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 →Vasiukov, Evgeni vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Moscow 1962 B52
Bronstein, David I vs Minic, Dragoljub
1-0URS-JUG 1962 A46
Suetin, Alexey S vs Bronstein, David I
1-0URS-chT 1962 B06
Bronstein, David I vs Dely, Peter
1-0Moscow 1962 C77
Bertok, Mario vs Bronstein, David I
0-1URS-JUG 1962 C41
Ignatiev, Felix N vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Moscow 1962 B26
Bronstein, David I vs Ivkov, Borislav
1/2-1/2URS-JUG 1962 B48
Bronstein, David I vs Mosionzhik, Ilya Samoilovich
1-0URS-chT 1962 A30
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-chT 1962 D25
Bronstein, David I vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2URS-chT 1962 C83
Padevsky, Nikola vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Moscow 1962 C15
Bronstein, David I vs Matanovic, Aleksandar
1/2-1/2URS-JUG 1962 C36
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-JUG 1962 E83
Bronstein, David I vs Barcza, Gedeon
1/2-1/2Moscow 1962 C07
Shamkovich, Leonid vs Bronstein, David I
1-0Moscow 1962 C93
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-chT 1962 B19
Yudovich, Mikhail Jr vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Moscow 1962 B11
Bronstein, David I vs Simagin, Vladimir
1/2-1/2Moscow 1962 B50
Vasilchuk, Yury vs Bronstein, David I
1-0Moscow-ch 1961 B12
Kluger, Gyula vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Maroczy mem 1961 E98
Bronstein, David I vs Estrin, Yacov
1/2-1/2Moscow-ch 1961 E04
Bronstein, David I vs Haag, Ervin
1/2-1/2Maroczy mem 1961 E91
Bronstein, David I vs Lutikov, Anatoly S
1/2-1/2URS-ch28 1961 E04
Zakharov, Alexander V vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Moscow-ch 1961 C73
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch28 1961 B15
Bronstein, David I vs Savon, Vladimir A
1-0URS-ch29 1961 A48
Bronstein, David I vs Simagin, Vladimir
1-0URS-ch28 1961 E24
Lein, Anatoly vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch29 1961 B28
Muchnik, Khanan Lvovich vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Moscow-ch 1961 B21
Bronstein, David I vs Shatskes, Boris A
1-0Moscow-ch 1961 D36
Titenko, Vladimir F vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Moscow-ch 1961 A53
Simagin, Vladimir vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Maroczy mem 1961 B40
Bronstein, David I vs Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
1/2-1/2URS-ch29 1961 E90
Bronstein, David I vs Khasin, Abram
1-0Moscow-ch 1961 C18
Drimer, Dolfi vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Maroczy mem 1961 B92
Bronstein, David I vs Simagin, Vladimir
1-0Moscow-ch 1961 B12
Furman, Semen Abramovich vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch28 1961 D46
Bronstein, David I vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2Maroczy mem 1961 A48
Cherepkov, Alexander V vs Bronstein, David I
0-1URS-ch28 1961 C80
Barcza, Gedeon vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Maroczy mem 1961 E19
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch29 1961 C42
Bronstein, David I vs Kots, Yury Isakovich
1-0URS-ch29 1961 A48
Taimanov, Mark E vs Bronstein, David I
1-0URS-ch28 1961 A40
Bronstein, David I vs Gufeld, Eduard
0-1URS-ch28 1961 E85
Vladimirov, Boris T vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch29 1961 E26
Bronstein, David I vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0URS-ch29 1961 B48
Bronstein, David I vs Khasin, Abram
1-0URS-ch28 1961 B27
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich vs Bronstein, David I
1-0Moscow-ch 1961 B12
Khasin, Abram vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch29 1961 C99
Goldberg, Grigory Abramovich vs Bronstein, David I
1-0Moscow-ch 1961 A23