Articles

More Manoeuvres in Moscow
Chess Matters
by Jan Timman
Columns , FIDE

Magazine 2023#8

Linares 1988
Crossing the Pyrenees for a smooth victory - 1. Timman
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 2019#7

Belgrade 1987
Ljubo's superior tight-rope act
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 2019#5

FIDE
Chess Matters
by Jan Timman
FIDE

Magazine 2019#4

Reykjavik 1987
Short Stands Supreme
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 2018#6

Utrecht 1986
An Old Tradition Restored
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 2018#2

Brussels 1986
Ljubojevic-Timman - Rectification
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 2018#1

The Test of Time
Postscript Letter Kasparov
by Jan Timman
Letters , Books

Magazine 2018#1

Brussels 1986
First SWIFT tournament
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 2017#6

Kasparov: The Test of Time
Book Review
by Jan Timman
Books

Magazine 2017#6

Letter to Raymond Keene

by Jan Timman
Columns , FIDE

Magazine 2017#5

Taxco 1985
Interzonal - Only one Russian
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 2016#8

Zagreb 1985
Still going strong
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 2016#6

Linares 1985
Wintercoats in Spain - 1/2. Hübner and Ljubojevic
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 2016#5

Karpov-Kasparov 1984
Chess Matters
by Jan Timman
Columns , FIDE

Magazine 2016#3

Reggio Emilia 1984/85
Reggio Emilia to category twelve
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 2016#2

Moscow 1984
Karpov-Kasparov World championship match
by Jan Timman
Matches

Magazine 2015#7

Petrosian, Tigran
In Memoriam
by Jan Timman
Obituaries

Magazine 2015#6

Bugojno 1984
Jan Timman wins Bugojno
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 2015#5

London 1984
USSR-Rest of the World
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 2015#5

Indonesia 1983
My power to destroy traditions
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 2015#4

Wijk aan Zee 1984
The Boycott Broken
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 2015#4

Back to Wijk aan Zee
Jan Timman plays Wijk aan Zee
by Jan Timman
Columns , Tournaments

Magazine 2012#2

Old tradition, youngest winner ever
Reggio Emilia
by Jan Timman
Columns , Tournaments

Magazine 2012#1

A sensational experience

by Jan Timman
Endgames , Biographical

Magazine 2011#8

The fine art of withdrawing

by Jan Timman
Columns

Magazine 2011#8

Piece sacrifices in the Sicilian

by Jan Timman
Columns

Magazine 2011#7

Hou Yifan's progress

by Jan Timman
Biographical , Columns

Magazine 2011#6

Taganrog 2011
Morozevich's Comebeack
by Jan Timman
Columns , Tournaments

Magazine 2011#5

Favourites Stumble in tiebreaks

by Jan Timman
Endgames , Columns

Magazine 2011#4

Aix-les-Bains 2011 ch-Europe
Highlights
by Jan Timman
Columns , Tournaments

Magazine 2011#3

The knight sacrifice on d4

by Jan Timman
Columns , Openings Theory

Magazine 2011#2

London 2010 Classic
1. Carlsen
by Jan Timman
Columns , Tournaments

Magazine 2011#1

Missed chances in the endgame

by Jan Timman
Endgames , Columns

Magazine 2010#8

Rook and Pawn vs Bishop and Pawn revisited

by Jan Timman
Endgames , Columns

Magazine 2010#6

Sharp games from Siberia

by Jan Timman
Columns

Magazine 2010#5

Sofia 2010 World championship match
Endgame lessons
by Jan Timman
Endgames , Columns , Matches

Magazine 2010#4

Smyslov, Vasily
Refinement and Accuracy
by Jan Timman
Obituaries , Studies & Problems

Magazine 2010#3

Najdorf with 6.Bg5 in Wijk aan Zee

by Jan Timman
Openings Theory , Columns

Magazine 2010#2

Old hands and young talents

by Jan Timman
Training , Columns

Magazine 2010#1

Carlsen Continued

by Jan Timman
Training , Columns

Magazine 2009#8

Recent endgames that caught the eye

by Jan Timman
Endgames , Columns

Magazine 2009#7

Dieren 2009 Dutch open
Giri in the footsteps of Tal and Fischer - 1. l'Ami
by Jan Timman
Columns , Tournaments

Magazine 2009#6

Anand Meets Leko in Bonn Postscript

by Jan Timman
Training , Columns

Magazine 2009#5

Pawn Structures

by Jan Timman
Training , Columns

Magazine 2009#4

Budva 2009
Returning to Montenegro
by Jan Timman
Tournaments , Columns

Magazine 2009#3

Wijk aan Zee 2009 B
Second choice of prime quality
by Jan Timman
Tournaments , Columns

Magazine 2009#2

Dresden 2008 - Olympiad Highlights

by Jan Timman
Tournaments , Columns

Magazine 2009#1

Dancing Queens

by Jan Timman
Endgames , Studies & Problems , Columns

Magazine 2008#8

Champagne in London and Antwerp

by Jan Timman
Training , Columns

Magazine 2008#7

Ivanchuk's dynamism

by Jan Timman
Columns

Magazine 2008#6

Magnus Carlsen's Technique

by Jan Timman
Columns , Training

Magazine 2008#5

Surprise Weapons

by Jan Timman
Columns , Training

Magazine 2008#4

Analysing the Endgame

by Jan Timman
Columns , Endgames

Magazine 2008#3

Fischer, Bobby
A Breathtaking Model
by Jan Timman
Biographical

Magazine 2008#2

Khanty-Mansiysk 2007
Young Heroes Bow to Experience
by Jan Timman
Columns , Tournaments

Magazine 2008#1

Endgames and Studies
Column Jan Timman
by Jan Timman
Columns

Magazine 2007#8

From London to Carlsbad
Column Jan Timman
by Jan Timman
Columns

Magazine 2007#7

Bits and Pieces

by Jan Timman
Columns

Magazine 2007#6

Bazna 2007
For Days of Auld Lang Syne 1. Khalifman
by Jan Timman
Columns , Tournaments

Magazine 2007#5

Revolution in the 70s
Review Kasparov's book
by Jan Timman
Columns , Books

Magazine 2007#4

The Positional Exchange Sacrifice

by Jan Timman
Columns , Training

Magazine 2007#3

Bronstein, David
Brilliant Innovator
by Jan Timman
Biographical , Columns

Magazine 2007#2

On the Road

by Jan Timman
Columns

Magazine 2007#1

Barcelona 2006
Dominguez dominates with Fischeresque finish
by Jan Timman
Columns , Tournaments

Magazine 2006#8

London/Crowthorne 2006
Staunton Merorial - 1. Ivan Sokolov
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 2006#6

Stirring Up Memories

by Jan Timman
Columns

Magazine 2006#6

Impressions of Large-Scale Fraud
FIDE presidential elections
by Jan Timman
FIDE , Columns

Magazine 2006#5

Malmö 2006
1. Timman
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 2006#4

The Right Move
FIDE Presidential elections
by Jan Timman
FIDE , Columns

Magazine 2006#3

Wijk aan Zee 2006 A
Exceptionally good form and razor-sharp preparation
by Jan Timman
Tournaments , Columns

Magazine 2006#2

Old and New Studies

by Jan Timman
Columns , Studies & Problems

Magazine 2006#1

Pamplona 2005
Ponomariov strikes in Pamplona
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 2006#1

Questions, Novelties and Questions

by Jan Timman
Columns

Magazine 2005#8

Gothenburg ch-Europe teams 2005
Orange Revolution
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 2005#7

Like Tal in his younger years

by Jan Timman
Columns

Magazine 2005#6

Curaçao 2005
A book, a match (Timman-Bruzon) and more
by Jan Timman
Columns , Matches

Magazine 2005#5

Kasparov's Goodbye

by Jan Timman
Columns

Magazine 2005#3

Denker, Arnold
In Memoriam
by Jan Timman
Obituaries , Biographical , Columns

Magazine 2005#2

Various Endings

by Jan Timman
Columns , Studies & Problems

Magazine 2005#1

Magnificent Vanishing Tricks
Composition World Championship
by Jan Timman
Columns , Studies & Problems

Magazine 2004#8

Recent studies

by Jan Timman
Studies & Problems

Magazine 2004#7

Amsterdam 2004
Friso Nijboer bounces back
by Jan Timman
Tournaments , Columns

Magazine 2004#6

Antalya 2004
Ivanchuk European Champion
by Jan Timman
Tournaments , Columns

Magazine 2004#5

One Game Leads to Another
column about Pal Benko
by Jan Timman
Columns

Magazine 2004#4

Reykjavik 2004
Eventful Weeks in Iceland
by Jan Timman
Tournaments , Columns

Magazine 2004#3

Kasparov: My Great Predecessors
The Stronger the Player, the Better the Comments
by Jan Timman
Books , Columns

Magazine 2004#2

MacCutcheon revisted
FR 5.3 - French
by Jan Timman
Openings Theory , Columns

Magazine 2004#1

Curacao 2003
Boris Gulko wins Gateway Tournament
by Jan Timman
Tournaments , Columns

Magazine 2003#8

More pleasant subjects

by Jan Timman
Columns , Studies & Problems

Magazine 2003#7

Some Additions

by Jan Timman
Columns

Magazine 2003#6

Fascination for Underpromotion

by Jan Timman
Columns , Studies & Problems

Magazine 2003#5

Malmö/Copenhagen 2003
Forgetfulness and Remembrance
by Jan Timman
Columns , Tournaments

Magazine 2003#4

Losing a drawn ending

by Jan Timman
Columns , Endgames

Magazine 2003#3

Fascinating in all phases
The game Grischuk-Radjabov Wijk aan Zee 2003
by Jan Timman
Columns , Tournaments

Magazine 2003#2

Curacao 2002
Memories of '62
by Jan Timman
History , Tournaments

Magazine 2003#1

Portisch, Lajos
A Tribute
by Jan Timman
Columns , Biographical

Magazine 2003#1

My Anniversary Tourney
The prize-winners of the study tourney
by Jan Timman
Studies & Problems , Columns

Magazine 2002#8

Instructive studies for practical play

by Jan Timman
Studies & Problems , Columns

Magazine 2002#7

Dortmund 2002
Leko to challenge Kramnik
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 2002#6

Two Rook Endings

by Jan Timman
Columns , Endgames

Magazine 2002#6

A Famous Final Position

by Jan Timman
Studies & Problems , Columns

Magazine 2002#5

Malmö 2002
Short grabs his chances
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 2002#5

Aristocratic Miniatures

by Jan Timman
Studies & Problems , Columns

Magazine 2002#4

Moscow 2002
Two Déjà-vu's
by Jan Timman
Columns , Tournaments

Magazine 2002#3

Wijk aan Zee 2002 A
Opening News
by Jan Timman
Columns , Tournaments , Openings Theory

Magazine 2002#2

Miles, Tony
In memoriam - Afraid of the Caro-Kann?
by Jan Timman
Obituaries , Columns

Magazine 2002#1

A fragment and two studies

by Jan Timman
Studies & Problems , Columns

Magazine 2001#8

Reykjavik 2001
Sokolov wins Jonsson Memorial
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 2001#8

The Euwe Centennial
Study Competition
by Jan Timman
Studies & Problems , Columns

Magazine 2001#7

Curaçao 2001
Opens Sunny Propects - 1/2. Timman and Macieja
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 2001#6

Three Fragments and a Study

by Jan Timman
Studies & Problems , Columns

Magazine 2001#6

Too Many Duals

by Jan Timman
Studies & Problems , Columns

Magazine 2001#5

Euwe and Alekhine

by Jan Timman
Biographical , Columns

Magazine 2001#4

Cross Pins

by Jan Timman
Studies & Problems , Columns

Magazine 2001#3

Keres, Paul
The Gentleman Who Could Have Been King
by Jan Timman
Biographical , Columns

Magazine 2001#2

Five Easy Pieces

by Jan Timman
Endgames , Columns

Magazine 2001#1

Tallinn 2001
Paul Keres Memorial - 1. Timman
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 2001#1

Botvinnik's Secret Training Games

by Jan Timman
History , Columns

Magazine 2000#8

The Other Benkö
Francisco Benkö
by Jan Timman
Studies & Problems , Columns

Magazine 2000#7

Amsterdam 2000
Lost Boys Regained
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 2000#6

Three Additions

by Jan Timman
Columns

Magazine 2000#6

A Weapon against the French
FR 3.3 - French Defence
by Jan Timman
Openings Theory , Columns

Magazine 2000#5

Malmö 2000
Judit Polgar lives up to expectations
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 2000#5

Denpasar 2000
Judit Polgar combines strategic and tactical abilities
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 2000#4

Poor Form

by Jan Timman
Columns

Magazine 2000#4

The Bankruptcy of FIDE

by Jan Timman
FIDE , Columns

Magazine 2000#3

Wijk aan Zee 2000 A
Opening News
by Jan Timman
Openings Theory , Tournaments

Magazine 2000#2

A secret Favourite
Ernest Pogosiants
by Jan Timman
Studies & Problems , Columns

Magazine 2000#1

A Foothold for the Rook

by Jan Timman
Endgames , Columns

Magazine 1999#8

Bugojno 1999
European Cup
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 1999#8

From Capablanca to Karpov

by Jan Timman
Endgames , Columns

Magazine 1999#7

Recent endgames

by Jan Timman
Columns , Endgames

Magazine 1999#6

Rusty retrograde cogs

by Jan Timman
Studies & Problems , Endgames

Magazine 1999#5

The Bundesliga 1998/99

by Jan Timman
Columns , Tournaments

Magazine 1999#4

How does it feel to play God?
Kasparov-Ivanchuk games
by Jan Timman
Columns , Endgames

Magazine 1999#3

Déjà Vu

by Jan Timman
Columns , Endgames

Magazine 1999#2

Geller, Efim
Beating Bobby and Botvinnik
by Jan Timman
Obituaries

Magazine 1999#1

Prague 1998
Kasparov-Timman Setting the record straight
by Jan Timman
Columns , Matches

Magazine 1998#8

Elista Olympiad 1998
Don't believe everything the newspapers print
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 1998#7

Anti-Advanced Chess

by Jan Timman
Computers , Columns

Magazine 1998#6

Frankfurt 1998
Rapid tournament - 1. Anand
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 1998#5

Shirov's recent endgame adventures

by Jan Timman
Columns , Endgames

Magazine 1998#4

Grünfeld Indian Defence
GI 4.1 and GI 5.9 - Haqnging attcking pieces in the Grünfeld
by Jan Timman
Openings Theory

Magazine 1998#3

Openings problems

by Jan Timman
Columns , Openings Theory

Magazine 1998#2

FIDE World Championship
Ther Knock-out System, or Time for Reconciliation
by Jan Timman
Columns , FIDE

Magazine 1998#1

Kramnik withdraws from FIDE KO

by Jan Timman
FIDE

Magazine 1997#8

Studies with bishops

by Jan Timman
Columns , Studies & Problems

Magazine 1997#8

French Winawer
A French Labyrinth
by Jan Timman
Columns , Openings Theory

Magazine 1997#7

The Story of a Variation
Hilarp Persson-Timman
by Jan Timman
Columns , Openings Theory

Magazine 1997#6

Dortmund 1997
The importance of opening novelties
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 1997#5

Dortmund 1997
Kramnik sweeps the field
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 1997#5

Elista 1996
Karpov-Kamsky match - New light on a complicated game
by Jan Timman
Columns , Matches

Magazine 1997#4

Pula 1997
European Team Championship
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 1997#4

Where study and competitive chess intersect

by Jan Timman
Studies & Problems , Columns , Endgames

Magazine 1997#3

Three levels of preparation

by Jan Timman
Columns , Endgames

Magazine 1997#2

Ubeda 1997
Lautier unstoppable
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 1997#2

Knight against Bad Bishop (II)

by Jan Timman
Endgames , Columns

Magazine 1997#1

Knight against Bad Bishop (I)

by Jan Timman
Endgames , Columns

Magazine 1996#8

Amsterdam 1996
Donner Memorial - 1/2. Granda Zuniga, Ivanchuk
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 1996#7

Elista Olympiad 1996
A bird's-eye view
by Jan Timman
Columns , Tournaments

Magazine 1996#7

Elista 1996
Karpov-Kamsky Match - Critical moments
by Jan Timman
Columns , Matches

Magazine 1996#6

A Summing-up and a look ahead
About Karpov-Kamsky Match
by Jan Timman
Columns , Matches

Magazine 1996#5

A meeting in Utrecht

by Jan Timman
FIDE , Columns

Magazine 1996#4

The Picasso' of Endgame studies
Kasparian's secret
by Jan Timman
Studies & Problems , Columns

Magazine 1996#3

Blunders
About Seirawan's: Winning Chess Brilliancies
by Jan Timman
Books , Columns

Magazine 1996#2

FIDE's flirt with Bagdad (I)

by Jan Timman
FIDE

Magazine 1996#2

Belgrade 1995
Investbanka retains promise of a great tradition - 1/2. Gelfand Kramnik
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 1996#1

Mixed Feelings

by Jan Timman
FIDE , Columns

Magazine 1996#1

Kasparov's draw offers

by Jan Timman
Columns

Magazine 1995#8

Polugaevsky, Lev
A amazing piece of grandmaster preparation
by Jan Timman
Obituaries

Magazine 1995#7

Biel 1995
Another big win for Dreev
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 1995#6

Novgorod 1995
Kasparov also wins second PCA Classic
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 1995#5

Botvinnik, Mikhail
In Memoriam
by Jan Timman
Obituaries

Magazine 1995#4

Riga 1995
Tal Memorial - 1. Kasparov
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 1995#4

Chess Politics

by Jan Timman
FIDE , Columns

Magazine 1995#3

Sanghi Nagar 1995
Kamsky-Salov PCA Semi-final
by Jan Timman
Matches

Magazine 1995#2

Goldsteen's Discovery
Timman-Salov 1994
by Jan Timman
Endgames , Studies & Problems

Magazine 1995#1

The trouble with Garry Kasparov

by Jan Timman
Columns

Magazine 1994#8

Amsterdam 1994
Donner memorial - 1/3. Piket Adams Yusupov
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 1994#7

Analyses corrected

by Jan Timman
Columns

Magazine 1994#7

Sanghi Nagar 1994
Kramnik-Gelfand Fide quarter final
by Jan Timman
Matches

Magazine 1994#6

Sanghi Nagar 1994
Anand-Kamsky Fide Quarter final
by Jan Timman
Matches

Magazine 1994#6

Sanghi Nagar 1994
Timman-Salov Fide quarter final
by Jan Timman
Matches

Magazine 1994#6

Three Endgames
Zugzwang
by Jan Timman
Endgames

Magazine 1994#6

Desert Town Mystery
Karpov-Timman Wch-match
by Jan Timman
Matches , Columns

Magazine 1994#5

The Chess Player's Superstition
From: 'Schaakzaken' 1988
by Jan Timman
History , Books , Columns

Magazine 1994#4

From Prokes to Nadareishvili

by Jan Timman
Endgames , Studies & Problems

Magazine 1994#3

London 1993
Five critical moments from the Kasparov-Short match
by Jan Timman
Matches , Columns

Magazine 1994#2

Chess Matters

by Jan Timman
Columns

Magazine 1993#8

Fide and GMA: Dialogue

by Jan Timman
FIDE , Editorial

Magazine 1993#4

Mitrofanov, Leopold
Master of Magic in Endgame Compositions
by Jan Timman
Obituaries , Studies & Problems

Magazine 1993#4

Chess Matters
Fide GMA PCA
by Jan Timman
Columns , FIDE

Magazine 1993#2

Moscow 1992
Alekhine memorial - 1/2 Gelfand Anand
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 1993#1

Loose Ends
Book Review Reply
by Jan Timman
Columns , Books

Magazine 1992#7

Tal, Mikhail
Three games of Misha Tal
by Jan Timman
Obituaries

Magazine 1992#5

Hilversum 1991
Timman-Ivanchuk match
by Jan Timman
Matches

Magazine 1992#1

Amsterdam 1991
Salov and Short outshine two K's
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 1991#4

The GMA Annual General Meeting
Chess matters
by Jan Timman
Columns

Magazine 1990#4

Cynicism and machinations in Puerto Rico
Chess Mattaers
by Jan Timman
Columns , FIDE

Magazine 1989#6

Linares 1989
All-round and dynamic Ivanchuk reaches new milestone
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 1989#4

Breach within GMA Healed
Chess Matters
by Jan Timman
Columns , FIDE

Magazine 1989#2

Donner, Johannes
In Memoriam
by Jan Timman
Biographical , Obituaries

Magazine 1989#1

Reykjavik 1988
World Cup Tournament
by Jan Timman
Tournaments

Magazine 1988#8