Title matches
Karpov v Timman (FIDE) 1993 Netherlands & Jakarta · Sep 1993
Karpov 12½–8½ Timman
Karpov won 12½–8½.
Momentum The score gap, game by game: up is Karpov.
Timman +5 level Karpov +5 start game 21 The coach's numbers Anatoly Karpov 92.8 · 3 blunders, 9 mistakes
Jan Timman 92.3 · 2 blunders, 8 mistakes
The costliest move The move that cost the match's loser the most, in a game they lost.
Karpov v Timman · 1–0
48... b5 by Timman: chances 47% → 13%
The coach: Rc1 instead (the arrow) — with it, it was about level.
Replay it: Study › Follow a live game › World Championship 1993: Karpov v Timman (FIDE) › Game 10
Every game Each line is White's chances move by move, as the coach saw them; above the middle, White is better. The mark is the costliest move.
Game 1: Timman v Karpov 0–1 56 moves · e4 c6 d4 d5 · accuracy Timman 91.1, Karpov 93.7
Costliest move: 20. Bxh6 (Timman, 52% → 36%)
Game 2: Karpov v Timman 0–1 46 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Karpov 93.3, Timman 95.0
Costliest move: 33... Rf2 (Timman, 61% → 49%)
Game 3: Timman v Karpov ½–½ 49 moves · e4 c6 d4 d5 · accuracy Timman 92.9, Karpov 93.0
Costliest move: 25... Nf6 (Karpov, 52% → 40%)
Game 4: Karpov v Timman ½–½ 20 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Karpov 90.9, Timman 92.5
Costliest move: 5. Qa4+ (Karpov, 62% → 44%)
Game 5: Timman v Karpov ½–½ 55 moves · c4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 · accuracy Timman 94.0, Karpov 93.7
No move cost more than 12%.
Game 6: Karpov v Timman 1–0 33 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Karpov 91.5, Timman 87.6
Costliest move: 19... Qg4 (Timman, 40% → 26%)
Game 7: Timman v Karpov ½–½ 21 moves · e4 c6 d4 d5 · accuracy Timman 94.6, Karpov 93.2
No move cost more than 12%.
Game 8: Karpov v Timman ½–½ 28 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Karpov 96.3, Timman 96.2
No move cost more than 12%.
Game 9: Timman v Karpov ½–½ 47 moves · Nf3 Nf6 d4 e6 · accuracy Timman 88.7, Karpov 89.6
Costliest move: 25... a6 (Karpov, 44% → 31%)
Game 10: Karpov v Timman 1–0 53 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 g6 · accuracy Karpov 92.3, Timman 91.4
Costliest move: 48... b5 (Timman, 47% → 13%)
Game 11: Timman v Karpov ½–½ 11 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Timman 94.7, Karpov 93.8
No move cost more than 12%.
Game 12: Karpov v Timman ½–½ 51 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 g6 · accuracy Karpov 92.2, Timman 92.4
Costliest move: 46. Bc4 (Karpov, 97% → 53%)
Game 13: Timman v Karpov ½–½ 27 moves · Nf3 Nf6 g3 d5 · accuracy Timman 93.1, Karpov 93.7
No move cost more than 12%.
Game 14: Karpov v Timman 1–0 53 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Karpov 92.5, Timman 89.8
Costliest move: 19... Be6 (Timman, 66% → 47%)
Game 15: Timman v Karpov 0–1 34 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Timman 88.8, Karpov 92.4
Costliest move: 18. Nd3 (Timman, 50% → 35%)
Game 16: Karpov v Timman 1–0 59 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 g6 · accuracy Karpov 91.6, Timman 89.0
Costliest move: 45. Rd5 (Karpov, 98% → 75%)
Game 17: Timman v Karpov ½–½ 33 moves · e4 c6 d4 d5 · accuracy Timman 90.7, Karpov 90.7
No move cost more than 12%.
Game 18: Karpov v Timman ½–½ 38 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 g6 · accuracy Karpov 95.1, Timman 95.4
No move cost more than 12%.
Game 19: Timman v Karpov ½–½ 43 moves · c4 Nf6 d4 e6 · accuracy Timman 94.7, Karpov 94.0
No move cost more than 12%.
Game 20: Karpov v Timman 0–1 40 moves · Nf3 c5 c4 Nc6 · accuracy Karpov 90.6, Timman 94.4
Costliest move: 40. Qxh6 (Karpov, 24% → 0%)
Game 21: Timman v Karpov ½–½ 19 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Timman 91.8, Karpov 93.8
No move cost more than 12%.
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