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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.16.02.2009 A dream has come through. A new chess tournament, the Batavia Amsterdam Chess Tournament, is taking place 11-20 February in Cafe Batavia 1920, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Chess photographer Bas Beekhuizen and cafe owner Peter Tames, both chess enthousiasts, are the initiators and organizers (among others) of the tournament. Jeroen Van Den Berg, Corus Chess tournament director, was asked to join the team. The tournament is a 10-player Round Robin including 1 GM (Ilan Manor) and 3 IMs (Merijn Van Delft, Tibor Karolyi and Yochanan Afek). Round 5 results: Yochanan Afek - Stefan Kuipers ½-½, Taco Vrenegoor - Arlette Van Weersel 1-0, Michael Karp - Henk Vedder ½-½, Merijn Van Delft -Ilan Manor ½-½, Robin Van Kampen - Tibor Karolyi ½-½. Manor and Vedder lead with 3.5 points. Report, with photos of round 5 (15 February) by Frits Agterdenbos. Website BAS: Batavia Amsterdam Schaaktoernooi Playing venue Cafe Batavia 1920, located in Gebouw Batavia (Batavia Building) The bar in Cafe Batavia 1920 Playing hall (1) Playing hall (2) Tibor Karolyi Michael Karp Stefan Kuiperswill be invited for Corus Chess 2010 Group C, thanks to winning Corus Chess 2009 Amateur section Group 1B. Henk Vedder Yochanan Afek Taco Vrenegoor Robin Van KampenDutch talent Arlette Van WeerselShe only gives me that look when my camera is between her eyes and mine. Merijn Van Delft - Ilan Manor (draw) Arlette Van Weersel, and Coffee Shop View from window in playing hall Aart Strik > Batavia Amsterdam Chess Tournament Arbiter > International arbiter (IA) > Chess organizer of the Carlsen events in Schagen, the Netherlands, in 2005 (a double Round Robin Rapid with Carlsen, Stellwagen, Smeets and L’Ami) and 2006 (match Carlsen – Van Wely) Backside of the Batavia Building View from Cafe Batavia 1920 From left to right: Karel Van Delft, Manuel Bosboom, Bas Beekhuizen, Aart Strik, Hans Böhm, Jan Nagel and Jeroen Van Den Berg Peter Tames (sponsor), Hans Böhm, Jan Nagel and Jeroen Van Den Berg meet BAS, Bas Beekhuizen > chess photographer > initiator of BAS, Batavia Amsterdam Schaaktoernooi (Batavia Amsterdam Chess Tournament) > regular Cafe Batavia 1920 visitor Hans Böhm and Peter Tames blitzing, Manuel Bosboom watching Cafe Batavia 1920 backside of the building, view in playing hall View from Cafe Batavia 1920:Amsterdam Central Station, Bikes and Tram