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)
Search & Filter All Games →Vaganian, Rafael A vs Bronstein, David I
0-1URS-ch39 1971 A92
Bronstein, David I vs Barcza, Gedeon
1/2-1/2Tallinn 1971 B18
Nei, Iivo vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Parnu 1971 B92
Bronstein, David I vs Furman, Semen Abramovich
1-0Tallinn 1971 B44
Zaitsev, Alexander N vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Tallinn 1971 E61
Karasev, Vladimir I vs Bronstein, David I
1-0URS-ch39 1971 B92
Smejkal, Jan vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Tallinn 1971 D74
Bronstein, David I vs Hort, Vlastimil
1/2-1/2Moscow 1971 C15
Vooremaa, Andres vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Parnu 1971 A93
Wade, Robert Graham vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Tallinn 1971 C09
Balashov, Yuri S vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Moscow 1971 D16
Stein, Leonid vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch39 1971 A90
Platonov, Igor V vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch39 1971 A54
Bronstein, David I vs Oim, Tonu
1-0Parnu 1971 C77
Bronstein, David I vs Radulov, Ivan
1/2-1/2Sarajevo 1971 D55
Bronstein, David I vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2URS-ch39 1971 B32
Pohla, Harry vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Parnu 1971 B16
Bronstein, David I vs Vark, K.
1-0Parnu 1971 C00
Bronstein, David I vs Uhlmann, Wolfgang
1-0Moscow 1971 A08
Bronstein, David I vs Stein, Leonid
1/2-1/2Parnu 1971 B27
Bronstein, David I vs Hort, Vlastimil
1/2-1/2Vinkovci 1970 B18
Bronstein, David I vs Matulovic, Milan
0-1Herceg Novi blitz 1970 C30
Bronstein, David I vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2Vinkovci 1970 C47
Bronstein, David I vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2Vinkovci 1970 A16
Bronstein, David I vs Bertok, Mario
1-0Vinkovci 1970 D02
Velimirovic, Dragoljub vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Vinkovci 1970 B99
Bronstein, David I vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0Herceg Novi blitz 1970 C02
Bronstein, David I vs Szabo, Laszlo
1/2-1/2Vinkovci 1970 C73
Ozanic, Marijan vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Vinkovci 1970 B13
Maric, Rudolf vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Vinkovci 1970 B08
Bronstein, David I vs Tomic, Dragoslav
1-0Vinkovci 1970 B31
Minic, Dragoljub vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Vinkovci 1970 B14
Ledic, Tomislav vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Vinkovci 1970 C02
Bronstein, David I vs Parma, Bruno
1/2-1/2Vinkovci 1970 B09
Quinteros, Miguel A vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Vinkovci 1970 A22
Zaitsev, Igor A vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-chT 1969 B14
Bronstein, David I vs Kostro, Jerzy
1-0Tbilisi 1969 C30
Lein, Anatoly vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Tbilisi 1969 B42
Bronstein, David I vs Stein, Leonid
1/2-1/2URS-chT 1969 B61
Bronstein, David I vs Hort, Vlastimil
1/2-1/2Monte Carlo 1969 B22
Bronstein, David I vs Teschner, Rudolf
1/2-1/2Monte Carlo 1969 B52
Rossolimo, Nicolas vs Bronstein, David I
1-0Monte Carlo 1969 B13
Bronstein, David I vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1/2-1/2Monte Carlo 1969 D97
Bronstein, David I vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1/2-1/2URS-chT 1969 B93
Bronstein, David I vs Ostojic, Predrag
1/2-1/2Monte Carlo 1969 B53
Schmid, Lothar vs Bronstein, David I
1-0Monte Carlo 1969 A42
Bronstein, David I vs Lombardy, William James
1/2-1/2Monte Carlo 1969 C00
Honfi, Karoly vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Monte Carlo 1969 C16
Bronstein, David I vs Masic, Ljubomir
1-0Tbilisi 1969 B52
Bronstein, David I vs Benko, Pal C
1-0Monte Carlo 1969 B09