David Bronstein
Soviet chess grandmaster (1924–2006) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ionovich and the family name is Bronstein.
David Ionovich Bronstein (Russian: Дави́д Ио́нович Бронште́йн; February 19, 1924 – December 5, 2006) was a Soviet 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.
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Full name | Дави́д Ио́нович Бронште́йн David Ionovich Bronstein |
Country | Soviet Union → Russia |
Born | (1924-02-19)February 19, 1924 Bila Tserkva, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Died | December 5, 2006(2006-12-05) (aged 82) Minsk, Belarus |
Title | Grandmaster (1950) |
Peak rating | 2595 (May 1974) |
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