David Bronstein Number of games in database: 2,182 Years covered: 1938 to 1997 Current FIDE rating: 2432 Highest rating achieved in database: 2590 Overall record: +827 -327 =1006 (61.6%)* * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games Based on games in the database; may be incomplete. 22 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.
David Ionovich Bronstein, born February 19, 1924 in Belaya Tserkov was one of the strongest and most imaginative players to emerge from the talent-rich Soviet Union. Bronstein twice shared the USSR Championship, in 1948 with Alexander Kotov and in 1949 along with Vasily Smyslov.
In 1950 he won the Budapest Tournament to earn a match for the World Chess Championship against Mikhail Botvinnik. After twenty-two games Bronstein led the match and needed just one point from the last two games to win the title. Alas, it was not to be as Botvinnik won the twenty-third game and held the draw in the final game to tie the match and retain his crown.
GM Bronstein has made many contributions to theory in openings such as the Ruy Lopez, King's Indian, and Caro-Kann.
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David Bronstein
Number of games in database: 2,182
Years covered: 1938 to 1997
Current FIDE rating: 2432
Highest rating achieved in database: 2590
Overall record: +827 -327 =1006 (61.6%)*
* Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
22 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.
B40 B31 B20 B50 B90
Ruy Lopez (131)
C77 C97 C78 C91 C92
Nimzo Indian (75)
E41 E21 E55 E59 E32
French Defense (67)
C07 C18 C15 C00 C05
Ruy Lopez, Closed (57)
C97 C91 C92 C99 C98
King's Indian (55)
E90 E67 E80 E71 E60
C07 C16 C15 C09 C18
King's Indian (95)
E67 E60 E80 E92 E69
Ruy Lopez (86)
C76 C63 C69 C92 C99
Sicilian (86)
B92 B32 B51 B90 B40
Caro-Kann (83)
B16 B10 B14 B15 B13
Queen's Pawn Game (55)
A40 A45 D02 A46 E10
NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
Bronstein vs Ljubojevic, 1973 1-0
Bronstein vs M20 (Computer), 1963 1-0
I Efimov vs Bronstein, 1941 0-1
Kaplan vs Bronstein, 1975 0-1
Bronstein vs Keres, 1955 1-0
Petrosian vs Bronstein, 1956 0-1
N Bakulin vs Bronstein, 1965 0-1
Bronstein vs Geller, 1961 1-0
Bronstein vs NN, 1950 1-0
Bronstein vs Deep Blue, 1996 1/2-1/2
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
Botvinnik-Bronstein World Championship Match (1951)
GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
200 open games by David Bronstein (part 1) by tak gambit
Bronstein's Run by suenteus po 147
200 Open Games by David Bronstein (part 2) by tak gambit
Bronstein vs Computers. by lostemperor
Sorcerer's Apprentice Bronstein by tak gambit
King's Indian pioneers by keywiz84
WCC Index [Zurich 1953] by suenteus po 147
WCC Index [Bronstein-Botvinnik 1951] by Suenteus Po
Interzonals 1948: Saltsjobaden by capybara
17th USSR Championship - Bronstein's Momentum by Resignation Trap
WCC Index [Budapest 1950] by nescio2
Bronstein at the 16th USSR Championship by Resignation Trap
WCC Index [Candidates Tournament, 1956] by Resignation Trap
Garry Kasparov's On My Great Predecessors (2) by AdrianP
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(born Feb-19-1924, died Dec-05-2006) Ukraine
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In 1950 he won the Budapest Tournament to earn a match for the World Chess Championship against Mikhail Botvinnik. After twenty-two games Bronstein led the match and needed just one point from the last two games to win the title. Alas, it was not to be as Botvinnik won the twenty-third game and held the draw in the final game to tie the match and retain his crown.
GM Bronstein has made many contributions to theory in openings such as the Ruy Lopez, King's Indian, and Caro-Kann.
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