a) Black mates in 2. Brian Denman vs Jan Timman, Paris, 1966 1q2r3/6pk/3P1r1p/2B2b2/R7/5B2/1P5P/2QK2R1 b - - 0 1 [ ...Qb3+ ]
b) Jan Timman vs Hans Bouwmeester, Vleuten, 1967 r1b1kb1r/pp1npp1p/5np1/3P2B1/3P4/5N2/Pq1N1PPP/R2QKB1R w - - 0 1 [ Nc4 if Qc3+ Bd2 or if Qb5 Nd6+ ]
c) Jan Timman vs Terje, Jerusalem, 1967 r1b3k1/2p2Rb1/p2p2Pp/1p1Pp3/1Pn4q/3QB1N1/P1B4P/2K5 w - - 0 1 [ Qf1 if Nxe3 Rxg7+ ]
d) White mates in 5. Jan Timman vs H Crabbendam, Amsterdam, 1967 1r2nrk1/1p1nq1pp/pb1p1pB1/2pP1PP1/4NP1P/4B3/1P3K2/R2Q3R w - - 0 1 [ Bxh7+ if Kxh7 Qh5+ or if Kh8 Bg6 ]
e) White mates in 7. Jan Timman vs Arend Van Dop, Leeuwarden, 1972 1r2rn2/2R2pk1/1p4Pp/2p1P3/3q1R2/3b2PP/P1Q3BK/8 w - - 0 1 [ R4xf7+ if Kg8 Rg7+ Kh8 Qd2 Bxg6 Qxh6+ ]
1e) mate in 7 Jan Timman vs Arend Van Dop
Jan Timman puzzles, pt. ii. The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) Jan Timman vs Bjorn Brinck-Claussen, Wijk aan Zee, 1971 r5k1/p1pp1rp1/bp2pBQp/4P3/2nP3P/P1q2P1N/5KP1/3R3R w - - 0 1 [ Ng5 if Rxf6 exf6 or if hxg5 hxg5 ]
b) Jan Timman vs Kick Langeweg, Amsterdam, 1971 r3n1k1/pp3r1p/q3n1p1/1pP1b3/6b1/2N1B3/P3N1BP/2QR1RK1 w - - 0 1 [ Rxf7 Kxf7 Rd7+ if Kg8 Bxb7 or if Kf6 Nd5+ ]
c) Jan Timman vs Kick Langeweg, Netherlands, 1970 8/1b2k2N/pP5R/4p3/4qp2/8/5BP1/6K1 w - - 0 1 [ Bh4+ if Kf7 Ng5+ or if Ke8 Nf6+ ]
d) White mates in 4. Jan Timman vs Jan Donner, Amsterdam, 1973 3rkb2/pp3R1R/8/2p1P3/3pKB2/6P1/PrP2P2/8 w - - 0 1 [ Bh6 if Bxh6 e6 ]
e) Jan Timman vs Lev Polugaevsky, Hilversum, 1973 2kr1b1r/1b3pp1/p2ppn1p/qp1N4/3NPP2/3B3Q/PPP3PP/2KRR3 w - - 0 1 [ Nb3 if Qa4 Nb6+ ]
2d) mate in 4 Jan Timman vs Jan Donner
Jan Timman puzzles, pt. iii. The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) Jan Timman vs Bakkali, Nice, 1974 rn1qkb1r/p1p1pppp/1p6/2Pn4/3P2b1/1Q3N2/PP3PPP/RNB1KB1R w - - 0 1 [ Ne5 if Bh5 Bb5+ ]
b) Jan Timman vs Chris Baljon, Leeuwarden, 1974 4q1kb/p4r2/b2r1pp1/P1N1p3/1B1n4/1P4P1/3Q1PB1/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1 [ Nxa6 Nf3+ Bxf3 Rxd2 Rxd2 ]
c) Jan Timman vs Werner Hug, Nice, 1974 1k2q3/1p1b4/2n2r2/1N3p2/R7/3BQ3/2P2K1P/8 w - - 0 1 [ Ra8+ Kxa8 Nc7+ ]
d) Eddie Scholl vs Jan Timman, Leeuwarden, 1974 3r4/1kr2p1p/3p1p1b/p2PpP2/1p6/1PqN1QP1/P1P1R2P/1K2R3 b - - 0 1 [ ...Bd2 if Rd1 Qxc2+ ]
e) Jan Timman vs Francisco Sanz Alonzo, Orense, 1976 brr3k1/5p1p/2n3p1/1p2p3/1q2N3/2RP2P1/5PBP/R3Q1K1 w - - 0 1 [ Nf6+ Kg7 Nd7 if Rb7 Rxa8 Rxa8 Bxc6 ]
3e) Jan Timman vs Francisco Sanz Alonzo
Jan Timman puzzles, pt. iv. The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) Jan Timman vs Werner Hug, Haifa, 1976 2r2rk1/p4b1p/3p2p1/2q2Pp1/4P3/1PN1R3/P2Q2PK/2R5 w - - 0 1 [ Nd5 if Qxc1 Ne7+ mates or if Bxd5 Rxc5 dxc5 Qxd5+ ]
b) Salvatore Matera vs Jan Timman, Reykjavik, 1976 3r3k/3r3p/p5p1/1p1np1P1/1P2q3/1Q4P1/P2RPB2/3R2K1 b - - 0 1 [ ...Nf4 ]
c) White mates in 5. Jan Timman vs Leo Hofland, Leeuwarden, 1977 1qr1r1k1/p2bBpP1/1p1p2p1/3P3p/4N2Q/P6P/1PP3P1/4nRK1 w - - 0 1 [ Nf6+ Kxg7 Nxh5+ gxh5 Qg5+ ]
d) White mates in 6. Jan Timman vs Robert Huebner, Tilburg, 1977 bqr1r2k/4b2p/pp1ppN2/2n4n/2P4B/1PN2P2/P2QB2P/2RR3K w - - 0 1 [ Qh6 Bxf6 Bxf6+ Kg8 Rg1+ Kf7 Qxh5+ ]
e) White mates in 3. Jan Timman vs Borislav Ivkov, Geneva, 1977 1r2bk2/1p3ppp/p1n2q2/2N5/1P6/P3R1P1/5PBP/4Q1K1 w - - 0 1 [ Rxe8+ Rxe8 Nd7+ ]
4c) mate in 5 Jan Timman vs Leo Hofland
Jan Timman puzzles, pt. v. The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) White mates in 5. Jan Timman vs Arturo Pomar Salamanca, Las Palmas, 1977 r3r1k1/pq3p1p/4pQp1/1p6/2pP2N1/2P4R/PP3PbP/R5K1 w - - 0 1 [ Nh6+ Kf8 Nf5 exf5 Rxh7 ]
b) Black mates in 4. Kick Langeweg vs Jan Timman, Amsterdam, 1978 2R5/5rk1/1p4p1/1P2p3/Q2n4/3P1PNp/3qP3/5K2 b - - 0 1 [ ...Rxf3+ exf3 Qg2+ ]
c) Gudmundur Sigurjonsson vs Jan Timman, Wijk aan Zee 1980 5rk1/pqp1ppb1/3p2p1/8/3n1PQP/2N3R1/P1PB4/2KR4 b - - 0 1 [ ...f5 if Qh3 Ne2+ mates ]
d) Jan Timman vs Robert Huebner, Wijk aan Zee, 1982 7b/2r2p1k/pN5p/1p2q3/4nN1P/P2QP3/1P4R1/1K6 w - - 0 1 [ Nd7 if Qe7 Ne6 mates ]
e) Jan Timman vs Krunoslav Hulak, Indonesia, 1983 2rr2k1/4bpp1/1qb1p2p/3nP3/p1p1NP2/P5P1/1P3QBP/2BRR2K w - - 0 1 [ Rxd5 if Qxf2 Rxd8+ ]
5b) mate in 4 Kick Langeweg vs Jan Timman
Jan Timman puzzles, pt. vi. The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) Jan Timman vs Wlodzimiers Schmidt, Indonesia, 1983 6k1/7p/5pp1/8/4P3/p3B3/r1BK2PP/8 w - - 0 1 [ Bd4 Kf7 Kc1 ]
b) Jan Timman vs Fred Van der Vliet, Hilversum, 1983 6k1/1b6/p4p1p/1pPpqB1P/1P3Q2/P7/6P1/5K2 w - - 0 1 [ Qxe5 fxe5 Bd7 ]
c) Jan Timman vs Krunoslav Hulak, Zagreb, 1985 2r5/5k2/5r1p/p1qP1pp1/P1PQp3/2P1P3/3N2PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1 [ Qxf6+ Kxf6 Nxe4+ ]
d) Jan Timman vs Garry Kasparov, Hilversum, 1985 8/2q2p2/2p2kpp/3Pp3/bP6/rBQ4P/6P1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1 [ d6 Qxd6 Qf3+ Ke7 Qxf7+ Kd8 Rd1 ]
e) Jan Timman vs Kuijk, Wijk aan Zee, 1985 rq2k2r/2pb1p2/p3p2p/2b1P3/4pQ2/2N4P/PPP2PP1/2KRR3 w - - 0 1 [ Rxd7 Kxd7 Qxf7+ Qxf7+ Kc8 Qxe6+ Kb7 Qd5+ ]
6a) Jan Timman vs Wlodzimiers Schmidt
Jan Timman puzzles, pt. vii. The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a) White mates in 4. Jan Timman vs Marcel Sisniega, Taxco, 1985 r4k2/PR6/1b6/4p1Np/2B2p2/2p5/2K5/8 w - - 0 1 [ Nh7+ Ke8 Nf6+ Kd8 Rd7+ ]
b) Jan Timman vs Liafbern Riemersma, Hilversum, 1987 4q1k1/R3brpp/3r4/3Qp3/1p2P3/5R2/1P1N1PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1 [ Ra8 if Rd8 Rxd8 Bxd8 Rxf7 ]
c) Jan Timman vs Arthur Yusupov, Tilburg, 1987 r2r2k1/2p3p1/4R2p/p7/2Pq4/2Qp4/1P3PPP/R5K1 w - - 0 1 [ Re8+ if Rxe8 Qxd4 or if Kh7 Qxd4 ]
d) Jan Timman vs Ljubomir Ljubojevic, Linares, 1993 4r3/1p2qpk1/p4npp/2P1Qb2/2p1N2P/2N2P2/PP4P1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1 [ Qxe7 Rxe7 Nxf6 Kxf6 Nd5+ ]
e) Jan Timman vs Nigel Short, El Escorial, 1993 1k3b1r/1p1r1b2/p1pP1p2/N1P1pn1p/qP4p1/P2NB3/4QPPP/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1 [ Nb2 Qb5 Qe1 w/a4 ]
f) Jan Timman vs Artur Yusupov, Dortmund, 1994 4r1k1/2pqrp2/R2n3p/1p2R1p1/3P1Q2/2PB3P/5PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1 [ Rxg5+ if Kf8 Rg6 or if hxg5 Qxg5+ mates ]
g) Jan Timman vs Peter Leko, Groningen, 1996 5k1r/4qpp1/3N1n1p/pB2p3/2Q5/P7/1PP2PPb/1K6 w - - 0 1 [ Qc8+ Ne8 Nf5 Qe6 Bd7 ]
