Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Ya cancanci sau biyu don Gasar 'Yan takara don Gasar Chess ta Duniya. A gasar 1988 na 'yan takara don
1990 Classical Chess World Championship ya ci nasara a zagaye na 16 (wasan farko) da Jan Timman (+ 0−1 = 5). A Gasar 'Yan Takara don Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ta Chess ta FIDE ta 1996 ya ci wasanninsa biyu na farko da Alexander Khalifman (+ 4−0 = 2) da Jan Timman (+ 2−1 = 5) don isa wasan kusa da na karshe, inda Gata Kamsky ya ci shi (+ 0−4 = 3).