CTKOTH NCP

Some of my most recent games:

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9651711

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9651823

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9651952

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9651956

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9659779

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9659807

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9661327

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9680792

I am planning to submit this position soon. I have already tested it extensively, but need help to find a name and suitable time control. I am open to any suggestions, but I hope that people have played the game or looked through the game links above. Also, an explanation would be nice .

The general theme is to remove your opponents defenders and reach CTKOTH. Mates on the alibaba can also determine the victor. 8th=H doesn't play a huge role in most games (surprisingly), but it could turn a tight match. The level of sharpness is comparable to standard teams, but the length is somewhat shorter (rarely over 12-13 moves).

Names:

I have received many name suggestions, but none have really stuck.  Some involved the spinning nature of the game, or CTKOTH. Here are few of them:

• Einstein's Cross (astronomical reference)
• Sufi Dance (can't remember what it is)
• Whirlpool
• Singularity
• Air Nest

I am open to all name suggestions, or putting in a vote for one of these.

Time Control:

Nearly all of my testing games were played in 2|15D, because I hoped to draw in standard teams players. I now see that the game is shorter than standard teams. I may still opt for this time control, so that time is not a concern in the game. I am always biased towards more time, but any suggestions would be considered (please, no hyper).

h y b e r b u l l e t

So... Hyperbullet>anything else?

no suggestions for names, but i think something like 1|5D or 1|3 inc for time so there's a little time concern? idk i like bullet my self 1|2 and 2|1 stuff like that

Anything else > hyperbullet

oh and have you tried it in ffa?

FFA would probably not work; it's much too sharp. Let's say there is a very good player guarded by a poor player. They may get CTKOTH and the two remaining players lose out through no fault of their own. This exists in every position to some extent (e.g. Typhoon, your specialty), but it would be especially bad here. Remember, the royals are only 2 moves away from CTKOTH.

Name: The Storm/Hurricane (because indeed, it looks a lot like one)

Time Control: Probably not too slow, because the games don't last long anyway. I would think 1|1 bullet or 2|3D blitz would do it.

Not trying to shoot down your ideas, but "The Alibaba's Hill" seems quite boring, and "The Cyclone Arena" seems more like a name for a FFA position

"The prison"

the Busy Bishop Byway?

Wait, Escape police and escape the prison?! Thats too many ilegal things for 4pc

hurricane or tornado work based off the starting position. Based off gameplay, I suggest the fires of mordor  or something similar because of the suicide path to the hill

*sigh*

bsrti, pkrm, and I literally made a group chat dedicated to naming this position lmao (coincidentally, that's what gave me the idea to make this club)

I'll just list all the suggestions we had here, for public review

"Sufi Dance", "Primordial Soup", "Einstein's Cross", "Graveyard of Stars", "Red Square Nebula", "Himmelblau's Function", "Blueshift", "Singularity"

(if you don't understand a name, then #BlameBsrti)

some more:

"Shutter Island (looks like a storm, and also an island, and also has 'prison' elements)", "Resurrection/Resurgence", "Rise of the Fallen", "Quicksand Redemption (pun on a novel/movie, sounds really weird tbh lol)"

Stolen by bsrti's berolina position

I thought he decided to change it to something else lol

Technically, it will be named "Purgatorio". This is the final name so far