Dutch Championship 1974
At 22, Timman wins his first Dutch title by a two-point margin
Jan Timman's first Dutch championship was not a narrow breakthrough but a demonstration. The 22-year-old went undefeated, won six games and scored 8½/11, finishing two full points ahead of Hans Ree and Gennadi Sosonko.
The first Timman title
Timman had already been a championship contender, but 1974 was the first edition in which he stood alone at the top. Six wins and five draws gave him a clean 8½ points and no losses.
Daylight behind the winner
Ree and Sosonko shared the next score on 6½, with Jaap Vogel fourth on 6. Timman's two-point cushion was the widest winning margin of the Leeuwarden championship era to that point.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timman, Jan H | 8½/11 | +6 -0 =5 | games |
| =2 | Ree, Hans | 6½/11 | +3 -1 =7 | games |
| =2 | Sosonko, Gennadi | 6½/11 | +2 -0 =9 | games |
| 4 | Vogel, Jaap | 6/11 | +4 -3 =4 | games |
| =5 | Scholl, Eddie C | 5½/11 | +4 -4 =3 | games |
| =5 | Donner, Jan Hein | 5½/11 | +3 -3 =5 | games |
| =5 | Van Dop, Arend J | 5½/11 | +3 -3 =5 | games |
| =8 | Enklaar, Bert F | 5/11 | +4 -5 =2 | games |
| =8 | Hartoch, Robert G | 5/11 | +2 -3 =6 | games |
| =8 | Ligterink, Gert | 5/11 | +2 -3 =6 | games |
| 11 | Langeweg, Kick | 4/11 | +2 -5 =4 | games |
| 12 | Baljon, Christofoor | 3/11 | +2 -7 =2 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timman, Jan H | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Ree, Hans | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Sosonko, Gennadi | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 4 | Vogel, Jaap | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 5 | Scholl, Eddie C | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Donner, Jan Hein | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | Van Dop, Arend J | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | |
| 8 | Enklaar, Bert F | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | Hartoch, Robert G | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 10 | Ligterink, Gert | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | |
| 11 | Langeweg, Kick | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | Baljon, Christofoor | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.