Here is the field for the 2008 Dutch Championship
Name – City – Title – Rating
Sergei Tiviakov Groningen GM 2634
Daniel Stellwagen Soest GM 2621
Erwin l’Ami Woerden GM 2600
Jan Smeets Oegstgeest GM 2578
Sipke Ernst Groningen GM 2559
Friso Nijboer Amsterdam GM 2558
Dimitri Reinderman Amsterdam GM 2526
Ruud Janssen Arnhem IM 2504
Yge Visser Amsterdam GM 2477
Jan-Willem de Jong Delft IM 2474
Manuel Bosboom Zaandam IM 2471
Daan Brandenburg Drachten IM 2435
Official website: http://www.schaakbond.nl/nk2008/
Some big names who are not here: Sokolov, Van Wely, Timman and Van Den Doel.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
It’s bad that the US Championship is now a Swiss event instead of RR.