Mark Evgenievich Taimanov (Russian: Марк Евгеньевич Тайманов) (born February 7, 1926, Kharkiv) is a leading Soviet and Russian chess player and concert pianist.
He was awarded the International Grandmaster title in 1952 and played in the Candidates Tournament in Zurich in 1953, where he tied for eighth place. From 1946 to 1956, he was among the world's top ten players. He played in 23 USSR Chess Championships (a record equalled by Efim Geller), t...
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