Jan Timman
Jan Timman is a Dutch chess grandmaster who was one of the world's leading chess players from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. At the peak of his career, he was considered to be the best non-Soviet player and was known as "The Best of the West". He has won the Dutch Chess Championship nine times and has been a Candidate for the World Chess Championship several times. He lost the title match of the 1993 FIDE World Championship against Anatoly Karpov.
Tournaments won by Jan Timman
| Tournament | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Howard Staunton Memorial Tournament | 2009 | London (England) |
| Reykjavik Open | 2004 | Reykjavik (Iceland) |
| Tallinn Rapid | 2001 | Tallinn (Estonia) |
| Amsterdam (Donner Memorial) | 1995 | Amsterdam |
| Prague | 1990 | Prague |
| Max Euwe Memorial Tournament | 1989 | Amsterdam (Netherlands) |
| Rotterdam (GMA World Cup) | 1989 | Rotterdam (Netherlands) |
| Linares International Chess Tournament | 1988 | Linares (Spain) |
| Max Euwe Memorial Tournament | 1987 | Amsterdam (Netherlands) |
| Tilburg | 1987 | Tilburg (Netherlands) |
| Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee | 1985 | Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) |
| Zagreb | 1985 | Zagreb |
| Taxco (Interzonal Tournament) | 1985 | Taxco |
| Bugojno | 1984 | Bugojno |
| Sarajevo | 1984 | Sarajevo |
| Indonesia | 1983 | Indonesia |
| Mar del Plata International Chess Tournament | 1982 | Mar del Plata (Argentina) |
| IBM international chess tournament | 1981 | Amsterdam (Netherlands) |
| Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee | 1981 | Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) |
| Las Palmas | 1981 | Las Palmas |
| Milan Vidmar Memorial | 1979 | Portorož (Slovenia) |
| Bled – Portorož | 1979 | Bled – Portorož |
| IBM international chess tournament | 1978 | Amsterdam (Netherlands) |
| Niksic | 1978 | Niksic |
| Reykjavik Open | 1976 | Reykjavik (Iceland) |
| Netanya International Chess Tournament | 1975 | Netanya (Israel) |
| Hastings | 1973 | Hastings (England) |
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Born: Friday, December 14, 1951