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David Bronstein
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Soviet chess grandmaster
OverviewAI-generated
David Bronstein (1924–2006) was a Soviet chess player and non-fiction writer. Born in Bila Tserkva, he held the titles of Grandmaster and International Judge of Chess Compositions. He represented the Soviet Union and Russia in chess, participating in the 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th Chess Olympiads. Bronstein was educated at Peter the Great Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University and spoke Ukrainian.
He received the awards of Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour. His chess career included an Elo rating of 2595. Bronstein authored works such as *Definition and Essence from Aristotle to Kant*, *Knight Rider*, *Peniel portrait*, *Aristotelian Metaphysics*, and *Judaism and Christianity*. He died of a stroke in Minsk.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 25
Top works
- Definition and Essence from Aristotle to Kant
- Knight Rider
- Peniel portrait
- Aristotelian Metaphysics
- Judaism and Christianity
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 3
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 84,779x
- Basic local alignment search tool
· 1990 · cited 80,825x
- The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations.
· 1986 · cited 63,615x
- Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error
· 1981 · cited 63,386x
- Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
· 2009 · cited 58,724x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- David Ionovich Bronstein , ( 1924-02-19 ) February 19, 1924, Bila Tserkva , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union
- Died
- December 5, 2006 (2006-12-05) (aged 82), Minsk , Belarus
- Country
- Soviet Union → Russia
- Title
- Grandmaster (1950)
- Peak rating
- 2595 (May 1974)
- Peak ranking
- No. 17 (July 1971)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
David Ionovich Bronstein (Russian: Дави́д Ио́нович Бронште́йн; February 19, 1924 – December 5, 2006) was a Soviet and Russian chess player. Awarded the title of International Grandmaster by FIDE in 1950, he narrowly missed becoming World Chess Champion in 1951. Bronstein was one of the world's strongest players from the mid-1940s into the mid-1970s, and was described by his peers as a creative genius and master of tactics. He was also a renowned chess writer; his book Zurich International Chess Tournament 1953 is widely considered one of the greatest chess books ever written.
Early life
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