Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Akakwanisa kaviri kumakwikwi eVanoda Kukwikwidza kuWorld Chess Championship. Mumakwikwi e1988 evatambi ve1990 Classical Chess World Championship
akakundwa mumutambo we16 (mutambo wekutanga) naJan Timman (+0−1=5). Mumakwikwi evatambi ve1996 FIDE World Chess Championship akakunda mitambo yake miviri yekutanga kurwisa Alexander Khalifman (+4−0=2) naJan Timman (+2−1=5) kuti vasvike kumaquarterfinals, kwaakakundwa naGata Kamsky (+0−4=3).