Mark Taimanov

(1926-2016)

Soviet chess grandmaster

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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. Also a prolific chess author, Taimanov was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 1952 and in 1956 won the USSR Chess Championship. Several chess variations are named after him. A modern Renaissance man, Taimanov was also a world-class concert pianist. Taimanov was a World Championship Candidate twice, in 1953 and 1971.

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Born	Mark Evgenievich Taimanov 7 February 1926 Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	28 November 2016 (aged 90) Saint Petersburg, Russia
Zodiac	Aquarius
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