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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1/2-1/2Moscow 1967 C67
Portisch, Lajos vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Moscow 1967 E61
Bronstein, David I vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Moscow 1967 A36
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-chT 1967 A85
Tal, Mihail vs Bronstein, David I
1-0Moscow 1967 B01
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Bronstein, David I
1-0URS-chT 1966 B14
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Bronstein, David I
0-1URS-ch34 1966 D34
Bronstein, David I vs Geller, Efim P
0-1URS-ch34 1966 C69
Smyslov, Vassily vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch34 1966 B14
Bronstein, David I vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-ch33 1965 C92
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Bronstein, David I
1-0URS-ch33 1965 A14
Portisch, Lajos vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Zagreb 1965 D94
Bronstein, David I vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2Zagreb 1965 A07
Larsen, Bent vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Zagreb 1965 A04
Bronstein, David I vs Lengyel, Levente
1/2-1/2Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 C44
Vranesic, Zvonko vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 A53
Stein, Leonid vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 B15
Bronstein, David I vs Darga, Klaus
1-0Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 D31
Porath, Yosef vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 E11
Bronstein, David I vs Evans, Larry Melvyn
1-0Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 E80
Foguelman, Alberto vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 D25
Geller, Efim P vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Moscow zt 1964 A13
Bronstein, David I vs Ivkov, Borislav
1/2-1/2Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 A05
Bronstein, David I vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2Moscow zt 1964 A33
Bronstein, David I vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Belgrade 1964 A65
Tringov, Georgi P vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 C16
Bilek, Istvan vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 A07
Tal, Mihail vs Bronstein, David I
0-1URS-ch32 1964 C18
Bronstein, David I vs Perez Perez, Francisco Jose
1-0Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 B06
Bronstein, David I vs Pachman, Ludek
1/2-1/2Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 C91
Quinones, Oscar Carillo vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 A90
Spassky, Boris V vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Moscow zt 1964 E40
Bronstein, David I vs Berger, Bela
1-0Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 D40
Rossetto, Hector vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 B12
Bronstein, David I vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 C95
Bronstein, David I vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2Belgrade 1964 E19
Benko, Pal C vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 A13
Bronstein, David I vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2Moscow zt 1964 D27
Spassky, Boris V vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch31 1963 D77
Bronstein, David I vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ch31 1963 B44
Bronstein, David I vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2Asztalos mem 1963 D22
Bronstein, David I vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2URS-ch31 1963 C77
Larsen, Bent vs Bronstein, David I
1-0Moscow 1962 B51
Keres, Paul vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch29 1961 C42
Spassky, Boris V vs Bronstein, David I
1-0URS-ch28 1961 A49
Bronstein, David I vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ch28 1961 B96
Bronstein, David I vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ch29 1961 E15
Bronstein, David I vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2URS-ch28 1961 B50
Bronstein, David I vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2URS-ch29 1961 E44
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch28 1961 D26