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)
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1/2-1/2URS-ch20 1952 C76
Bronstein, David I vs Simagin, Vladimir
1/2-1/2URS-ch19 1951 B37
Terpugov, Evgeny vs Bronstein, David I
0-1URS-ch19 1951 E68
Bronstein, David I vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0URS-ch19 1951 E24
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-chT 1951 B17
Bronstein, David I vs Kopylov, Nikolai G
1-0URS-ch19 1951 B03
Bondarevsky, Igor vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch19 1951 A48
Lipnitsky, Isaak vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch19 1951 B07
Bronstein, David I vs Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich
1-0URS-chT 1951 B11
Bronstein, David I vs Kotov, Alexander
0-1URS-ch19 1951 E67
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich vs Bronstein, David I
1-0URS-ch19 1951 B38
Bronstein, David I vs Moiseev, Oleg L
1/2-1/2URS-ch19 1951 E56
Flohr, Salo vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch19 1951 E67
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Bronstein, David I
0-1URS-ch19 1951 B93
Bronstein, David I vs Novotelnov, Nikolay Alexandrovi
1-0URS-ch19 1951 E53
Bronstein, David I vs Szabo, Laszlo
1-0Candidats Tournament 1950 E27
Lilienthal, Andor vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1950 D35
Stahlberg, Gideon vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Candidats Tournament 1950 A10
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Candidats Playoff 1pl 1950 B05
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Candidats Playoff 1pl 1950 B11
Bronstein, David I vs Kotov, Alexander
1-0Candidats Tournament 1950 D31
Bronstein, David I vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1950 D89
Flohr, Salo vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1950 E92
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Candidats Playoff 1pl 1950 C66
Szabo, Laszlo vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1950 A90
Bronstein, David I vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1-0Candidats Playoff 1pl 1950 D89
Bronstein, David I vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1/2-1/2Candidats Playoff 1pl 1950 D26
Bronstein, David I vs Stahlberg, Gideon
0-1Candidats Tournament 1950 C13
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Candidats Playoff 1pl 1950 C15
Kotov, Alexander vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1950 E17
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1950 A54
Bronstein, David I vs Lilienthal, Andor
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1950 E68
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Candidats Playoff 1pl 1950 C89
Bronstein, David I vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1-0Candidats Playoff 1pl 1950 E21
Bronstein, David I vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1/2-1/2Candidats Playoff 1pl 1950 E26
Bronstein, David I vs Flohr, Salo
1-0Candidats Tournament 1950 B11
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Candidats Playoff 1pl 1950 C15
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Bronstein, David I
1-0Candidats Playoff 1pl 1950 C66
Bronstein, David I vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1/2-1/2Candidats Playoff 1pl 1950 A53
Bronstein, David I vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
0-1Candidats Playoff 1pl 1950 E68
Bronstein, David I vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1/2-1/2Candidats Playoff 1pl 1950 E68
Liublinsky, Victor Alexandrovic vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch17 1949 B63
Bronstein, David I vs Vajda, Arpad
1-0Budapest-Moscow 1949 E69
Tipary, Lajos vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Budapest-Moscow 1949 A81
Bronstein, David I vs Furman, Semen Abramovich
1/2-1/2URS-ch17 1949 C92
Szabo, Laszlo vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Budapest-Moscow 1949 D47
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch17 1949 C79
Bronstein, David I vs Mikenas, Vladas
1-0URS-ch17 1949 B03
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Bronstein, David I
0-1URS-ch17 1949 C63
Benko, Pal C vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Budapest-Moscow 1949 D75