Post #2712688
2026-04-04 07:28 UTC
TIL about Jan 'The Best of the West' Timman. A Dutch Grand Master who was around his peak, just years before I was born.
A Dutch #2 of the world during a Soviet dominated chess period.
He died earlier this year, aged 74.
#dutch #chess #grandmaster
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@mbreuk@chaos.social 2026-04-04 07:30
Words to live by: "I decided to make a U-turn. My nights were full of alcohol abuse again, and this had a positive effect on my play. Without this pressure to perform, things went much better." - Jan Timman.