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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.25.05.2006 Round 4 was played on Wednesday 24 May at 03.00 p.m. In the Men’s section Russia (Kramnik, Svidler, Grischuk, Bareev) defeated China (Bu, Zhang, Zhang, Wang) 3-1. The two Zhangs lost. Uzbekistan – Ukraine ended in a draw 2-2. Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan) defeated Ivanchuk (Ukraine). England lost to Turkey 1,5 – 2,5. Russia and Armenia are on 13,5 points. Clear third is Netherlands with 13,0 points. Uzebekistan is fourth on 12,5 points. Spain, Ukraine, Bulgaria and Sweden are on 12,0 points. In the Womens’ section Lithuania, the proud leader after round 3 with maximum score, was given the brush-off by Russia 0-3. Russia is clear leader with 11,5 points. Second is Ukraine with 10 points. By the way Bobby is playing in Turin!!! Bobby Fischer? No, but maybe his look-alike! Bobby Miller from Bermuda participated in 7 Olympiads so far (1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004) and now in 2006. Bessel Kok (middle) who is running for FIDE President and his advisors Yasser Seirawan and Nigel Short Players from Colombia BU Xiangzhi (China) – KRAMNIK Vladimir (Russia) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.e3 c5 7.Bd2 Bxc3 8.Bxc3 cxd4 9.Bxd4 Nc6 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Ne2 Bd7 12.a3 Qe5 13.Rd1 Ne7 14.Nd4 Qa5+ 15.Qd2 Qxd2+ 16.Rxd2 O-O-O 17.Be2 Kb8 18.Bh5 e5 19.Nb3 Be6 20.Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.Nc5 Bf5 22.g4 Bg6 23.Bxg6 hxg6 24.h4 f5 25.gxf5 Nxf5 26.Ke2 Ng7 27.Rg1 Nf5 28.h5 gxh5 29.Rg5 Nd6 30.Rxh5 Nc4 31.b3 Nxa3 32.Rxe5 Nb5 33.Re7 Nd6 34.Kf3 Kc8 35.Ne4 Nxe4 36.Kxe4 Rd7 37. Rxd7 Kxd7 38.Kd5 b6 39.e4 a5 40.f4 f6 41.e5 fxe5 42.fxe5 b5 43.Kc5 1/2-1/2 Vladimir Kramnik BU Xiangzhi Bermuda, sitting left to right: Zuzana Kovacova, Bobby Miller and Nigel Freeman. Insiders know how important these people are… Giovanni Vescovi from Brazil Gilberto Milos from Brazil Friso Nijboer from The Netherlands Erik Van Den Doel from The Netherlands Alexei Fedorov and Alexej Aleksandrov from Belarus Viktor Korchnoi playing for Switzerland Lubomir Ftacknik from Slovakia European Champion 2005 Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu from Romenia Michele Godena from Italy Nigel Short and Michael Adams from England Russia playing with the 3 of the 4 Ko’s, from left to right: Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (board 3), Nadezhda Kosintseva (2) and Tatiana Kosintseva (1). Alexandra Kosteniuk had a day off. Tatiana Kosintseva is with 4,0 points on a 100% score, a performance rating so far of 2677. Anna Zatonskih of USA Irina Krush of USA China with (left to right) HOU Yifan (board 3), WANG Yue (2) and ZHAO Xue (1) WANG Yue of China The amazing Hou Yifan is on 3,5 with a perforance rating of 2587, so far. Hou Yifan was born 27-02-1994 and lives in Beijing. In 2006 she reached the third round of the Women's World Chess Championship. Tea Lanchava and Zhaoqin Peng from The Netherlands Zhaoqin Peng from The Netherlands Tea Lanchava of The Netherlands Iran – Bangladesh, with in front on first board at left Atousa Pourkashiyan (Iran) versus Mrs. Rani Hamid (Bangladesh) at right Ana Cristina Calotescu from Romania Pablo San Segundo and Paco Vallejo Pons from Spain Anna Sharevich from Belarus, a photographer's dream