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Birthday
*** ,1926
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Death day
November 28, 2016 (90 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
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Mark Taimanov
Mark Evgenievich Taimanov was one of the leading chess players in the Soviet Union and Russia, among the top 20 chess players in the world from 1946 to 1971. Also an outstanding chess author, Taimanov was named . Grandmaster in 1952 and in 1956 won the Soviet chess championship. Several variations of chess bear his name. A man of the modern Renaissance, Taimanov is also a world-class concert pianist. Taimanov was twice world champion, in 1953 and 1971. However, in 1971 he lost to Bobby Fischer in the match 6-0, confusing the Soviet Union. However, throughout his career he often excelled in the international representation of the Soviet Union in the field of chess.
Full nameMark Evgenievich Taimanov
CountrySoviet Union → Russia
BornFebruary 7, 1926, Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
DiedNovember 28, 2016, Saint Petersburg, Russia
TitleGrandmaster (1952)
Peak rating2600 (July 1971)

About Mark Taimanov

Chess Player Mark Taimanov was born in Ukraine on February 7, 1926. He dies at the age of 90, on November 28, 2016.

He was a world-class concert guitarist and chess player from 1946 to 1956, gaining the International Grandmaster title in 1952 and ranking among the top ten chess players in the world.

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Mark Taimanov before becoming famous

Mark Taimanov was born in the Zodiac sign Aquarius (The Water-Bearer), and 1926 is also the year of Tiger (兎) in the Chinese Zodiac.

When he was 11 years old, he made his film debut as a violinist in the Soviet film"Beethoven Concerto".

Achievement of Mark Taimanov

He tied for first place twice in his 23 appearances in the USSR Chess Championships.

Mark Taimanov's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He and his first wife, Lyubov Bruk, made a piano duo recording for Philips and Steinway's"Great Pianists of the 20th Century" series.

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The Soviet Union was so shocked by his 6-0 loss to Chess Player Bobby Fischer in the 1971 World Championship Candidates that they temporarily stopped his salary and travel privileges.

Bobby Fischer (1943 - 2008) (Chess Player)
Bobby Fischer (1943 - 2008)

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Mark Taimanov Income & Net worth

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