Timman, Jan
Jan Timman is a Dutch grandmaster and nine-time national champion who earned the moniker "the best of the West" during the era of Soviet dominance, reaching world number two in 1982. A fearless and imaginative attacker, he was a multiple-time World Championship candidate and challenged Anatoly Karpov for the FIDE World Championship title in 1993.
Total Games
3621
Wins
1237
Draws
1609
Losses
775
34.2% wins44.4% draws21.4% losses
Most Played Openings
E15 - Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation121E12 - Queen's Indian Defense80C42 - Petrov's Defense54B09 - Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack54A29 - English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line50E11 - Bogo-Indian Defense49E32 - Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation47B08 - Pirc Defense: Classical Variation46B07 - Pirc Defense43A30 - English Opening: Wing Gambit41
Featured Games
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Timman, Jan H vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
Linares
1988
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Timman, Jan H vs Jussupow, Artur
Linares
1993
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Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Timman, Jan H
Linares
1992
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Timman, Jan H vs Spassky, Boris V
Linares
1983
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Timman, Jan H vs Portisch, Lajos
Tilburg
1979
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Timman, Jan H vs Polugaevsky, Lev
Tilburg
1983
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Karpov, Anatoly vs Timman, Jan H
FIDE-Wch
1993
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Karpov, Anatoly vs Timman, Jan H
FIDE-Wch
1993
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Timman, Jan H vs Karpov, Anatoly
Tilburg
1988
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Karpov, Anatoly vs Timman, Jan H
FIDE-Wch
1993
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Search & Filter All Games →Timman, Jan H vs Nikolic, Predrag
1/2-1/2NLD-ch playoff 1997 A90
Timman, Jan H vs Nijboer, Friso
0-1NLD-chT f (Panfox-HSG) 1997 E62
Timman, Jan H vs Comp Hiarcs
1/2-1/2The Hague AEGON sim2 1997 D75
Guliev, Sarhan vs Timman, Jan H
0-1EU-chT (Men) 1997 E46
Nikolic, Predrag vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2NLD-ch playoff 1997 D93
Timman, Jan H vs Nijboer, Friso
1/2-1/2Gouda NLD-Top rap 1997 B42
Timman, Jan H vs Van Wely, Loek
0-1Gouda NLD-Top rap 1997 A46
Van der Sterren, Paul vs Timman, Jan H
0-1Gouda NLD-Top rap 1997 E15
Timman, Jan H vs Bareev, Evgeny
1/2-1/2Ubeda 1997 A29
Timman, Jan H vs Hansen, Lars Bo
1/2-1/2Koge op 1997 D52
Van der Weide, Karel vs Timman, Jan H
0-1NLD-ch 1997 B30
Timman, Jan H vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1997 B51
Timman, Jan H vs Comp Fritz
1-0The Hague AEGON sim2 1997 D03
Ftacnik, Lubomir vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2EU-chT (Men) 1997 E15
Timman, Jan H vs Alterman, Boris
0-1EU-chT (Men) 1997 A33
Timman, Jan H vs Van der Sterren, Paul
0-1Gouda NLD-Top rap 1997 C43
Timman, Jan H vs Poldauf, Dirk
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9798 1997 E68
Polzin, Rainer vs Timman, Jan H
0-1Bundesliga 9798 1997 C17
Volzhin, Alexander vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2Koge op 1997 E43
Timman, Jan H vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2Ubeda 1997 D28
Timman, Jan H vs Sokolov, Ivan
0-1Hoogovens 1997 B42
Van den Doel, Erik vs Timman, Jan H
0-1NLD-ch 1997 C82
Almasi, Zoltan vs Timman, Jan H
0-1Ubeda 1997 C18
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2Ubeda 1997 A34
Comp King vs Timman, Jan H
1-0The Hague AEGON sim2 1997 B57
Timman, Jan H vs Yakovich, Yuri
1-0Koge op 1997 B31
Andersson, Ulf vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2Ubeda 1997 A38
Timman, Jan H vs Akopian, Vladimir
1/2-1/2Ubeda 1997 D46
Van Wely, Loek vs Timman, Jan H
1-0Gouda NLD-Top rap 1997 D93
Yermolinsky, Alex vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1997 A35
Azmaiparashvili, Zurab vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2EU-chT (Men) 1997 E19
Timman, Jan H vs Van der Wiel, John TH
1-0NLD-ch 1997 E15
Timman, Jan H vs Van der Wiel, John TH
0-1Gouda NLD-Top rap 1997 D46
Nijboer, Friso vs Timman, Jan H
1-0Gouda NLD-Top rap 1997 C18
Comp Genius vs Timman, Jan H
1-0The Hague AEGON sim2 1997 E41
Timman, Jan H vs Seirawan, Yasser
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1997 D65
Yermolinsky, Alex vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1997 A17
Timman, Jan H vs Shaked, Tal
1-0Hoogovens 1997 C18
Piket, Jeroen vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1997 D03
Van Wely, Loek vs Timman, Jan H
0-1Hoogovens 1997 E32
Timman, Jan H vs Sokolov, Ivan
1/2-1/2NLD-ch 1997 D43
Piket, Jeroen vs Timman, Jan H
0-1NLD-ch 1997 D97
Nijboer, Friso vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2NLD-ch 1997 B07
Timman, Jan H vs Nikolic, Predrag
1/2-1/2NLD-ch 1997 C02
Van der Sterren, Paul vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2NLD-ch 1997 D97
Timman, Jan H vs Riemersma, Liafbern
1-0NLD-ch 1997 D86
Sosonko, Gennadi vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2NLD-ch 1997 E11
Timman, Jan H vs Hellsten, Johan
1-0Sigeman & Co 1997 E11
Timman, Jan H vs Hellers, Ferdinand
0-1Sigeman & Co 1997 D89
Sokolov, Ivan vs Timman, Jan H
1-0Sigeman & Co 1997 D85