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TAIMANOV 341 gxn3, and \:!tne has the admntage because of his gnp on rer (1952), and one oi tbe *orld s bes! ten lion about 1950 to 1956, concerlpianisl. At the ase oi 1B16 214e6 3c3c6 4.4d6 5NAg6 6Nclb6 7el eighl Taimanov alr€ady showed talent lor both Nd7 3g3Nc7 9b3Fc7 l0dnd5 llRgle5(Blackplays chess and nusic. A fe* yea$ larer he joined a the'nasha ikhi. meaninstheSh.ikhlopcning, charadcr gro up ol youn g cheslpl ayeis rece ili Dg inslruction ized by the advance oI bo.h @ntre posii al Lajlaj shous from BowrNNr(. ln 1948 he von lhe Lf,ningrad howa.LNrcALcENmEmaybebroken6yrhef, Iatack Cbanpio.ship and then competed in the USSR olrhcoudn.ab ll a6.the.hrri wlultlhdrrbe(n Chanpionship, rr h4 hh l4AalAeh a chastening expenene, Ioi he i5rre5rre5 came lasr. (At 16d(;n6ni.sBlack\nrz.n)r6 ..Fc? 17b5lcxbi t8 abour thc samc time he was laking 20 Axc5 Nxc5 2l N-5- his 6nal examinatio.s ai the L€ningrad Consena' and Black\ cente is bmken, his d-pawn isolalcd on a weak tone.) Soon alteNards his chess sudesses began: USSR Chanpionship 1949, caregory 12, third I g:l (aining lor lhc sayyil) 1 (+7=11 .h6 2g,i16 3h3h5(hc i)equalvithc.,-,-ERaft€rBRoNsrErNand ryeshisplanr4e515 5 sMyslo! i Leningrad Championsbip 1950. fiEt, and h,ls6 6BRn7 7l,lRr 3c3c6 9d3d6 10c3.6 rlb3 1952, E$ti inrerzonal tournameir, Sallsjobaden b5 12Nd2Nd7 t3Ah3Ne7 14Nezac7 l5RflRb3 l6 1952, second (+7=13) equalwith pErRosyAN after Ng3 a6 17 ea rxea {iI17 . . . b5 13 exf5 ex15 19 RB (mvi USSR Chanpionship i952, 66t follo*ed by Nfl a.d Ne3 .en *ins rhc atack oI 15) 13 (+11=5-3) equal with Botyimit, who won fte dr.4 c5 (or 13... d5 1915) 19f5gxr5 20 cx6, and play-olt: CANDTDAES toumament, Neuhausenzuiich 1953-calegory l6,cishth (+7=14-?)cqual 'whiehasr{ou.iredpassdpaMsandBlack\h pa{nn ff,ed.'An openinsthar would havc plcascd rBumR TABLE, see cRossrslE, pArRrNG Some rime elapsed before Taimanov made rABLEs. anorher artenpt to gain the world ride. He !(.TABRIZI, ALA'ADDIN (14th ccntury), con tollowed his career as apianisli andchcsssuccesses nonly knovn as KN,ia Ali ash ShaFanli,thebest came intermittently: USSR Chanpionship 1954, player of his day. A lawycr lrom Sanarkand. he second (+7=12) equal wirh (oRcsNor aner AVER became altached to the cou.t ol rrMUR and BAGi Moscow 1956, caregory 12, rhird (+6=9) rralelled ertedsilety, lor the ourt was almosr after RoNi.nik and Smyslov ahead of Bronstein .ontinuallyonthemove Hisplaysasrapidandhe and cREsi USSR Championship 1956. 6st claimed lhai he could play four simultancous (+8:? 2) equal with Averbakh and sp^ssk!. and blindlold Cames while conversing Nil h f.iends. He chanpiod arer a play oifr Lenidgrad Champion a$nbedhisstrenglh to ssistance from AIeh, who snip 1961, fisi eqlal with Spaskyi Dorhund in adream had oncc given him aselolchesBen 1961. 66t (+6=4 1) ahead ol Snyslov and Witb Timur he played onl, aREAr .HEss Hisbook UNEN| USSR ChamPionsbiP 1962, second on cbess has not survived. but positions fron (+10=7 his 2) equal qilh rAr. alter (orchnoii gamcsor composed by hio have beencopied i.ro Budapest 1965. li6t (+7=8) equal with Hruc,\!rvs(Y and sz,{B6i and Copenhagen 1965,661 (+8=6 1) equal {ith clcoRra and suErN dhead TABTJLAR NOTATION. , n.t:itun rhxrisvrih.n of La6en. ln 1969 a.d I970 Taimanov played vilh incolumn lorm as,iorexample, on ascoREssEEr. rencwed vigouri *inning ih.ee international ln nany books moves are in tabular noralion with lournamenls in succession: Zalaegerszeg 1969 a.nolalional analyses in RUN f+7=8): Wiik aan Zee 1970 (+9=61 ahead of noRri and Skopje 1970 (+7=8) a de wi$ !Asy!(ov. He then played in the category 13 IACTICS, rhe afl or ionduciing the game. ihc irlerzonal, Patna de Majorca 19?0, scored means by which stratcgic plans are caried out +8=12 3. shaied iilth place, and becane a Tacti6 are most evident i. a coMDrNAroN and Candidatc. In the qua(e.final, played at Van shen dealingwithinnediarerhreats. bur nost and olver in l9?1, he met HscHER, and losi cvcry pe.haps all 6oves bave a tacrical i.gredient. sane ( 6). There were onty two onparable usudlly lhe preparation or prevention oI Ihreals. precedents for such a CLEAN scoRE, and lhis Chesshas beendescnbed as astratcgic gamerhatn crnshiag dcfcat cl'fecti!cly end.dTaimano!\ chess 99 pcr cent laclical, anothe! way ofsayine rhal no career. At leasl , he said. I have ny music.i move sbould be made virhout consideration of its Further foubles followed, howeve.. Thc piano tactical onsequences. l actics cannot be learned ducts he and his Nite played ar codcerts ended by rote:1he! lary ftom game to eame, evcn when when his 26-yeaFold marriage ioundered. In the same stralcgic planis Be{j. Abeginnershould disrrlourwithSovierches\?nrhortie\ he,k.h,.l play as many different opponenls as possible and diflicufty obraining concert en8agements. For analyse tor himself lhe games playcd by masters, seve.al yeas hc conrinlcd 10 play in rournanents, lhus bccomingtaniliarritha widerangeof tactical *inning tbe Leningrad Chanpio.ship ifl 1973 fo! tie hilh ti6e. butothetuise achieving only modest resnlts. In 1976 he played in his rwenty ihi.d and TAIMANOV. MARK YEVGENYF,VICH last UssR chanpionship (a record). (1926. ),Sovietplayer,Internationalcrandmas Tainanov is remembered for scvcial conlnb!

342 TAIMANOV VARIATION iions to openings knovlcdCe and his books on rhe Nbjecr. notabr), z6r.hna Nmtsoyicha (1956); ^ se@nd ednion (1960) was aucmented and pnb' lished in Gcrman. Nlh2,,k.h lhdiah hi\ Kato raffi.h (1972). Two other books in Gernan were slahch bn Riri-Etitffnuns 1t971) and Dad4- gunbit bis Hollnndisch (1969). He also pubhhcd zatube z hnre vstre. h i (t9s9), a diary olhis rraveh. Tainanov-Vagrnym Vilnius 1975 Enslish Opening 1.4 N16 2 N.3 d5 3 cxds Nxd5 4q3 s6 5 Bs2 Nb6 6 NABAT 70.00'0 3d:1N.6 sBc3h6 l0Rc1Re3 11 Nd2Nd4 12 Bxd4 Bxdl rr Nb5c6 rlNxdlOxd4 r5 O.2Rb3 l6Nb3Qa4 17Qd2Kh7 l3Nc5Qd4 19e3 Qd3 20 hl Nd7 2l h5 g5 22 14 Nxc5 Tal. Eoing on !o share liri place ar rhe Inrezonal 23 hs5 Ne6 24]a\f+ Ks8 25 gxh6 K\l7 26Qr2+&3 27OtiRl3 23096+Kh3 29Bc4Rfl 30QrtQg3 3l OreT Oxgl+ :r2 Kf1 Ohl+ rr Kr2 Oh2+ la Kel Osl+ 35 Ke2 Oh2+ 36 Kll Oh3+ 37 (D Qh2+ 33 Bg2 Bd7 39 QI6+ Kh7 40 Qt5+ KgS 1t Rhl Qc7 42 TAIMANOV VARIATION, 137, line in tbe MoD EnN RENoNr, examined by rArMANov, Nho publhhcd his analysis in 1956, and played bt him againsr rRrFuNovra in the USSR Yugosla,ia narch, 1957: 157. a vanarion ofrhe NrMzo TNDTAN DErENcr favoured hy Tai6ano! in the 1r50s but known carlicri 291, thc BASTRT(oVvaRrarroN ofthc TALACS (nrnn roksr!h) SANDOR rtBq] 1932), Hungarian player. born Karl Sydhuer, the son ota doclor. He was actile in maslerchess irod 1922 ro 1930, norably sharing 6(t prize wiih GRINFELD in lhc twellth Trebitsch Memorial lournadent, Vie.na 1928 (aboul cateAory 8). His lasr che$ ippearance Nas at the Hamburg Oly6 piad July 1930, Eighr nontbs later he entcr.d a Belgiansa.arorium, maintaining his inlerest in the Came by neans of co.responden.c che$ and $e analysis ofgames. When beyond hope ol rccovcry he relurned homc. Nh.re he died ,h.ut , week TAI. MIKHAII NEKHEMYEVICH (lalr l, lnrernarional Crandmasrer ltv57r Wnrtd ( hxm pion 1960 1. Bom inRisa, tire so; of a physician, be became inte(ested id chess when he saw the game played in hisfalher'swiitinE,room. Ai eipht yeaB old he toincd th€ chess section ofthe Palacc oI lioneers al Riga and five years larer he began to sludy the gane with Atexander Koblencs (19r6- ), a leading Latuianplaycr. They becamc cbw fiends. At this lime Tal was oot unddy skilied ar the ginei he was no child prodigy. A bnghr pupilat school, he qent to universnyat the agc oI 15 to study Russian languagc and literature. He firsl becane $idely knosn in ihe Soviet Union {!en he won the ches chanpionship oi Larvia in 19s3 ater which he nade rapid proeress, UssR championship Leninsrad 1957, lirsl (+9=10 2): USSR championship Riga 1958, 6(t (+9=5 3 and one win by defautt) i Porloroi i.tezonal 1958, t6t (+8=11 1) 2i points ahead oI the se6nd prize winncr; Zurich 1959, n$1 (+10=3 2); Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade 1959,66t(+16:8 4). Bywinninsthislastcvcnt, one ofhis besl iou.lournanent achievements. Tal becamc challcnger.In 1960 he delealed BonrNNr( (+6=13-2)io become the younsestworrd cham- A year later Tal losl the rerurn narch. He h.d wanted to play in'Iallinn whcrc he had enthusiastic suppo but lo the privilege oI a retu.n match Botlinnil added another- the choice ofledue, and theyplayed i. Moscow. Bcfore the matchTalhad been unwell on accounr oI kidncytroublc, but he declined a postponenenr oflered by his opponent. The .hief cause oI his loss was lack otsrudy and preparation. Bolvinnik exprcssed tnis diflerently: 'II Til *ould learn to program hims€ll properly then it would beone inpossible to play him.'

342 TAIMANOV VARIATION<br />

iions <strong>to</strong> openings knovlcdCe and his books on rhe<br />

Nbjecr. notabr), z6r.hna Nmtsoyicha (1956);<br />

^<br />

se@nd ednion (1960) was aucmented and pnb'<br />

lished in Gcrman. Nlh2,,k.h lhdiah hi\ Ka<strong>to</strong><br />

raffi.h (1972). Two other books in Gernan were<br />

slahch bn Riri-Etitffnuns 1t971) and Dad4-<br />

gunbit bis Hollnndisch (1969). He also pubhhcd<br />

zatube z hnre vstre. h i (t9s9), a diary olhis rraveh.<br />

Tainanov-Vagrnym Vilnius 1975 Enslish Opening<br />

1.4 N16 2 N.3 d5 3 cxds Nxd5 4q3 s6 5 Bs2 Nb6 6<br />

NABAT 70.00'0 3d:1N.6 sBc3h6 l0Rc1Re3 11<br />

Nd2Nd4 12 Bxd4 Bxdl rr Nb5c6 rlNxdlOxd4 r5<br />

O.2Rb3 l6Nb3Qa4 17Qd2Kh7 l3Nc5Qd4 19e3<br />

Qd3 20 hl Nd7 2l h5 g5 22 14 Nxc5<br />

Tal. Eoing on !o share liri place ar rhe Inrezonal<br />

23 hs5 Ne6 24]a\f+ Ks8 25 gxh6 K\l7 26Qr2+&3<br />

27OtiRl3 23096+Kh3 29Bc4Rfl 30QrtQg3 3l<br />

OreT Oxgl+ :r2 Kf1 Ohl+ rr Kr2 Oh2+ la Kel<br />

Osl+ 35 Ke2 Oh2+ 36 Kll Oh3+ 37 (D Qh2+ 33<br />

Bg2 Bd7 39 QI6+ Kh7 40 Qt5+ KgS 1t Rhl Qc7 42<br />

TAIMANOV VARIATION, 137, line in tbe MoD<br />

EnN RENoNr, examined <strong>by</strong> rArMANov, Nho publhhcd<br />

his analysis in 1956, and played bt him<br />

againsr rRrFuNovra in the USSR Yugosla,ia<br />

narch, 1957: 157. a vanarion ofrhe NrMzo TNDTAN<br />

DErENcr favoured hy Tai6ano! in the 1r50s but<br />

known carlicri 291, thc BASTRT(oVvaRrarroN ofthc<br />

TALACS (nrnn roksr!h) SANDOR rtBq]<br />

1932), Hungarian player. born Karl Sydhuer, the<br />

son ota doclor. He was actile in masler<strong>chess</strong> irod<br />

1922 ro 1930, norably sharing 6(t prize wiih<br />

GRINFELD in lhc twellth Trebitsch Memorial<br />

lournadent, Vie.na 1928 (aboul cateAory 8). His<br />

lasr che$ ippearance Nas at the Hamburg Oly6<br />

piad July 1930, Eighr nontbs later he entcr.d a<br />

Belgiansa.arorium, maintaining his inlerest in the<br />

Came <strong>by</strong> neans of co.responden.c che$ and $e<br />

analysis ofgames. When beyond hope ol rccovcry<br />

he relurned homc. Nh.re he died ,h.ut , week<br />

TAI. MIKHAII NEKHEMYEVICH (lalr l,<br />

lnrernarional Crandmasrer ltv57r Wnrtd ( hxm<br />

pion 1960 1. Bom inRisa, tire so; of a physician,<br />

be became inte(ested id <strong>chess</strong> when he saw the<br />

game played in hisfalher'swiitinE,room. Ai eipht<br />

yeaB old he <strong>to</strong>incd th€ <strong>chess</strong> section ofthe Palacc<br />

oI lioneers al Riga and five years larer he began<br />

<strong>to</strong> sludy the gane with Atexander Koblencs<br />

(19r6- ), a leading Latuianplaycr. <strong>The</strong>y becamc<br />

cbw fiends. At this lime Tal was oot unddy<br />

skilied ar the ginei he was no child prodigy. A<br />

bnghr pupilat school, he qent <strong>to</strong> universnyat the<br />

agc oI 15 <strong>to</strong> study Russian languagc and literature.<br />

He firsl becane $idely knosn in ihe Soviet Union<br />

{!en he won the ches chanpionship oi Larvia in<br />

19s3 ater which he nade rapid proeress, UssR<br />

ch<strong>amp</strong>ionship Leninsrad 1957, lirsl (+9=10 2):<br />

USSR ch<strong>amp</strong>ionship Riga 1958, 6(t (+9=5 3<br />

and one win <strong>by</strong> defautt) i Porloroi i.tezonal 1958,<br />

t6t (+8=11 1) 2i points ahead oI the se6nd<br />

prize winncr; Zurich 1959, n$1 (+10=3 2);<br />

Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade<br />

1959,66t(+16:8 4). Bywinninsthislastcvcnt,<br />

one ofhis besl iou.lournanent achievements. Tal<br />

becamc challcnger.In 1960 he delealed BonrNNr(<br />

(+6=13-2)io become the younsestworrd cham-<br />

A year later Tal losl the rerurn narch. He h.d<br />

wanted <strong>to</strong> play in'Iallinn whcrc he had enthusiastic<br />

suppo but lo the privilege oI a retu.n match<br />

Botlinnil added another- the choice ofledue, and<br />

theyplayed i. Moscow. Bcfore the matchTalhad<br />

been unwell on accounr oI kidncytroublc, but he<br />

declined a postponenenr oflered <strong>by</strong> his opponent.<br />

<strong>The</strong> .hief cause oI his loss was lack otsrudy and<br />

preparation. Bolvinnik exprcssed tnis diflerently:<br />

'II Til *ould learn <strong>to</strong> program hims€ll properly<br />

then it would beone inpossible <strong>to</strong> play him.'

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