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Mark Taimanov, an Uncommon card
Mark Evgenievich Taimanov was one of the leading Soviet and Russian chess players, among the world's top 20 players from 1946 to 1971.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 48
- Power
- 110
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 24,000
Power 110 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
Mark Taimanov quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Mark Taimanov card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Taimanov was also a world-class concert ______.
Answer
pianist. Taimanov was also a world-class concert pianist. From the Mark Taimanov article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Andrés Gómez. Andrés Gómez 71 · Frankie Frisch 66 · Mark Taimanov 62 · Escondida 59 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- 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.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Mark Taimanov article was read about 24,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 62 and blocks with 48: each hit it takes is cut by 19 %.
How to get Mark Taimanov
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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- EscondidaUncommon · Nature · ATK 59 DEF 51
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Mark Taimanov (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Rob Mieremet / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
