Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - E rua nga wa i eke ai ia ki te Whakataetae Kaitono mo te Toa Toa Toa o te Ao. I te 1988 Whakataetae Whakataetae mo te 1990 Classical Chess World Championship
I hinga ia i te rauna o te 16 (te tukinga tuatahi) na Jan Timman (+0−1=5). I te Whakataetae Kaitono mo te 1996 FIDE World Chess Championship i wikitoria ia i ana tukinga tuatahi e rua ki a Alexander Khalifman (+4−0=2) me Jan Timman (+2−1=5) kia eke ki nga hauwhā whakamutunga, i reira i hinga ia e Gata Kamsky (+0−4=3).