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| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Joop Piket vs Timman |
| 0-1 | 37 |
1968 |
Castricum | E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |
| 2. H Ree vs Timman |
| 0-1 | 35 |
1968 |
The Hague | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 3. K Langeweg vs Timman |
| 1-0 | 40 |
1968 |
The Hague | E53 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 |
| 4. J Littlewood vs Timman |
| 0-1 | 36 |
1969 |
London tt | E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System |
| 5. Gligoric vs Timman |
| 1-0 | 31 |
1969 |
Hastings6970 | E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation |
| 6. T C Fox vs Timman |
 | 0-1 | 21 |
1970 |
Islington op | E24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |
| 7. J Durao vs Timman |
| 0-1 | 29 |
1971 |
Malaga | E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation |
| 8. V Tukmakov vs Timman |
| ½-½ | 43 |
1972 |
Reykjavik | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 9. H Bohm vs Timman |
| 0-1 | 40 |
1972 |
Leeuwarden ch-NED 11 | E25 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch |
| 10. J Aijala vs Timman |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1972 |
WchT U26 19th prel-D | E27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation |
| 11. MacDonald vs Timman |
| 0-1 | 49 |
1973 |
03, London | E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation |
| 12. Szabo vs Timman |
| 1-0 | 34 |
1973 |
Hilversum AVRO | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 13. B Rytov vs Timman |
 | 0-1 | 24 |
1973 |
Tallinn 15/529 | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 14. J H Donner vs Timman |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1973 |
Amsterdam SB | E41 Nimzo-Indian |
| 15. H Ree vs Timman |
| 1-0 | 23 |
1973 |
Amsterdam SB | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 16. Spassky vs Timman |
| ½-½ | 40 |
1973 |
Tallin (11) | E30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad |
| 17. R Knaak vs Timman |
| 0-1 | 45 |
1974 |
Amsterdam IBM | E44 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2 |
| 18. Kraidman vs Timman |
| 1-0 | 43 |
1975 |
01, Nethanya | E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation |
| 19. S Hamann vs Timman |
| 0-1 | 68 |
1975 |
Reykjavik zt | E41 Nimzo-Indian |
| 20. Schouten Nico vs Timman |
| 0-1 | 32 |
1975 |
30. NED-ch | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 21. J H Donner vs Timman |
| ½-½ | 38 |
1975 |
8, Wijk aan Zee | E44 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2 |
| 22. N Schouten vs Timman |
| 0-1 | 32 |
1975 |
4, Leeuwarden NED ch | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 23. M Gerusel vs Timman |
 | 1-0 | 52 |
1977 |
Bad Lauterberg | E39 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation |
| 24. Gligoric vs Timman |
 | ½-½ | 66 |
1977 |
Tilburg 25/649 | E41 Nimzo-Indian |
| 25. Portisch vs Timman |
 | 1-0 | 31 |
1978 |
Wijk aan Zee | E41 Nimzo-Indian |
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