Bronstein, David
David Bronstein came within half a point of becoming World Champion in 1951, drawing his match against Botvinnik 12-12, which allowed the champion to retain his title. One of the most creative and original thinkers in chess history, his masterpiece "Zurich 1953" -- an annotated account of the greatest tournament of the twentieth century -- remains one of the most influential chess books ever written.
Total Games
1930
Wins
699
Draws
939
Losses
292
36.2% wins48.7% draws15.1% losses
Most Played Openings
A48 - London System26A53 - Old Indian Defense25E68 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Long Variation24B16 - Caro-Kann Defense: Finnish Variation21C15 - French Defense: Winawer Variation20B01 - Scandinavian Defense19E90 - King's Indian Defense: Larsen Variation18B14 - Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack18B10 - Caro-Kann Defense17E15 - Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation17
Featured Games
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Bronstein, David I vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
World Championship 19th
1951
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Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Bronstein, David I
World Championship 19th
1951
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Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Bronstein, David I
World Championship 19th
1951
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Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Bronstein, David I
World Championship 19th
1951
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Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Bronstein, David I
World Championship 19th
1951
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Bronstein, David I vs Geller, Efim P
Gothenburg Interzonal
1955
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Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Bronstein, David I
World Championship 19th
1951
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Geller, Efim P vs Bronstein, David I
Petropolis Interzonal
1973
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Bronstein, David I vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
World Championship 19th
1951
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Bronstein, David I vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
Petropolis Interzonal
1973
View PrintGames (1930)
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1/2-1/2Tallinn 1973 C55
Pribyl, Josef vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Tallinn 1973 A53
Karner, Hillar vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Tallinn 1973 D02
Balashov, Yuri S vs Bronstein, David I
1-0Moscow-3teams 1973 B14
Furman, Semen Abramovich vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch sf 1973 D76
Bronstein, David I vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2Tallinn 1973 A14
Kuindzhi, Alexander vs Bronstein, David I
0-1URS-ch sf 1973 C16
Bronstein, David I vs Zilberstein, Valery I
1-0URS-ch sf 1973 D92
Palatnik, Semon vs Bronstein, David I
0-1URS-ch sf 1973 A13
Bronstein, David I vs Giorgadze, Tamaz
1-0URS-ch sf 1973 A28
Bronstein, David I vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2Tallinn 1973 E41
Bronstein, David I vs Rytov, Boris
1-0Tallinn 1973 E70
Bronstein, David I vs Razuvaev, Yuri S
1-0URS-ch sf 1973 B46
Bronstein, David I vs Klovans, Janis
1/2-1/2URS-ch sf 1973 C54
Makarichev, Sergey vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch sf 1973 B10
Podgaets, Mikhail vs Bronstein, David I
1-0URS-ch sf 1973 E74
Osnos, Viatcheslav vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch sf 1973 E15
Bronstein, David I vs Bagirov, Vladimir
1-0URS-ch sf 1973 C05
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch40 1972 D87
Benko, Pal C vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1972 B50
Shamkovich, Leonid vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch40 1972 B06
Furman, Semen Abramovich vs Bronstein, David I
1-0URS-ch40 1972 A16
Gufeld, Eduard vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch40 1972 C80
Bronstein, David I vs Dzindzichashvili, Roman
1-0URS-ch40 1972 C00
Mukhin, Mikhail A vs Bronstein, David I
1-0URS-ch40 1972 A21
Bronstein, David I vs Zhidkov, Valery S
1-0URS-ch40 1972 B27
Bronstein, David I vs Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1972 C69
Bronstein, David I vs Kuzmin, Gennadi P
1-0URS-ch40 1972 A01
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch40 1972 B02
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Bronstein, David I
1-0URS-ch40 1972 A05
Bronstein, David I vs Kapengut, Albert Z
1-0URS-ch40 1972 E90
Bronstein, David I vs Menvielle Lacourrelle, Augusto
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1972 A80
Bronstein, David I vs Bagirov, Vladimir
0-1URS-ch40 1972 C00
Bronstein, David I vs Antoshin, Vladimir S
1/2-1/2URS-chT Moscow 1972 C77
Bronstein, David I vs Alburt, Lev O
1-0URS-ch40 1972 A05
Bronstein, David I vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
1/2-1/2URS-ch40 1972 A02
Bronstein, David I vs Klovans, Janis
1-0URS-chT Moscow 1972 C69
Bronstein, David I vs Visier Segovia, Fernando
1-0Las Palmas 1972 A03
Bronstein, David I vs Tatai, Stefano
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1972 A05
Valcarcel, J. vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Las Palmas 1972 D02
Bronstein, David I vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1-0Las Palmas 1972 D94
Savon, Vladimir A vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch40 1972 C71
Bronstein, David I vs Pomar Salamanca, Arturo
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1972 B13
Lein, Anatoly vs Bronstein, David I
1-0URS-ch40 1972 B06
Huguet, Bernard vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Las Palmas 1972 C08
Bronstein, David I vs Razuvaev, Yuri S
1/2-1/2URS-ch40 1972 B17
Furman, Boris vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-chT Moscow 1972 E15
Bronstein, David I vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1972 B87
Lehmann, Heinz Dr vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1972 C49
Vasiukov, Evgeni vs Bronstein, David I
1-0URS-ch40 1972 C42