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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.22.07.2006 The 3rd Amsterdam Chess Tournament is taking place 15-23 July. In the group A 86 players are participating including 14 GMs. In this report ChessVista provides portraits of all the Grandmasters: Tiviakov, Nijboer, Timman, L’Ami, Erenburg, Ftacnik, Stellwagen, Al-Modiahki, Tukmakov, Halkias, Li, Parker, Van Der Weide and De Vreugt. Photos by Frits Agterdenbos. From I amsterdam to I am gm Sergey Tiviakov, photo 2006-07-17 Sergey Tiviakov 2668 (Netherlands), born in Krasnodar (Soviet Union) 14-02-1973. World Rank: 39. Highest rating ever 2699 (October 2005). World Junior Champion U18 in 1990. Was a member of the Russian team winning the Chess Olympiad 1994. Member of the Dutch team winning the European Team Championships in 2001 and 2005. Champion of The Netherlands 2006. Friso Nijboer, photo 2006-07-21 Friso Nijboer 2598 (Netherlands), born 26-05-1965. World Rank: 137. Highest rating ever 2598 (July 2006). Is number 4 of The Netherlands on the FIDE Rating List July 2006. Winner of the 1st Amsterdam Chess Tournament 2004. 6 Times member of the Dutch Olympiad team (1996-2006). 4 Times member of the Dutch team at the European Chess Team Championship, member of the Dutch team winning the European Team Championship in 2001. Jan Timman, photo 2006-07-17 Jan Timman 2594 (Netherlands), born 14-12-1951. World Rank: 145. Ninefold Champion of The Netherlands. Lost World Championship Match in 1993 against Karpov. Was ‘Best of the West’ in the eighties. 13 Times member of the Dutch Olympiad team (1972-1984, 1990-1998, 2004). 3 Times member of the Dutch team at the European Chess Team Championship, member of the Dutch team winning the European Team Championship in 2005. Winner of the Sigeman & Co Chess tournament in Malmö (Sweden) in April / May 2006. Erwin L'Ami, photo 2006-07-21 Erwin L’Ami 2586 (Netherlands), born 05-04-1985. World Rank: 173. Highest rating ever 2586 (July 2006). Is number 6 of The Netherlands on the FIDE Rating List July 2006. Is GM since 2005 after making his first GM norm in the 1st Amsterdam Chess Tournament 2004, his second in Gausdal 2004 and his third in the 3rd Amsterdam Chess Tournament 2005. Member of the Dutch Olympiad team in 2006. Sergey Erenburg, photo 2006-07-21 Sergey Erenburg 2585 (Israel), born 27-01-1983. World Rank: 177. Highest rating ever 2595 (July 2005). Member of the Israeli team at the World Chess Team Championship 2005. Lubomir Ftacnik, photo 2006-07-21 Lubomir Ftacnik 2579 (Slovakia), born 30-10-1957. World Rank: 192. Highest rating ever 2618 (April 2001). Is number 2 of Slovakia on the FIDE Rating List July 2006. Was European Junior Champion in 1976-77 and Czechoslovak Champion in 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1985. Daniel Stellwagen, photo 2006-07-21 Daniel Stellwagen 2575 (Netherlands), born 01-03-1987. World Rank: 211. Highest rating ever 2575 (July 2006). Is number 8 of The Netherlands on the FIDE Rating List July 2006. In the 2nd Amsterdam Chess Tournament 2005 he finished second 6.5/9. Finished second in the Dutch Championship 2005. Mohamad Al-Modiahki, photo 2006-07-21 Mohamad Al-Modiahki 2564 (Qatar), born 01-06-1974. World Rank: 250. Highest rating ever 2588 (October 2003). Best player of Qatar. Is the first-ever grandmaster from Qatar. Married to former women world champion 2001-2004 ZHU Chen from China. Vladimir Tukmakov, photo 2006-07-21 Vladimir Borisovich Tukmakov 2560 (Ukraine), born 15-03-1946. World Rank: 267. A big name in the chess world. Participated in 13 USSR championships between 1967 and 1987. Oldest GM in Group A. Many times team captain of the Ukrainian team. Is FIDE Senior Trainer. Stelios Halkias, photo 2006-07-21 Stelios Halkias 2551 (Greece), born 11-04-1980. World Rank: 304. Highest rating ever 2566 (April 2002). Is number 5 of Greece on the FIDE Rating List July 2006. 4 Times member of the Greek Olympiad team (2000-2006). 3 Times member of the Greek team at the European Chess Team Championship. Shilong Li, photo 2006-07-21 Shilong Li 2540 (China), born 10-08-1977. World Rank: 365. Highest rating ever 2543 (January 2006). Is number 12 of China on the FIDE Rating List July 2006. Jonathan Parker, photo 2006-07-17 Jonathan Parker 2509 (England), born 19-05-1976. World Rank: 600. Highest rating ever 2570 (October 2002). Karel Van Der Weide, photo 2006-07-21 Karel Van Der Weide 2443 (Netherlands), born 11-08-1973. World Rank: 1251. Highest rating ever 2490 (January 2005). Winner of HSG Open 2006, performance rating 2906. Dennis De Vreugt, photo 2006-07-21 Dennis De Vreugt 2429 (Netherlands), born 04-11-1980. World Rank 1515. Highest rating ever 2511 (July 2000). European Junior Champion U18 in 1998 and European Junior Champion U20 in 1999.