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Islamagna, Altana Region—21:30 International Atomic Time, 4th August 1422 It was a quiet night at one of the Giovannilandian Navy's many coast guard facilities. Located in the main island of the Isle Annovi group, some 81 nautical miles (150 km) away from the Andolian mainland, it served as an important central watchtower in the Darkesian Sea's waters, connecting Giovanniland's Auran and Andolian territories alongside many others across the Andolian coast. However, no matter how quiet it may be, staff are always watching. Klaudia Pinario Levini, one of the officers there, had just arrived to fulfill a night shift as the day shift personnel prepared to rest, and together with her were several other people. Suddenly, a siren starts sounding. Klaudia looks worried, rushing to the panels used to track any suspected movements across Giovannilandian waters. "Unknown ship just detected within the 12 Nm (22 km) limit of Giovannilandian territorial sea!", she noted. Another staff member, Amando Horatio Sousa, asked where it currently was, to which Klaudia replied, "Just off the western Andolian borders near the coastal city of Borioddo, some 135 Nm (250 km) away from this facility." Amando thought, "Hmm... western borders...", and noted, "I do have an idea of who it may be, although we can't be sure." Both of them, alongside other staff present, agreed that it would be best to attempt contacting the ship. Klaudia initiated contact, and soon the ship was to receive a request of identifying themselves. "I hope it's a friendly vessel in an accidental entry into our territorial seas...", she thought as the message was sent. Little did she know much more was to come...

"Hello to the viewers from Giovanniland and elsewhere! We are just starting our Chess Report that happens every three days, in which we cover Matchday 2 of the 1422 Giovannilandian Chess Championship. I am your host Karlo Nakamura-Edrense, who will present you the match results and group standings, as well as some highlights from the weekend!" Group A Group B GM Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso, 2695 (+3) 1-0 CM Klara Luminara-Tenzino, 2391 (-3) IM Markella Viator-Tamudio, 2470 (-3) 1/2-1/2 CM Giorgio Taresmino, 2346 (+3) GM Lavinia Pasquale-Arbone, 2688 (-6) 1/2-1/2 CM Pietra Alledio, 2431 (+6) IM Alba Vergilio-Silva, 2483 (-13) 0-1 CM Isidoro Artena-Santi, 2361 (+13) Group C Group D GM Tiberina Vestrigio, 2702 (+4) 1-0 IM Margerito Alboquerko, 2476 (-4) IM Gepelle Gormo-Pasano, 2508 (+3) 1-0 Giordano Feragi, 2220 (-3) GM Kyro Lartidio-Velanio, 2666 (+5) 1-0 IM Markellina Olibrio-Augusti, 2471 (-5) IM Augustino Neuriani Kalburno, 2510 (+5) 1-0 Hermione Rustikellio, 2307 (-5) Group E Group F GM Sergio Amorante-Aquilano, 2709 (+3) 1-0 CM Laura Arboreto Amorante, 2404 (-3) IM Maurikio Feligiano, 2499 (-15) 0-1 Giulio Punso-Lodago, 2308 (+15) GM Raffella Quadrigaro, 2811 (-8) 1/2-1/2 IM Adriano Atilio-Spurio, 2459 (+8) IM Vittor Nyima-Lyamo, 2509 (+3) 1-0 Edna Keler Tamara, 2177 (-3) Group G Group H GM Oralino Kyenze Gormo, 2681 (-17) 0-1 CM Amanda Gilvano Valli, 2398 (+17) IM Paloma Arelliano-Altada, 2464 (-4) 1/2-1/2 Vittor Urbano-Allamore, 2329 (+4) GM Karlo Neurino-Sousa, 2701 (+3) 1-0 CM Lorentia Gavione, 2365 (-3) GM Alba Santi-Abrenti, 2549 (-7) 1/2-1/2 Rustio Kastellarbo-Abbia, 2252 (+7) Karlo started commenting on the results: "In Group A we have a win and a draw again! Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso, the favorite in the match against Klara Luminara-Tenzino, won comfortably after their game saw Clara's queen captured by a bishop in an interesting piece sacrifice. Meanwhile, Markella Viator-Tamudio got his second draw of the tournament, this time against Giorgio Taresmino. Group B, the group of upsets yesterday, featured more of them today! Isidoro Artena-Santi surprised the spectators once more with an unlikely win, this time against Alba Vergilio-Silva, who now has two losses in a row. In the other match, Lavinia Pasquale-Arbone did not manage to win against Pietra Alledio despite an advantage of over 200 ELO points, and a draw had to suffice for the 1420 champion that was eliminated in the group stage in 1421. On the other hand, the matches in Groups C and D went as most people expected." "In Group E, Sergio Amorante-Aquilano started strong in the competition through a defeat of Laura Arboreto Amorante, whereas Giulio Punso-Lodago upset higher-ranked Maurikio Feligiano to maintain a strong performance in the first two days, putting his luck on a well thought-out defensive chess style that quietly awaits a chance to strike. As for the Group F, it looks like Vittor Nyima-Lyamo continues his strong performance, winning twice in a row whereas his opponent Edna Keler Tamara lost twice in a row. However, the most interesting news is that Raffella Quadrigaro, the highest-ranked player in the competition and 2nd place in the last tournament, could not manage to win against Adriano Atilio-Spurio despite a well fought game! A draw was seen by commenters as a weak start, and the multiple-time former champion is likely to need to step up her performance, as he faces current champion Guillermo Uryde-Amorino next round." After a brief pause Karlo continued: "Group G's Amanda Gilvano Valli continues her strong showing so far and promises to be one of the tournament's dark horses once more, as she defeated higher-ranked Oralino Kyenze Gormo. Last but not least, in Group H we saw Karlo Neurino-Sousa comfortably win against Lorentia Gavione, whereas Alba Santi-Abrenti drew her second game as well, this time against Rustio Kastellarbo-Abbia. Now let's see the placements!" Group A P W D L Group B P W D L GM Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso 1 1 0 0 CM Isidoro Artena-Santi 2 2 0 0 GM Ottavia Zorteya 1 1 0 0 CM Pietra Alledio 1 1/2 1 1 0 IM Markella Viator-Tamudio 1 0 2 0 GM Lavinia Pasquale-Arbone 1/2 0 1 0 CM Klara Luminara-Tenzino 1/2 0 1 1 GM Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra 0 0 0 1 CM Giorgio Taresmino 1/2 0 1 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 0 0 IM Augustino Neuriani Kalburno 1 1/2 1 1 0 GM Gabriello Martio-Lampadio 1 1 0 0 GM Kyro Lartidio-Velanio 1 1 0 0 IM Gepelle Gormo-Pasano 1 1 0 1 GM Gustavo Takeda 1 1 0 0 IM Margerito Alboquerko 1 1 0 1 IM Markellina Olibrio-Augusti 1/2 0 1 1 Giordano Feragi 0 0 0 2 Hermione Rustikellio 0 0 0 2 Group E P W D L Group F P W D L Giulio Punso-Lodago 1 1/2 1 1 0 IM Vittor Nyima-Lyamo 2 2 0 0 GM Sergio Amorante-Aquilano 1 1 0 0 GM Guillermo Uryde-Amorino 1 1 0 0 GM Vittoriano Sevana 1/2 0 1 0 GM Raffella Quadrigaro 1/2 0 1 0 IM Maurikio Feligiano 1/2 0 1 1 IM Adriano Atilio-Spurio 1/2 0 1 1 CM Laura Arboreto Amorante 1/2 0 1 1 Edna Keler Tamara 0 0 0 2 Group G P W D L Group H P W D L CM Amanda Gilvano Valli 2 2 0 0 GM Karlo Neurino-Sousa 1 1 0 0 Vittor Urbano-Allamore 1 0 2 0 GM Sereno Belmonte 1 1 0 0 GM Gallio Kervario Hortense 1/2 0 1 0 GM Alba Santi-Abrenti 1 0 2 0 IM Paloma Arelliano-Altada 1/2 0 1 1 CM Lorentia Gavione 1/2 0 1 1 GM Oralino Kyenze Gormo 0 0 0 1 Rustio Kastellarbo-Abbia 1/2 0 1 1 Commenting on the rankings, he said: "Some groups, like A, C, and H, are very much still open for almost any result, as none of the players there have reached more than a single point, and in some cases there's only half a point between the first and last players. Meanwhile in Groups B, D and E we have one player taking the lead, although still followed closely by others. Last but not least, groups F and G have seen one clear leader, with something in common that both of these players—Vittor Nyima-Lyamo and Amanda Gilvano Valli—aren't grandmasters so we certainly have an interesting situation worth keeping an eye on!" He concludes: "That's all for our Chess Report of the day. Matchday 3 happens during August 3rd and 4th, so stay tuned to watch the games live, including interesting matches between two Grandmasters of each group!"

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"Hello Giovanniland! I am the Sports Report host Karlo Nakamura-Edrense, and today, I am proud to announce that we start our special coverage of the 1422 Giovannilandian Chess Championship. Here I will talk about the match results and the group standings, along with some commentary on the matches themselves." Group A Group B GM Ottavia Zorteya, 2661 (+2) 1-0 CM Giorgio Taresmino, 2349 (-3) IM Markella Viator-Tamudio, 2472 (-2) 1/2-1/2 CM Klara Luminara-Tenzino, 2389 (+2) GM Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra, 2591 (-16) 0-1 CM Isidoro Artena-Santi, 2345 (+16) IM Alba Vergilio-Silva, 2495 (-12) 0-1 CM Pietra Alledio, 2419 (+12) Group C Group D GM Gabriello Martio-Lampadio, 2570 (+2) 1-0 Giordano Feragi, 2222 (-2) IM Gepelle Gormo-Pasano, 2520 (-12) 0-1 IM Margerito Alboquerko, 2464 (+12) GM Gustavo Takeda, 2625 (+3) 1-0 Hermione Rustikellio, 2310 (-3) IM Augustino Neuriani Kalburno, 2511 (-1) 1/2-1/2 IM Markellina Olibrio-Augusti, 2470 (+1) Group E Group F GM Vittoriano Sevana, 2592 (-7) 1/2-1/2 Giulio Punso-Lodago, 2301 (+7) IM Maurikio Feligiano, 2502 (-3) 1/2-1/2 CM Laura Arboreto Amorante, 2401 (+3) GM Guillermo Uryde-Amorino, 2630 (+1) 1-0 Edna Keler Tamara, 2178 (-1) IM Vittor Nyima-Lyamo, 2500 (+9) 1-0 IM Adriano Atilio-Spurio, 2468 (-9) Group G Group H GM Gallio Kervario Hortense, 2577 (-6) 1/2-1/2 Vittor Urbano-Allamore, 2323 (+6) IM Paloma Arelliano-Altada, 2477 (-13) 0-1 CM Amanda Gilvano Valli, 2385 (+13) GM Sereno Belmonte, 2660 (+2) 1-0 Rustio Kastellarbo-Abbia, 2254 (-2) GM Alba Santi-Abrenti, 2554 (-5) 1/2-1/2 CM Lorentia Gavione, 2360 (+5) As the screen presented the results, Karlo started talking about them. "Starting by Group A, we have a win and a draw: Ottavia Zorteya comfortably won their game against Giorgio Taresmino with their use of their favorite opening Queen's Gambit. Meanwhile, in the drawn match between Markella Viator-Tamudio and Klara Luminara-Tenzino, we saw all pieces exchanged early as the players moved to a drawn endgame with only kings and pawns. Meanwhile, Group B had a big surprise when Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra lost against Isidoro Artena-Santi, despite having an advantage of over 200 ELO points. Group C also saw two wins happen, namely Gabriello Martio-Lampadio's expected win over Giordano Feragi featuring a queen sacrifice to checkmate, and Margerito Alboquerko's upset against Gepelle Gormo-Pasano after the latter made an endgame blunder." "Moving on to Group D, there we saw Gustavo Takeda, 5th place in the previous championship, easily defeat Hermione Rustikellio and possibly starting another excellent group stage campaign like last time. On the other hand, the game between Augustino Neuriani Kalburno and Markellina Olibrio-Augusti, with a small ELO rating difference, was one of the shortest ones in this round as the players agreed to draw. In Group E, more draws ensued, with an unexpected tie of Vittoriano Sevana and Giulio Punso-Lodago with a 300 ELO rating difference between them. As for the Group F, named the Group of Death by most spectators, defending champion Guillermo Uryde-Amorino started the tournament well by defeating Edna Keler Tamara, whereas Vittor Nyima-Lyamo edged out Adriano Atilio-Spurio after a zugzwang position in the endgame." "And there are two more groups! Group G saw a draw between Gallio Kervario Hortense and Vittor Urbano-Allamore happen after a three-fold repetition, whereas Amanda Gilvano Valli, the previous tournament's dark house, won against higher-ranked Paloma Arelliano-Altada and promises another good performance this year. Last but not least, Group H is the only group with three grandmasters: Sereno Belmonte, Alba Santi-Abrenti, and Karlo Neurino-Sousa. While Karlo enjoyed a bye during the first matchday, Sereno easily defeated his opponent while Alba only achieved a draw." Following the review, Karlo then presented the rankings: Group A P W D L Group B P W D L GM Ottavia Zorteya 1 1 0 0 CM Pietra Alledio 1 1 0 0 IM Markella Viator-Tamudio 1/2 0 1 0 CM Isidoro Artena-Santi 1 1 0 0 CM Klara Luminara-Tenzino 1/2 0 1 0 GM Lavinia Pasquale-Arbone 0 0 0 0 GM Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso 0 0 0 0 GM Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra 0 0 0 1 CM Giorgio Taresmino 0 0 0 1 IM Alba Vergilio-Silva 0 0 0 1 Group C P W D L Group D P W D L GM Gabriello Martio-Lampadio 1 1 0 0 GM Gustavo Takeda 1 1 0 0 IM Margerito Alboquerko 1 1 0 0 IM Augustino Neuriani Kalburno 1/2 0 1 0 GM Tiberina Vestrigio 0 0 0 0 IM Markellina Olibrio-Augusti 1/2 0 1 0 IM Gepelle Gormo-Pasano 0 0 0 1 GM Kyro Lartidio-Velanio 0 0 0 0 Giordano Feragi 0 0 0 1 Hermione Rustikellio 0 0 0 1 Group E P W D L Group F P W D L GM Vittoriano Sevana 1/2 0 1 0 GM Guillermo Uryde-Amorino 1 1 0 0 IM Maurikio Feligiano 1/2 0 1 0 IM Vittor Nyima-Lyamo 1 1 0 0 CM Laura Arboreto Amorante 1/2 0 1 0 GM Raffella Quadrigaro 0 0 0 0 Giulio Punso-Lodago 1/2 0 1 0 IM Adriano Atilio-Spurio 0 0 0 1 GM Sergio Amorante-Aquilano 0 0 0 0 Edna Keler Tamara 0 0 0 1 Group G P W D L Group H P W D L CM Amanda Gilvano Valli 1 1 0 0 GM Sereno Belmonte 1 1 0 0 GM Gallio Kervario Hortense 1/2 0 1 0 GM Alba Santi-Abrenti 1/2 0 1 0 Vittor Urbano-Allamore 1/2 0 1 0 CM Lorentia Gavione 1/2 0 1 0 GM Oralino Kyenze Gormo 0 0 0 0 GM Karlo Neurino-Sousa 0 0 0 0 IM Paloma Arelliano-Altada 0 0 0 1 Rustio Kastellarbo-Abbia 0 0 0 1 Karlo continued: "For those wondering about the points, a win in a chess match gives one point, a draw gives half a point, and a loss gives none. Furthermore, ties are broken by higher number of wins, lower number of losses, head-to-head score and finally ELO rating in this order. All the first three tiebreakers still result in a tie because only one match has been played, so players are listed by higher ELO rating. Now, that is all for today, and thank you for watching!"

1422 Giovannilandian Chess Championship The 1422 edition of the Giovannilandian Chess Championship has started! One of the largest and most famous tournaments in the entire country of Giovanniland, it takes place in Sonserina, capital of Varevenna Prefecture and also national center of chess, with thousands of fans coming to visit. Chess players from different regions of Giovanniland, plus the previous year's champion Guillermo Uryde-Amorino, will be organized in eight groups of five players each. Following that, the two best players of each group will advance to the Round of 16, beginning a four-matchday knock-out stage that ends with the long-awaited final and third place match. In the opening ceremony, Prime Minister Amore Gile Abrente visited the tournament venue and gave a short statement, similar to last year's one, and each player showed up carrying a flag of their region after the speech. After the opening ceremony, players went to their accommodations in order to have a rest and prepare for the first matches tomorrow. The recently-announced results for the group stage draw and tournament schedule are presented below. Players & Groups: (GM = Grandmaster, IM = International Master, CM = Candidate Master, * = previous edition's winner) Group A Group B Group C Group D GM Giovanni Amdo-Gyasso, 2695 GM Ottavia Zorteya, 2661 IM Markella Viator-Tamudio, 2472 CM Klara Luminara-Tenzino, 2389 CM Giorgio Taresmino, 2349 GM Lavinia Pasquale-Arbone, 2688 GM Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra, 2591 IM Alba Vergilio-Silva, 2495 CM Pietra Alledio, 2419 CM Isidoro Artena Santi, 2345 GM Tiberina Vestrigio, 2702 GM Gabriello Martio-Lampadio, 2570 IM Gepelle Gormo-Pasano, 2520 IM Margerito Alboquerko, 2464 Giordano Feragi, 2222 GM Kyro Lartidio-Velanio, 2666 GM Gustavo Takeda, 2625 IM Augustino Neuriani Kalburno, 2511 IM Markellina Olibrio-Augusti, 2470 Hermione Rustikellio, 2310 Group E Group F Group G Group H GM Sergio Amorante-Aquilano, 2709 GM Vittoriano Sevana, 2592 IM Maurikio Feligiano, 2502 CM Laura Arboreto Amorante, 2401 Giulio Punso-Lodago, 2301 GM Raffella Quadrigaro, 2811 GM Guillermo Uryde-Amorino*, 2630 IM Vittor Nyima-Lyamo, 2500 IM Adriano Atilio-Spurio, 2468 Edna Keler Tamara, 2178 GM Oralino Kyenze Gormo, 2681 GM Gallio Kervario Hortense, 2577 IM Paloma Arelliano-Altada, 2477 CM Amanda Gilvano Valli, 2385 Vittor Urbano-Allamore, 2323 GM Karlo Neurino-Sousa, 2701 GM Sereno Belmonte, 2660 GM Alba Santi-Abrenti, 2554 CM Lorentia Gavione, 2360 Rustio Kastellarbo-Abbia, 2254 Schedule: Stage Length Competing Players Matchday 1 July 28-29 2 vs. 5 3 vs. 4 1 bye Matchday 2 July 31-August 1 1 vs. 4 3 vs. 5 2 bye Matchday 3 August 3-4 4 vs. 5 1 vs. 2 3 bye Matchday 4 August 6-7 1 vs. 5 2 vs. 3 4 bye Matchday 5 August 9-10 1 vs. 3 2 vs. 4 5 bye Round of 16 August 12-13 TBD Quarterfinals August 15-16 Semifinals August 18-19 Final & Battle for 3rd August 21-22

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