The 1422 Giovannilandian Chess Championship

[Giovanniland]

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-Gyatso, 2695 GM Ottavia Zorteya, 2661 IM Markella Viatore-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 lsidoro Artena-Santos, 2345	GM Violetta dell'Lavandula, 2702  GM Gabriello Martio-Lampadio, 2570  IM Gepelle Gormo-Pasano, 2520 IM Margerito Alboquerko, 2464 Giordano Ilveno-Ferage, 2222	GM Kyro Lartidio-Velanio, 2666 GM Gustavo Takeda, 2625  IM Augustino Neurine-Kalburno, 2511  IM Ivone Lauro-Amata, 2470 Ermione 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 Vittore Nyima-Lyamo, 2500 IM Adriano Atilio-Spurio, 2468 Edna Kelere-Tamara, 2178	GM Oralino Kyentse-Gormo, 2681 GM Gallio Kervario Ortense, 2577 IM Paloma Arelliano-Altada, 2477  CM Amanda Gilvano de Valle, 2385  Vittore Urbano-Allamore, 2323	GM Karlo Neurine-Sousa, 2701  GM Sereno Belmonte, 2660  GM Alba de Santo Abrento, 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

[Giovanniland]

"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 Viatore-Tamudio, 2472 (-2) 1/2-1/2 CM Klara Luminara-Tenzino, 2389 (+2)	GM Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra, 2591 (-16)  0-1  CM Isidoro Artena-Santos, 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 Ilveno-Ferage, 2222 (-2) IM Gepelle Gormo-Pasano, 2520 (-12) 0-1 IM Margerito Alboquerko, 2464 (+12)	GM Gustavo Takeda, 2625 (+3) 1-0 Ermione Rustikellio, 2310 (-3) IM Augustino Neurine-Kalburno, 2511 (-1) 1/2-1/2 IM Ivone Lauro-Amata, 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 Kelere-Tamara, 2178 (-1) IM Vittore Nyima-Lyamo, 2500 (+9) 1-0 IM Adriano Atilio-Spurio, 2468 (-9)
Group G	Group H
GM Gallio Kervario Ortense, 2577 (-6) 1/2-1/2 Vittore Urbano-Allamore, 2323 (+6) IM Paloma Arelliano-Altada, 2477 (-13) 0-1  CM Amanda Gilvano de Valle, 2385 (+13)	GM Sereno Belmonte, 2660 (+2)  1-0 Rustio Kastellarbo-Abbia, 2254 (-2) GM Alba de Santo Abrento, 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 Viatore-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-Santos, 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 Ilveno-Ferage 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 Ermione Rustikellio and possibly starting another excellent group stage campaign like last time. On the other hand, the game between Augustino Neurine-Kalburno and Ivone Lauro-Amata, 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 Kelere-Tamara, whereas Vittore 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 Ortense and Vittore Urbano-Allamore happen after a three-fold repetition, whereas Amanda Gilvano de Valle, 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 de Santo Abrento, and Karlo Neurine-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 Viatore-Tamudio	1/2	0	1	0	CM Isidoro Artena-Santos	1	1	0	0
CM Klara Luminara-Tenzino	1/2	0	1	0	GM Lavinia Pasquale-Arbone	0	0	0	0
GM Giovanni Amdo-Gyatso	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 Neurine-Kalburno	1/2	0	1	0
GM Violetta dell'Lavandula	0	0	0	0	IM Ivone Lauro-Amata	1/2	0	1	0
IM Gepelle Gormo-Pasano	0	0	0	1	GM Kyro Lartidio-Velanio	0	0	0	0
Giordano Ilveno-Ferage	0	0	0	1	Ermione 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 Vittore 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 Kelere-Tamara	0	0	0	1
Group G	P	W	D	L	Group H	P	W	D	L
CM Amanda Gilvano de Valle	1	1	0	0	GM Sereno Belmonte	1	1	0	0
GM Gallio Kervario Ortense	1/2	0	1	0	GM Alba de Santo Abrento	1/2	0	1	0
Vittore Urbano-Allamore	1/2	0	1	0	CM Lorentia Gavione	1/2	0	1	0
GM Oralino Kyentse-Gormo	0	0	0	0	GM Karlo Neurine-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!"

[Giovanniland]

"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-Gyatso, 2695 (+3) 1-0 CM Klara Luminara-Tenzino, 2391 (-3) IM Markella Viatore-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-Santos, 2361 (+13)
Group C	Group D
GM Violetta dell'Lavandula, 2702 (+4) 1-0 IM Margerito Alboquerko, 2476 (-4) IM Gepelle Gormo-Pasano, 2508 (+3) 1-0 Giordano Ilveno-Ferage, 2220 (-3)	GM Kyro Lartidio-Velanio, 2666 (+5) 1-0 IM Ivone Lauro-Amata, 2471 (-5) IM Augustino Neurine-Kalburno, 2510 (+5) 1-0 Ermione 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 Vittore Nyima-Lyamo, 2509 (+3) 1-0 Edna Kelere-Tamara, 2177 (-3)
Group G	Group H
GM Oralino Kyentse-Gormo, 2681 (-17) 0-1 CM Amanda Gilvano de Valle, 2398 (+17) IM Paloma Arelliano-Altada, 2464 (-4) 1/2-1/2 Vittore Urbano-Allamore, 2329 (+4)	GM Karlo Neurine-Sousa, 2701 (+3) 1-0 CM Lorentia Gavione, 2365 (-3) GM Alba de Santo Abrento, 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-Gyatso, 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 Viatore-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-Santos 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 Vittore Nyima-Lyamo continues his strong performance, winning twice in a row whereas his opponent Edna Kelere-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 de Valle 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 Kyentse-Gormo. Last but not least, in Group H we saw Karlo Neurine-Sousa comfortably win against Lorentia Gavione, whereas Alba de Santo Abrento 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-Gyatso	1	1	0	0	CM Isidoro Artena-Santos	2	2	0	0
GM Ottavia Zorteya	1	1	0	0	CM Pietra Alledio	1 1/2	1	1	0
IM Markella Viatore-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 Violetta dell'Lavandula	1	1	0	0	IM Augustino Neurine-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 Ivone Lauro-Amata	1/2	0	1	1
Giordano Ilveno-Ferage	0	0	0	2	Ermione 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 Vittore 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 Kelere-Tamara	0	0	0	2
Group G	P	W	D	L	Group H	P	W	D	L
CM Amanda Gilvano de Valle	2	2	0	0	GM Karlo Neurine-Sousa	1	1	0	0
Vittore Urbano-Allamore	1	0	2	0	GM Sereno Belmonte	1	1	0	0
GM Gallio Kervario Ortense	1/2	0	1	0	GM Alba de Santo Abrento	1	0	2	0
IM Paloma Arelliano-Altada	1/2	0	1	1	CM Lorentia Gavione	1/2	0	1	1
GM Oralino Kyentse-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—Vittore Nyima-Lyamo and Amanda Gilvano de Valle—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!"

[Giovanniland]

"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-Gyatso, 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-Santos, 2374 (+12)
Group C	Group D
GM Violetta dell'Lavandula, 2706 (-4) 1/2-1/2 GM Gabriello Martio-Lampadio, 2570 (+4) IM Margerito Alboquerko, 2472 (-16) 0-1 Giordano Ilveno-Ferage, 2217 (+16)	GM Kyro Lartidio-Velanio, 2671 (-11) 0-1 GM Gustavo Takeda, 2625 (+11) IM Ivone Lauro-Amata, 2466 (-4) 1/2-1/2 Ermione 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 Kelere-Tamara, 2174 (+7)
Group G	Group H
GM Oralino Kyentse-Gormo, 2664 (-13) 0-1 GM Gallio Kervario Ortense, 2577 (+13) CM Amanda Gilvano de Valle, 2415 (+8) 1-0 Vittore Urbano-Allamore, 2333 (-8)	GM Karlo Neurine-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-Gyatso 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-Santos continues a strong showing, this time winning against Pietra Alledio. Moving on to Group C, grandmasters Violetta dell'Lavandula and Gabriello Martio-Lampadio drew their match that ended in a queen vs. queen standoff, whereas Giordano Ilveno-Ferage 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 Kyentse-Gormo lost to Gallio Kervario Ortense and must now win all remaining matches if he wants a chance at qualifying. Its other match saw Amanda Gilvano de Valle cement her leading position as she soundly defeated Vittore Urbano-Allamore. Group H saw Karlo Neurine-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-Gyatso	1 1/2	1	1	0	CM Isidoro Artena-Santos	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 Viatore-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 Violetta dell'Lavandula	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 Neurine-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 Ivone Lauro-Amata	1	0	2	1
Giordano Ilveno-Ferage	1	1	0	2	Ermione 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 Vittore 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 Kelere-Tamara	1/2	0	1	2
Group G	P	W	D	L	Group H	P	W	D	L
CM Amanda Gilvano de Valle	3	3	0	0	GM Karlo Neurine-Sousa	2	2	0	0
GM Gallio Kervario Ortense	1 1/2	1	1	0	GM Sereno Belmonte	1	1	0	1
Vittore Urbano-Allamore	1	0	2	1	GM Alba de Santo Abrento	1	0	2	0
IM Paloma Arelliano-Altada	1/2	0	1	1	CM Lorentia Gavione	1	0	2	1
GM Oralino Kyentse-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-Santos 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 Neurine-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 Vittore Nyima-Lyamo, Raffella Quadrigaro, and Guillermo Uryde-Amorino fighting for qualification. Last but not least, the spot for Group G's leader Amanda Gilvano de Valle looks fairly guaranteed already, whereas other players like Gallio Kervario Ortense, Vittore Urbano-Allamore, Paloma Arelliano-Altada, or even last place Oralino Kyentse-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!"

[Giovanniland]

"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-Gyatso, 2697 (+2) 1-0 CM Giorgio Taresmino, 2350 (-2) GM Ottavia Zorteya, 2661 (-5) 1/2-1/2 IM Markella Viatore-Tamudio, 2472 (+5)	GM Lavinia Pasquale-Arbone, 2689 (-7) 1/2-1/2 CM Isidoro Artena-Santos, 2386 (+7) GM Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra, 2584 (+7) 1-0 IM Alba Vergilio-Silva, 2495 (-7)
Group C	Group D
GM Violetta dell'Lavandula, 2702 (+1) 1-0 Giordano Ilveno-Ferage, 2233 (-1) GM Gabriello Martio-Lampadio, 2574 (-12) 0-1 IM Gepelle Gormo-Pasano, 2520 (+12)	GM Kyro Lartidio-Velanio, 2660 (+2) 1-0 Ermione Rustikellio, 2306 (-2) GM Gustavo Takeda, 2636 (+7) 1-0 IM Augustino Neurine-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 Kelere-Tamara, 2181 (0) GM Guillermo Uryde-Amorino, 2625 (+7) 1-0 IM Vittore Nyima-Lyamo, 2500 (-7)
Group G	Group H
GM Oralino Kyentse-Gormo, 2651 (+3) 1-0 Vittore Urbano-Allamore, 2325 (-3) GM Gallio Kervario Ortense, 2590 (+7) 1-0 IM Paloma Arelliano-Altada, 2477 (-7)	GM Karlo Neurine-Sousa, 2713 (+1) 1-0 Rustio Kastellarbo-Abbia, 2262 (-1) GM Sereno Belmonte, 2651 (+7) 1-0 GM Alba de Santo Abrento, 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-Gyatso is now qualified as he won against Giorgio Taresmino, while the two players yet to decide their place Ottavia Zorteya and Markella Viatore-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-Santos 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, Violetta dell'Lavandula is surely qualified as she triumphs past the now-eliminated Giordano Ilveno-Ferage, 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 Kelere-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 Vittore 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-Gyatso	2 1/2	2	1	0	CM Isidoro Artena-Santos	3 1/2	3	1	0
GM Ottavia Zorteya	2	1	2	0	GM Lavinia Pasquale-Arbone	2	1	2	0
IM Markella Viatore-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 Violetta dell'Lavandula	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 Neurine-Kalburno	1 1/2	1	1	1
IM Margerito Alboquerko	1	1	0	2	IM Ivone Lauro-Amata	1	0	2	1
Giordano Ilveno-Ferage	1	1	0	3	Ermione 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 Vittore 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 Kelere-Tamara	1/2	0	1	3
Group G	P	W	D	L	Group H	P	W	D	L
CM Amanda Gilvano de Valle	3	3	0	0	GM Karlo Neurine-Sousa	3	3	0	0
GM Gallio Kervario Ortense	2 1/2	2	1	0	GM Sereno Belmonte	2	2	0	1
GM Oralino Kyentse-Gormo	1	1	0	2	GM Alba de Santo Abrento	1	0	2	1
Vittore 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-Gyatso 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-Santos and Violetta dell'Lavandula 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 Vittore 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!"

[Giovanniland]

"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-Gyatso, 2699 (-6) 1/2-1/2 IM Markella Viatore-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 Violetta dell'Lavandula, 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 Neurine-Kalburno, 2504 (-6) GM Gustavo Takeda, 2643 (+5) 1-0 IM Ivone Lauro-Amata, 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 Vittore Nyima-Lyamo, 2493 (+17) GM Guillermo Uryde-Amorino, 2632 (+6) 1-0 IM Adriano Atilio-Spurio, 2468 (-6)
Group G	Group H
GM Oralino Kyentse-Gormo, 2654 (+5) 1-0 IM Paloma Arelliano-Altada, 2470 (-5) GM Gallio Kervario Ortense, 2597 (+5) 1-0 CM Amanda Gilvano de Valle, 2385 (-5)	GM Karlo Neurine-Sousa, 2714 (+6) 1-0 GM Alba de Santo Abrento, 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-Gyatso and Sereno Belmonte failed to win against their respective opponents Markella Viatore-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 Vittore 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-Gyatso	3	2	2	0	CM Isidoro Artena-Santos	3 1/2	3	1	0
GM Ottavia Zorteya	3	2	2	0	GM Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra	2	2	0	2
IM Markella Viatore-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 Violetta dell'Lavandula	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 Neurine-Kalburno	1 1/2	1	1	2
GM Gabriello Martio-Lampadio	1 1/2	1	1	2	IM Ivone Lauro-Amata	1	0	2	2
Giordano Ilveno-Ferage	1	1	0	3	Ermione 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 Vittore 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 Kelere-Tamara	1/2	0	1	3
Group G	P	W	D	L	Group H	P	W	D	L
GM Gallio Kervario Ortense	3 1/2	3	1	0	GM Karlo Neurine-Sousa	4	4	0	0
CM Amanda Gilvano de Valle	3	3	0	1	GM Sereno Belmonte	2 1/2	2	1	1
GM Oralino Kyentse-Gormo	2	2	0	2	CM Lorentia Gavione	1 1/2	0	3	1
Vittore Urbano-Allamore	1	0	2	2	GM Alba de Santo Abrento	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-Santos 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 de Valle respectively, with the latter even leading her group for the most time until Gallio Kervario Ortense 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 Vittore 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!"

[Giovanniland]

"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-Gyatso, 2693 (+25) 3 - 1 GM Sereno Belmonte, 2651 (-25) CM Isidoro Artena-Santos, 2393 (+7) 2 (2) - 2 (1) CM Amanda Gilvano de Valle, 2380 (-7) GM Violetta dell'Lavandula, 2708 (-41) 2 (1/2) - 2 (1 1/2) IM Vittore 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 Ortense, 2602 (-11) 2 (1/2) - 2 (1 1/2) GM Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra, 2596 (+11) GM Karlo Neurine-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-Gyatso 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-Santos and Amanda Gilvano de Valle, 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 Violetta dell'Lavandula and International Master Vittore 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 Ortense 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 Neurine-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 Vittore 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!"

[Giovanniland]

"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-Gyatso, 2718 (+13) 4 - 0 CM Isidoro Artena-Santos, 2400 (-13) IM Vittore 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 Neurine-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-Gyatso soundly defeated Isidoro Artena-Santos, and there was also an exciting duel between Vittore 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 Neurine-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-Gyatso, 2731 (-10) 5 - 3 IM Vittore 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, Vittore Nyima-Lyamo started strong by winning the first two games, but Giovanni Amdo-Gyatso 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-Gyatso 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-Gyatso, while Lavanda will play the 3rd place match against Vittore 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-Gyatso, 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-Santos and Vittore 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 Vittore 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 Neurine-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.

[Giovanniland]

"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 Vittore Nyima-Lyamo, 2604 (+22) 5 (2) - 5 (0)  GM Lavanda Rosetta-Lyra, 2609 (-22)

Final GM Giovanni Amdo-Gyatso, 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 Vittore 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-Gyatso 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-Gyatso, 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 Neurine-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-Gyatso	A	6	5	2	1	2695	2707	+12
3	IM Vittore 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 Neurine-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-Santos	B	4	3	2	1	2345	2387	+42
Round of 16
9	GM Violetta dell'Lavandula	C	4	3	2	0	2702	2667	-35
10	GM Gallio Kervario Ortense	G	4	3	2	0	2577	2591	+14
11	CM Amanda Gilvano de Valle	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 Kyentse-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 Viatore-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 Neurine-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 Ilveno-Ferage	C	1	1	0	3	2222	2232	+10
29	GM Alba de Santo Abrento	H	1	0	2	2	2554	2529	-25
30	IM Maurikio Feligiano	E	1	0	2	2	2502	2482	-20
31	IM Ivone Lauro-Amata	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	Vittore 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	Ermione Rustikellio	D	1/2	0	1	3	2310	2304	-6
40	Edna Kelere-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, Vittore 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 Violetta dell'Lavandula, 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 Kelere-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.