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FIDE pays tribute to Jan Timman
The nine-time Dutch champion and former world title challenger died aged seventy-four.
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FIDE paid tribute to Jan Timman, who died on 18 February aged seventy-four. The Amsterdam-born grandmaster won nine Dutch championships, reached world number two in 1982 and challenged Anatoly Karpov for the FIDE world championship title in 1993.
Timman represented the Netherlands at thirteen Olympiads between 1972 and 2004, playing on the top board eleven times. He won an individual board-one gold medal in 1976. His international successes included victories at Wijk aan Zee, Linares and the Amsterdam IBM tournament.
His work also extended to writing, editing and endgame composition. He held long-standing roles with New in Chess and authored several books on analysis, attacking play and leading champions. The federation’s obituary recalled his induction into the World Chess Hall of Fame in October 2025.
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