Question

Hunting and chess are compared to ruling properly in the asides of a history of this empire called the “Comfort of the Chest.” The rise of this empire is connected to the historiographical concept of the “Sunni Revival” that followed the “Shia Century.” (10[1])The Book of Government, (10[1])or Siyasatnama, (10[2])was written by a statesman of this empire. (10[2])The atabeg Nizam al-Mulk (10[1]-5[1])served this empire, (10[2])which patronized Omar Khayyam. Shia (-5[1])opposition (10[2])to this empire (10[1]-5[2])led to the foundation of the Order of Assassins. (-5[2])The first beyliks (10[1])and the Sultanate (-5[3])of Rum (10[1]-5[3])emerged (-5[1])in (10[1])territory (10[5]-5[2])newly (10[1]-5[1])conquered by this empire (10[1]-5[2])after its ruler captured the Emperor Romanos (10[1])IV in battle. (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, (10[1])Alp Arslan (10[1])ruled what (10[1])Turkish (10[1])empire (10[2]-5[1])that expanded into Anatolia (10[1])after it defeated the Byzantines at Manzikert? (10[1])■END■ (10[13]0[7])

ANSWER: Seljuks [or Great Seljuk Empire; accept Seljuk Turks or Seljukids or Seljuk Turkomans or Seljuk Turkomans or Saljuqids] (The first line is Muhammad ibn Ali Rawandi’s Rahat al-Sudur.)
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= Average correct buzz position

Summary

California2025-02-01Y367%0%33%61.50
Florida2025-02-01Y250%0%0%42.00
Great Lakes2025-02-01Y6100%0%67%108.17
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y6100%0%33%109.67
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%33%89.00
North2025-02-01Y3100%0%67%123.67
Northeast2025-02-01Y580%0%20%95.75
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%88.00
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%92.50
Southeast2025-02-01Y4100%0%0%86.25
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y978%0%44%104.71
Upstate NY2025-02-01Y367%0%100%106.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Qingyu ZhangFlorida BFlorida A4210
Justin WytmarIllinois AWashU B4610
Danila KabotyanskiIndiana AChicago B4810
Jack LewisBruin AVanderbilt A4810
Truman FillbrandtUW AUW B5610
Vikshar AthreyaRutgers AMaryland B5610
Anuttam RamjiUC Berkeley BUCLA6010
Liam MarklandAlbertaUBC60-5
Nathaniel HullUC Berkeley AClaremont A6310
Stevie MillerCarnegie Mellon AKenyon6310
Olin BoseColumbia BCornell B68-5
Noah ChinVirginia Tech AUNC D6910
Athena ShaddenTexas AASU6910
Samir SarmaGeorgia Tech DGeorgia Tech B7210
Tom ScheriRIT BRIT A72-5
Giuseppe PiccirilliBinghamton AESF A72-5
Oliver ThompsonCase Western BOhio State A81-5
Jacob EgolDukeVirginia A81-5
Chris ScheriRIT ARIT B8410
Ethan NewmanMichigan StateMichigan D87-5
Jerry VinokurovJohn Jay CollegeVassar A87-5
Kritanu SahaCornell DCornell C87-5
Enina EdosomwanCase Western AMichigan C89-5
Yashwanth BajjiMichigan AOhio State B89-5
Caleb HinesLiberty ASouth Carolina89-5
Ryan RosenbergNYU AJohns Hopkins A8910
Scarlet RutterClaremont BUCSD90-5
Charles HangWashU AChicago D9110
Mitchell IndekMichigan BCarnegie Mellon B9210
Sam KonkelChicago CIndiana B92-5
Henry BonWinona StateWisconsin A92-5
Jaehyun ParkBUBrown A9210
Jon SuhHarvard AHarvard B9210
Isaac MeredithTufts ADartmouth A9210
Taaj RaiGeorge Washington BHaverford A9210
Sriram KoritalaIllinois CChicago A9310
Christian AllenMissoui S&TMissouri93-5
Conor ThompsonIowa StateMinnesota B97-5
Michael ZhouGeorgia Tech ALouisville A9710
Anirudh BharadwajPenn AColumbia C97-5
Diego AlmarazUNC CWilliam & Mary10410
Andrew MessersmithBrandeis BUMass Boston10710
Yrwin BatanMIT ABrandeis A107-5
Simon ZimmermanOhio State ACase Western B11010
Frederick Rivas-GiorgiYale AMaryland A11210
Graham TroyUNC BLiberty C11410
Aaron MarchandCarletonWisconsin B11510
Cole HumbleLiberty BWake Forest11610
Owen GilroyTexas BTAMU11610
Leonard CastinePenn BGeorge Washington A116-5
John ChenUBCAlberta12010
Joseph ChambersVirginia ADuke12710
Nolan DannelsUCSDClaremont B1280
Juan LandaetaFlorida State AUCF C1280
Prahalad RaoOhio State BMichigan A12810
Cole PolleyMichigan DMichigan State12810
Leo TaoMichigan CCase Western A12810
Benny ShtutmanSouth CarolinaLiberty A12810
Drew ScheinerMissouriMissoui S&T12810
Nermeen RahmanIndiana BChicago C12810
Declan CobbWisconsin AWinona State12810
Morgan BozemanMinnesota BIowa State12810
Jackson McDonaldAlabama ATennessee A12810
Alina MooreTennessee AAlabama A1280
Richard NiuCornell BColumbia B1280
Sam MacchiVassar AJohn Jay College12810
William BrokerHaverford BNYU B1280
Vinayak Singh BhadoriyaNYU BHaverford B1280
Elijah ScheinsonColumbia CPenn A12810
Lowrie WoodsideGeorge Washington APenn B12810
Gregory StoneESF ABinghamton A12810
Kevin PengCornell CCornell D1280