Jan Timman Quotations

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.

Some studies make such a deep impression on you that they stay etched in your memory forever.

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

I am still full of ambition.

When you're good at something, you should continue to do it. Too many players have stopped at a relatively young age ...

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