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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-ch22 1955 E55
Taimanov, Mark E vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
URS-chTJ Coop 1954 E62
Taimanov, Mark E vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
URS-ch21 1954 A16
Tal, Mihail vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1
URS-chTJ Coop 1954 C16
Geller, Efim P vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1
URS-ch21 1954 B88
Taimanov, Mark E vs Bronstein, David I
0-1
Candidats Tournament 1953 A58
Taimanov, Mark E vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 B14
Euwe, Max vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 D37
Geller, Efim P vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1953 C60
Taimanov, Mark E vs Euwe, Max
0-1
Candidats Tournament 1953 E59
Najdorf, Miguel vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 E55
Taimanov, Mark E vs Geller, Efim P
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1953 E95
Geller, Efim P vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS-training 1953 A29
Taimanov, Mark E vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Candidats Tournament 1953 E99
Taimanov, Mark E vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2
URS-training 1953 D22
Bronstein, David I vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 E15
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1
Candidats Tournament 1953 E14
Taimanov, Mark E vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 E95
Taimanov, Mark E vs Petrosian, Tigran V
0-1
URS-training 1953 A70
Smyslov, Vassily vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 B25
Taimanov, Mark E vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1953 E58
Taimanov, Mark E vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 E02
Keres, Paul vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 B88
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 E46
Taimanov, Mark E vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
URS-training 1953 D19
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch20 playoff-1pl 1952 E50
Taimanov, Mark E vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1
URS-ch20 playoff-1pl 1952 D45
Taimanov, Mark E vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2
URS-ch20 playoff-1pl 1952 A85
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1
URS-ch20 1952 E40
Taimanov, Mark E vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0
URS-ch20 1952 D71
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch20 playoff-1pl 1952 D46
Taimanov, Mark E vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2
Liverpool 1952 D02
Taimanov, Mark E vs Bronstein, David I
1-0
URS-ch20 1952 E99
Geller, Efim P vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS-ch20 1952 E40
Smyslov, Vassily vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch20 1952 E28
Keres, Paul vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch20 1952 B65
Taimanov, Mark E vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1-0
URS-ch20 playoff-1pl 1952 E58
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS-ch20 playoff-1pl 1952 E40
Smyslov, Vassily vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS-ch19 1951 A13
Smyslov, Vassily vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
Chigorin mem 1951 E02
Bronstein, David I vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS-ch19 1951 E24
Taimanov, Mark E vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
URS-ch19 1951 D04
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch19 1951 E40
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS-ch19 1951 E14
Keres, Paul vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0
URS-ch19 1951 E14
Taimanov, Mark E vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
0-1
URS-ch sf 1950 A98
Taimanov, Mark E vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Szcawno Zdroj 1950 A49
Taimanov, Mark E vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2
Szcawno Zdroj 1950 C29
Taimanov, Mark E vs Keres, Paul
1-0
URS-ch17 1949 D31
Geller, Efim P vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
URS-ch17 1949 B93
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