Mark Taimanov

CURATED CHESS GAMES

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Players Result Moves Opening Event
1951
Taimanov, Mark E vs Geller, Efim P
1-0 35 King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack URS Trade UnionTeam-ch
1951
Taimanov, Mark E vs Kotlerman, Samuel
1-0 49 Catalan Opening: Closed URS-ch19 Semifinal
1951
Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 40 Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Meran Variation URS-ch19 Semifinal
1951
Taimanov, Mark E vs Lipnitsky, Isaak
1-0 48 Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation URS-ch19 Semifinal
1951
Suetin, Alexey S vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 35 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation Leningrad
1951
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 54 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation URS-ch19 Semifinal
1951
Taimanov, Mark E vs Estrin, Yakov Borisovich
1-0 34 Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation URS-ch19 Semifinal
1952.04.13
Rutanen, Erkki vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 40 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation WchT Students unofficial (01)
1952.04.15
Dinsen, Carl Krarup vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 29 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack WchT Students unofficial (01)
1952.04.16
Taimanov, Mark E vs Mardle, Denis Victor
1-0 36 Old Indian Defense: Ukrainian Variation WchT Students unofficial (01)
1952.04.18
Nyren, Bo Emil vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 26 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Scheveningen Formation WchT Students unofficial (01)
1952.04.19
Katragadda, G vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 28 Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation WchT Students unofficial (01)
1952.04.21
Taimanov, Mark E vs Pastuhoff, Oleg
1-0 40 Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense WchT Students unofficial (01)
1952.05
Kuzminykh, Evgeny vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 40 Queen's Gambit Declined: Been-Koomen Variation URS-ch20 Semifinal
1952.05
Sopkov vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 38 Sicilian Defense: Closed URS-ch20 Semifinal
1952.05
Taimanov, Mark E vs Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
1-0 53 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation URS-ch20 Semifinal
1952.09.15
Taimanov, Mark E vs Steiner, Herman
1-0 22 Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit, Main Line Interzonal-02
1952.09.25
Taimanov, Mark E vs Prins, Lodewijk
1-0 48 Queen's Gambit Declined: Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation Interzonal-02
1952.09.26
Unzicker, Wolfgang vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 30 Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation Interzonal-02
1952.09.28
Taimanov, Mark E vs Golombek, Harry
1-0 32 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bernstein Defense Interzonal-02
1952.10.07
Matanovic, Aleksandar vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 31 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Taimanov Variation Interzonal-02
1952.10.08
Taimanov, Mark E vs Sanchez, Luis Augusto
1-0 52 Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Alekhine Variation Interzonal-02
1952.10.20
Taimanov, Mark E vs Barcza, Gedeon
1-0 41 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Taimanov Variation Interzonal-02
1952.11.30
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 44 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation URS-ch20 Final
1952.12.03
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 50 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Taimanov Variation URS-ch20 Final
1952.12.04
Taimanov, Mark E vs Goldenov, Boris Petrovich
1-0 42 Queen's Gambit Declined: Neo-Orthodox Variation URS-ch20 Final
1952.12.08
Taimanov, Mark E vs Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
1-0 67 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation URS-ch20 Final
1952.12.09
Taimanov, Mark E vs Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
1-0 40 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Neo-Classical Line URS-ch20 Final
1952.12.11
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 49 Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation URS-ch20 Final
1952.12.12
Taimanov, Mark E vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1-0 41 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Neo-Classical Line URS-ch20 Final
1952.12.16
Taimanov, Mark E vs Lipnitsky, Isaak
1-0 45 Queen's Gambit Declined URS-ch20 Final
1952.12.19
Taimanov, Mark E vs Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich
1-0 51 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation URS-ch20 Final
1952.12.23
Taimanov, Mark E vs Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich
1-0 44 Benoni Defense: Czech Benoni Defense URS-ch20 Final
1952.12.26
Taimanov, Mark E vs Ilivitzki, Georgi A
1-0 45 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation URS-ch20 Final
1952
Levenfish, Grigory vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 57 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Taimanov Variation Leningrad-ch25
1953.02.02
Taimanov, Mark E vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1-0 36 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense, Exchange Line URS-ch20 Final playoff-1pl
1953.05
Ragozin, Viacheslav vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 36 Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation Gagra Training Tournament
1953.05
Taimanov, Mark E vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1-0 42 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Schlechter Defense Gagra Training Tournament
1953.05
Taimanov, Mark E vs Tolush, Alexander V
1-0 57 Slav Defense: Alapin Variation Gagra Training Tournament
1953.09.06
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 41 Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 Candidates Tournament
1953.09.08
Taimanov, Mark E vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1-0 34 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Schlechter Defense Candidates Tournament
1953.09.13
Stahlberg, Gideon vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 42 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Nimzowitsch Attack Candidates Tournament
1953.09.19
Taimanov, Mark E vs Geller, Efim P
1-0 40 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation Candidates Tournament
1953.10.06
Taimanov, Mark E vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1-0 40 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense, Exchange Line Candidates Tournament
1953.10.13
Taimanov, Mark E vs Stahlberg, Gideon
1-0 74 English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense Accepted Candidates Tournament
1953.10.17
Taimanov, Mark E vs Kotov, Alexander
1-0 48 Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense Candidates Tournament
1953.10.29
Taimanov, Mark E vs Beni, Alfred
1-0 67 Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense Match/Nation AUT-URS
1953.10.31
Beni, Alfred vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 75 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation Match/Nation AUT-URS
1954.01.08
Bannik, Anatolij vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 59 Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation URS-ch21 Final
1954.01.21
Taimanov, Mark E vs Suetin, Alexey S
1-0 50 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation URS-ch21 Final