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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 Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch37 1969 D16
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch37 1969 B49
Taimanov, Mark E vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
URS-ch37 1969 E56
Taimanov, Mark E vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
URS-chT 1967 E14
Taimanov, Mark E vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
0-1
Budva 1967 D80
Taimanov, Mark E vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Capablanca mem 1967 E54
Taimanov, Mark E vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1
URS-chT 1967 D70
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
Capablanca mem 1967 E18
Taimanov, Mark E vs Larsen, Bent
0-1
Capablanca mem 1967 E56
Taimanov, Mark E vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Budva 1967 A24
Taimanov, Mark E vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
URS-chT 1967 E81
Geller, Efim P vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1
Budva 1967 E40
Geller, Efim P vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch34 1966 B28
Taimanov, Mark E vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Kislovodsk 1966 D54
Taimanov, Mark E vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2
URS-ch34 1966 A10
Tal, Mihail vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
Kislovodsk 1966 B56
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch34 1966 A34
Taimanov, Mark E vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
URS-ch34 1966 A21
Taimanov, Mark E vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0
URS-ch33 1965 B20
Taimanov, Mark E vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2
Copenhagen 1965 A80
Keres, Paul vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1
URS-ch33 1965 A48
Taimanov, Mark E vs Bronstein, David I
1-0
URS-ch33 1965 E14
Taimanov, Mark E vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
URS-ch33 1965 B23
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS Spartakiad 1964 E32
Taimanov, Mark E vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
Capablanca mem 1964 D00
Taimanov, Mark E vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Capablanca mem 1964 E54
Spassky, Boris V vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch31 1963 D03
Taimanov, Mark E vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1
URS-chT 1963 E43
Bronstein, David I vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS-ch31 1963 D02
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1
URS-ch31 1963 E12
Taimanov, Mark E vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
URS-ch31 1963 D20
Taimanov, Mark E vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
URS-ch31 1963 D23
Tal, Mihail vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS-ch30 1962 B48
Taimanov, Mark E vs Spassky, Boris V
0-1
URS-ch30 1962 E92
Taimanov, Mark E vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2
URS-ch28 1961 D30
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS-ch28 1961 E83
Taimanov, Mark E vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2
URS-ch29 1961 E45
Taimanov, Mark E vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2
URS-ch29 1961 A13
Taimanov, Mark E vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
Maroczy mem 1961 E45
Taimanov, Mark E vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
URS-ch29 1961 A32
Taimanov, Mark E vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
URS-ch28 1961 A56
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch28 1961 E83
Bronstein, David I vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
Maroczy mem 1961 B47
Smyslov, Vassily vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1
URS-ch29 1961 A36
Taimanov, Mark E vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
URS-ch29 1961 A27
Taimanov, Mark E vs Bronstein, David I
1-0
URS-ch28 1961 A40
Bronstein, David I vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS-ch29 1961 B48
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
Rostov 1961 D38
Taimanov, Mark E vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
0-1
URS-ch28 1961 D94
Taimanov, Mark E vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
URS-ch28 1961 D94
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