Schaker
David Bronstein
1924 - 2006
David Bronstein
David Joenovitsj Bronstein (Russisch: Давид Ионович Бронштейн) (Bila Tserkva, 19 februari 1924 - Minsk, 5 december 2006) was een Joods-Oekraïense schaker en grootmeester. Lees meer op Wikipedia
His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2024). David Bronstein is the 33rd most popular schaker (down from 27th in 2024), the 180th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 181st in 2019) and the most popular Ukrainian Schaker.
David Bronstein is most famous for his victory over Mikhail Botvinnik in the 1951 World Chess Championship.
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Among Schakers
Among schakers, David Bronstein ranks 33 out of 461. Before him are Akiba Rubinstein, Johannes Zukertort, Luis Ramírez de Lucena, Mikhail Chigorin, Richard Réti, and Miguel Najdorf. After him are Efim Bogoljubov, Susan Polgár, Vassily Ivanchuk, Savielly Tartakower, Friðrik Ólafsson, and Bent Larsen.
Most Popular Schakers in Wikipedia
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Akiba Rubinstein
1880 - 1961
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 27
Johannes Zukertort
1842 - 1888
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 28
Luis Ramírez de Lucena
1475 - 1530
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 29
Mikhail Chigorin
1850 - 1908
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 30
Richard Réti
1889 - 1929
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 31
Miguel Najdorf
1910 - 1997
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 32
David Bronstein
1924 - 2006
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 33
Efim Bogoljubov
1889 - 1952
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 34
Susan Polgár
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 35
Vassily Ivanchuk
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 36
Savielly Tartakower
1887 - 1956
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 37
Friðrik Ólafsson
1935 - 2025
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 38
Bent Larsen
1935 - 2010
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 39
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1924, David Bronstein ranks 81. Before him are Tomiichi Murayama, Moktar Ould Daddah, Black Dahlia, Torsten Wiesel, Ephraim Kishon, and Sabu Dastagir. After him are Kenneth Waltz, Christopher C. Kraft Jr., Roza Shanina, Sverre Fehn, Bulat Okudzhava, and James Baldwin. Among people deceased in 2006, David Bronstein ranks 66. Before him are Mariska Veres, Glenn Ford, Dürrüşehvar Sultan, Jack Warden, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and Telê Santana. After him are Shamil Basayev, Shohei Imamura, Sven Nykvist, William Styron, Joachim Fest, and Rudolf Vrba.
Others Born in 1924
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Tomiichi Murayama
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2025
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 75
Moktar Ould Daddah
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2003
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 76
Black Dahlia
CELEBRITY
1924 - 1947
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 77
Torsten Wiesel
PHYSICIAN
1924 - Present
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 78
Ephraim Kishon
WRITER
1924 - 2005
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 79
Sabu Dastagir
ACTOR
1924 - 1963
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 80
David Bronstein
CHESS PLAYER
1924 - 2006
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 81
Kenneth Waltz
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 2013
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 82
Christopher C. Kraft Jr.
INVENTOR
1924 - 2019
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 83
Roza Shanina
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 1945
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 84
Sverre Fehn
ARCHITECT
1924 - 2009
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 85
Bulat Okudzhava
WRITER
1924 - 1997
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 86
James Baldwin
WRITER
1924 - 1987
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 87
Others Deceased in 2006
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Mariska Veres
SINGER
1947 - 2006
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 60
Glenn Ford
ACTOR
1916 - 2006
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 61
Dürrüşehvar Sultan
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2006
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 62
Jack Warden
ACTOR
1920 - 2006
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 63
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
EXTREMIST
1966 - 2006
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 64
Telê Santana
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2006
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 65
David Bronstein
CHESS PLAYER
1924 - 2006
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 66
Shamil Basayev
EXTREMIST
1965 - 2006
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 67
Shohei Imamura
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2006
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 68
Sven Nykvist
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2006
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 69
William Styron
WRITER
1925 - 2006
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 70
Joachim Fest
WRITER
1926 - 2006
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 71
Rudolf Vrba
BIOLOGIST
1924 - 2006
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 72
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, David Bronstein ranks 180 out of 1,365. Before him are Jacob Frank (1726), Yuri Kondratyuk (1897), Ivan Kozhedub (1920), Anatoly Fomenko (1945), Richard von Mises (1883), and Otto Preminger (1905). After him are Efim Bogoljubov (1889), Heinrich Neuhaus (1888), Yevhen Konovalets (1891), Wojciech Kilar (1932), Zinaida Serebriakova (1884), and Catherine Dolgorukov (1847).
Others born in Ukraine
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Jacob Frank
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1726 - 1791
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 174
Yuri Kondratyuk
ENGINEER
1897 - 1942
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 175
Ivan Kozhedub
PILOT
1920 - 1991
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 176
Anatoly Fomenko
MATHEMATICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 177
Richard von Mises
MATHEMATICIAN
1883 - 1953
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 178
Otto Preminger
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1986
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 179
David Bronstein
CHESS PLAYER
1924 - 2006
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 180
Efim Bogoljubov
CHESS PLAYER
1889 - 1952
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 181
Heinrich Neuhaus
MUSICIAN
1888 - 1964
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 182
Yevhen Konovalets
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1938
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 183
Wojciech Kilar
COMPOSER
1932 - 2013
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 184
Zinaida Serebriakova
PAINTER
1884 - 1967
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 185
Catherine Dolgorukov
COMPANION
1847 - 1922
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 186
Among Schakers In Ukraine
Among schakers born in Ukraine, David Bronstein ranks 1. After him are Efim Bogoljubov (1889), Vassily Ivanchuk (1969), Lyudmila Rudenko (1904), Salo Flohr (1908), Mark Taimanov (1926), Isaac Boleslavsky (1919), Alexander Beliavsky (1953), Leonid Stein (1934), Ossip Bernstein (1882), Anna Muzychuk (1990), and Georg Marco (1863).
David Bronstein
1924 - 2006
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 1
Efim Bogoljubov
1889 - 1952
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 2
Vassily Ivanchuk
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 3
Lyudmila Rudenko
1904 - 1986
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 4
Salo Flohr
1908 - 1983
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 5
Mark Taimanov
1926 - 2016
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 6
Isaac Boleslavsky
1919 - 1977
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 7
Alexander Beliavsky
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 8
Leonid Stein
1934 - 1973
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 9
Ossip Bernstein
1882 - 1962
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 10
Anna Muzychuk
1990 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 11
Georg Marco
1863 - 1923
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 12
