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Also known as David Ionovich Bronstein, David Bronshteyn, David Ionovich Bronshteyn

Soviet chess grandmaster

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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

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
London

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1
Total plays
3

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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)

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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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “David Bronstein” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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