Timman: Timman's Triumphs - My 100 Best Games Erzählungen und Romane The Semi-Slav has become the

The Semi-Slav has become the premier choice at elite level against 1

is a statistically more successful opening for White because of the high success rate of the Sicilian Defense against 1

His best Elo was 2669

The globally recognized endgame expert was named "Trainer of the Year" by the German Chess Federation in 2007

Timman: Timman's Triumphs - My 100 Best Games Erzählungen und Romane The Semi-Slav has become theJan Timman is one of the greatest chess players never to win the world title. For many years 'the Best of the West' belonged to the chess elite, collecting quite a few super tournament victories. Timman was a candidate for the World Championship three times and his peak in the world rankings was second place, in 1982. For this definitive collection, Timman has revisited his career and subjected his finest efforts to fresh analysis supported by modern