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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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Geller, Efim P vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS-ch27 1960 B44
Taimanov, Mark E vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2
URS-ch27 1960 D07
Taimanov, Mark E vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1960 E54
Taimanov, Mark E vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0
URS-ch27 1960 D23
Taimanov, Mark E vs Fischer, Robert James
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1960 E51
Taimanov, Mark E vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2
URS-ch27 1960 A22
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS-ch27 1960 A46
Taimanov, Mark E vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch27 1960 D22
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1
Santa Fe 1960 D02
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-chT 1959 E81
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS-ch26 1959 E42
Keres, Paul vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch26 1959 B43
Portisch, Lajos vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1
Budapest-Leningrad m 1959 A13
Taimanov, Mark E vs Spassky, Boris V
1-0
URS-ch26 1959 E55
Taimanov, Mark E vs Geller, Efim P
1-0
URS-ch26 1959 A56
Taimanov, Mark E vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
URS-ch26 1959 D16
Smyslov, Vassily vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS-chT 1959 B25
Taimanov, Mark E vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2
URS-ch26 1959 A32
Taimanov, Mark E vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Dresden 1959 D41
Tal, Mihail vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch26 1959 B48
Tal, Mihail vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS-ch25 1958 B43
Geller, Efim P vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch25 1958 B41
Taimanov, Mark E vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2
URS-ch25 1958 A97
Taimanov, Mark E vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
URS-ch25 1958 E08
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch25 1958 A10
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1
URS-ch25 1958 B43
Taimanov, Mark E vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2
URS-ch25 1958 A21
Spassky, Boris V vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
Leningrad-ch 1957 E51
Taimanov, Mark E vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2
URS-ch24 1957 A13
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS-ch24 1957 E81
Keres, Paul vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch24 1957 B43
Taimanov, Mark E vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2
URS-ch24 1957 A84
Taimanov, Mark E vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
URS-ch24 1957 E56
Taimanov, Mark E vs Bronstein, David I
1-0
Alekhine mem 1956 E73
Spassky, Boris V vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS-ch23 1956 B68
Keres, Paul vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
Alekhine mem 1956 B66
Taimanov, Mark E vs Spassky, Boris V
1-0
URS-ch23 playoff-1pl 1956 A49
Tal, Mihail vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch23 1956 B28
Spassky, Boris V vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1
URS-ch23 playoff-1pl 1956 C77
Taimanov, Mark E vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Alekhine mem 1956 A36
Smyslov, Vassily vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
Alekhine mem 1956 E62
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
Alekhine mem 1956 A36
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1
URS-ch23 1956 D45
Spassky, Boris V vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS-ch22 1955 C70
Taimanov, Mark E vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2
URS-ch22 1955 D46
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS-ch22 1955 D46
Taimanov, Mark E vs Geller, Efim P
1-0
URS-ch22 1955 A33
Geller, Efim P vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch sf 1955 B67
Spassky, Boris V vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch sf 1955 C70
Keres, Paul vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS-ch22 1955 E13
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