ZWOLLE. Netherlands, Sept 8: Dutch Grandmaster Jan Timman dra-matically avenged Monday's defeat

by former world champion Anatoly Karpov, outplaying the Russian to level the score in the FIDE World Championship at 1-1, reports Reuter.

Tlmman's 46-move victory, only h1s sixth over Karpov, was just what the Dutchman needed to boost his confidence after a carefully-prepared opening Innovation was countered by the Russian a day earlier.

This Is marvellous, marvel-lous," said American Grandmaster Yasser Selrawan, Tlmman's second who helped him prepare for the match.

The first 12 games in the 24-game match will be played tn the Netherlands — In Zwolle, Arnhem and Amsterdam — and

the rest in Oman. The first player to reach 12-1/2 points wins.

Timman. ranked 31 In the world and regarded as the underdog, rushed off after the game to telephone his son Artur, who was celebrating his eighth birthday. Selrawan said Tlmman's mood would be very different from what it was from on Monday.

"It was a very, very hard blow yesterday." said Seriawan. "Jan's big fear in this match was his form. He is very happy when he is playing well, but this year his form has been i»ery tn-consistent "

It Is now the turn of Karpov, world number two and a victor over Timman 23 times, to fight back.

Karpov, playing white, began with a queen's pawn opening, steering into the Queen's Indian defence, a favourite opening.

The Russian departed from the textbooks by failing to recapture a central pawn on move 15.

Timman. smarting after Karpov's emphatic riposte to his opening in Monday's game, was ready. He supported his extra pawn then boldly sent a knight into the heart of Karpov's position.

Karpov was forced to allow Timman to capture a rook for a knight to concentrate on shoring up his crumbling position but the Dutchman's accurate play carried him to a decisive endgame. A weary Karpov resigned after move 46.

"This Is devastating for Karpov. Maybe he hasn't prepared as well for this match as everyone expected," Rogers said.

' Wednesday is a rest day. The third game will begin on Thursday with Timman playing white.