In his final book, however, published in 2007, shortly after his death, Bronstein more strongly implied that Smyslov was favored for Zurich 1953 by the Soviet Chess Federation, and that other Soviet representatives were pressured to make this happen.

He was the chess columnist from 1972 to 2006 for the New York Times, which ran his final column ( a recounting of his 1952 victory over David Bronstein ) on November 12, 2006.

Two short draws in the final rounds, vs Bronstein and Tringov, and Balinas had accomplished his miracle.

The rumor that Bronstein was related to the disgraced former Soviet Communist leader Leon Trotsky ( whose real family name was Bronstein ), was treated as unconfirmed, but doubtful, by Bronstein in his book The Sorcerer's Apprentice ( 1995 ).

Bronstein, in his last book, Secret Notes, published in 2007 just after his death the previous year, confirmed long-standing rumours by writing that the nine Soviet grandmasters ( out of a field of 15 players ) at Zurich were under orders from both their chess leadership and the KGB to not let Reshevsky win the tournament under any circumstances, with Smyslov being the preferred victor.

The tournament is the subject of a well-known book by David Bronstein.

Nonfiction books with this title include a travel book by Tahir Shah, and a chess book by David Bronstein and Tom Fürstenberg.

Najdorf's enthusiasm for, and virtuosity in conducting, the attack against the enemy king is well shown here, in a game praised by David Bronstein in his famous book on the tournament.

* " Numerical Geometry of Non-Rigid Shapes " ( with Alex and Michael Bronstein ) published by Springer in 2009.

In spring 2008 his sixth novel " Tacheles " ( Plain talking ) was published, where for the first time police-officer David Bronstein has to investigate.

In March 2010 Bronstein reappeared in Pittler ´ s 8th novel " Chuzpe " ( Impudence ), and in March 2011 the fourth Bronstein-novel " Tinnef " ( Trumpery ) was published.

Bronstein was also a six-time winner of the Moscow Championships, and represented the USSR at the Olympiads of 1952, 1954, 1956 and 1958, winning board prizes at each of them, and losing just one of his 49 games in those events.

Then in the Moscow Championship of 1946, Smyslov scored just 8. 5 / 15, for a tie of 3rd – 6th places, as Bronstein won again.

He defeated Mikhail Tal, Boris Spassky, Vasily Smyslov, Viktor Korchnoi, David Bronstein, and just about every other strong Soviet player.

In June 2001, a Komodo dragon seriously injured Phil Bronstein, the then husband of actress Sharon Stone, when he entered its enclosure at the Los Angeles Zoo after being invited in by its keeper.

* Bronstein delay — with the Bronstein timing method, the increment is always added after the move.

Bronstein became the eventual Candidates ' winner over Boleslavsky in a ( Moscow ) 1950 playoff match, following two overtime match games, after the two had tied in Budapest, and then again remained level over the 12 scheduled match games.

Botvinnik won four virtually level endgames after the adjournments, and his fifth win came in an endgame which Bronstein resigned at move 40.

* The Keres Variation, characterised by the moves 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Nf3 0-0 7. 0-0 c5, is named after Estonian GM Paul Keres, although Smyslov and Bronstein were also early practitioners of this line.

When Reshevsky maintained his strong contention late into the two-month event, Bronstein claims that the Soviets prearranged several results in games amongst themselves to successfully prevent Reshevsky's overall victory, while also ensuring that Reshevsky faced the maximum test in his own games against the Soviet players ; Bronstein had earlier ( 1995 ) written that he was ordered by the Soviet delegation leader to win as Black against Reshevsky in the second cycle at Zurich, and managed to do so after a very hard struggle.

David Bronstein wins after a playoff against Isaac Boleslavsky.

* 1951-Mikhail Botvinnik retains his title after the World Championship match with challenger David Bronstein ends in a 12 – 12 tie.

Some of his late successes included victories at Lone Pine 1976 and in the 1979 Paul Keres Memorial tournament in Tallinn ( 12 / 16 without a loss, ahead of Tal, Bronstein and others ), shared first place ( with Portisch and Hübner ) in the Rio de Janeiro Interzonal the same year, and second place in Tilburg in 1981, half a point behind the winner Beliavsky.

* Vasily Smyslov vs David Bronstein, Candidates ' Tournament, Amsterdam 1956, English Opening ( A34 ), 1 – 0 The two players were fighting for the right to qualify, late in the tournament, and Smyslov finds a way to come out on top.

Boleslavsky and Bronstein had become friends in the late 1930s, and remained so throughout their lives.

Boleslavsky, together with fellow Ukrainians Bronstein, Efim Geller, and Alexander Konstantinopolsky, beginning in the late 1930s, turned the King's Indian Defence from a suspect variation into one of the most popular defences today.

Although it was played occasionally as early as the late 19th century, the King's Indian was considered inferior until the 1940s when it was featured in the games of Bronstein, Boleslavsky, and Reshevsky.

* 1924 – David Bronstein, Ukrainian chess player ( d. 2006 )

* Bronstein JL, Alarcon R, Geber M. 2006.

David Ionovich Bronstein ( Дави ́ д Ио ́ нович Бронште ́ йн ; February 19, 1924 – December 5, 2006 ) was a Jewish Soviet chess grandmaster, who narrowly missed becoming World Chess Champion in 1951.

In November 2006, Mayor Bates won re-election in a landslide, defeating former City Planning Commissioner Zelda Bronstein 63 % to 31 %-the largest margin of victory in a Berkeley mayor's race since 1967.

Bronstein wrote that Keres was ordered to draw his second cycle game with Smyslov, to conserve Smyslov's fading physical strength ; Keres, who still had his own hopes of winning the event, tried as White to win an attacking game, but instead lost because of Smyslov's excellent play.

Bronstein also wrote that Nezhmetdinov was " a fantastic mathematician.

With the tide turning towards an eventual Soviet war victory over the Nazi invaders, Bronstein was able to once again play some competitive chess, and he defeated Soviet champion Mikhail Botvinnik at the 1944 USSR Championship, which was his own first appearance at the Soviet top-standard event.

Bronstein tied for first place in the Soviet Championships of both 1948 and 1949.

It has been alleged by some that Bronstein was forced by the Soviet authorities to throw this match, and to allow Botvinnik to win.

Bronstein missed qualification at the Soviet Zonal stage for the 1962 cycle.

Bronstein took many first prizes in tournaments, among the most notable being the Soviet Chess Championships of 1948 ( jointly with Alexander Kotov ) and 1949 ( jointly with Smyslov ).

He won the Soviet title jointly with David Bronstein in 1948, and won at Venice in 1950, ahead of Vasily Smyslov.

* David Bronstein vs Salo Flohr, USSR Championship, Moscow 1944, Ruy Lopez, Open Variation ( C82 ), 0-1 The 20-year-old Bronstein was making his debut at the top Soviet level, but learns a lesson here.

In April 1954, he lost two games against David Bronstein at a match France vs The Soviet Union at Paris.