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 Matanovic, Aleksandar
1/2-1/2URS-JUG 1957 E17
Stahlberg, Gideon vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Alekhine mem 1956 D25
Bronstein, David I vs Colon Romero, Miguel
1-0Moscow olm prel 1956 B90
Bronstein, David I vs Jezek, Jaroslav
1-0Moscow olm fin-A 1956 E55
Taimanov, Mark E vs Bronstein, David I
1-0Alekhine mem 1956 E73
Bronstein, David I vs Szabo, Laszlo
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1956 E58
Bronstein, David I vs Ivkov, Borislav
1/2-1/2Moscow olm fin-A 1956 C97
Pilnik, Herman vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1956 C67
Bronstein, David I vs Golombek, Harry
1-0Alekhine mem 1956 E43
Aloni, Izak vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Moscow olm fin-A 1956 E85
Backlund, G. vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Moscow olm prel 1956 A13
Kolarov, Atanas S vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Moscow olm prel 1956 A49
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Moscow-ch 1956 C67
Filip, Miroslav vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1956 A31
Bronstein, David I vs Wade, Robert Graham
1-0Moscow olm fin-A 1956 C94
Ingerslev, Age vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Moscow olm fin-A 1956 C09
Bronstein, David I vs Pilnik, Herman
1-0Candidats Tournament 1956 E63
Bronstein, David I vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1-0Alekhine mem 1956 C97
Bronstein, David I vs Sliwa, Bogdan
1-0Alekhine mem 1956 C75
Pachman, Ludek vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Alekhine mem 1956 A05
Minev, Nikolay N vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Moscow olm fin-A 1956 C15
Szabo, Laszlo vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1956 D33
Bronstein, David I vs Rojahn, Ernst
1-0Moscow olm prel 1956 C58
Panno, Oscar vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1956 A88
Bronstein, David I vs Padevsky, Nikola
1/2-1/2Alekhine mem 1956 D40
Bronstein, David I vs Ciocaltea, Victor
1/2-1/2Alekhine mem 1956 B53
Schmid, Lothar vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Moscow olm fin-A 1956 C76
Bronstein, David I vs Panno, Oscar
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1956 E86
Bronstein, David I vs Unzicker, Wolfgang
1/2-1/2Alekhine mem 1956 C32
Bronstein, David I vs Antoshin, Vladimir S
1/2-1/2Moscow-ch 1956 C84
Bronstein, David I vs Pilnik, Herman
1-0Moscow olm fin-A 1956 B33
Bronstein, David I vs Uhlmann, Wolfgang
1-0Alekhine mem 1956 C06
Szabo, Laszlo vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Alekhine mem 1956 C63
Bronstein, David I vs Filip, Miroslav
1-0Candidats Tournament 1956 D92
Keller, Dieter vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Moscow olm fin-A 1956 C76
Bronstein, David I vs Benko, Pal C
1-0HUN-URS 1955 D41
Bronstein, David I vs Evans, Larry
1/2-1/2URS-USA telex 1955 D46
Barcza, Gedeon vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2HUN-URS 1955 A13
Bronstein, David I vs Szabo, Laszlo
0-1HUN-URS 1955 C77
Szabo, Laszlo vs Bronstein, David I
0-1HUN-URS 1955 E87
Evans, Larry vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-USA telex 1955 C76
Evans, Larry vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-USA telex 1955 E21
Bilek, Istvan vs Bronstein, David I
0-1HUN-URS 1955 B16
Benko, Pal C vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2HUN-URS 1955 C08
Bronstein, David I vs Bilek, Istvan
1/2-1/2HUN-URS 1955 B57
Bronstein, David I vs Evans, Larry
1-0URS-USA telex 1955 C78
Bronstein, David I vs Arlamowski, Edward
1-0POL-URS 1955 B20
Bronstein, David I vs Lundin, Erik
0-1SWE-URS 1954 A06
Ivkov, Borislav vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Belgrade 1954 C07
Dake, Arthur William vs Bronstein, David I
0-1USA-URS 1954 E67