David Bronstein

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David Bronstein was a Soviet chess grandmaster renowned for his creative, attacking style and for nearly winning the World Chess Championship in 1951.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet citizen
chess grandmaster
chess player
human
awardReceived Soviet Chess Championship winner
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship Soviet Union
Ukraine
dateOfBirth 1924-02-19
dateOfDeath 2006-12-05
ethnicGroup Jews
surface form: Jewish people
familyName Bronstein
fieldOfWork chess
genre chess literature
givenName David
influenced modern chess opening theory
influencedBy Alexander Alekhine
Mikhail Botvinnik
knownFor attacking chess style
creative playing style
near victory in the 1951 World Chess Championship match
pioneering ideas in opening theory
languageSpoken Russian
Ukrainian
memberOf Soviet Chess Federation
surface form: Soviet national chess team
nationality Soviet
Ukrainian
notableWork The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953
occupation author
chess player
opponent Mikhail Botvinnik
participantIn Candidates Tournament
surface form: Candidates Tournament 1950

Candidates Tournament
surface form: Candidates Tournament 1953

Chess Olympiad
World Chess Championship 1951
placeOfBirth Bila Tserkva
Soviet Union
Soviet Ukraine
surface form: Ukrainian SSR
placeOfDeath Belarus
Minsk
residence Moscow
result drew 12–12 in World Chess Championship 1951
sexOrGender male
sport chess
title Grandmaster
winnerOf USSR Chess Championship 1948
USSR Chess Championship 1948
surface form: USSR Chess Championship 1949

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Bronstein hasNotableBearer David Bronstein
Mikhail Bronshtein sharesSurnameWith David Bronstein