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Timman, Jan

modern era

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

Most Faced Opponents

Karpov, Anatoly100 gamesLjubojevic, Ljubomir73 gamesKortschnoj, Viktor66 gamesShort, Nigel D62 gamesPortisch, Lajos58 gamesKasparov, Gary53 gamesJussupow, Artur52 gamesHuebner, Robert47 gamesAndersson, Ulf46 gamesMiles, Anthony J41 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Timman, Jan H vs Beliavsky, Alexander G

Linares

1988

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FCGFCG
1-0

Timman, Jan H vs Jussupow, Artur

Linares

1993

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FCGFCG
1-0

Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Timman, Jan H

Linares

1992

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FCGFCG
0-1

Timman, Jan H vs Spassky, Boris V

Linares

1983

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FCGFCG
1-0

Timman, Jan H vs Portisch, Lajos

Tilburg

1979

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FCGFCG
0-1

Timman, Jan H vs Polugaevsky, Lev

Tilburg

1983

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FCGFCG
0-1

Karpov, Anatoly vs Timman, Jan H

FIDE-Wch

1993

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FCGFCG
1-0

Karpov, Anatoly vs Timman, Jan H

FIDE-Wch

1993

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FCGFCG
0-1

Timman, Jan H vs Karpov, Anatoly

Tilburg

1988

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FCGFCG
0-1

Karpov, Anatoly vs Timman, Jan H

FIDE-Wch

1993

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Games (3621)

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Ree, Hans vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
IBM 1973 A17
Andersson, Ulf vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
AVRO 1973 D13
Schmidt, Wlodzimierz vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Helsinki zt 1972 A39
Damjanovic, Mato vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Sombor 1972 B08
Timman, Jan H vs Toran Albero, Roman
1/2-1/2
Skopje ol (Men) fin-A 1972 E80
Timman, Jan H vs Adhami, Vangiel
1/2-1/2
Skopje ol (Men) prel 1972 A39
Timman, Jan H vs Debarnot, Roberto
0-1
Skopje ol (Men) fin-A 1972 A40
Hennings, Artur vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Helsinki zt 1972 B42
Velimirovic, Dragoljub vs Timman, Jan H
1-0
Sombor 1972 C00
Timman, Jan H vs Masic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Sombor 1972 B57
Unzicker, Wolfgang vs Timman, Jan H
1-0
Clare Benedict tt 1972 D78
Timman, Jan H vs De la Casa, Angel
1-0
Skopje ol (Men) prel 1972 A00
Uhlmann, Wolfgang vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
IBM 1972 A17
Robatsch, Karl vs Timman, Jan H
1-0
IBM 1972 B08
Ivkov, Borislav vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
IBM 1972 B60
Keene, Raymond D vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
Reykjavik 1972 A04
Timman, Jan H vs Radulov, Ivan
1-0
Helsinki zt 1972 A35
Hort, Vlastimil vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1972 D41
Timman, Jan H vs Adorjan, Andras
1/2-1/2
Sombor 1972 C62
Thorvaldsson, Jonas vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Helsinki zt 1972 A04
Timman, Jan H vs Auer
1-0
Clare Benedict tt 1972 B31
Timman, Jan H vs Andersson, Ulf
1-0
Helsinki zt 1972 B36
Timman, Jan H vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik 1972 E81
Timman, Jan H vs Matulovic, Milan
0-1
Skopje ol (Men) fin-A 1972 B47
Hecht, Hans Joachim vs Timman, Jan H
1-0
Helsinki zt 1972 B40
Timman, Jan H vs Szabo, Laszlo
1/2-1/2
IBM 1972 A49
Hartoch, Robert G vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1972 B42
Kristinsson, Jon vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
Reykjavik 1972 A32
Pytel, Krzysztof vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Skopje ol (Men) fin-A 1972 E18
Timman, Jan H vs Knaak, Rainer
1-0
Skopje ol (Men) fin-A 1972 E41
Timman, Jan H vs Browne, Walter S
0-1
Hoogovens 1972 A36
Timman, Jan H vs Scholl, Eduard C
1-0
NLD-ch 1972 E97
Timman, Jan H vs Torfason, Jon
1-0
Reykjavik 1972 A17
Timman, Jan H vs Thorbergsson, Freysteinn
1-0
Reykjavik 1972 D90
Timman, Jan H vs Ree, Hans
1/2-1/2
NLD-ch 1972 A49
Ogaard, Leif vs Timman, Jan H
1-0
Helsinki zt 1972 D80
Timman, Jan H vs Stein, Leonid
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik 1972 D90
Kupper, Josef vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
Clare Benedict tt 1972 B48
Timman, Jan H vs Diez del Corral, Jesus
1-0
Clare Benedict tt 1972 E60
Smejkal, Jan vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
Hoogovens 1972 A20
Ribli, Zoltan vs Timman, Jan H
1-0
Helsinki zt 1972 B09
Timman, Jan H vs Matulovic, Milan
0-1
Helsinki zt 1972 B08
Hamilton, Douglas G vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
Skopje ol (Men) prel 1972 B49
Timman, Jan H vs Solmundarson, Magnus
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik 1972 B13
Filip, Miroslav vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Skopje ol (Men) fin-A 1972 E19
Olafsson, Fridrik vs Timman, Jan H
1-0
Reykjavik 1972 A17
Timman, Jan H vs Lombard, Andre
1/2-1/2
Skopje ol (Men) fin-A 1972 A15
Donner, Jan Hein vs Timman, Jan H
1-0
Hoogovens 1972 D91
Timman, Jan H vs Gunnarsson, Gunnar K
1-0
Reykjavik 1972 A14
Timman, Jan H vs Pomar Salamanca, Arturo
0-1
Hoogovens 1972 B10
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