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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1/2-1/2Wrexham 1995 C49
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Hastings Masters 1995 D02
Engqvist, Thomas vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Wrexham 1995 E11
Bronstein, David I vs Howell, James C
1-0Hastings Masters 1995 A28
Sherbakov, Ruslan vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Hastings op9495 1995 D20
Rausis, Igors vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Hastings Challengers9596 1995 B01
Turner, Matthew vs Bronstein, David I
1-0Hastings Masters 1995 C25
Csom, Istvan vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Wrexham 1995 D78
McNab, Colin Anderson vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Hastings Challengers9596 1995 E67
Hartman, Christer vs Bronstein, David I
1-0Wrexham 1995 B01
Bronstein, David I vs Gurevich, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Brussels op 1995 C03
Bronstein, David I vs Pein, Malcolm
1/2-1/2Wrexham 1995 D97
McDonald, Neil R vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Wrexham 1995 B99
Bronstein, David I vs De Villers, Mourad
1-0Brussels op 1995 B50
Bronstein, David I vs Davies, Nigel R
1/2-1/2Wrexham 1995 E15
Mortensen, Erling vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Hastings Challengers9596 1995 B01
Arkell, Keith C vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Hastings Challengers9596 1995 A48
Bronstein, David I vs Malaniuk, Vladimir P
1/2-1/2Hastings Masters 1995 A82
Bronstein, David I vs Kristensen, Bjarke
1/2-1/2Peer Gynt 1994 B90
Bronstein, David I vs Hunt, Adam
1-0Maidstone Menchik op 1994 B90
Bronstein, David I vs Hartoch, Robert G
1/2-1/2Donner mem-B 1994 A02
Lalic, Bogdan vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Maidstone Menchik op 1994 A09
Dannevig, Oystein vs Bronstein, David I
1-0Peer Gynt 1994 A07
Bronstein, David I vs Bern, Ivar
1-0Oslo op 1994 A80
Bronstein, David I vs Ledger, David
1-0Hastings op9495 1994 E90
Emms, John M vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Maidstone Menchik op 1994 C07
Luther, Thomas vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Gausdal Int 1994 B16
Bronstein, David I vs Steingrimsson, Hedinn
1/2-1/2Gausdal Int 1994 B82
Bronstein, David I vs Ward, Christopher
0-1Maidstone Menchik op 1994 A46
Hort, Vlastimil vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Donner mem-B 1994 A02
Bronstein, David I vs Comp Mephisto RISC
1-0The Hague AEGON 1994 A06
Bronstein, David I vs Poluljahov, Aleksandr
1/2-1/2Gausdal Int 1994 A46
Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander vs Bronstein, David I
1-0Reykjavik op 1994 A04
Van de Mortel, Jan vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Hastings op9495 1994 E94
Degerman, Lars vs Bronstein, David I
1-0Peer Gynt 1994 C77
Bronstein, David I vs Unzicker, Wolfgang
1/2-1/2Donner mem-B 1994 C54
Bronstein, David I vs Pedersen, Daniel Vesterbaek
1/2-1/2Peer Gynt 1994 D35
Bronstein, David I vs Comp Saitek Brute
1-0The Hague AEGON 1994 B10
Lalic, Bogdan vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Hastings op9495 1994 D02
Bronstein, David I vs Smirin, Ilia
0-1Oslo op 1994 E81
Bronstein, David I vs Spangenberg, Hugo
1-0Hastings op9495 1994 B31
Velimirovic, Dragoljub vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Donner mem-B 1994 B80
Bologan, Viktor vs Bronstein, David I
1-0Oslo op 1994 C55
Comp Tasc R30 vs Bronstein, David I
1-0The Hague AEGON 1994 A85
Bronstein, David I vs Velicka, Petr
0-1Maidstone Menchik op 1994 D13
Bronstein, David I vs Comp Tasc R40
1-0The Hague AEGON 1994 C30
Duncan, Christopher R vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Hastings op9495 1994 C02
Comp MChess Pro vs Bronstein, David I
0-1The Hague AEGON 1994 B16
Kveinys, Aloyzas vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Reykjavik op 1994 C95
Bronstein, David I vs Lomo, Markus
1-0Peer Gynt 1994 B50