Question

After this party decided to form a “bloc within” rather than a “bloc without,” its opponents formed the Western Hills group after swearing an oath to expel it. A university librarian who co-founded this party was attacked in an article urging “More Study of Problems, Less Talk of ‘Isms.’” After his time in Indonesia, a Dutch man known by the pseudonym “Maring,” Henk Snievlit, helped found this party. (15[1])A ruling party allied with this smaller (15[1])party to form the (*) first United Front under (10[1])the influence of the diplomat Adolf Joffe. This party (-5[1])“commands the gun” per (-5[1])a principle (-5[1])put forth after the failure of its Autumn Harvest (-5[1])uprising. This party was targeted in a 1927 (-5[1])purge (-5[1])led (10[1])by (10[1])the Green Gang, then targeted in “bandit suppression” and encirclement campaigns. For 10 points, name this party that participated in the Northern Expedition alongside (10[1])the ruling KMT (10[2])party. ■END■ (10[5]0[2])

ANSWER: Chinese Communist Party [or CCP; prompt on Communist Party] (The second sentence refers to Hú Shì’s critique of Lǐ Dàzhāo.)
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Summary

2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y1587%13%40%124.23

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Tejas RajeBHSU BI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)6715
Henry GoffA Nervy Liberal Nanny HenceWe Need New Names7415
Charles HangLes MissourablesMindgoblin of Little Hobbes8210
Akshar GoyalSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUAREwhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anything91-5
Amogh KulkarniAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUHAre You There, Chat? It's Me, Margaret95-5
Jason HongThe Jeam TeamFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!97-5
Eric MukherjeeLMM's LLM MLMit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brown106-5
Tracy Mirkinsticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zoneThe Empire Bikes Back114-5
Doug SimonsLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, ChicagoNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)115-5
Corry WanggenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yetNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)11610
Daniel MaThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to seeRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: A11710
Sam MacchiGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood VermeerLisan al-Quib14110
Andrew HartPunished "Venom" BHSUThe Dyatlov Passement incident14410
Arya KarthikCharlotte's Moderately Successful TeamThe Oldest Men in the World14410
Swapnil Gargit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brownLMM's LLM MLM14610
Robert WangNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)Lying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicago14610
Isaac Kirk-DavidoffFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!The Jeam Team14610
Ryan Westbrookwhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anythingSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARE1460
Dylan MinarikAre You There, Chat? It's Me, MargaretAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUH1460
Colin Stewartvar merchantsBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago Boy14610
Henry AtkinsThe Empire Bikes Backsticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone14610