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 →Averbakh, Yuri L vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1953 E68
Bronstein, David I vs Flohr, Salo
1/2-1/2Moscow-ch 1953 D40
Tartakower, Saviely vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Hastings5354 1953 B50
Bronstein, David I vs Lilienthal, Andor
0-1Moscow-ch 1953 C36
Bronstein, David I vs Simagin, Vladimir
1/2-1/2Moscow-ch 1953 D21
Bronstein, David I vs Teschner, Rudolf
1-0Hastings5354 1953 C77
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1953 E46
Bronstein, David I vs Szabo, Laszlo
1-0Candidats Tournament 1953 E51
Bronstein, David I vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1953 E50
Lebedev, Sergey vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Moscow-ch 1953 C08
Bronstein, David I vs Wade, Robert Graham
1/2-1/2Hastings5354 1953 D45
Bronstein, David I vs Alexander, Conel Hughes
0-1Hastings5354 1953 A82
Antoshin, Vladimir S vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Moscow-ch 1953 A49
Bronstein, David I vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1-0Candidats Tournament 1953 E71
Bronstein, David I vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1953 E22
Szabo, Laszlo vs Bronstein, David I
1-0Candidats Tournament 1953 A53
Bronstein, David I vs Kotov, Alexander
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1953 A30
Taimanov, Mark E vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Candidats Tournament 1953 A58
Kotov, Alexander vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1953 E68
Mardle, Denis Victor vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Liverpool 1952 E17
Taimanov, Mark E vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Liverpool 1952 D02
Bronstein, David I vs Konstantinopolsky, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-ch20 1952 D63
Bronstein, David I vs Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
1-0URS-ch20 1952 B30
Ilivitzki, Georgi A vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch20 1952 A53
Taimanov, Mark E vs Bronstein, David I
1-0URS-ch20 1952 E99
Bronstein, David I vs Tolush, Alexander V
1-0URS-ch20 1952 D48
Bronstein, David I vs Fred, Aatos
1-0Helsinki olm 1952 E68
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Bronstein, David I
0-1URS-ch20 1952 C50
Bronstein, David I vs Pastuhoff, O.
1-0Liverpool 1952 C00
Bronstein, David I vs Dinsen, Carl Krarup
1-0Liverpool 1952 D15
Simagin, Vladimir vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch20 1952 E14
Bronstein, David I vs Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
1-0URS-ch20 1952 A30
Grob, Henry vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Helsinki olm 1952 B23
Bronstein, David I vs Byrne, Robert E
0-1Helsinki olm 1952 D24
Cortlever, Nicolaas vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Helsinki olm 1952 A98
Bronstein, David I vs Porath, Yosef
1-0Helsinki olm 1952 E59
Pachman, Ludek vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Helsinki olm 1952 B59
Stoltz, Goesta vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Helsinki olm 1952 C02
Bronstein, David I vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1/2-1/2URS-ch20 1952 B15
Lipnitsky, Isaak vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch20 1952 C03
Goldenov, Boris Petrovich vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch20 1952 C68
Nyren, B. vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Liverpool 1952 A22
Szily, Jozsef vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Helsinki olm 1952 C71
Rutanen, E. vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Liverpool 1952 B07
Kasparian, Genrikh vs Bronstein, David I
1-0URS-ch20 1952 B51
Bronstein, David I vs Plater, Kazimierz
1-0Helsinki olm 1952 B71
Bronstein, David I vs Salo, Toivo
1-0Helsinki olm 1952 D64
Bronstein, David I vs Katragadda, G.
1-0Liverpool 1952 C81
Moiseev, Oleg L vs Bronstein, David I
0-1URS-ch20 1952 A53
Bronstein, David I vs Kan, Ilia Abramovich
1/2-1/2URS-ch20 1952 D53