3 2 1 2345 2387 +42 Round of 16 9 GM Tiberina Vestrigio C 4 3 2 0 2702 2667 -35 10 GM Gallio Kervario Hortense G 4 3 2 0 2577 2591 +14 11 CM Amanda Gilvano Valli G 3 1/2 3 1 1 2385 2373 -12 12 GM Kyro Lartidio-Velanio D 3 3 0 2 2666 2664 -2 13 GM Ottavia Zorteya A 3 2 2 1 2661 2657 -4 14 GM Sereno Belmonte H 2 1/2 2 1 2 2660 2626 -34 15 Giulio Punso-Lodago E 2 1/2 2 1 2 2301 2325 +24 16 IM Margerito Alboquerko C 2 2 0 3 2464 2464 0 Group Stage 17 GM Raffella Quadrigaro F 2 1/2 2 1 1 2811 2791 -20 18 GM Oralino Kyenze Gormo G 2 2 0 2 2681 2659 -22 19 IM Gepelle Gormo-Pasano C 2 2 0 2 2520 2518 -2 20 GM Lavinia Pasquale-Arbone B 2 1 2 1 2688 2667 -21 21 GM Vittoriano Sevana E 2 1 2 1 2592 2581 -11 22 IM Markella Viator-Tamudio A 2 0 4 0 2472 2478 +6 23 GM Gabriello Martio-Lampadio C 1 1/2 1 1 2 2570 2551 -19 24 IM Augustino Neuriani Kalburno D 1 1/2 1 1 2 2511 2502 -9 25 CM Pietra Alledio B 1 1/2 1 1 2 2419 2420 +1 26 CM Lorentia Gavione H 1 1/2 0 3 1 2360 2366 +6 27 IM Alba Vergilio-Silva B 1 1 0 3 2495 2478 -17 28 Giordano Feragi C 1 1 0 3 2222 2232 +10 29 GM Alba Santi-Abrenti H 1 0 2 2 2554 2529 -25 30 IM Maurikio Feligiano E 1 0 2 2 2502 2482 -20 31 IM Markellina Olibrio-Augusti D 1 0 2 2 2470 2456 -13 32 IM Adriano Atilio-Spurio F 1 0 2 2 2468 2454 -14 33 CM Klara Luminara-Tenzino A 1 0 2 2 2389 2383 -6 34 CM Giorgio Taresmino A 1 0 2 2 2349 2348 -1 35 Vittor Urbano-Allamore G 1 0 2 2 2323 2322 -1 36 Rustio Kastellarbo-Abbia H 1 0 2 2 2254 2261 +7 37 IM Paloma Arelliano-Altada G 1/2 0 1 3 2477 2448 -29 38 CM Laura Arboreto Amorante E 1/2 0 1 3 2401 2384 -17 39 Hermione Rustikellio D 1/2 0 1 3 2310 2304 -6 40 Edna Keler Tamara F 1/2 0 1 3 2178 2181 +3 Moving on, Karlo then presented the ultimate 1422 Giovannilandian Chess Championship rankings table, with more additions since the last year. He noted: "This time, we have additional information, such as ELO rating at the start and end of the tournament! In regards to the ratings, Vittor Nyima-Lyamo had the greatest improvement, of an incredible +128 points, and is likely to become a Grandmaster soon. Meanwhile, the highest decrease goes to Tiberina Vestrigio, who despite this unfortunate record achieved a respectable 9th place. As for points in the competition, champion Guillermo Uryde-Amorino scored highest with 7 points, whereas Edna Keler Tamara scored lowest with half a point, although she shares that score with three others, and is only counted last due to ELO rating." "That's all for today, although the leaderboard is publicly available for anyone who wants to search it to find out about more specific records. Unfortunately, the end of the competition also means that our Chess Report has come to an end, but we will resume our normal program about sports in Giovanniland and the world, and soon cover other national championships of other sports. See you!", Karlo finished.

"Hey there Giovanniland, and welcome to the latest edition of the Giovannilandian Chess Report! I am your main host Karlo Nakamura-Edrense, and I'll continue to present information about the Giovannilandian Chess Championship until it finishes. Today we have some interesting information about the quarterfinals and semifinals that took place in recent days. I'll present the match results as usual for both of them!" GM Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso, 2718 (+13) 4 - 0 CM Isidoro Artena-Santi, 2400 (-13) IM Vittor Nyima-Lyamo, 2551 (+43) 3 (2) - 3 (0) GM Gustavo Takeda, 2656 (-43) GM Sergio Amorante-Aquilano, 2729 (-23) 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 GM Guillermo Uryde-Amorino, 2651 (+23) GM Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra, 2607 (+35) 3 (1 1/2) - 3 (1/2) GM Karlo Neurino-Sousa, 2723 (-35) "Here are the results of the four matches played as part of the quarterfinals!", announced Karlo. "The first day featured normal matches, while tiebreakers were only finished on the following day. As a reminder, quarterfinals have a total of six classical games and then rapid game tiebreakers if a tie occurs. In the first side of the bracket, Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso soundly defeated Isidoro Artena-Santi, and there was also an exciting duel between Vittor Nyima-Lyamo and Gustavo Takeda! After two draws and two wins for each in the classical games, Nyima-Lhamo won the two tiebreakers and is now in the semifinals." Then he paused for a bit while the screen switched to the other results: "In the second side of the bracket, we see close results once more! Sergio Amorante-Aquilano and Guillermo Uryde-Amorino had five draws in a row and many interesting moves during these, fit for a match between one of the highest-ranked players and the defending-champion. The sixth game, however, saw Amorante-Aquilano unfortunately fall for a trap in the middle game, thus costing him a rook and the overall game, as well as eliminating him from the tourney. Last but not least, the fourth match also pitted two grandmasters against each other, this time Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra and Karlo Neurino-Sousa. The two had to decide on tie breakers, and Lavanda defied expectations by winning, leaving the former champion Karlo—not me, the player!—unable to reclaim his title from his golden age years of 1408 to 1410. GM Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso, 2731 (-10) 5 - 3 IM Vittor Nyima-Lyamo, 2594 (+10) GM Guillermo Uryde-Amorino, 2674 (+33) 6 - 2 GM Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra, 2642 (-33) "And now, here are the results from the two semifinal matches!" said Karlo. "Firstly, in the match featuring the only non-Grandmaster remaining in the competition, Vittor Nyima-Lyamo started strong by winning the first two games, but Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso then brought his opponent's surge to a halt by drawing the two next games and winning the last four in a row. Funnily enough, due to the close score and Nyima-Lyamo's lower rating, Amdo-Gyasso actually lost rating points, though hopefully he can recover them soon." Karlo then commented on the other game: "In the other side of the bracket, a grandmaster duel between Guillermo Uryde-Amorino and Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra was played. Although the first few games were all draws, Guillermo built a lead on the later games, cementing his place on the final once more. He'll decide the championship title with fellow grandmaster Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso, while Lavanda will play the 3rd place match against Vittor Nyima-Lyamo." Karlo then presented the updated bracket: "Before the quarterfinals, we had six Grandmasters, one International Master, and one Candidate Master on the competition. This changed to three Grandmasters and one International Master in the semifinals, and now two Grandmasters in the final, while one Grandmaster and one International Master fight for the third place. Once more we have three Grandmasters and one non-Grandmaster still playing, just like in the last championship." "Before I finish the report, let's have a quick trip down memory lane for each of the four players still playing! The first finalist, Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso, had a strong campaign in the group stage, finishing first in Group A, and then beating notable opponents such as fellow grandmaster Sereno Belmonte and two dark horses, Isidoro Artena-Santi and Vittor Nyima-Lyamo. Meanwhile, defending championship Guillermo Uryde-Amorino had an interesting group stage, meeting strong players like Nyima-Lhamo and Raffella Quadrigaro, and afterwards sailing past other Grandmasters like Sergio Amorante-Aquilano through knockout stage," Karlo noted. And he closed the program by talking about the third-place candidates: "For the third-place match, we have International Master Vittor Nyima-Lyamo, a young rising star in Giovannilandian chess, face off Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra! The former, the only non-Grandmaster remaining, made his debut two years ago in the 1420 Championship, where he was eliminated by soon-to-be-champion Lavinia Pasquale-Arbone, but this championship he's defeated formidable opponents like the highest-rated player Raffella Quadrigaro and strong championship contender Gustavo Takeda. Meanwhile, Lavanda had a miracle story in group stage, seeing as she lost the two first games but later managed to recover and to take a spot off the former champion Lavinia, as well as defeating strong opponents like Karlo Neurino-Sousa later on." "That's all to present for today! I am sure you are all awaiting for the last two matches of the tournament, they will happen very soon indeed. After that, stay tuned for the final edition of our special Chess Report as well," Karlo finished.

"Hello there to all viewers in Giovanniland and elsewhere! Welcome to another edition of the Giovannilandian Chess Report! In this program, I will continue to present information about the Giovannilandian Chess Championship, and this is a special report since the first matches of the knockout phase happened on August 12th and 13th. I'll present the match results and then talk about the updated bracket and upcoming matches!" GM Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso, 2693 (+25) 3 - 1 GM Sereno Belmonte, 2651 (-25) CM Isidoro Artena-Santi, 2393 (+7) 2 (2) - 2 (1) CM Amanda Gilvano Valli, 2380 (-7) GM Tiberina Vestrigio, 2708 (-41) 2 (1/2) - 2 (1 1/2) IM Vittor Nyima-Lyamo, 2510 (+41) GM Gustavo Takeda, 2648 (+8) 3 - 0 Giulio Punso-Lodago, 2333 (-8) GM Sergio Amorante-Aquilano, 2725 (+4) 2 1/2 - 1 1/2 GM Kyro Lartidio-Velanio, 2668 (-4) GM Guillermo Uryde-Amorino, 2638 (+13) 3 1/2 - 1/2 IM Margerito Alboquerko, 2477 (-13) GM Gallio Kervario Hortense, 2602 (-11) 2 (1/2) - 2 (1 1/2) GM Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra, 2596 (+11) GM Karlo Neurino-Sousa, 2720 (+3) 2 1/2 - 1 1/2 GM Ottavia Zorteya, 2660 (-3) Karlo appeared on stage: "Firstly I'll explain how the knockout stage works for all viewers, especially new ones that might not be aware, like we did last year. Unlike in the group stage, there are several games for each match, with four games for the round of 16. All starting games are of the classical variety and take longer, but if the total of points reached by both players is equal, the players then break the tie by playing two rapid games of faster time control. If they also draw, then more rapid games are played until one wins. If one of the players reaches a total of points that is impossible for the other to overcome in the four main games, the remaining ones will not be played." He sipped a cup of coffee before continuing: "So, eight very interesting matches happened on the round of 16! Starting with the left side, we firstly had two Grandmasters, Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso and Sereno Belmonte, fight for a quarterfinals spot, and the former won after a convincing performance of three wins and just one loss. Giovanni will now meet the winner of a duel of Candidate Masters, Isidoro Artena-Santi and Amanda Gilvano Valli, both promising dark horses in the competition which fought until the very end, and decided the winner in the rapid tiebreaks. Unfortunately for Amanda, she won't able to repeat her former 4th place finish last year—Isidoro advances to the quarterfinals to meet one of the strongest Grandmasters of this championship." "Two more matches also happened on that side of the bracket. Grandmaster Tiberina Vestrigio and International Master Vittor Nyima-Lyamo played great matches, with the defensive style of both proving hard to be broken in many games, which led to them drawing every time, until Victor finally won on the second rapid match after a clever piece sacrifice. Last but not least, for Grandmaster Gustavo Takeda, it was easy to defeat Giulio Punso-Lodago. Now for the right side of the bracket, we start talking about a duel of very strong Grandmasters, Sergio Amorante-Aquilano and Kyro Lartidio-Velanio, which led to interesting matches with fierce attacks and gambits, and eventually Sergio managed to defeat his counterpart. He has a challenge ahead though because he will now meet defending champion Guillermo Uryde-Amorino, who easily defeated Margerito Alboquerko yesterday", Karlo remarked. "Last but not least, the two other matches were similar, both pitting Grandmasters against each other. One of them had to be decided by tie breaks, namely the match between Gallio Kervario Hortense and Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra, in which two classical games were won by each, but Lavanda had better ability to play in faster time controls. The other one, meanwhile, had Karlo Neurino-Sousa defeat Ottavia Zorteya, with Octavia starting strong with a win but Karlo later winning twice a row and drawing the last match to solidify his quarterfinals spot." Karlo continued: "Now we see the full bracket and the positions of the eight players that remain in the competition! In the round of 16, there were eleven Grandmasters, two International Masters, two Candidate Masters and one player yet to achieve a title. Then for the quarterfinals we have six Grandmasters, one International Master, and one Candidate Master. Their distributions in each place of the bracket also open up the possibility for all semifinalists to be Grandmasters. Matches to look forward to are Vittor Nyima-Lyamo vs. Gustavo Takeda, between one of the tournament's dark horses and a player with an unbroken win streak, and Sergio Amorante-Aquilano vs. Guillermo Uryde-Amorino, a game between one of the highest rated players and the defending champion. "That is all for today—the remaining players will now rest for a day, and then play the quarterfinal matches on the August 15th and 16th. Our Chess Report will have another edition soon after that, stay tuned!"

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"Good afternoon Giovanniland, welcome to another Chess Report! I am Karlo Nakamura-Edrense and I'll present the match results and group standings for the games that happened for Matchday 5 of the Giovannilandian Chess Championship. How time flies, the group stage has already come to a close... but without further ado, let's talk about the match results!" Group A Group B GM Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso, 2699 (-6) 1/2-1/2 IM Markella Viator-Tamudio, 2475 (+6) GM Ottavia Zorteya, 2656 (+4) 1-0 CM Klara Luminara-Tenzino, 2387 (-4) GM Lavinia Pasquale-Arbone, 2682 (-15) 0-1 IM Alba Vergilio-Silva, 2488 (+15) GM Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra, 2591 (+5) 1-0 CM Pietra Alledio, 2419 (-5) Group C Group D GM Tiberina Vestrigio, 2703 (+5) 1-0 IM Gepelle Gormo-Pasano, 2534 (-5) GM Gabriello Martio-Lampadio, 2562 (-13) 0-1 IM Margerito Alboquerko, 2464 (+13) GM Kyro Lartidio-Velanio, 2662 (+6) 1-0 IM Augustino Neuriani Kalburno, 2504 (-6) GM Gustavo Takeda, 2643 (+5) 1-0 IM Markellina Olibrio-Augusti, 2470 (-5) Group E Group F GM Sergio Amorante-Aquilano, 2720 (+5) 1-0 IM Maurikio Feligiano, 2505 (-5) GM Vittoriano Sevana, 2583 (+5) 1-0 CM Laura Arboreto Amorante, 2401 (-5) GM Raffella Quadrigaro, 2808 (-17) 0-1 IM Vittor Nyima-Lyamo, 2493 (+17) GM Guillermo Uryde-Amorino, 2632 (+6) 1-0 IM Adriano Atilio-Spurio, 2468 (-6) Group G Group H GM Oralino Kyenze Gormo, 2654 (+5) 1-0 IM Paloma Arelliano-Altada, 2470 (-5) GM Gallio Kervario Hortense, 2597 (+5) 1-0 CM Amanda Gilvano Valli, 2385 (-5) GM Karlo Neurino-Sousa, 2714 (+6) 1-0 GM Alba Santi-Abrenti, 2547 (-6) GM Sereno Belmonte, 2658 (-7) 1/2-1/2 CM Lorentia Gavione, 2360 (+7) Karlo started talking as the results appeared on the screen: "There isn't a more exciting way to ending the group stage other than matches featuring the grandmasters of each group, but also lots of interesting results and upsets. Leaving the more interesting matches for last, we have Groups D, E, and G whose matches went more or less as expected and served to solidify the qualified players' standings. We also have the interesting case of Groups A and H, where two grandmasters Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso and Sereno Belmonte failed to win against their respective opponents Markella Viator-Tamudio and Lorentia Gavione, but nevertheless still advance while the two latter players are eliminated." "Moving on to the interesting results, in Group B the grandmaster Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra soundly defeated Pietra Alledio, continuing their surprising recovery after losing twice in a row at the start. Meanwhile, Lavinia Pasquale-Arbone unexpectedly lost to Alba Vergilio-Silva despite a 200 ELO difference, and the other match's result then means that Lavinia has lost her qualifying spot to Lavanda! A similar situation also happened in Group D, whose Margerito Alboquerko is now advancing after unexpectedly edging out Gabriello Martio-Lampadio." "Last but not least, we have Group F! One of its matches, Guillermo Uryde-Amorino vs. Adriano Atilio-Spurio, went as expected. But the other did not: Raffella Quadrigaro lost to Vittor Nyima-Lyamo despite being the highest ranked player in the tournament! Unfortunately for Raffella, she's shockingly been eliminated from the tournament, and you will see more about that in group stage rankings now." Group A P W D L Group B P W D L GM Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso 3 2 2 0 CM Isidoro Artena-Santi 3 1/2 3 1 0 GM Ottavia Zorteya 3 2 2 0 GM Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra 2 2 0 2 IM Markella Viator-Tamudio 2 0 4 0 GM Lavinia Pasquale-Arbone 2 1 2 1 CM Klara Luminara-Tenzino 1 0 2 2 CM Pietra Alledio 1 1/2 1 1 2 CM Giorgio Taresmino 1 0 2 2 IM Alba Vergilio-Silva 1 1 0 3 Group C P W D L Group D P W D L GM Tiberina Vestrigio 3 1/2 3 1 0 GM Gustavo Takeda 4 4 0 0 IM Margerito Alboquerko 2 2 0 2 GM Kyro Lartidio-Velanio 3 3 0 1 IM Gepelle Gormo-Pasano 2 2 0 2 IM Augustino Neuriani Kalburno 1 1/2 1 1 2 GM Gabriello Martio-Lampadio 1 1/2 1 1 2 IM Markellina Olibrio-Augusti 1 0 2 2 Giordano Feragi 1 1 0 3 Hermione Rustikellio 1/2 0 1 3 Group E P W D L Group F P W D L GM Sergio Amorante-Aquilano 4 4 0 0 GM Guillermo Uryde-Amorino 3 3 0 1 Giulio Punso-Lodago 2 1/2 2 1 1 IM Vittor Nyima-Lyamo 3 3 0 1 GM Vittoriano Sevana 2 1 2 1 GM Raffella Quadrigaro 2 1/2 2 1 1 IM Maurikio Feligiano 1 0 2 2 IM Adriano Atilio-Spurio 1 0 2 2 CM Laura Arboreto Amorante 1/2 0 1 3 Edna Keler Tamara 1/2 0 1 3 Group G P W D L Group H P W D L GM Gallio Kervario Hortense 3 1/2 3 1 0 GM Karlo Neurino-Sousa 4 4 0 0 CM Amanda Gilvano Valli 3 3 0 1 GM Sereno Belmonte 2 1/2 2 1 1 GM Oralino Kyenze Gormo 2 2 0 2 CM Lorentia Gavione 1 1/2 0 3 1 Vittor Urbano-Allamore 1 0 2 2 GM Alba Santi-Abrenti 1 0 2 2 IM Paloma Arelliano-Altada 1/2 0 1 3 Rustio Kastellarbo-Abbia 1 0 2 2 Karlo then showed the rankings: "Here are the final group stage results! Looks like Groups A, D, and H have sent two grandmasters to the knockout stage each, while the others have one grandmaster and one non-grandmaster player qualified. Group B, for example, is an outlier because Candidate Master Isidoro Artena-Santi qualified as first place at the expense of 2nd place Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra, who barely made it in instead of Lavinia Pasquale-Arbone due to having more wins. The other four groups yet to be mentioned, however, feature a grandmaster at the top and another player as second place. For example, Group C's Margerito Alboquerko has the exact same stats as Gepelle Gormo-Pasano and even a lower rating, but was saved by the head-to-head record, as he won against Gepelle on the first round. "Group E and G similarly feature other potential dark horses, namely Giulio Punso-Lodago and Amanda Gilvano Valli respectively, with the latter even leading her group for the most time until Gallio Kervario Hortense took her place. Last but not least, Group F's former first place Raffella Quadrigaro did not hold to her position, as both Guillermo Uryde-Amorino and Vittor Nyima-Lyamo passed her. The multiple-time former champion and highest-rated player in the tournament is sadly eliminated, whereas the defending champion and a promising newcomer advance. This concludes the lineup of players that continue in the championship, so let's take a look at the upcoming matches!" "Here we can see each side of the bracket! One side looks fairly stronger, with seven Grandmasters and one International Master, whereas the other one features four Grandmasters, two Candidate Masters, one International Master and one player yet to win a title. There's a greater representation of Grandmasters this year in comparison to the last, eleven and nine respectively, while the number of Candidate Masters (two) stayed the same and that of International Masters and untitled players decreased. These players will see who advances in round of 16 matches on August 12th and 13th, don't forget to watch them!"

"Hey there Giovanniland, it's time for another Chess Report! I am your host Karlo Nakamura-Edrense, and I'll present the match results and group standings for the games that happened for the Matchday 4 of the Giovannilandian Chess Championship, as the group stage soon draws to a close." Group A Group B GM Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso, 2697 (+2) 1-0 CM Giorgio Taresmino, 2350 (-2) GM Ottavia Zorteya, 2661 (-5) 1/2-1/2 IM Markella Viator-Tamudio, 2472 (+5) GM Lavinia Pasquale-Arbone, 2689 (-7) 1/2-1/2 CM Isidoro Artena-Santi, 2386 (+7) GM Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra, 2584 (+7) 1-0 IM Alba Vergilio-Silva, 2495 (-7) Group C Group D GM Tiberina Vestrigio, 2702 (+1) 1-0 Giordano Feragi, 2233 (-1) GM Gabriello Martio-Lampadio, 2574 (-12) 0-1 IM Gepelle Gormo-Pasano, 2520 (+12) GM Kyro Lartidio-Velanio, 2660 (+2) 1-0 Hermione Rustikellio, 2306 (-2) GM Gustavo Takeda, 2636 (+7) 1-0 IM Augustino Neuriani Kalburno, 2511 (-7) Group E Group F GM Sergio Amorante-Aquilano, 2718 (+2) 1-0 Giulio Punso-Lodago, 2335 (-2) GM Vittoriano Sevana, 2586 (-3) 1/2-1/2 IM Maurikio Feligiano, 2502 (+3) GM Raffella Quadrigaro, 2808 (0) 1-0 Edna Keler Tamara, 2181 (0) GM Guillermo Uryde-Amorino, 2625 (+7) 1-0 IM Vittor Nyima-Lyamo, 2500 (-7) Group G Group H GM Oralino Kyenze Gormo, 2651 (+3) 1-0 Vittor Urbano-Allamore, 2325 (-3) GM Gallio Kervario Hortense, 2590 (+7) 1-0 IM Paloma Arelliano-Altada, 2477 (-7) GM Karlo Neurino-Sousa, 2713 (+1) 1-0 Rustio Kastellarbo-Abbia, 2262 (-1) GM Sereno Belmonte, 2651 (+7) 1-0 GM Alba Santi-Abrenti, 2554 (-7) Karlo started talking as the results appeared on the screen: "Matchday 4 saw many exciting matches, because some players had the last chance to remain in the competition, or to confirm their qualification. For example, Group A's Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso is now qualified as he won against Giorgio Taresmino, while the two players yet to decide their place Ottavia Zorteya and Markella Viator-Tamudio have tied today. Meanwhile, Group B saw the biggest upset of the day when former champion Lavinia Pasquale-Arbone could not defeat Isidoro Artena-Santi and settled for a draw—the only such score in the series of games between the highest and lowest ranked players of each group, as all other Grandmasters successfully won. In Group C, Tiberina Vestrigio is surely qualified as she triumphs past the now-eliminated Giordano Feragi, whereas the match between Gabriello Martio-Lampadio and Gepelle Gormo-Pasano had an interesting queen vs. rook and bishop endgame that Gepelle ended up winning after a blunder by Gabriel, leaving the race for second place fairly open." "Group D saw two expected results, however the same couldn't be said for Group E—Vittoriano Sevana did not defeat Maurikio Feligiano despite having a higher rating, thus eliminating them both, whereas the two now-qualified players Sergio Amorante-Aquilano and Giulio Punso-Lodago fought for who'll get the first place, with Sergio winning. In Group F, where all eyes are cast upon for a reason I'll explain later, the match between Raffella Quadrigaro and Edna Keler Tamara saw the largest point difference in the game, while in a very close match, Guillermo Uryde-Amorino performed a great piece sacrifice to open a chain of pawns that had left the game closed before, edging past Vittor Nyima-Lyamo. Last but not least, in Group G and H all matches went as expected according to player ratings as you can see." Group A P W D L Group B P W D L GM Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso 2 1/2 2 1 0 CM Isidoro Artena-Santi 3 1/2 3 1 0 GM Ottavia Zorteya 2 1 2 0 GM Lavinia Pasquale-Arbone 2 1 2 0 IM Markella Viator-Tamudio 1 1/2 0 3 0 CM Pietra Alledio 1 1/2 1 1 1 CM Klara Luminara-Tenzino 1 0 2 1 GM Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra 1 1 0 2 CM Giorgio Taresmino 1 0 2 2 IM Alba Vergilio-Silva 0 0 0 3 Group C P W D L Group D P W D L GM Tiberina Vestrigio 2 1/2 2 1 0 GM Gustavo Takeda 3 3 0 0 IM Gepelle Gormo-Pasano 2 2 0 1 GM Kyro Lartidio-Velanio 2 2 0 1 GM Gabriello Martio-Lampadio 1 1/2 1 1 1 IM Augustino Neuriani Kalburno 1 1/2 1 1 1 IM Margerito Alboquerko 1 1 0 2 IM Markellina Olibrio-Augusti 1 0 2 1 Giordano Feragi 1 1 0 3 Hermione Rustikellio 1/2 0 1 3 Group E P W D L Group F P W D L GM Sergio Amorante-Aquilano 3 3 0 0 GM Raffella Quadrigaro 2 1/2 2 1 0 Giulio Punso-Lodago 2 1/2 2 1 1 GM Guillermo Uryde-Amorino 2 2 0 1 GM Vittoriano Sevana 1 0 2 1 IM Vittor Nyima-Lyamo 2 2 0 1 IM Maurikio Feligiano 1 0 2 1 IM Adriano Atilio-Spurio 1 0 2 1 CM Laura Arboreto Amorante 1/2 0 1 2 Edna Keler Tamara 1/2 0 1 3 Group G P W D L Group H P W D L CM Amanda Gilvano Valli 3 3 0 0 GM Karlo Neurino-Sousa 3 3 0 0 GM Gallio Kervario Hortense 2 1/2 2 1 0 GM Sereno Belmonte 2 2 0 1 GM Oralino Kyenze Gormo 1 1 0 2 GM Alba Santi-Abrenti 1 0 2 1 Vittor Urbano-Allamore 1 0 2 2 CM Lorentia Gavione 1 0 2 1 IM Paloma Arelliano-Altada 1/2 0 1 2 Rustio Kastellarbo-Abbia 1 0 2 2 Color key: Color Meaning Green Guaranteed qualification to knockout phase Yellow Still in the fight for one of the top two spots Red Already eliminated from advancing Karlo presented the rankings: "Here you will notice they have some special colors, indicating the status of players regarding qualification to the knockout phase. In order to remind everyone, in this edition of Giovannilandian Chess Championship the top two of each group advance to the knock-out stage and in these groups we can see a number of different situations. For example, in Groups E, G, H the two qualifying players are already decided, although there's a chance that they switch places in the match days. For Groups A and D we have one guaranteed player in each, Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso and Gustavo Takeda respectively, but the second and third players will decide who gets the coveted spot on the knockout stage." "As for a more interesting situation, let's look at Groups B and C, whereas only one player has truly been mathematically eliminated! Group leaders Isidoro Artena-Santi and Tiberina Vestrigio are safe, but anyone from the second to the fourth place of each group could reasonably achieve a spot, although to the detriment of the others. Special focus on Group B, where only one of the grandmasters Lavinia Pasquale-Arbone and Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra will get to advance. Last but not least, Group F! Remember when I said all eyes are cast upon it? That is because we have three very good players vying for the top two spots—multiple-time former champion Raffella Quadrigaro, defending champion Guillermo Uryde-Amorino, and aspiring newcomer Vittor Nyima-Lyamo! All of them have had interesting performances so far, and the catch is that none of them is guaranteed to qualify because only half a point separates them. Be sure to follow the matchday of Group F for some exciting happenings, and the other groups as well!"

"Good afternoon Giovanniland! It's been three days since our last Chess Report, which means we are just starting another one today, in order to cover Matchday 3 of the Giovannilandian Chess Championship. I am your host Karlo Nakamura-Edrense, and I'll present the match results and group standings for the games that happened during August 3rd and 4th. Let's start!" Group A Group B GM Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso, 2698 (-1) 1/2-1/2 GM Ottavia Zorteya, 2661 (+1) CM Klara Luminara-Tenzino, 2388 (-1) 1/2-1/2 CM Giorgio Taresmino, 2349 (+1) GM Lavinia Pasquale-Arbone, 2682 (+7) 1-0 GM Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra, 2591 (-7) CM Pietra Alledio, 2437 (-12) 0-1 CM Isidoro Artena-Santi, 2374 (+12) Group C Group D GM Tiberina Vestrigio, 2706 (-4) 1/2-1/2 GM Gabriello Martio-Lampadio, 2570 (+4) IM Margerito Alboquerko, 2472 (-16) 0-1 Giordano Feragi, 2217 (+16) GM Kyro Lartidio-Velanio, 2671 (-11) 0-1 GM Gustavo Takeda, 2625 (+11) IM Markellina Olibrio-Augusti, 2466 (-4) 1/2-1/2 Hermione Rustikellio, 2302 (+4) Group E Group F GM Sergio Amorante-Aquilano, 2712 (+6) 1-0 GM Vittoriano Sevana, 2592 (-6) CM Laura Arboreto Amorante, 2401 (-12) 0-1 Giulio Punso-Lodago, 2323 (+12) GM Raffella Quadrigaro, 2803 (+5) 1-0 GM Guillermo Uryde-Amorino, 2630 (-5) IM Adriano Atilio-Spurio, 2467 (-7) 1/2-1/2 Edna Keler Tamara, 2174 (+7) Group G Group H GM Oralino Kyenze Gormo, 2664 (-13) 0-1 GM Gallio Kervario Hortense, 2577 (+13) CM Amanda Gilvano Valli, 2415 (+8) 1-0 Vittor Urbano-Allamore, 2333 (-8) GM Karlo Neurino-Sousa, 2704 (+9) 1-0 GM Sereno Belmonte, 2660 (-9) CM Lorentia Gavione, 2362 (-3) 1/2-1/2 Rustio Kastellarbo-Abbia, 2259 (+3) After showing the results, Karlo started commenting: "Group A, firstly, saw two hotly contested draws between players of close ELO ratings! Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso and Ottavia Zorteya especially had an interesting closed game with almost no mistakes on either side. Meanwhile, in Group B former champion Lavinia Pasquale-Arbone shows she's still strong even after being defeated on group stage last year, as she edged out fellow grandmaster Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra, while Isidoro Artena-Santi continues a strong showing, this time winning against Pietra Alledio. Moving on to Group C, grandmasters Tiberina Vestrigio and Gabriello Martio-Lampadio drew their match that ended in a queen vs. queen standoff, whereas Giordano Feragi stunned viewers after defeating Margerito Alboquerko, coming back after two defeats on the first matchdays." "Next up we have Group D, where the duel of grandmasters Kyro Lartidio-Velanio and Gustavo Takeda ended in a win for the latter, who finished 5th place in the previous championship. Group E's grandmasters Sergio Amorante-Aquilano and Vittoriano Sevana faced off and the former had the upper hand in an interesting pawns-only endgame, while Laura Arboreto Amorante was unexpectedly defeated by Giulio Punso-Lodago, one of the tournament's dark horses as he tops his group. And in Group F, the game between multiple-time former champion Raffella Quadrigaro and defending champion Guillermo Uryde-Amorino was certainly awaited! Guillermo, using his favorite Sicilian Defense, unfortunately could not defend against a well-planned infiltration from Raffella's pieces on his castled kingside, thus opening the door for a slow but deadly attack and checkmate." "And now, the two last groups! Group G's grandmaster match had an upset, as Oralino Kyenze Gormo lost to Gallio Kervario Hortense and must now win all remaining matches if he wants a chance at qualifying. Its other match saw Amanda Gilvano Valli cement her leading position as she soundly defeated Vittor Urbano-Allamore. Group H saw Karlo Neurino-Sousa won against Sereno Belmonte, whereas Lorentia Gavione and Rustio Kastellarbo-Abbia settled for a draw." Group A P W D L Group B P W D L GM Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso 1 1/2 1 1 0 CM Isidoro Artena-Santi 3 3 0 0 GM Ottavia Zorteya 1 1/2 1 1 0 GM Lavinia Pasquale-Arbone 1 1/2 1 1 0 IM Markella Viator-Tamudio 1 0 2 0 CM Pietra Alledio 1 1/2 1 1 1 CM Klara Luminara-Tenzino 1 0 2 1 GM Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra 0 0 0 2 CM Giorgio Taresmino 1 0 2 1 IM Alba Vergilio-Silva 0 0 0 2 Group C P W D L Group D P W D L GM Tiberina Vestrigio 1 1/2 1 1 0 GM Gustavo Takeda 2 2 0 0 GM Gabriello Martio-Lampadio 1 1/2 1 1 0 IM Augustino Neuriani Kalburno 1 1/2 1 1 0 IM Gepelle Gormo-Pasano 1 1 0 1 GM Kyro Lartidio-Velanio 1 1 0 1 IM Margerito Alboquerko 1 1 0 2 IM Markellina Olibrio-Augusti 1 0 2 1 Giordano Feragi 1 1 0 2 Hermione Rustikellio 1/2 0 1 2 Group E P W D L Group F P W D L Giulio Punso-Lodago 2 1/2 2 1 0 IM Vittor Nyima-Lyamo 2 2 0 0 GM Sergio Amorante-Aquilano 2 2 0 0 GM Raffella Quadrigaro 1 1/2 1 1 0 GM Vittoriano Sevana 1/2 0 1 1 GM Guillermo Uryde-Amorino 1 1 0 1 IM Maurikio Feligiano 1/2 0 1 1 IM Adriano Atilio-Spurio 1 0 2 1 CM Laura Arboreto Amorante 1/2 0 1 2 Edna Keler Tamara 1/2 0 1 2 Group G P W D L Group H P W D L CM Amanda Gilvano Valli 3 3 0 0 GM Karlo Neurino-Sousa 2 2 0 0 GM Gallio Kervario Hortense 1 1/2 1 1 0 GM Sereno Belmonte 1 1 0 1 Vittor Urbano-Allamore 1 0 2 1 GM Alba Santi-Abrenti 1 0 2 0 IM Paloma Arelliano-Altada 1/2 0 1 1 CM Lorentia Gavione 1 0 2 1 GM Oralino Kyenze Gormo 0 0 0 2 Rustio Kastellarbo-Abbia 1 0 2 1 Commenting on the rankings, Karlo noted: "We're now halfway through group stage, and can already see some the favorites to advance to the knockout stage, although groups like A, C and H are still fairly open like I stated yesterday. In Group B, we see Isidoro Artena-Santi on the lead and Lavinia Pasquale-Arbone and Pietra Alledio as the main candidates for other spot, whereas in Group D the trio of Gustavo Takeda, Augustino Neuriani Kalburno, and Kyro Lartidio-Velanio all fight for the two spots." "As for Group E, Giulio Punso-Lodago and Sergio Amorante-Aquilano have fairly decided the group already, although perhaps Vittoriano Sevana could have an unlikely comeback. Group F, on the other hand, is similar to Group D in a way of having the three players of Vittor Nyima-Lyamo, Raffella Quadrigaro, and Guillermo Uryde-Amorino fighting for qualification. Last but not least, the spot for Group G's leader Amanda Gilvano Valli looks fairly guaranteed already, whereas other players like Gallio Kervario Hortense, Vittor Urbano-Allamore, Paloma Arelliano-Altada, or even last place Oralino Kyenze Gormo still have chances for the second one. That's all for today, see you in three days for the results and analysis of Matchday 4!"

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