tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post2305940458494829335..comments2024-03-28T22:32:50.562+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Mark Taimanov: Concert pianist and chess grandmasterJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-26172675138819567592011-08-28T20:47:51.672+01:002011-08-28T20:47:51.672+01:00I have read said that Boris Spassky felt he gave a...I have read said that Boris Spassky felt he gave away his emotions about the game too easily when he was young. So he trained himself to show a "clown's mask" whether he was winning or losing.<br /><br />Bill Hartston said that as a result he was disconcerting to play. He gave you no idea how he felt about the position.Jonathan Calderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-61618663663374949042011-08-28T20:05:01.459+01:002011-08-28T20:05:01.459+01:00I remember a report for Chess magazine from a memb...I remember a report for Chess magazine from a member of an English team - could even have been Raymond Keene - playing the Russians: Taimanov was the only Russian who looked sad when he was losing and happy when he was winning.<br /><br />Many thanks for the link which greatly expanded my knowledge of, as you say, a remarkable figure.Frank Littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447989626809704972noreply@blogger.com