Taimanov (russian: Тайманов) is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Taimanova. It may refer to
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Iskander Taimanov (born 1961), Russian mathematician
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Mark Taimanov
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 ch ...
(1926–2016), Russian chess Grandmaster and concert pianist
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Taimanov Variation The Taimanov Variation can refer to variations of four different chess openings, all List of chess openings named after people, named after Mark Taimanov:
*In the Sicilian Defense#Taimanov Variation: 4...Nc6, Sicilian Defense, 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 ...
, various chess openings used by Mark Taimanov
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Russian-language surnames