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Sport
Chess
Languages
Ukrainian
Education
Peter the Great Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University
Zodiac Sign
♒ Aquarius
Chinese Zodiac
鼠 Rat
Name Origin
English < Biblical Hebrew (דּוד)
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David Bronstein: Soviet chess grandmaster.
Born in Bila Tserkva (died at age 82).
2 awards including Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR.
Studied at Peter the Great Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University.
AWARDS (2)
B
Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR
WON
B
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
WON
Biography
David Ionovich Bronstein 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.
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David Bronstein was born in Bila Tserkva.
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