Mark Taimanov
Also known as Mark Evgenievich Taimanov
Soviet chess player (1926–2016)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Soviet Championships
- Soviet Championships
- I Was a Victim of Bobby Fischer
- The Sicilian Defence
- Sicilian Defense
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Charkow, Ukraine
Known for
- Grandmaster1973
- Beethoven Concerto — Yanka Malevich1936
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Russia
- Active from
- 1926
- Active to
- 2016
via MusicBrainz · CC0
~9 min read
Article
Mark Evgenievich Taimanov (Russian: Марк Евгеньевич Тайманов; 7 February 1926 – 28 November 2016) was one of the leading Soviet and Russian chess players, among the world's top 20 players from 1946 to 1971. A prolific chess author, Taimanov was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 1952 and in 1956 won the USSR Chess Championship. He was a World Championship Candidate in 1953 and 1971, and several opening variations are named after him. Taimanov was also a world-class concert pianist.
Early life