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 →Uhlmann, Wolfgang vs Bronstein, David I
1-0Szombathely 1966 A53
Bronstein, David I vs Osnos, Viatcheslav
0-1URS-ch34 1966 B30
Bronstein, David I vs Lepeshkin, Vladimir
1-0URS-ch33 1965 A07
Mikenas, Vladas vs Bronstein, David I
0-1URS-ch33 1965 A53
Ivkov, Borislav vs Bronstein, David I
1-0Zagreb 1965 E62
Bronstein, David I vs Gipslis, Aivars
1/2-1/2Zagreb 1965 A53
Taimanov, Mark E vs Bronstein, David I
1-0URS-ch33 1965 E14
Bronstein, David I vs Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
1-0Zagreb 1965 D30
Bronstein, David I vs Gufeld, Eduard
1/2-1/2URS-ch33 1965 B81
Khasin, Abram vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch33 1965 D26
Golombek, Harry vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Zagreb 1965 D25
Ljavdansky, Vladimir vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch33 1965 D91
Marovic, Drazen vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Zagreb 1965 E61
Bronstein, David I vs Parma, Bruno
1/2-1/2Zagreb 1965 E24
Bronstein, David I vs Damjanovic, Mato
1-0Zagreb 1965 D46
Simagin, Vladimir vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch33 1965 A53
Bronstein, David I vs Radovici, Corvin
0-1EU-chT 1965 D15
Matanovic, Aleksandar vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Zagreb 1965 C08
Bronstein, David I vs Antoshin, Vladimir S
1/2-1/2Zagreb 1965 A47
Parma, Bruno vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2EU-chT 1965 B29
Bronstein, David I vs Stein, Leonid
1/2-1/2URS-ch33 1965 B75
Bronstein, David I vs Kuzmin, Gennadi P
1/2-1/2URS-ch33 1965 A02
Bronstein, David I vs Teschner, Rudolf
1-0EU-chT 1965 C26
Bronstein, David I vs Minic, Dragoljub
1/2-1/2Zagreb 1965 E61
Matulovic, Milan vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2EU-chT 1965 B01
Bronstein, David I vs Uhlmann, Wolfgang
1/2-1/2Zagreb 1965 C18
Bukhman, Eduard vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch33 1965 A49
Barendregt, Johan Teunis vs Bronstein, David I
0-1EU-chT 1965 C00
Bertok, Mario vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Zagreb 1965 A95
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Zagreb 1965 E72
Barcza, Gedeon vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2EU-chT 1965 A11
Bronstein, David I vs Suetin, Alexey S
1/2-1/2URS-ch33 1965 D91
Filip, Miroslav vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Zagreb 1965 E43
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch33 1965 A10
Bronstein, David I vs Osnos, Viatcheslav
1/2-1/2URS-ch33 1965 A47
Teschner, Rudolf vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2EU-chT 1965 E14
Bronstein, David I vs Gunsberger, A.
1/2-1/2EU-chT 1965 A48
Barendregt, Johan Teunis vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2EU-chT 1965 C68
Furman, Semen Abramovich vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch33 1965 E00
Bronstein, David I vs Vasiukov, Evgeni
1/2-1/2URS-ch33 1965 B09
Bronstein, David I vs Udovcic, Mijo
1/2-1/2Zagreb 1965 D61
Bronstein, David I vs Furman, Semen Abramovich
1-0Moscow-Leningrad 1965 B82
Bronstein, David I vs Padevsky, Nikola
1-0Zagreb 1965 B21
Bronstein, David I vs Bykhovsky, Anatoly A
1-0URS-ch33 1965 C33
Bronstein, David I vs Sakharov, Yury N
0-1URS-ch33 1965 B91
Bronstein, David I vs Matanovic, Aleksandar
1/2-1/2Belgrade 1964 C91
Bronstein, David I vs Osnos, Viatcheslav
1-0URS-ch32 1964 A47
Bronstein, David I vs Stein, Leonid
0-1URS-ch32 1964 B50
Bronstein, David I vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1-0URS-ch32 1964 A46
Lutikov, Anatoly S vs Bronstein, David I
0-1URS-ch32 1964 B15