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Jan Timman (1951–2026)

Author of The Art of Chess Analysis

214+ Works 834 Members 6 Reviews 2 Favorited

About the Author

Jan Timman is the author of many bestselling books. His Timman's Titans won the 2017 ECF Book of the Year Award. In The Longest Game, Timman revisited the epic rivalry between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. His most recent book Timman's Triumphs: My 100 Best Games again met with wide acclaim.
Image credit: Jan Timman (Chess Olympiad 1984 in Saloniki)

Works by Jan Timman

The Art of Chess Analysis (1980) 76 copies, 2 reviews
Curacao 1962: The Battle of Minds that Shook the Chess World (2005) 48 copies, 1 review
Timman's Selected Games: Chess the Adventurous Way (1995) 46 copies
Timman's Titans: My World Chess Champions (2016) 40 copies
The Art of the Endgame (2012) 32 copies
On The Attack: The Art of Attacking Chess According to the Modern Masters (2006) 27 copies
Timman's Triumphs: My 100 Best Games (2020) 23 copies
Power Chess With Pieces: The Ultimate Guide to the Bishop Pair & Strong Knights (2004) 23 copies
The Unstoppable American: Bobby Fischer’s Road to Reykjavik (2021) 23 copies, 2 reviews
Studies and Games (1996) 22 copies
The Longest Game: The Five KasparovKarpov Matches for the World Chess Championship (2019) 21 copies
Schakers portretten (2012) 15 copies, 1 review
Een sprong in de Noordzee (2002) 14 copies
New In Chess Yearbook 125: Chess Opening News (2018) 13 copies
Max Euwe's Best Games: The Fifth World Chess Champion (1935-’37) (2023) 13 copies
100 Endgame Studies You Must Know: Chess Artistry to Enjoy and Learn From (2024) 11 copies
Schaakzaken (1990) 11 copies
Het smalle pad : ervaringen met het wereldkampioenschap (1988) 10 copies
New in Chess Yearbook 141: Chess Opening News (2021) 10 copies
HET matchboek Karpov-Kortsjnoj (1979) 9 copies
New In Chess Yearbook 124: Chess Opening News (2017) 8 copies
De kunst van de analyse (1993) 7 copies
New in Chess Yearbook 118: Chess Opening News (2016) 7 copies
New in Chess Yearbook 119: Chess Opening News (2016) 7 copies
New In Chess Yearbook 126: Chess Opening News (2018) 7 copies
New In Chess Yearbook 127: Chess Opening News (2018) 7 copies
New In Chess Yearbook 128: Chess Opening News (2018) 7 copies
New In Chess Yearbook 123: Chess Opening News (2017) 7 copies
New in Chess Yearbook 134: Chess Opening News (2020) 7 copies
New in Chess Yearbook 136: Chess Opening News (2020) 6 copies
New In Chess Yearbook 129: Chess Opening News (2019) 6 copies
Het groot analyseboek (1979) 6 copies
New In Chess Yearbook 131: Chess Opening News (2019) 6 copies
New In Chess Yearbook 130: Chess Opening News (2019) 6 copies
New in Chess Yearbook 142: Chess Opening News (2022) 5 copies
New in Chess Yearbook 133: Chess Opening News (2020) 5 copies
New in Chess Yearbook 138: Chess Opening News (2021) 5 copies
2e Interpolis schaaktoernooi 1978 (1979) 5 copies
Schaakwerk. I: Analyses en studies (1991) 5 copies
Schaakwerk. II: Aanvalswendingen en eindspelfinesses 5 copies
Botvinnik's Secret Games (2006) 5 copies
De macht van het loperpaar (2003) 5 copies
Briljant schaken 2003 : de 10 beste partijen, de 10 mooiste studies (2003) 4 copies
New In Chess Yearbook 122: Chess Opening News (2017) 4 copies
Schaakwerk (1983) 4 copies
New in Chess Yearbook 140: Chess Opening News (2022) 4 copies
De kracht van het paard (2002) 4 copies
Timman's Studies: My Collected Endgame Studies and their Origins (2026) 4 copies
New in Chess Yearbook 135: Chess Opening News (2020) 3 copies
New in Chess Yearbook 132: Chess Opening News (2019) 3 copies
Briljant schaken 2004 3 copies
New In Chess Magazine 2013/1 (2013) 3 copies
Studien und Partien (1990) 3 copies
Jan Timman analysiert Grossmeisterpartien (1982) 3 copies
Partidas selectas de grandes maestros : Timman : mi ajedrez audaz (2007) 2 copies
New In Chess Magazine 2013/4 (2013) 2 copies
New In Chess Magazine 2012/1 (New in Chess, Issue 1) (2012) 2 copies
New In Chess Magazine 2012/2 (2012) 2 copies
New in Chess Yearbook 137 (2021) 2 copies
New In Chess Magazine 2013/2 (2013) 2 copies
Die Kraft der Leichtfiguren (2006) 2 copies
64 1 : De ontdekking van de hemel in 65 velden (2012) 2 copies
New in Chess Magazine, Sept. 1984 2 copies
De tweekamp Spasski-Fischer 1972 2 copies
39e Hoogoven schaaktoernooi, 1977 (1977) 2 copies
New in Chess Magazine, no. 7, 1988 1 copy
New in Chess Magazine, no. 3, 1987 1 copy
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New in chess magazine 2002 #1 1 copy
New in Chess Magazine, May 1985 1 copy
New in Chess Magazine No. 4 2002 (2002) 1 copy
New In Chess Magazine 2002 #3, Garry Kasparov (2002) 1 copy
New in Chess Magazine, no. 3, 1995 1 copy
New in Chess Magazine No. 2 2002 (2002) 1 copy
Bobby Fischer - Boris Spassky, Sveti Stefan/Belgrade m (11) 1992 1 copy
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New in Chess Magazine March 1985 1 copy
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New in Chess Magazine 2001 #5 1 copy
New in Chess: Master of Moscow Vladimir Kramnik 1 copy
New in Chess Yearbook 1340 : Chess Opening News (2022) 1 copy
Mikhail Botvinnik - Tigran Petrosian, World Championship Moscow (18) 1963 1 copy
New in Chess Magazine April 1985 1 copy
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El arte del análisis, colección Jaque XXI 1 copy
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New in Chess Magazine, no. 7, 1994 1 copy
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New In Chess Magazine 2003 #7, Peter Svidler (2003) 1 copy
Leer schaken met Jan Timman en Hans Böhm. 1 copy
Tallin 1973 1 copy
New in Chess Magazine 1997/8 (1997 no. 8) (1999) 1 copy
Secret Matches: The Unknown Training Games of Mikhail Botvinnik 1 copy
New In Chess Magazine 2003 #5, Zurab Azmaiparashvili (2003) 1 copy
New In Chess Magazine 2003 #1, Viktor Kortchnoi (2003) 1 copy
New In Chess Magazine 2003 #4, Vasily Ivanchuk 1 copy
New In Chess Magazine 2003 #6, DeFirmian, Bologan, Morozevich (2003) 1 copy
New in Chess Magazine, no. 5, 1994 1 copy
New In Chess Magazine 2003 #3, Peter Leko (2003) 1 copy
Scotch Opening (1994) 1 copy
Ausgewählte Endspielstudien (1995) 1 copy
Die längste Partie: Die fünf Matches zwischen Kasparow und Karpow um die Schachweltmeisterschaft (2019) 1 copy
New in Chess Magazine, no. 1, 1994 1 copy
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Herinneringen van twee schaakvrienden 1 copy
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Tactics training Jan Timman (2015) — Associated Name — 5 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name
Timman, Jan
Other names
Timman, Jan Hendrik
Birthdate
1951-12-14
Date of death
2026-02-18
Gender
male
Occupations
chess
chess grandmaster
author
Organizations
Международная шахматная федерация (ФИДЕ|Нидерланды)
Nationality
Netherlands
Birthplace
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Place of death
Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
Associated Place (for map)
Amsterdam, Netherlands

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8 reviews
David5719 reviews
The Unstoppable American: Bobby Fischer’s Road to Reykjavik by Jan Timman
Excellent book on the period from Fischer's return to chess and his march to the World Title. 1970-1971. I had forgotten how much he played leading up to the Interzonal at Palma. He was clearly on a mission. Timman gives adequate background information on the events and some interesting anecdotes. The games are well annotated without overwhelming the reader with variations. However, there are a few games where the analysis gets quite deep. For those games, and really for all the games, I show more used ChessBase to play through them. The book includes nice crosstables for the tournaments and matches along with nine pages of photographs of relevant characters. This book, written by an excellent player and author, spotlights a period in Fischer's career, ie. before the Candidates Matches, that doesn't always get a lot of attention. A fun read. show less
Nov 2, 20241 other review
richardhobbs486 reviews
The Art of Chess Analysis by Jan Timman
Excellent
Dec 18, 20101 other review
marshallchesslibrary220 reviews
Art of Chess Analysis by Jan Timman
1st Edition
Dec 15, 20221 other review
hvg62 reviews
The Unstoppable American: Bobby Fischer's Road to Reykjavik by Jan Timman
Review in Dutch on Schaaksite.nl:

https://www.schaaksite.nl/2021/07/23/recensies-vier-interessante-zomerboeken/

Review in English on Chessbase:

https://en.chessbase.com/post/jan-timman-the-unstoppable-american-bobby-fischer-...
Jul 24, 2021 (Edited)1 other review
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