| Gert Jan Timmerman | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gert Jan Timmerman |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Born | April 15, 1956 Netherlands |
Gert Jan Timmerman (born April 15, 1956) is a Dutch chess player, most famous for being the fifteenth ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess between 1996 and 2002.[1] Before becoming the 15th World Correspondence Chess Champion he won Final B of the 5th World Cup between 1987 and 1994.[2]
He placed 2nd= in a "champion of champions" tournament, the ICCF 50 Years World Champion Jubilee, behind Mikhail Umansky. This was a special invitational correspondence tournament involving all living former ICCF World Champions—see World Champions Jubilee Tournament (2003).
| Preceded by Tõnu Õim |
World Correspondence Chess Champion 1996–2002 |
Succeeded by Tunç Hamarat |