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Mark Crowther - Thursday 9th January 2025
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Jan Timman 1951-2026 (1951-2026)
Jan Timman, the Dutch number one chess player for many years and World number two in January 1982, has passed away at the age of 74. Timman first qualified for an Interzonal in 1979 and was a Candidate between the years of 1986 and 1996. He fought a 24 game match for the FIDE World Chess Championship against Anatoly Karpov in 1993. His most impressive tournament win was the 1991 Immopar Rapid in Paris, this was a knockout where he beat Gata Kamsky, Anatoly Karpov, Viswanathan Anand, and Garry Kasparov. Timman was a very successful tournament player, especially in the 1980s and his career results are more than comparable with the legendary Bent Larsen. Timman had a Universal and varied style and at his best his games were of the very highest quality. He noted in his book Timman's Triumphs that there were frequently errors in conversion of advantages, even in his best games, and also noted too many dubious positions with black, these were the key downsides to his play. That games collection was just one of his many excellent books, he was also a renowned study composer. His last games were in the Dutch Championship in July 2024 where he lost to Erwin L'Ami in the first round of this knockout tournament. He announced that he was retired from over the board play in May 2025.
Obituary (1951-2026)
Mark Crowther (Thu Feb 19 14:42:00 2026)
88th Tata Steel 2026 (13)
Abdusattorov beats Erigaisi to win the Tata Steel Masters
Mark Crowther | Sun Feb 1 21:06:00 2026
88th Tata Steel 2026 (12)
Abdusattorov takes a half point lead into the final round of the Tata Steel Masters
Mark Crowther | Sun Feb 1 01:02:00 2026
88th Tata Steel 2026 (11)
Sindarov joins Abdusattorov in the lead of the Tata Steel Masters with two rounds to go
Mark Crowther | Fri Jan 30 22:11:00 2026
88th Tata Steel 2026 (10)
Abdusattorov leads on 6.5/10 Sindarov, Van Foreest and Bluebaum are in the chasing pack
Mark Crowther | Thu Jan 29 00:28:00 2026
88th Tata Steel 2026 (9)
Abdusattorov draws against Sindarov in Tata Steel Masters Round 9 to keep a half point lead
Mark Crowther | Wed Jan 28 01:24:00 2026
88th Tata Steel 2026 (8)
Nodirbek Abdusattorov still leads the Tata Steel Masters with 5.5/8 even after losing to Anish Giri
Mark Crowther | Sun Jan 25 23:00:00 2026
88th Tata Steel 2026 (7)
Abdusattorov leads the Tata Steel Masters by a point after beating Keymer in Round 7
Mark Crowther | Sun Jan 25 00:11:00 2026
88th Tata Steel 2026 (6)
Abdusattorov leads the Tata Steel Masters 4.5/6 after a horrendous blunder by Gukesh
Mark Crowther | Fri Jan 23 23:08:00 2026
88th Tata Steel 2026 (5)
Mark Crowther | Wed Jan 21 22:31:00 2026
88th Tata Steel 2026 (4)
Niemann and Abdusattorov lead the Tata Steel Masters with 3/4
Mark Crowther | Wed Jan 21 14:53:00 2026
88th Tata Steel 2026 (3)
Bluebaum and Van Foreest win their first games and join the leaders of Tata Steel on 2/3
Mark Crowther | Tue Jan 20 00:51:00 2026
88th Tata Steel 2026 (2)
Abdusattorov and Fedoseev winners in Tata Steel Round 2
Mark Crowther | Sun Jan 18 22:27:00 2026
88th Tata Steel 2026 (1)
Mark Crowther | Sat Jan 17 23:40:00 2026
World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025
Magnus Carlsen completes a World Championship Rapid and Blitz double for the fifth time
Mark Crowther | Wed Dec 31 00:26:00 2025
Jonathan Hawkins (1983 - 2025)
Mark Crowther | Wed Dec 24 14:16:00 2025
15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic 2025 (Rapid)
Nikolas Theodorou wins the London Super Rapid
Mark Crowther | Mon Dec 8 14:28:00 2025
15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic 2025 (7-8)
Abdusattorov's draw with Firouzja confirms victory in the London Chess Classic
Mark Crowther | Fri Dec 5 10:04:00 2025
15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic 2025 (5-6)
Abdusattorov extends his winning streak to 5 games in London
Mark Crowther | Tue Dec 2 13:20:00 2025
15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic 2025 (3-4)
Abdusattorov leads the London Chess Classic with 3.5/4
Mark Crowther | Sun Nov 30 15:04:00 2025
15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic 2025 (2)
Firouzja, Theodorou and Abdusattorov lead the London Chess Classic after wins in Round 2
Mark Crowther | Fri Nov 28 14:36:00 2025
FIDE World Cup 2025 (8)
Javokhir Sindarov wins the FIDE World Cup 2025
Mark Crowther | Wed Nov 26 17:52:00 2025
FIDE World Cup 2025 (7)
Mark Crowther | Sun Nov 23 14:15:00 2025
88th Tata Steel 2026
Tata Steel Chess tournament all set for its 2026 edition after announcing the players
Mark Crowther | Tue Nov 18 18:32:00 2025
FIDE World Cup 2025 (2)
Major surprises in the second round of the FIDE World Cup
Mark Crowther | Thu Nov 6 21:12:00 2025
US Chess Championships 2025
Carissa Yip wins her fourth women's title in five years
Mark Crowther | Sat Oct 25 18:33:00 2025
US Chess Championships 2025
Fabiano Caruana wins his fifth US title
Mark Crowther | Sat Oct 25 18:29:00 2025
25th European Teams 2025
Chess Highlights this Week : European Teams, Russian Championship, and Anand vs Kasparov
Mark Crowther | Wed Oct 8 11:03:00 2025
FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2025 (11)
Mark Crowther | Mon Sep 15 19:21:00 2025
FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2025 (5)
Maghsoodloo leads the FIDE Grand Swiss alone after five rounds
Mark Crowther | Tue Sep 9 09:26:00 2025
General Chess Stories 2025
Mark Crowther | Fri Aug 29 18:05:00 2025
12th Sinquefield Cup 2025 (9)
Wesley So wins the Sinquefield Cup after a playoff
Mark Crowther | Thu Aug 28 10:15:00 2025
12th Sinquefield Cup 2025 (8)
Abdusattorov beats Firouzja in Round 8 of the Sinquefield Cup
Mark Crowther | Wed Aug 27 15:29:00 2025
12th Sinquefield Cup 2025 (7)
Praggnanandhaa joins Caruana in the lead of the Sinquefield Cup after beating Firouzja in Round 7
Mark Crowther | Tue Aug 26 09:04:00 2025
12th Sinquefield Cup 2025 (6)
Five more draws in Sinquefield Cup Round 6 but MVL missed a big opportunity
Mark Crowther | Mon Aug 25 09:13:00 2025
12th Sinquefield Cup 2025 (5)
All games drawn in Sinquefield Cup Round 5
Mark Crowther | Sat Aug 23 13:21:00 2025
12th Sinquefield Cup 2025 (4)
Caruana takes a clear lead in the Sinquefield Cup after beating Abdusattorov in Round 4
Mark Crowther | Fri Aug 22 12:27:00 2025
12th Sinquefield Cup 2025 (3)
Caruana joins the leaders after beating Firouzja in the Sinquefield Cup Round 3
Mark Crowther | Thu Aug 21 15:16:00 2025
12th Sinquefield Cup 2025 (2)
Firouzja and Gukesh win tricky games in Round 2 of the Sinquefield Cup
Mark Crowther | Wed Aug 20 15:49:00 2025
12th Sinquefield Cup 2025 (1)
Aronian and Praggnanandhaa win in Round 1 of the Sinquefield Cup
Mark Crowther | Tue Aug 19 17:03:00 2025
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025
Levon Aronian wins the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz 2025
Mark Crowther | Sat Aug 16 11:22:00 2025
Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025 (9)
Vincent Keymer dominates the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025
Mark Crowther | Fri Aug 15 19:44:00 2025
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 (Rapid 7-9)
Fabiano Caruana wins the St Louis Rapid but loses to Gukesh in the final round
Mark Crowther | Thu Aug 14 11:52:00 2025
111th British Chess Championships 2025 (9)
Michael Adams grabs his ninth British Chess Championship title
Mark Crowther | Sun Aug 10 19:01:00 2025
2nd Uzchess Cup 2025 (1-9)
Praggnanandhaa wins the Uzchess Cup Masters
Mark Crowther | Wed Jul 2 16:10:00 2025
5th Cairns Cup 2025 (1-3)
Alice Lee leads the Cairns Cup after three rounds
Mark Crowther | Fri Jun 13 18:10:00 2025
13th Norway Chess 2025 (10)
Carlsen wins Norway Chess for the seventh time
Mark Crowther | Sat Jun 7 16:23:00 2025
Jonathan Hawkins (1983 - 2025)
Mark Crowther | Wed Dec 24 14:16:00 2025
GM Jonathan Hawkins has died at the early age of 42 after suffering from a rare form of cancer. He was a two time British Champion, wrote the classic chess book "Amateur to IM" and was more recently a successful chess coach.
Mark Crowther | Sun Oct 26 23:01:00 2025
Mihail Suba has passed away at the age of 78. His book Dynamic Chess Strategy published first in 1991 is rightly regarded as a classic.
12th Sinquefield Cup 2025 (4)
Caruana takes a clear lead in the Sinquefield Cup after beating Abdusattorov in Round 4
Mark Crowther | Fri Aug 22 12:27:00 2025
Caruana beat Abdusattorov in the only decisive game of Round 4 to move half a point clear of Aronian and Praggnanandhaa. MVL missed a chance to beat Gukesh and So should have played on against Firouzja.
