March 29 (JIT) - Cuban Lennis Martinez won twice on Thursday and thanks to his better tiebreaker leads the 50th International Chess Tournament of La Roda 2024 The international master from Guantanamo defeated Victor Fernandez in his first duel of the day and then repeated the dose to Francisco Romero he kept a perfect pace and in the fourth round he will face the Indian grandmaster Chithambaram Vr fifth among the 16 players who were successful in all their presentations Cuban international master Jorge Roberto Elías is also in that group after defeating Austrian Elizabeth Halapa and local Carlos Tudela The host Jose Ponce will be Elias' next opponent when Cuban grandmaster Carlos Daniel Albornoz will face Polish Kacper Jarzebowski one of the favorites to fight for the throne could not go beyond a draw in his encounter with Colombian Felipe Hurtado he then managed to beat Spain's Gavril Draghici so he advances with half a point behind in 22nd place A jump to the leading positions will depend on what he can do in the remaining six rounds of the tournament Albornoz will be one of the two Cuban exponents in the main section of the 57th International Chess Tournament Capablanca in Memoriam 2024 with category 15 of the International Federation Cuban Yaniela Forgas defeated Spanish Javier Cinza on Thursday rounded up five points and is in tenth place in the San Sebastian Chess Open 2024 His teammate Lelys Martinez was left on 4.5 units after conceding a costly setback to India's Nutakki Priyanka enter your e-mail address in the box below IM Siddharth Jagadeesh (SGP) and GM Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera (CUB) scored an unbeaten 7/9 each at 50th La Roda Open 2024 Aravindh won the tournament due to better tie-breaks Siddharth and Carlos were placed second and third respectively Carlos drew against Aravindh in the final round in an exciting game GM Karthik Venkataraman is the only other Indian to make a top ten finish The total prize fund of the tournament was €20000 This is the first rating tournament Aravindh played this year in any format Playing a tournament which has four consecutive double rounds is not an easy task Winning it would definitely make things that much more difficult. GM Aravindh Chithambaram made a blazing start by scoring a double hat-trick of wins His 6/6 start put him in the sole lead position It allowed him to draw the last three games to become the champion Cuban GM Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera had an interesting draw against Aravindh It is evident from his games that Aravindh made the most out of the last three months He did not show any vulnerability in all of his nine games GM Aravindh Chithambaram (2662) made a nice positional exchange sacrifice 15.Nxb4 to momentarily trap the queen Qxa1 16.Na2 White obviously cannot attempt to capture the queen without avoiding his second rook to be taken Aravindh showed fine positional skills to seize his opportunity and win the game 9 IMs and a WIM took part from 22 countries across the world The tournament was organized by Club Ajedrez Torneos La Roda from 27th to 31st March 2024 at La Caja Blanca in La Roda The nine-round Swiss league tournament had a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment Details Official site Tournament regulations We have launched the ChessBase India App. Check out this amazing resource! Android for now - Download the app now Follow Tweets by @ChessbaseIndia ChessBase India is proud to be the official partner of chessbase.com reporting on events in India Like our Facebook page for more Indian chess updates The all new ChessBase Premium Account which gives you access to ten amazing online ChessBase services like PlayChess Become a part of the ever-growing ChessBase India Youtube Channel. Subscribe now and stay update with our awesome video content.  Your Ads Privacy ChoicesIMDb « Back Stage 2 profile of 2023 La Vuelta Femenina Women's WorldTour stage race expands to seven days across first week of May the 2023 La Vuelta Femenina will cover 730.3km across a full week including a high mountain grand finale on stage 7 to Lagos de Covadonga 2023 La Vuelta Femenina(Image credit: Unipublic)La Vuelta Femenina opens May 1 with a 14.5-kilometre team time trial on stage 1 that will test the riders’ techniques within a urban setting Almost entirely flat and of unknown level of technicality as the route has yet to be published the stage may not be where the race is won but a major mishap could cost the entire race for any of the favourites most teams will be going in with their top climbers making for a difficult to predict outcome Stage 2 to Pilar de la Horadada has one small climb 20km from the finish where contenders for the mountains classification will vie for the first polka dot jersey The category 4 ascent shouldn't be too much for the sprinters who will also be fighting for the green jersey of the points classification A pan-flat stage 3 to La Roda is even better suited to the sprinters. The stage is the longest of the race at 148.2 kilometres and could be subject to strong crosswinds in the Province of Albacete that could catch some contenders unaware The halfway point of the Grand Tour serves as a warmup for the big mountains with rolling terrain on stage 4 that has a third-category Alto de Horche as a launching pad 12km to the finish in Guadalajara It's likely another day for the sprinters with the climb only rising 200 metres before the fast plunge into the finishing straight The climbers come to the front and centre on stage 5 with the first of two major summit showdowns they'll have to get over the category 1 Puerto de Navafría which could isolate some contenders from their teammates This stage finishes on the on the Mirador de Peñas Llanas at 1483 metres in altitude The Peñas Llanas Viewpoint features a new avant garde overlook that has been widely panned in nearby Riaza as a cultural Riders won't have much breath left with which to offer an opinion of the structure The penultimate stage is just 106.7 kilometres long with two category 2 climbs the Alto de Fuente de las Baras and Puerto de Campo el Hayal. The climbs won't be a place for the overall contenders to attack but could be a chance for a late breakaway to clip away and spoil the fun for any sprinters left in the bunch Stage 7 is a 93.7km route with the category 2 Collado Moandi mid-stage and the summit finale on the Lagos de Covadonga.  The 16-kilometre finale averages a gradient of 7.4% and has been used 22 times in the Vuelta a España conquered most recently by climbers Primož Roglič This iconic ascent will crown the champion of La Vuelta Femenina a sports marketing and public relations agency which managed projects for Tour de Georgia a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast) Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France) US import duties are having a profound effect on a Spanish market worth £50m last year The scratchy song of the cicadas loops through the olive groves growing louder as the sun climbs through a hazy August sky “They’re telling us to get into the shade,” says Juan de Dios Segura Not only has the first heatwave of the summer hit but the farmer and agricultural engineer is also grappling with a rabbit insurgency whose scale is apparent from the holes in the orange earth and the raptors hovering in the air above is as much on decisions in Washington DC as the day-to-day demands of his 100-hectare (247-acre) farm in central Andalucía Like many people in and around the town of La Roda de Andalucía, Segura, 60, makes his living from olives and he is worried about the effect of US tariffs on imports of the fruit from Spain. Read moreTemporary tariffs were imposed last year and the US International Trade Commission has subsequently determined that the American olive industry is being “materially injured” by imports of olives that are subsidised by the Spanish government and sold at “less than fair value” The anti-subsidy and anti-dumping duties cover Spanish olives of all colours and are already having a profound effect on Spanish exports to the US According to Spain’s Association of Table Olive Producers and Exporters (Asemesa) exports of black olives to the US fell 42.4% in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period in 2017 At the beginning of July, 1,000 people protested outside the US consulate in Seville. Agro Sevilla, the world’s largest producer has cut back contracts to temporary workers as production falls The US market accounts for one-quarter of its total exports Segura is luckier than some of his fellow growers as only one-sixth of his 16,000 olive trees are given over to table olives while the vast majority of his fruit goes into olive oil he expects to feel the pinch over the next couple of months but I’m going to need to save money because I’m not getting it from the table olives,” he says adding that he is profoundly sceptical about the US government’s motivations “Can three Spanish provinces really be doing as much harm to an important country like the US as Trump claims It’s as clear as day that American producers have agreed something with Trump.” Grower Juan de Dios Segura: ‘Can three Spanish provinces really be doing as much harm as Trump claims?’ Photograph: Sam Jones/GuardianAsemesa estimates that the Spanish olive industry employs 8,000 people directly and thousands more indirectly and provides 6m days of work each year in the fields “It’s a very important industry and is very much based in Andalucía and Extremadura where there are no alternatives to growing olives,” says the association’s general secretary we’re practically going to lose the entire [US] market.” He says the tariffs are about far more than olives and could threaten the EU’s common agricultural policy “The European commission needs to defend the subsidy model all European products that receive subsidies will be at risk,” says De Mora but if the EU doesn’t defend us and lets the US call the CAP into question The Spanish government says it is working on ways to promote olives to other countries and to increase European consumption while the European commission says it will continue defending EU olive growers and could yet bring the issue before the World Trade Organization “We will now first and foremost pursue the good dialogue we are having with our US counterparts on all matters of trade,” says a commission spokeswoman “We of course reserve the right to take any measures that may be necessary Segura knows that farmers tend to be professional worriers But he fears that without swift action from Jean-Claude Juncker the bright green olives ripening on his many trees could be the first casualties of a long and bitter trade war to French cheese and wine – both of which are pretty important I’m defending my land and my region,” he says “Right now it’s here and Juncker and everyone else at the European commission need to be responding and negotiating a bit more strongly.” NASSAU, Bahamas – Adrian LaRoda of Nassau, Bahamas is the Acting Chair of Caribbean Network of Fisherfolk Organizations and President of Bahamas Commercial Fishers Alliance (BCFA) Adrian is a very strong advocate for sustainable fishing and promotes EAF in the Bahamas Most recently he has been lobbying to have the sector declared an essential service during the pandemic to allow direct sales to the public instead of fish houses Selling to the fish houses in these times will put fishers at a disadvantage in terms of maximum revenue LaRoda are needed to promote ecosystem stewardship and support sustainable livelihoods Adrian LaRoda is a man of action with a very distinct and accomplished track record in his chosen field GM Haik Martirosyan (ARM) secured second place 7.5/9 GM Praggnanandhaa R and GM Raunak Sadhwani were placed third and fourth respectively according to tie-breaks Total prize fund of the tournament was €14000 GM D Gukesh became the first Indian player to win La Roda International Open in 48 years. Last year in the 47th edition, WGM Nandhidhaa became the first woman to make a podium finish Gukesh took an average of 28 moves to score wins in this tournament In the last three rounds, the average went down to 24 moves It only shows how well Gukesh played in this event One of the highly anticipated game of the tournament was a rematch between Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh from their final round encounter at the recently concluded Kvika Reykjavik Open 2022 Black went 24...Nb5 25.Kg2 Nd4 26.Nxd4 exd4 27.Bf4 Bd6 28.fxg6 Bxf4 29.Qxf4 fxg6 giving White a huge decisive advantage This time it was Praggnanandhaa who was unable to seize his advantage and Gukesh managed to save the day Instead of completing the development of pieces 11...Re8 White continued 12.Bd2 c5 13.Rc1 b6 14.a3 Nd5 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.Rxc5 White is completely dominating the position Gukesh tweeted his thoughts on his victory A total of 183 players including 7 GMs and 7 IMs took part from 13 countries across the world The tournament was organized by Club Ajedrez Polideportivo La Roda from 13th to 17th April 2022 at La Caja Blanca in La Roda The nine-round Swiss league tournament had a time control of 90 minutes each with 30 seconds increment from move no Details Details Official site Tournament regulations 2012 at 6:59 am PTA foreclosed single-family home in Eagle Rock is the latest victim of vandalism so severe that it has outraged neighbors and prompted an inquiry by the office of is located on the first block north of Colorado Boulevard adjacent to the mini-mall where the is located and across the street from The walls of the house—both outside and inside—are covered with graffiti Floors are littered with glass from broken beer bottles junk and garbage spilling out of trash cans It’s not quite clear who is behind the vandalism—or exactly when it happened the owner of Figueroa Produce in Highland Park an organic produce store on Colorado Boulevard located right next to the trashed home the vandalism occurred on the night of Friday had a party that night after the home was foreclosed “I came on Saturday morning and couldn’t believe the mess.” The property is listed on IndexPost.com, a website for foreclosed homes, as an 8981-square-foot, three-bedroom, one-bath home that was added to the site on Thursday, July 5 The site does not mention the bank behind the foreclosure although it does make this bizarre assertion: "Buying this house you receive 3 nice bedrooms." Patch is awaiting a return call from a real estate dealer whose name and contact details are posted on the website CD 14 Field Deputy Nate Hayward told Patch that he received at least two inquiries from residents about the vandalized home on Friday and that he is inquiring into the incident Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. Malta international Tevin Falzon has joined Spanish outfit Fundación Globalcaja La Roda the LEB Plata club showcased their signing of Falzon saying they had roped in a ‘luxury reinforcement’ with a great outside shot for their roster as the Albacete side “I’m excited to be here in La Roda to help us win a lot more games throughout the rest of the season,” Falzon said Read the full story on the Times of Malta sports website... please register for free or log in to your account Indian Grandmaster Dommaraju Gukesh has clinched the 48th La Roda International Open chess tournament title in Castile-La Mancha He defeated Israel’s Victor Mikhalevski in the final round Martirosyan from Armenia placed second with 7.5 points Indian GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa finished third followed by Raunak Sadhwani (India) Manuel Lopez Martinez Josep (Spain) and Ramon Martinez (Venezuela) Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, SSC, Insurance & other exams Find More Sports News Here Welcome to the Current Affairs Section of Adda247 If you are preparing for Government Job Exams then it is very important for you to read the Daily Current Affairs All the important updates based on current affairs are included in this Daily Current Affairs 2024 article but the famous pastry and cream now has a rival for their affections: their mayor Forty-two-year-old Juan Ramón Amores (known as Juanra) has motor neuron disease ALS an incurable degenerative illness with an average life expectancy of three years Juanra headed the list of candidates for the PSOE party Their slogan was 'Trust in Juanra' and that is exactly what the voters did This was an incredible victory in a village that still has a street named after General Mola (one of the leaders of the coup that started the Civil War) and a sculpture in the main street to commemorate the fact that dictator Primo de Rivera's funeral procession passed through there in 1936 even though he could stay at home and live off his permanent disability benefit said at an electoral event in Albacete that Juanra is a source of "inspiration and pride" I prefer to take this opportunity to show that I can be useful," he says When he looks back to the years before he was diagnosed on that November afternoon he feels that his daily life was a mixture of routine ("for me that had become all there was") and materialism "I spent half my life thinking about what I wanted to have but now I realise I can be equally as happy sitting on a bench in the sun in my village a dolphin (because of his love of the water and the symbol of Adelante the association he founded in 2016) with the words 'acuérdate de vivir' (Remember to live) "Routines make us forget to live," he says recalling his time as a primary school teacher when his week ended at 2pm on a Friday and he then did nothing until the Monday "There are beautiful things all around us and you don't realise until you lose them That's the lesson in life I have learned from my illness and it's the one I want to pass on to others" "I'm afraid of losing the ability to speak Not feeling anything when somebody takes my hand It is very hard to think that my brain and my eyes won't stop working That's why I don't think about the future much Maybe I've tried to wipe it out of my head and make the most of what I can do today." Comentar es una ventaja exclusiva para registrados the third youngest Grandmaster in the world has won the 48th Open Ajedrez La Roda chess tournament at La Roda in Spain overcominng the challenge of Israeli GM Victor Mikhalevski in the final round Martirosyan finished second with 7.5 points while Indian GMs R Praggnanandhaa and Raunak Sadhwani finished joint third with three other players -- all five ending their campaigns with 7.0 points from nine rounds Pragg finished third on tiebreak and Sadhwani was fourth.  This is the first Open title for the 15-year-old Gukesh and comes soon after he had lost to compatriot Praggnanandhaa in the final round of Reykjavík Open a few days back "Thanks @48OpenLaRoda for inviting me to the wonderfully organised event! Enjoyed the stay & hospitality in La Roda and more importantly clinching my 1st open title of the year especially coming after very near misses and heartbreaks," Gukesh tweeted on Monday a few hours after clinching his maiden title in open chess "Relieved and Thanks to all my supporters," he added Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand tweeted his appreciation for Gukesh's victory SadConvincing win at the back of his great performance Congrats to @rpragchess too Waca boys to the fore," Anand tweeted on Monday Gukesh was in a tough fight with a group of players including compatriot Praggnanandhaa and Sadhwani But in the end he claimed the title in convincing manner winning his last round game as Pragg was held to draw by Martirosyan Sadhwani defeated Zhou Ren Lim of Malaysia in the ninthe round to move to 7.0 points Powered by EterPride | © 2025 AhmedabadMirror Ahmedabad Mirror is an award-winning city newspaper from Shayona Times Pvt A hyper local daily that is global in its approach We use cookies and personal data to enhance your experience and fund the production of content on our site. 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Cookie Policy Fiona Mangan (Soltec Team) has opened her debut appearance in La Vuelta Femenina by Carrefour.es with a TTT ride in Torrevieja a major juncture in her career as she competes in one of cycling’s Grand Tours for women The 14.5km TTT – the first of seven stages in a revamped race with the strongest teams in the world this year – was won by Jumbo Visma making for an average speed of 48.199km per hour Anna Henderson crossed the line first for the Dutch team and the Briton goes in the first maillot roja of this year’s race Canyon-SRAM Racing placed 2nd on the stage some nine seconds down on the winners’ time the Spanish Continental team is one of the smaller squads in the race They are not overly focused on the general classification and today’s stage was all about getting their effort started with an incident-free ride Mangan and her team mates will look to contribute to animating the race by infiltrating some of the breakaways in coming days Tomorrow’s and Wednesday’s stages 2 and 3 look like ideal opportunities to try and make some moves up the road Tomorrow the riders face a 105.8km stage 2 from Orihuela to Pilar de la Horadada before stage 3 on Wednesday; a 157.8km stage from Elche de la Sierra to La Roda Both stages feature some climbing but they will be raced on terrain that is flatter compared to the more significant mountains later in the week We’re determined to make stickybottle.com much better for your enjoyment So become a ‘Stickybottle Supporter’ now from just €5 per month We’ve grown our audience significantly in recent years but the advertising market has become harder and harder each year In order to survive and grow – and create much better content – we need to develop an income from our readers By signing up to become a ‘Stickybottle Supporter’ you’ll be helping to secure independent coverage of Irish cycling for years to come Every cent collected from readers will be used to directly fund content Sign Up Registration has been successfully completed Make a new account if you don't have one yet Puedes ver la versión Española de BeSoccer.com You can see the English version of BeSoccer.com Vous pouvez voir la version French de BeSoccer.com Puoi vedere la versione Italian su BeSoccer.com Você pode ver a versão Brasileira de BeSoccer.com The Local Europe ABVästmannagatan 43113 25 StockholmSweden Castilla-La Mancha sits in the centre of Spain with Madrid to the north Andalusia to the south and Valencia and Murcia to the east Its capital is the historic city of Toledo Most people know Castilla-La Mancha because of its connection to one of Spain's most famous books - Don Quixote de la Mancha - the story of a man from La Mancha who travels around the country with his trusty stead and foolish sidekick it's one of the least-visited and least-populated regions of the country meaning that people often don't know much about it compared with other areas of Spain to celebrate Castilla-La Mancha Day on May 31st we've found nine fascinating facts about the region to help you learn more It has twice been the most important region in Spain but Castilla-La Mancha was once the most important region in the country The capital of the region - Toledo became the capital of Visigothic Hispania in 567 when King Atanagildo moved it from Barcelona King Carlos I of Spain and King V of Germany decided that Toledo would be the capital of the Empire Philip II of Spain finally moved the court to Madrid Nine civilisations have inhabited the area of Castilla-La Mancha The history of Castilla La Mancha dates back to around 220 BC and it has been inhabited by nine different civilisations Pedro Almodóvar was born in Castilla-La Mancha The celebrated Spanish filmmaker and director Pedro Almodóvar was born in the region of Castilla-La Mancha Some of his most famous films were also set and filmed in the region including Volver The Skin I Live In (La Piel Que Habito) and The Flower of My Secret (La Flor de Mi Secreto) Castilla-La Mancha's agricultural area is even bigger than Almeria's sea of greenhouses which is known as the 'Orchard of Europe' and produces much of the continent's fruits and vegetables 55,000 hectares is around the same size as the country of Andorra Castilla-La Mancha's main products are garlic The garlic and onion grown here represent 70 and 57 percent of the total production of all of Spain 389,565 hectares are also filled with olive trees READ ALSO: What is Spain's 'sea of plastic' and does it affect UK food shortages? It's Spain's biggest producer of the world's most expensive spice Castilla-La Mancha is Spain's biggest producer of saffron the red gold spice which is a key ingredient in Spanish paella It's also the most expensive spice in the world at around €3,500 per kilo Almost two hundred thousand bright purple flowers are needed to produce one kilogram of saffron Castilla-La Mancha grows around 90 percent of Spain's saffron and even has a festival honouring it The Saffron Rose Festival is celebrated every year in Consuegra and typically takes place during the last weekend in October Volcanoes may be more associated with the Canary Islands than Castilla-La Mancha but Spain's central region is in fact home to 350 of them the last one is said to have erupted 5,000 years ago meaning technically some could still be active There's also a museum there explaining all about its violent history Wind is a common element in Castilla-La Mancha evident from the famous white windmills of Consuegra which even features in Cervantes' novel Don Quixote It's so abundant and so important there that locals have different names for the different types of wind Some of these include ábrego (warm southwest wind bringing air masses laden with ocean water) El cierzo (a cold and dry wind from the northwest that is formed when a storm coexists in the Mediterranean) and Toledano (a wind that blows in from the west) More than 20,000 of one of Spain's most popular pastries are produced there every day Miguelitos de la Roda are a popular treat from Castilla-La Mancha They are made in the Albacete town of La Roda and are created out of fine puff pastry filled with cream and sprinkled with icing sugar Some are made with different varieties of filling including milk and white chocolate but the original cream is still the most popular Today over 20,000 of these pastries are made there every day The Denomination of Origin Wines of La Mancha make up one of the largest areas of vineyards in the world The vineyards in La Mancha stretch for a total of 158,339 hectares making them one of the most extensive in the whole world Airen and Macabeo are the two main grape varieties that grow here Winemaking in Castilla-La Mancha goes back in time to the Reconquest and the region even supplied the Spanish courts with wines in the 16th and 17th centuries Please log in here to leave a comment En este momento no hay otros eventos relacionados Visita nuestra página de inicio para buscar más eventos.