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    Mark Evgenievich Taimanov (Russian: Марк Евгеньевич Тайманов; 7 February 1926 – 28 November 2016) was one of the leading Soviet and Russian chess players...
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  • mathematician Mark Taimanov (1926–2016), Russian chess Grandmaster and concert pianist Taimanov Variation, various chess openings used by Mark Taimanov This page...
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  • The Taimanov Variation can refer to variations of four different chess openings, all named after Mark Taimanov: In the Sicilian Defense, 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3...
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    Qualifying for the 1972 World Championship, Fischer swept matches with Mark Taimanov and Bent Larsen by 6–0 scores. After winning another qualifying match...
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  • Knights Variation or 5...Bb4, the Pin Variation. Named after Mark Taimanov, the Taimanov Variation can be reached through 2...e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6...
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    defenceman Mark Švets, Estonian footballer Mark Taimanov, Soviet Russian chess player Mark Teixeira, professional baseball player (MLB) Mark Thorson, American...
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  • Scheltinga at the Buenos Aires Chess Olympiad 1939. Later, the game Mark Taimanov–David Bronstein at the Candidates Tournament, Zürich 1953, drew attention...
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  • 2004. "Albert Corscaden: Ireland's Oldest Dad". Midweek. 2010. TV3. "Mark Taimanov obituary". The Guardian. November 29, 2016. "賭王何鴻燊最美女兒何超欣 曾被爸爸大讚:靚到不得了!"...
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  • aforementioned rapid match in November 2015 between Mark Taimanov and Viktor Korchnoi, Taimanov was approximately 89 years and 9 months old when he won...
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    playing style; the most notable exception was Botvinnik, whom grandmaster Mark Taimanov compared to the methodical Wilhelm Steinitz. The main contribution of...
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