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1886 - Steinitz-Zukertort World Championship Match 1889 - Steinitz-Chigorin World Championship Match 1890 - Steinitz-Gunsberg World Championship Match 1892 - Steinitz-Chigorin World Championship Rematch 1894 - Lasker-Steinitz World Championship 1896 - Lasker-Steinitz World Championship Rematch 1907 - Lasker-Marshall World Championship Match 1908 - Lasker-Tarrasch World Championship Match 1910 - Lasker-Schlechter World Championship Match 1910 - Lasker-Janowski World Championship Match 1921 - Lasker-Capablanca World Championship Match 1927 - Capablanca-Alekhine World Championship Match 1929 - Alekhine-Bogoljubov World Championship Match 1934 - Alekhine-Bogoljubov World Championship Rematch 1935 - Alekhine-Euwe World Championship Match 1937 - Euwe-Alekhine World Championship Rematch 1948 - FIDE World Championship Tournament 1951 - Botvinnik-Bronstein World Championship Match 1954 - Botvinnik-Smyslov World Championship Match 1957 - Botvinnik-Smyslov World Championship Return Match 1958 - Botvinnik-Smyslov World Championship Rematch 1960 - Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Match 1961 - Tal-Botvinnik World Championship Return Match 1963 - Petrosian-Botvinnik World Championship Match 1966 - Petrosian-Spassky World Championship Match 1969 - Petrosian-Spassky World Championship Rematch 1972 - Fischer-Spassky World Championship Match 1975 - Karpov-Fischer World Championship Match 1978 - Karpov-Korchnoi World Championship Match 1981 - Karpov-Korchnoi World Championship Rematch 1984 - Karpov-Kasparov World Championship Match 1985 - Karpov-Kasparov World Championship Match 1986 - Karpov-Kasparov World Championship Rematch 1987 - Karpov-Kasparov World Championship Match 1990 - Karpov-Kasparov World Championship Match 1993 - Karpov-Timman FIDE World Championship † 1993 - Kasparov-Short World Championship Match 1995 - Kasparov-Anand World Championship Match 1996 - Karpov-Kamsky FIDE World Championship † 1998 - Karpov-Anand World Championship Match † 1999 - FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament † 2000 - FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament † 2000 - Kasparov-Kramnik World Championship Match 2001 - FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament † 2004 - FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament † 2004 - Kramnik-Leko World Championship Match 2005 - FIDE World Championship Tournament † 2006 - Kramnik-Topalov World Championship Match 2007 - FIDE World Championship Tournament 2008 - Anand-Kramnik World Championship Match

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Karpov vs Timman, 1993 Zwolle, Arnhem, Amsterdam, and Djakarta     Cover art for Schach-WM 1993 by Pfleger and Metz This match, played in various cities in the Netherlands, took place in the shadows of the Kasparov-Short World Championship. FIDE continued their world championship cycle as if the depature of Garry Kasparov had never happened. Karpov and Timman were chosen to play, as they were the players who had gone the farthest in the candidates cycle. (Yusupov may have also been considered an equally rightful participant, but was excluded by FIDE decision.) Jan Timman had always been in the forefront of Dutch chess, and consistantly ranked among the world's elite. Although the significance of this match was questionable, it was nevertheless an exciting event for the Netherland's countless chess fans. Known flippantly in some circles as "The Battle of the Losers" this match attracted little financial backing and little interest in the chess world. Most people regarded Kasparov (still unbeaten and still actively playing) as the real champion. Nevertheless, the FIDE Championship continued to exist as a separate title.1 After 21 games, with a score of 12½ to 8½, Karpov became the 1993 FIDE World Chess Champion. click on a game number to replay game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Timman 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ Karpov 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ FINAL SCORE:  Karpov 12½;  Timman 8½ Reference: game collection WCC Index [Karpov-Timman 1993] NOTABLE GAMES   [what is this?]     · Game #9     Timman vs Karpov, 1993     1/2-1/2     · Game #20     Karpov vs Timman, 1993     0-1 1 The World Chess Championships by Graeme Cree

page 1 of 1; 21 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Timman vs Karpov 0-1 56 1993 Karpov-Timman FIDE World Championship B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation 2. Karpov vs Timman 0-1 46 1993 Karpov-Timman FIDE World Championship E15 Queen's Indian 3. Timman vs Karpov ½-½ 49 1993 Karpov-Timman FIDE World Championship B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation 4. Karpov vs Timman ½-½ 20 1993 Karpov-Timman FIDE World Championship D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 5. Timman vs Karpov ½-½ 55 1993 Karpov-Timman FIDE World Championship A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 6. Karpov vs Timman 1-0 33 1993 Karpov-Timman FIDE World Championship D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 7. Timman vs Karpov ½-½ 21 1993 Karpov-Timman FIDE World Championship B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation 8. Karpov vs Timman ½-½ 28 1993 Karpov-Timman FIDE World Championship D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 9. Timman vs Karpov ½-½ 49 1993 Karpov-Timman FIDE World Championship A46 Queen's Pawn Game 10. Karpov vs Timman 1-0 53 1993 Karpov-Timman FIDE World Championship D85 Grunfeld 11. Timman vs Karpov ½-½ 11 1993 Karpov-Timman FIDE World Championship E15 Queen's Indian 12. Karpov vs Timman ½-½ 51 1993 Karpov-Timman FIDE World Championship E60 King's Indian Defense 13. Timman vs Karpov   ½-½ 27 1993 Karpov-Timman FIDE World Championship A07 King's Indian Attack 14. Karpov vs Timman   1-0 53 1993 Karpov-Timman FIDE World Championship D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 15. Timman vs Karpov 0-1 34 1993 Karpov-Timman FIDE World Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 16. Karpov vs Timman 1-0 59 1993 Karpov-Timman FIDE World Championship E81 King's Indian, Samisch 17. Timman vs Karpov ½-½ 33 1993 Karpov-Timman FIDE World Championship B12 Caro-Kann Defense 18. Karpov vs Timman ½-½ 38 1993 Karpov-Timman FIDE World Championship E81 King's Indian, Samisch 19. Timman vs Karpov   ½-½ 43 1993 Karpov-Timman FIDE World Championship E12 Queen's Indian 20. Karpov vs Timman 0-1 40 1993 Karpov-Timman FIDE World Championship A33 English, Symmetrical 21. Timman vs Karpov   ½-½ 19 1993 Karpov-Timman FIDE World Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical  page 1 of 1; 21 games      REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

Dec-12-06    suenteus po 147: Interesting. How will this page be linked to the preceding pages? Or will it? Dec-12-06    Karpova: Probably just to the other FIDE-WCs (till Topalov's <title>) and then this and the Kasparov-Kramnik-lineage united in this years match. 4 Caro-Kanns from Karpov - 2.5/4 points with the black pieces! Dec-12-06    TIMER: Note that they still managed to keep 24 games in this match, this and the Kasparov-Short match were the last of this full length unfortunately. Why can't they go back towards 24 games again after re-unification (which should have been twice as long too)? Especially as they managed here in a very over-shadowed event. Dec-12-06    suenteus po 147: <TIMER> I think they managed to preserve the 24 game match here because Campomanes was still in charge. When Kirsan took over in 1995 we saw the end of the 24 game match, never to return. Dec-12-06    Karpova: Kirsan shortens everything... Dec-15-06    Bobak Zahmat: <Karpova> Give more examples? Jan-08-07    Elixir of Life: <Give more examples?> Journalists' life, for example. Jan-16-07    whatthefat: According to chessmetrics, the Kasparov-Short match was #1 vs. #9, which, since the reformation of FIDE and candidate cycles, is an unusually low rank for a challenger: <Before reformation of FIDE> Steinitz-Zukertort, 1886: #1 vs. #2 Steinitz-Chigorin, 1889: #1 vs. #3* Steinitz-Gunsberg, 1890: #5 vs. #6 Steinitz-Chigorin, 1892: #3 vs. #4 Steintiz-Lasker, 1894: #4 vs. #1 Lasker-Steinitz, 1896: #1 vs. #4 Lasker-Marshall, 1907: #9 vs. #4 Lasker-Tarrasch, 1908: #2 vs. #6 Lasker-Schlechter, 1910: #1 vs. #6 Lasker-Janowsky, 1910: #1 vs. #14 Lasker-Capablanca, 1921: #2* vs. #1 Capablanca-Alekhine, 1927: #1 vs. #2 Alekhine-Bogoljubow, 1929: #1 vs. #4 Alekhine-Bogoljubow, 1934: #1 vs. #5 Alekhine-Euwe, 1935: #1 vs. #3 Euwe-Alekhine, 1937: #1 vs. #4 <After reformation of FIDE> Botvinnik-Bronstein, 1951: #7 vs. #1 Botvinnik-Smyslov, 1954: #3 vs. #1 Botvinnik-Smyslov, 1957: #4 vs. #1 Botvinnik-Smyslov, 1958: #5 vs. #1 Botvinnik-Tal, 1960: #6 vs. #1 Tal-Botvinnik, 1961: #1 vs. #9 Botvinnik-Petrosian, 1963: #7 vs. #1 Petrosian-Spassky, 1966: #8 vs. #1 Petrosian-Spassky, 1969: #4 vs. #3 Spassky-Fischer, 1972: #7 vs. #1 Karpov-Korchnoi, 1978: #1 vs. #2 Karpov, Korchnoi, 1981: #1 vs. #2 Karpov-Kasparov, 1984: #2 vs. #1 Karpov-Kasparov, 1985: #2 vs. #1 Kasparov-Karpov, 1986: #1 vs. #2 Kasparov-Karpov, 1987: #1 vs. #2 Kasparov-Karpov, 1990: #1 vs. #2 Kasparov-Short, 1993: #1 vs. #9 Kasparov-Anand, 1995: #1 vs. #3 Kasparov-Kramnik, 2000: #1 vs. #3 Kramnik-Leko, 2004: #3 vs. #7 Kramnik-Topalov, 2006: #4 vs. #1 [FIDE ratings] *In cases where a player was unrated at the time of the match due to inactivity, I gave their ranking from the month following the match. The only real comparison to Short in terms of ranking is the 1961 challenger Botvinnik. However, returning to Karpov-Timman, this match was laughable by comparison, pitting #2 against #32! Timman fell out of the top 10 in 1992, and continued to slide from there, being 203 points off #1 at the time of this match. An equivalent rating difference would take you outside the top 100 today. A rather inglorious beginning to the FIDE Championships. Jan-16-07    MrPatzer: <whatthefat: The only real comparison to Short in terms of ranking is the 1961 challenger Botvinnik.> According to your own list, Lasker vs Janowski (1910) had the biggest ratings spread in history for the classical title. Jan-16-07    whatthefat: Yes, but my point was <since the reformation of FIDE and candidate cycles, #9 is an unusually low rank for a challenger>. Prior to 1948, the champion more or less got to select his challenger. Jan-16-07    MrPatzer: <whatthefat> Oops, I see now. Jun-14-08    talisman: 24 games for this match.nice number.less is not more for WC Matches.in the 50's and 60's those guys didn't play for a lot of money but they sure played 24 games and earned their money. Sep-21-09    SetNoEscapeOn: Just a quick note on the information provided long ago by <whatthefat>: some of the rankings are misleading because of chessmetrics' policy of lowering player's ratings for inactivity. In 1907 Lasker was the strongest player in the world, but chessmetrics has him ranked <9th>. It is the source of the "rainbow hills" on Lasker's chessmetrics rating chart: http://db.chessmetrics.com/CM2/Play... Still, Short was possibly the lowest ranked challenger in history, which seems strange considering that he had just beaten the highly rated Karpov in a match. The culprit: Game Collection: Linares 1992

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