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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.30.01.2011 The final round (round 13) of Tata Steel Chess 2011 took place in Wijk aan Zee on Sunday 30 January. Group A was won by Hikaru Nakamura with 9.0/13 points, after drawing against Wang Hao. World champion Viswanathan Anand finished second with 8.5 points after a draw versus Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. In fact all games in Group A ended in a draw. Levon Aronian and Magnus Carlsen finished third with 8.0 points. Sixteen-year-old super talent Anish Giri of Holland scored a respectable 6.5 points (50%). In Group B Luke McShane and David Navara scored both 8.5 points. Luke McShane was declared winner of Group B on Sonneborn-Berger. Both players will receive an invitation to participate in Group A next year. Zahar Efimenko finished third with 8.0 points. Daniele Vocaturo won Group C with 8.5 points after a draw against Ilya Nyzhnyk, who finished second with 8.0 points. Kateryna Lahno finished third with 8.0 points. The 74th Tata Steel Chess 2012 will take place 13-29 January 2012. Photo impression of the final day by Frits Agterdenbos. Official Tata Steel Chess Tournament website: www.tatasteelchess.com Hikaru Nakamura, winner of Tata Steel Chess 2011 The traditional final round photo with organizers and hostesses Wang Hao vs Hikaru Nakamura, draw Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Viswanathan Anand, draw Magnus Carlsen Levon Aronian Hikaru Nakamura, interviewed after making a draw against Wang Hao Hikaru Nakamura TWIC reporter Michiel Abeln interviews Anand after his final round draw against Nepomniachtchi Viswanathan Anand, a plus-four score was not enough to win the tournament Jan Lagrain (www.schaakfabriek.be) interviews Viswanathan Anand David Navara (at right) vs Luke McShane, draw Gabriel Sargissian Wouter Spoelman defeated compatriot Friso Nijboer in the final round to become best Dutchman in Group B Daniele Vocaturo vs Ilya Nyzhnyk, draw Hans Böhm (final round commentator) and Alex Roose (Group C arbiter) Roeland Pruijssers vs Mark van der Werf 0-1 Benjamin Bok, best Dutchman with a 50% score in Group C Robin van Kampen