Jan Timman Quotes

Netherlands, Chess Player
December 14, 1951

Jan Timman (born 14 December 1951) is a Dutch chess Grandmaster who was one of the world's leading 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 Championship several times. He lost the title match of the 1993 FIDE World Championship against Anatoly Karpov.

Half the variations which are calculated in a tournament game turn out to be completely superfluous. Unfortunately, no one knows in advance which half

Jan Timman
I am still full of ambition.

Jan Timman
- Ambition

The more games I will play, the faster I will be back on a top spot in the world rankings.

Jan Timman
- World
The best reason to abolish it, in my opinion, is that everyone should deal with his time in the best way; there is no good reason why you should get half a minute extra with each move, except that it's a bit easier for the arbiter.

Jan Timman
- Reason
- Opinion
- Abolish
When you're good at something, you should continue to do it. Too many players have stopped at a relatively young age.

Jan Timman
- Age
- Players
- Relatively
Some studies make such a deep impression on you that they stay etched in your memory forever.

Jan Timman