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ChessVista.com is the website of chess photographer Frits Agterdenbos. The site provides the international chess community with high quality chess photos and chess news of chess players from international chess events. There will be visual reports and an album with chess photo collections showing all the visual aspects of the chess world.15.07.2006 The 3rd Amsterdam Chess Tournament is taking place 15-23 July in the University Sport Centre in Amsterdam Buitenveldert. The 446 player Swiss tournament (9 rounds) is being held in 4 groups (A, B, C and D). The A group (Elo > 2225, first prize 3500 euro) has attracted 86 participants including 14 GMs and 22 IMs. The 2500+ players are: Tiviakov 2668, Nijboer 2598, Timman 2594, L’Ami 2586, Erenburg 2585, Ftacnik 2579, Stellwagen 2575, Al-Modiahki 2564, Tukmakov 2560, Halkias 2551, Li 2540, Vazquez Igarza 2517, Cuijpers 2510, Parker 2509 and Ernst 2504. Report with photos of round 1. Official site: www.amsterdamchesstournament.nl Live games The first round took place today, Saturday 15 July. The rounds will start at 01.00 PM except for the final round on Sunday 23 July: 11.30 AM. There will be no rest day. The Amsterdam Chess Tournament (15-23 July) is the first of three Dutch open tournaments in a row. Second is the Dutch Open Championship (24 July – 3 August 2006) and third is the Hogeschool Zeeland Chess Tournament (5–12 August 2006). Playing venue is the University Sport Centre (USC) for students of the University of Amsterdam (UvA, master level) and the Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA, bachelor level) The opening ceremony in the sport centre brought a capoeira demonstration. Capoeira is a lively Brazilian martial art that combines dance, acrobatics and music with fighting techniques (see www.capoeira.com). The capital city's slogan I amsterdam, the Amsterdam GM Jan Timman with coffee and Dutch WIM Marlies Bensdorp playing Qatari GM Mohamad Al-Modiahki. Group A, Elo > 2225, 86 participants. The photo shows the top boards of Group A. Group B, Elo 1875 - 2225, 142 participants group C, Elo 1575 - 1875, 132 participants The photo shows group D (left) and group C (right). Group D, Elo < 1575, 86 participants. Photo Gallery Group A Round 1, top boards 1-9 board 1 Adam Ashton 2329 (ENG) – Sergey Tiviakov 2668 (NED) 0-1 board 2 Friso Nijboer 2598 (NED) – Yochanan Afek 2316 (ISR) 0-1 board 3 Joost Van Ruitenburg 2315 (NED) - Jan Timman 2594 (NED) 0-1 board 4 Erwin L’Ami 2586 (NED) – Pieter Hopman 2304 (NED) 1-0 board 5 Thomas Thiel 2302 (GER) - Sergey Erenburg 2585 (ISR) 0-1 board 6 Lubomir Ftacnik 2579 (SVK) – Wim Heemskerk 2298 (NED) 1-0 board 7 Rob Witt 2296 (NED) - Daniel Stellwagen 2575 (NED) 0-1 board 8 Mohamad Al-Modiakhi 2564 (QAT) – Marlies Bensdorp 2290 (NED) 1-0 board 9 Rob Schoorl 2289 (NED) - Vladimir Tukmakov 2560 (UKR) 1-0