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Mark Taimanov was a Soviet and Russian chess player, actor, pianist, and non-fiction writer. Born in Kharkiv on February 7, 1926, he held the chess titles of Grandmaster and International Master, with an Elo rating of 2600. He competed for the Soviet Union and Russia, participating in the 12th Chess Olympiad. His chess repertoire included works such as *Soviet Championships*, *I Was a Victim of Bobby Fischer*, *The Sicilian Defence*, *Sicilian Defense*, and *Winning With the Sicilian*.
A pianist who recorded for the Melodiya label, Taimanov was educated at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. He received the awards Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR and Order of Honour. He died in Saint Petersburg on November 28, 2016, and was buried at Serafimovskoe Cemetery. He spoke Russian and was active in acting.
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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
Charkow, Ukraine
Known for
- Grandmaster1973
- Beethoven Concerto — Yanka Malevich1936
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Russia
- Active from
- 1926
- Active to
- 2016
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Mark Evgenievich Taimanov , ( 1926-02-07 ) 7 February 1926, Kharkov , Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
- Died
- 28 November 2016 (2016-11-28) (aged 90), Saint Petersburg , Russia
- Country
- Soviet Union (until 1991) Russia (from 1991)
- Title
- Grandmaster (1952)
- Peak rating
- 2600 (July 1971)
- Peak ranking
- No. 15 (July 1971)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Kharkiv
- Place of death
- Saint Petersburg
- Occupation
- engineer
- Educated at
- Saint Petersburg Conservatory
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Award
- Order of Honour
- Participant in
- 12th Chess Olympiad
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Melodiya
- Sport
- chess
- Country for sport
- Soviet Union
- Image
- Mark Taimanov.jpg
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- Commons category
- Mark Taimanov
- date of birth
- 1926-02-07
- Elo rating
- 2431
- date of death
- 2016-11-28
- place of burial
- Serafimovskoe Cemetery
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
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
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