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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.15.04.2008 Jan Smeets is the new Dutch Chess Champion. After the penultimate round four players had chances to win the title: Daniël Stellwagen (7.0), Sipke Ernst (6.5), Erwin L’Ami (6.5) and Jan Smeets (6.5). In the final round Sunday 13 April Jan Smeets defeated Daniël Stellwagen, while Sipke Ernst and Erwin L’Ami lost to Ruud Janssen and Manuel Bosboom, respectively. Daniël Stellwagen and Dimitri Reinderman shared the second place. Sipke Ernst and Erwin L’Ami shared the fourth place. The 2006 & 2007 champion Sergei Tiviakov played an unlucky tournament and finished on a shared sixth place together with Friso Nijboer. In the women’s championship Zhaoqin Peng won her tenth title. She scored 8.0/9, making only two draws. Petra Schuurman finished second and Tea Lanchava finished third. Photos by Frits Agterdenbos. > Official tournament website > Games in pgn Start of the final round Jan Smeets shortly after his victory over Stellwagen Zhaoqin Peng a few minutes before the final round The final round Jan Smeets (right) vs Daniël Stellwagen Erwin L'Ami Jan Smeets vs Daniël Stellwagen Dimitri Reinderman a few minutes before the final round Petra Schuurman, second place Jan-Willem De Jong watching the screens Marlies Bensdorp (right) vs Petra Schuurman Daniël Stellwagen shortly after losing to Smeets Daniël Stellwagen and Erwin L'Ami blitzing in the chess cafe, Sipke Ernst, Manuel Bosboom and Roi Miedema watching Happiness, Zhaoqin & André Tea Lanchava Manuel Bosboom Watching games in the chess cafe Bianca Muhren in the chess cafe,
watching Jan-Willem De Jong vs Sergei Tiviakov Bianca Muhren and Zhaoqin Peng Closing Ceremony Tournament director Jan Stomphorst and Dutch Champion 2008 Jan Smeets