South Newlandian Classical Chess Cup Discussion

[South Newlandia]

South Newlandian Classical Chess Cup

Overview
Signups for this tournament are now closed.

The South Newlandian Classical Chess Cup is a chess competition in Newport, South Newlandia. It will be contested by individual players in a classical time control (60 minutes per player).

Format
There will be 4 total scorination days. The tournament will begin with a round-robin group stage, from which the group winners will advance to a double-round-robin final stage. All cutoffs will take place on consecutive Sundays.
You may sign up a maximum of three players, which will compete individually. You are allowed to sign up a secondary nation, provided you declare its status with both nations, and do not exceed three total players.
Please state the names of all of your participants clearly in your signup, and ideally also include a trigram to identify your players.

Roleplay
Chess knowledge is not required to participate in this competition. You are free to roleplay about whatever you want, and do not have to mention the results at all.

Timing
I am planning to close signups no later than December 29th, with the first cutoff on January 5th.

Why?
I want to experiment with more chess on NationStates. This is very much a trial run for that; if this tournament proves there is sufficient interest, I am planning to create a larger NSS chess circuit that will result in a faux-Candidates and faux-World Champion match.

Feel free to ask any questions about stuff I may have forgotten!

Signups:
1. Adam Esteban (SNL)
2. Khanyisa van Lundi (SNL)
3. Elani Jabulan (SNL)
4. Noemi Etienne (VFT)
5. Felix Tremblay (VFT)
6. Sameul Salucci (VFT)
7. Aydar Rakhmonov (BKH)
8. Shavkat Muradov (BKH)
9. Nurgul Zhaksybekova (BKH)
10. Jonathan Troutman (EJM)
11. Dave McDaverson (PPT) [puppet of EJM]
12. Dave the Hobo (PPT) [puppet of EJM]
13. Julia Willis (KYP)
14. Stijn van Dijk (KYP)
15. John Roach (KYP)
16. Ziggy Stardust (MIR)
17. Eleanor Rigby (MIR)
18. Johnny B. Goode (MIR)
19. Valerio Hassan (CRN)
20. Oskar Lancelot (CRN)
21. Spike Wigstan (CRN)
22. Rafokeli Nandrasoa (SFL)
23. Midjima Bahalari (SFL)
24. Parvos Fadahana (SFL)
25. Adam Debinf (NKR)
26. Sam Hawbret (NKR)
27. Richard Pulza Jr. (IMP)
28. Linda Woodmere (IMP)
29. David Matney (IMP)
30. Vyktor Undersen (EDS)
31. Reud der-Wijner (EDS)
32. Makkehenst Virgrensteure (EDS)
33. Tshering Gyeltshen (TJU)
34. Anne Christian-Warren (TJU)
35. Margarita Altamiranda (TJU)
36. Sebastian Grob-Coltman (APH)
37. Norman Heartwell (APH)
38. Glacia McDorrey (APH)
39. Miefodij Ihnatjew (NPU)
40. Kristian Theiss (NPU)
41. Klaus Moeller (NPU)
42. Vladimir von Gaienrath (RLS)
43. Jazeps Dantekars (RLS)
44. Mannfred Honwar (RLS)
45. Raatrani Czoùhan (NTR)
46. Yuvraj Kumar (NTR)
47. Freya Laitala (SKF) [puppet of NTR]
48. Curt Matthews (HAP)
49. Hannah Thompson (HAP)
50. Charlene Jeannie N. Marceline Myong Suh-Hyung (VEZ)
51. Eveline Valeria Annalise Tiêu Xuân Ngọc (VEZ)
52. Hari Venkatesh (VAI)
53. Pietro Volkov (VAI)
54. Ashwin Varkav (VAI)
55. Rose-Émilie Neveu (UNC)
56. Zygfryd Zurowski (UNC)
57. Prince Pierre-Alexandre 1er de Saint-Jean-Jacques-sur-Mer (UNC)
58. Jason Severn (ESL)
59. Jamie Cartwright (ESL)
60. Stephanie Jacobson (ESL)
61. Istvan Bárány (KGY)
62. Ilona Adam (KGY)
63. Géza Horváth (KGY)
64. Luka Vasilievi (CSR)
65. Sevastian Sheshtakovi (CSR)
66. Eudoxia Kozlovi (CSR)

[Vielfaltig]

Country: Vielfaltig

1. Noemi Etienne (VFT)
2. Felix Tremblay (VFT)
3. Sameul Salucci (VFT)

[Barkhastan]

1. Aydar Rakhmonov
2. Shavkat Muradov
3. Nurgul Zhaksybekova

[Barkhastan]

Actually, let me check. Those are my players from the ECC: is that appropriate? Or should I be submitting different/new players?

[Elejamie]

Signing up Jonathan Troutman (EJM) as the sole Elejamian entrant. Why am I entering just one person? Because the other two will come from my puppet Placely Placington.

[South Newlandia]

Actually, let me check. Those are my players from the ECC: is that appropriate? Or should I be submitting different/new players?

You can enter players that also played in the ECC if you want to; in real life, most chess players play all the time controls. But it's up to you!

[Placely Placington]

Because the other two will come from my puppet Placely Placington.

That is absolutely correct, I am Elejamie's puppet. Here be Placely Placington's gruesome twosome:

1. Dave McDaverson (PPT)
2. Dave the Hobo (PPT)

[The Kytler Peninsulae]

There are three Kytlerian players in the mix for this, and THEY ARE...

1. Julia Willis
2. Stijn van Dijk
3. John Roach

Yup, the slower time control is enough to bring Prof. Roach back over the board rather than just being admin as he has been for the last couple ECCs.

[The Martian Independent Republic]

Excited to see how this new format works.

Ziggy Stardust (MIR)
Eleanor Rigby (MIR)
Johnny B. Goode (MIR)

[Crpostran]

1. Valerio Hassan (CRN)
2. Oskar Lancelot (CRN)
3. Spike Wigstan (CRN)

[Panay Islands and Guimaras]

I'll chose two
1. Josefino Manuel Rodríguez (IPG)
2. Carlos Eduardo Choi (IPG)

[Safiloa]

SAFILOA

1. Rafokeli "Keli" Nandrasoa (SFL)
2. Midjima Bahalari (SFL)
3. Parvos Fadahana (SFL)

[Natkr]

Adam Debinf (NKR)
Sam Hawbret (NKR)

[Imporia]

I am in!
1: Richard Pulza Jr.
2: Linda Woodmere
3: David Matney

[Edsmontik]

les go

1. Vyktor Undersen (EDS)
2. Reud der-Wijner (EDS)
3. Makkehenst Virgrensteure (EDS)

[TJUN-ia]

New Era, Same Jaguar Knights

Tshering Gyeltshen (TJU)
Anne Christian-Warren (TJU)
Margarita Altamiranda (TJU)

[South Newlandia]

Signups have been updated - very happy to see some significant interest, we already have more signups than I expected.

Do note that I have chosen to reject the signup from Panay Islands and Guimaras. For everyone else, signups are still open. Let me know if I have made a mistake or you'd like to change which players you enter!

[Panay Islands and Guimaras]

Signups have been updated - very happy to see some significant interest, we already have more signups than I expected.

Do note that I have chosen to reject the signup from Panay Islands and Guimaras. For everyone else, signups are still open. Let me know if I have made a mistake or you'd like to change which players you enter!

You forgot mine

[Aphrilia]

You know what? I'll jump in.

1. Sebastian Grob-Coltman
2. Norman Heartwell
3. Glacia McDorrey

[The North Polish Union]

1. Miefodij Ihnatjew (NPU)
2. Kristian Theiss (NPU)
3. Klaus Moeller (NPU)

[Ralsalin]

Ralsalin sends it's three last brain cells.

1. Vladimir von Gaienrath (RLS)
2. Jazeps Dantekars (RLS)
3. Mannfred Honwar (RLS)

[Nightralia]

Nightralia gasps with joy at the sight of the only sport they're remotely passable in.
Federation Chess Nightralia Roster
1. Raatrani Czoùhan (NTR)
2. Yuvraj Kumar (NTR)

In a cowardly decision, the Unified Nightralian Chess Association has decided that both the Federation's constituent kingdoms, Nightralia and Skaidirolf, shall send players. This decision was either taken to increase Skáid representation in the Federation, or by a drunk UNCA official who realised two was more than one.
OOC meaning: I'm signing up Skaidirolf too

[Skaidirolf]

oh so you finally recognize our autonomy when a tournament arrives huh Nightralia

Skaidirolf Chess Federation Roster
1. Freya Laitala (SKF)

The underdog and one of last Cup's breakout Nightralian stars, is now going against her previous compatriots, Raatrani and Yuvraj... Raatrani wasn't thinking of attending, but seeing as it's classical, her zone, she's returned for one last hurrah at the age of 74.
Meanwhile the herder from Suovajiekŋa faces a tough challenge, shaping up in a foreign format against tough opponents, some from her country... but the Ice never melts.

[Skaidirolf]

नाइट्रेलिया की कठपुतली राष्ट्र

oh so you finally recognize our autonomy when a tournament arrives huh Nightralia

Skaidirolf Chess Federation Roster
1. Freya Laitala (SKF)

The underdog and one of last Cup's breakout Nightralian stars, is now going against her previous compatriots, Raatrani and Yuvraj... Raatrani wasn't thinking of attending, but seeing as it's classical, her zone, she's returned for one last hurrah at the age of 74.
Meanwhile the herder from Suovajiekŋa faces a tough challenge, shaping up in a foreign format against tough opponents, some from her country... but the Ice never melts.

OOC: Acknowledge signup from main Nightralia

[Hapilopper]

A professional wrestler and a city councilwoman with a penchant for blasting mailboxes with ball bats throw their hats into the ring.

1. Curt Matthews (HAP)
2. Hannah Thompson (HAP)