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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1-0URS-ch28 1961 E27
Bronstein, David I vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2URS-ch28 1961 B50
Bronstein, David I vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ch29 1961 E15
Bronstein, David I vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2URS-ch29 1961 C87
Bronstein, David I vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2URS-ch27 1960 C92
Bronstein, David I vs Petrosian, Tigran V
0-1URS-ch27 1960 B12
Bronstein, David I vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1960 C65
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Bronstein, David I
1-0URS-ch27 1960 E45
Spassky, Boris V vs Bronstein, David I
1-0URS-ch27 1960 C36
Bronstein, David I vs Fischer, Robert James
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1960 D01
Bronstein, David I vs Geller, Efim P
0-1URS-ch27 1960 B86
Spassky, Boris V vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch26 1959 B65
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Bronstein, David I
0-1URS-ch26 1959 B06
Spassky, Boris V vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Alekhine mem 1959 C10
Portisch, Lajos vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Alekhine mem 1959 A90
Larsen, Bent vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Alekhine mem 1959 A08
Tal, Mihail vs Bronstein, David I
1-0URS-ch26 1959 C96
Bronstein, David I vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2Alekhine mem 1959 C87
Bronstein, David I vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2URS-ch26 1959 B12
Bronstein, David I vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2URS-ch26 1959 E43
Keres, Paul vs Bronstein, David I
1-0URS-ch26 1959 D02
Panno, Oscar vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Portoroz Interzonal 1958 E14
Cardoso, Radolfo Tan vs Bronstein, David I
1-0Portoroz Interzonal 1958 B07
Bronstein, David I vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2Portoroz Interzonal 1958 E86
Bronstein, David I vs Sanguineti, Raul
1/2-1/2Portoroz Interzonal 1958 E54
Bronstein, David I vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2Portoroz Interzonal 1958 E55
Matanovic, Aleksandar vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Portoroz Interzonal 1958 B15
Bronstein, David I vs Benko, Pal C
1/2-1/2Portoroz Interzonal 1958 E80
Geller, Efim P vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch25 1958 E97
Bronstein, David I vs De Greiff, Boris
1/2-1/2Portoroz Interzonal 1958 C76
Bronstein, David I vs Olafsson, Fridrik
1-0Portoroz Interzonal 1958 B90
Bronstein, David I vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0URS-ch25 1958 D02
Neikirkh, Oleg vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Portoroz Interzonal 1958 A37
Bronstein, David I vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2URS-ch25 1958 B49
Rossetto, Hector vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Portoroz Interzonal 1958 B43
Sherwin, James T vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Portoroz Interzonal 1958 A13
Bronstein, David I vs Pachman, Ludek
1-0Portoroz Interzonal 1958 C80
Bronstein, David I vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2URS-ch25 1958 B34
Bronstein, David I vs Filip, Miroslav
1/2-1/2Portoroz Interzonal 1958 E59
Szabo, Laszlo vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Portoroz Interzonal 1958 C01
Bronstein, David I vs Spassky, Boris V
0-1URS-ch25 1958 E54
Bronstein, David I vs Fuster, Geza
1-0Portoroz Interzonal 1958 B11
Bronstein, David I vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2URS-ch24 1957 A07
Spassky, Boris V vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch24 1957 C17
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2URS-ch24 1957 E54
Tal, Mihail vs Bronstein, David I
1-0URS-ch24 1957 D90
Bronstein, David I vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1956 E66
Bronstein, David I vs Keres, Paul
0-1Candidats Tournament 1956 C99
Spassky, Boris V vs Bronstein, David I
1-0Candidats Tournament 1956 E80
Keres, Paul vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1956 C28