Mark Taimanov
Russian chess player
Died when: 90 years 295 days (1089 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Mark Evgenievich Taimanov (Russian: Марк Евгеньевич Тайманов; 7 February 1926 – 28 November 2016) was one of the leading Soviet and Russian chess players, among the world's top 20 players from 1946 to 1971.
A prolific chess author, Taimanov was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 1952 and in 1956 won the USSR Chess Championship.He was a World Championship Candidate in 1953 and 1971, and several opening variations are named after him.Taimanov was also a world-class concert pianist.
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