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Airthings Masters: R Praggnanandhaa defeated world no.1 Magnus Carlsen in the eighth round with black pieces in 39 moves.

Ian Nepomniachtchi is almost certain to reach the knockout stage at the Airthings Masters, as he grabbed a 4-point lead after a strong performance on the second day of the preliminaries. Sharing second place are Ding Liren and Eric Hansen, while Magnus Carlsen stands two points behind the chasers after losing his round-8 game against 16-year-old Praggnanandhaa. | Photo: Maria Emelianova / FIDE

Praggnanandhaa defeated the World No. 1 with black pieces, ending Carlsen's 3-match winning run at the Airthings Masters.

Praggnanandhaa won with black pieces in 39 moves in a Tarrasch variation game.

Ding Liren had the best start at the Airthings Masters online tournament. The Chinese scored 10/12 points after winning three games and drawing one on the first day of action. Ian Nepomniachtchi and Andrey Esipenko are placed second and third, while Magnus Carlsen is currently eleventh after losing in rounds 3 and 4, against Esipenko and Nepomniachtchi respectively. | Photo: Amruta Mokal

The Airthings Masters tournament kicks off this year’s Meltwater Champions Chess Tour with a glittering lineup featuring Magnus Carlsen and the new male and female world rapid champions. Sixteen players in total will battle it out in the round-robin stage of the online event before eight go forward to the knockout stage. The tournament will take place on February 19-26, with the action kicking off daily at 18.00 CET.

After a lifetime of service, Bob and Esther Roche are being honored by the Cathlamet Womans Club, having been named Citizens of the Year. The pair

<p><span>Fonterra has agreed a strategic partnership with New Zealand’s Exchange (NZX) and the European Energy Exchange (EEX) to each take ownership stakes in Global Dairy Trade (GDT) alongside the Co-op.</span></p>

Eric Hansen has been a scallop fisherman, like his father and grandfather before him, for 44 years, though his vessel, Endeavor, is now captained by his

The last New Bedford voice on the New England Fisheries Council was John Quinn who left in 2021. Mayor Jon Mitchell wants to change that.