Jan Timman
Jan Timman im NiC-Podcast vor der niederländischen Meisterschaft: zum ersten mal im Leben Eröffnungsdateien angelegt!
https://www.newinchess.com/blog/post/nic-podcast-25-gm-jan-timman
Timestamps
00:00 – Intro
02:02 – Participating in the Dutch national championship again
04:03 – How did Jan work on his chess in the pre-computer era?
11:44 – Hein Donner stories
23:05 – Max Euwe stories
26:00 – Jan’s father’s initial objections to his chess career
29:25 – Jan’s brother, FIDE master Ton Timman
31:17 – AD BREAK
31:48 - Winning his first national championship fifty years ago, dominating the Dutch chess scene
35:41 – The rise (and stagnation) of rival Dutch players like Piket, Van Wely, Nikolic and Sokolov
38:07 – Gearing up for his first Dutch championship in 18 years
42:19 – When did Jan achieve his peak?
43:44 – What were Jan’s weaknesses as a player?
45:06 – Why did Jan’s contemporaries not achieve the same success?
47:00 – Does Jan still enjoy the game as much as before?
48:08 – Jan’s passion for composing endgame studies
50:36 – The upcoming Dutch championship
52:31 – Jan’s dream tournament and Kasparov’s deadly stare
56:02 – Outro
