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 →Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Moscow-ch 1968 A92
Langeweg, Kick vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2IBM 1968 E62
Bronstein, David I vs Kuijpers, Franciscus Antonius
1-0IBM 1968 D31
Bronstein, David I vs Ivkov, Borislav
1/2-1/2URS-JUG 1968 C90
Bronstein, David I vs Zaitsev, Alexander N
1-0Lasker mem 1968 B30
Uhlmann, Wolfgang vs Bronstein, David I
1-0Lasker mem 1968 E11
Knezevic, Milorad vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Kislovodsk 1968 E16
Bronstein, David I vs Vasiukov, Evgeni
1/2-1/2Lasker mem 1968 B22
Sakharov, Yury N vs Bronstein, David I
0-1URS-chT 1967 B08
Bobotsov, Milko G vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Moscow 1967 A90
Furman, Semen Abramovich vs Bronstein, David I
1-0Moscow-Leningrad m 1967 D50
Filip, Miroslav vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Debrecen 1967 E43
Filip, Miroslav vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Moscow 1967 B07
Bronstein, David I vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1/2-1/2Moscow 1967 E61
Uhlmann, Wolfgang vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Moscow 1967 D26
Bronstein, David I vs Sydor, Andrzej
1-0Debrecen 1967 C77
Bronstein, David I vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1-0Moscow 1967 C85
Bronstein, David I vs Valiev, P.
1-0URS-chT 1967 C85
Bronstein, David I vs Stein, Leonid
1/2-1/2Moscow 1967 E81
Husenov, U. vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-chT 1967 C68
Bronstein, David I vs Kapengut, Albert Z
1-0URS-chT 1967 A46
Kozma, Julius vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Debrecen 1967 E62
Shahtahtinsky, Alekper vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-chT 1967 A40
Bronstein, David I vs Pachman, Ludek
1-0Moscow 1967 D43
Osnos, Viatcheslav vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-chT 1967 D22
Birbrager, Isaak vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-chT 1967 E11
Bronstein, David I vs Gipslis, Aivars
1/2-1/2Moscow 1967 A03
Bilek, Istvan vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Moscow 1967 A07
Bronstein, David I vs Chikovani, Iuri
1-0URS-chT 1967 D24
Bronstein, David I vs Bykhovsky, Anatoly A
1/2-1/2URS-chT 1966 C65
Bronstein, David I vs Barczay, Laszlo
1-0Szombathely 1966 B56
Nei, Iivo vs Bronstein, David I
0-1URS-ch34 1966 D26
Bronstein, David I vs Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
1-0URS-ch34 1966 B06
Bronstein, David I vs Gufeld, Eduard
1-0URS-ch34 1966 A36
Bronstein, David I vs Lein, Anatoly
1/2-1/2URS-ch34 1966 C07
Bronstein, David I vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1/2-1/2URS-ch34 1966 D56
Stein, Leonid vs Bronstein, David I
1-0URS-ch34 1966 C43
Savon, Vladimir A vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch34 1966 E12
Bakulin, Nikolay I vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-chT 1966 A13
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti vs Bronstein, David I
0-1URS-ch34 1966 A42
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch34 1966 A13
Vasiukov, Evgeni vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch34 1966 B16
Bronstein, David I vs Liberzon, Vladimir M
1/2-1/2URS-ch34 1966 B70
Krogius, Nikolai V vs Bronstein, David I
1-0URS-ch34 1966 B15
Bronstein, David I vs Doroshkievich, Vladimir K
1/2-1/2URS-ch34 1966 A05
Bronstein, David I vs Flesch, Janos
1/2-1/2Szombathely 1966 A30
Bronstein, David I vs Suetin, Alexey S
1/2-1/2URS-ch34 1966 B97
Bronstein, David I vs Dely, Peter
1/2-1/2Szombathely 1966 E43
Taimanov, Mark E vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch34 1966 A10
Bronstein, David I vs Gipslis, Aivars
1/2-1/2URS-ch34 1966 E25