Back مارك تيمانوف Arabic مارك تيمانوف ARZ Mark Taymanov Azerbaijani Марк Тайманов Bulgarian Mark Taimànov Catalan Mark Tajmanov Czech Mark Tajmanov Danish Mark Jewgenjewitsch Taimanow German Mark Taimánov Spanish Mark Taimanov Basque
| Mark Taimanov | |
|---|---|
 Taimanov in 1996 | |
| Full name | Mark Evgenievich Taimanov |
| Country | Soviet Union → Russia |
| Born | 7 February 1926 Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (present-day Kharkiv, Ukraine) |
| Died | 28 November 2016 (aged 90) Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Title | Grandmaster (1952) |
| Peak rating | 2600 (July 1971) |
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.[1] 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.[2]
- ^ "Гроссмейстер Марк Тайманов скончался на 91-м году жизни" (in Russian). Interfax. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "The Chess Grandmaster Who Doubled as a Concert Pianist". 28 November 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2019.