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Taimanov, Mark E

Total Games

256

Wins

37

Draws

143

Losses

76

14.5% wins55.9% draws29.7% losses

Most Played Openings

B44 - Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation10E14 - Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System8B46 - Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation7E40 - Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System6E54 - Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Smyslov Variation5A13 - English Opening: Neo-Catalan5A36 - English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System5B43 - Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack4E55 - Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation4D46 - Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line4

Most Faced Opponents

Geller, Efim P27 gamesSmyslov, Vassily27 gamesBronstein, David I25 gamesPolugaevsky, Lev22 gamesPetrosian, Tigran V19 gamesSpassky, Boris V19 gamesTal, Mihail18 gamesKeres, Paul16 gamesBotvinnik, Mikhail12 gamesKortschnoj, Viktor9 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Fischer, Robert James vs Taimanov, Mark E

Palma de Mallorca Interzonal

1970

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FCGFCG
1-0

Taimanov, Mark E vs Larsen, Bent

Palma de Mallorca Interzonal

1970

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FCGFCG
1-0

Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Taimanov, Mark E

Leningrad Interzonal

1973

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Games (256)

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Taimanov, Mark E vs Geller, Efim P
1-0
URS-ch44 1976 D34
Taimanov, Mark E vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1
URS-ch44 1976 A49
Taimanov, Mark E vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch44 1976 A14
Taimanov, Mark E vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
URS-ch44 1976 E18
Tal, Mihail vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch44 1976 B46
Karpov, Anatoly vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch44 1976 B44
Bronstein, David I vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
Hastings7576 1976 B44
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
Vilnius zt 1975 E54
Spassky, Boris V vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
Tallinn 1975 E54
Keres, Paul vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
Tallinn 1975 E14
Taimanov, Mark E vs Bronstein, David I
0-1
Tallinn 1975 A29
Bronstein, David I vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
Vilnius zt 1975 B49
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS-ch42 1974 A11
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch42 1974 E40
Tal, Mihail vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS-ch42 1974 B46
Karpov, Anatoly vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
Moscow-3teams 1973 B44
Keres, Paul vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch41 1973 A48
Taimanov, Mark E vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2
Moscow-3teams 1973 D53
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch41 1973 D45
Spassky, Boris V vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
Moscow-3teams 1973 E51
Taimanov, Mark E vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch41 1973 E41
Taimanov, Mark E vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Moscow-3teams 1973 E55
Taimanov, Mark E vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
URS-ch41 1973 E17
Taimanov, Mark E vs Geller, Efim P
1-0
URS-ch41 1973 E99
Taimanov, Mark E vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
URS-ch41 1973 E56
Taimanov, Mark E vs Spassky, Boris V
0-1
URS-ch41 1973 E97
Taimanov, Mark E vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
URS-ch41 1973 A31
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch41 1973 B44
Taimanov, Mark E vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
0-1
Sukhumi 1972 A46
Smyslov, Vassily vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-chT Moscow 1972 E61
Karpov, Anatoly vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS-chT Moscow 1972 B42
Taimanov, Mark E vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Sukhumi 1972 A69
Fischer, Robert James vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
Candidats qf3 1971 B44
Taimanov, Mark E vs Geller, Efim P
1-0
URS-ch39 1971 A48
Karpov, Anatoly vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS-ch39 1971 B44
Fischer, Robert James vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
Candidats qf3 1971 B44
Fischer, Robert James vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
Candidats qf3 1971 B47
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS-ch39 1971 D16
Tal, Mihail vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch39 1971 B47
Taimanov, Mark E vs Fischer, Robert James
0-1
Candidats qf3 1971 E97
Smyslov, Vassily vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch39 1971 B14
Taimanov, Mark E vs Fischer, Robert James
0-1
Candidats qf3 1971 D80
Taimanov, Mark E vs Fischer, Robert James
0-1
Candidats qf3 1971 E97
Bronstein, David I vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch39 1971 B32
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
Vinkovci 1970 A29
Taimanov, Mark E vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
Skopje 1970 E95
Taimanov, Mark E vs Larsen, Bent
0-1
Vinkovci 1970 D37
Bronstein, David I vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
Vinkovci 1970 A16
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch37 1969 B49
Taimanov, Mark E vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
URS-ch37 1969 A86
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