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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.08.02.2007 The French Premier League - Top 16 2007 is to start on 9 February on four different locations: Marseille, Vandoeuvre, Châlons-en-Champagne and Metz. The competition format holds a Première phase and a Seconde phase. In the Première phase (Preliminaries) the 16 teams are divided over 2 pools (Poule A and Poule B) of 8 teams each playing 7 rounds. In the Seconde phase (Finals) the best 4 of Poule A (Pool A) and the best 4 of Poule B (Pool B) go to Poule Haute (Pool High). The other 8 teams go to Poule Bas (Pool Low). In the Seconde phase, which takes 4 rounds, the teams play the 4 teams they haven’t played in the Première phase. Number 1 of Poule Haute is champion of France. Numbers 1 and 2 of Poule Haute go to the European Club Cup 2007, 6-14 October in Kemer, Turkey. Numbers 5, 6, 7 and 8 of Poule Bas will be relegated to the Nationale I (Second Division). Links: French Chess Federation French Chess Federation Calendar 2006-2007 Possible players: source: Top 16 2007 Liste des Titulaires Photos Top 16 2005 The final 4 rounds of the Top 16 2005 took place 4-7 May 2005 in a resort in a holiday village, Port Barcarès, close to Perpignan in southern France. The photo shows the swimming pool in the resort. Vladimir Kramnik & Josif Dorfman (Port Barcarès 2005-05-04) Joel Lautier (Port Barcarès 2005-05-06) Vladimir Kramnik - Alexei Shirov (Port Barcarès 2005-05-07) Team Compositions (Port Barcarès 2005-05-07) Peter Svidler & Viktor Bologan (Port Barcarès 2005-05-04) Peter Svidler & Artur Jussupow (Port Barcarès 2005-05-05) The Cup. Champion de France d'Echecs 2005: NAO Chess Club. NAO Chess Club Champion of France 2005. (Port Barcarès 2005-05-07) (All photos by Frits Agterdenbos)