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 →Bronstein, David I vs Palmiotto, Fiorentino
1-0Munich olm prel 1958 B09
Taimanov, Mark E vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch25 1958 A21
Bronstein, David I vs Albareda, Miguel
1-0Munich olm fin-A 1958 D03
Bronstein, David I vs Blau, Max
1-0Munich olm fin-A 1958 E68
Gipslis, Aivars vs Bronstein, David I
1-0URS-ch25 1958 B54
Milev, Zdravko vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Munich olm fin-A 1958 A32
Matanovic, Aleksandar vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Munich olm fin-A 1958 B01
Bronstein, David I vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2URS-ch25 1958 C08
Furman, Semen Abramovich vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch25 1958 D49
Tolush, Alexander V vs Bronstein, David I
0-1URS-ch25 1958 C91
Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Munich olm fin-A 1958 E69
Kramer, Haije vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Munich olm prel 1958 A56
Bronstein, David I vs Bannik, Anatoly
1/2-1/2URS-ch24 1957 B30
Taimanov, Mark E vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch24 1957 A13
Bronstein, David I vs Aronson, Lev Abramovich
1-0URS-ch24 1957 D02
Milic, Borislav vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Gotha 1957 B67
Udovcic, Mijo vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Gotha 1957 E85
Malich, Burkhard vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Gotha 1957 A53
Bronstein, David I vs Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
1-0URS-ch24 1957 C76
Trifunovic, Petar vs Bronstein, David I
0-1URS-JUG 1957 C42
Bronstein, David I vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2URS-JUG 1957 C97
Antoshin, Vladimir S vs Bronstein, David I
0-1URS-ch24 1957 D30
Bronstein, David I vs Khasin, Abram
1-0URS-ch24 1957 E61
Furman, Semen Abramovich vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch24 1957 E54
Bronstein, David I vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
0-1URS-ch24 1957 A48
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich vs Bronstein, David I
0-1URS-ch24 1957 C76
Bronstein, David I vs Stoliar, Efim Samoilovich
1-0URS-ch24 1957 E16
Ivkov, Borislav vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-JUG 1957 C07
Bronstein, David I vs Schmid, Lothar
1-0EU-chT 1957 C17
Bronstein, David I vs Bilek, Istvan
1-0Gotha 1957 B31
Bronstein, David I vs Fuchs, Reinhart
1-0Gotha 1957 D40
Pfeiffer, Gerhard vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2EU-chT 1957 C42
Karaklajic, Nikola vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-JUG 1957 C06
Bronstein, David I vs Ivkov, Borislav
1/2-1/2EU-chT 1957 C35
Tolush, Alexander V vs Bronstein, David I
1-0URS-ch24 1957 A85
Nedeljkovic, Strecko vs Bronstein, David I
0-1URS-JUG 1957 B16
Bronstein, David I vs Udovcic, Mijo
1-0URS-JUG 1957 C85
Klaman, Konstantin vs Bronstein, David I
0-1URS-ch24 1957 D00
Bronstein, David I vs Alster, Ladislav
1-0EU-chT 1957 A47
Bronstein, David I vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1/2-1/2URS-ch24 1957 E04
Filip, Miroslav vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Gotha 1957 D77
Zita, Frantisek vs Bronstein, David I
0-1EU-chT 1957 A48
Pachman, Ludek vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Gotha 1957 B26
Bronstein, David I vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1/2-1/2URS-ch24 1957 B31
Bronstein, David I vs Vasiukov, Evgeni
1/2-1/2Gotha 1957 A48
Bronstein, David I vs Matanovic, Aleksandar
1/2-1/2EU-chT 1957 C29
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch24 1957 E60
Sliwa, Bogdan vs Bronstein, David I
1-0Gotha 1957 A81
Bronstein, David I vs Mikenas, Vladas
1-0URS-ch24 1957 D36
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich vs Bronstein, David I
0-1URS-ch24 1957 A53