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LDB told secrets to Assiac Isa24
Compiled by fredthebear
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Thank you to WCC Editing Project for the 18 Bronstein games from the Budapest Candidates 1950!

* 1949 match (16 games): Game Collection: Bronstein at the Moscow - Budapest Match, 1949

* Painfully close: Game Collection: 1951 World Chess Championship

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Bronstein's 3...Qd6: Game Collection: Scandinavian - main line

* Closed: Game Collection: Closed Sicilian Structures

* Carlsen: Game Collection: Move by Move - Carlsen (Lakdawala)

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* NE: https://metrowestchess.org/

* Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda: http://tartajubow.blogspot.com/2010...

St. Michael

* Tricks to Win a Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfS...

* Q Traps in the Scandinavian D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syr...

Idaho: Franklin
Established in: 1860

Franklin was founded in the spring of 1860 by a small group of Mormon pioneers and was named for Apostle Franklin D. Richards. As early settlers began building cabins and farming, they believed they were still in Utah. It wasn't until 1872 that an official boundary survey placed a border between the two states.

* Chess History: https://www.uschesstrust.org/chess-...

* World Chess Championship History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkO...

* History of Chess: https://boldchess.com/history/

* Chess Aps: https://www.wired.com/story/best-ch...

The Kings of Chess: A History of Chess, Traced Through the Lives of Its Greatest Players by William Hartston William Hartson traces the development of the game from its Oriental origins to the present day through the lives of its greatest exponents - men like Howard Staunton, who transformed what had been a genteel pastime into a competitive science; the brilliant American Paul Morphy, who once played a dozen simultaneous games blindfold; the arrogant and certified insane Wilhelm Steinitz; the philosopher and mathematician Emanual Lasker; Bobby Fischer, perhaps the most brilliant and eccentric of them all; and many other highly gifted individuals. Hartson depicts all their colorful variety with a wealth of rare illustrations.

Format: Hardcover
Language: English
ISBN: 006015358X
ISBN13: 9780060153588
Release Date: January 1985
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Length: 192 Pages
Weight: 1.80 lbs.

Eilfan ywmodryb dda
Meaning: A good aunt is a second mother

This poem is dedicated to all members who strive to become Masters of chess.

yakisoba's combination

in the middle of a cold Canadian winter night
a phantom creature was riding a stallion knight
but lo and behold it is the man called yakisoba
together with a bishop and queen chasing nova.
though the old bishop was getting pooped out
the merry queen in her glory was bouncing about
while riding hard yakisoba grinningly thought
"I know what to do with that nova when caught."
there on top of the castle was nova in hiding
strapped to a kite for a quick get-away gliding,

then trembling he realized to his consternation: he was being killed by the bishop-queen combination.

Jokers wild "Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong."― Winston Churchill

Kang said:
My brother taught me how to play at the age of 10. He brought me my first book, which was <Bobby Fisher Teaches Chess>.

Riddle Question: What word is always pronounced wrong?

The first American Chess Congress, organized by <Daniel Willard Fiske> and held in New York, October 6 to November 10, 1857, was won by <Paul Morphy>. It was a knockout tournament in which draws did not count. The top sixteen American players were invited (William Allison, Samuel Robert Calthrop, Daniel Willard Fiske, William James Fuller, Hiram Kennicott, Hubert Knott, Theodor Lichtenhein, Napoleon Marache, Hardman Philips Montgomery, Alexander Beaufort Meek, Paul Morphy, Louis Paulsen, Frederick Perrin, Benjamin Raphael, Charles Henry Stanley, and James Thompson). First prize was $300. Morphy refused any money, but accepted a silver service consisting of a pitcher, four goblets, and a tray. Morphy's prize was given to him by <Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.> ― Wikipedia

Riddle Answer: Wrong!

<<<The Dancing Bear> by James Russell Lowell>

Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway,
And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal
Of their own conscious purpose; they control
With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy's play, And so our action. On my walk to-day,
A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll,
When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll,
And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away.
'Merci, Mossieu!' the astonished bear-ward cried, Grateful for thrice his hope to me, the slave
Of partial memory, seeing at his side
A bear immortal. The glad dole I gave
Was none of mine; poor Heine o'er the wide
Atlantic welter stretched it from his grave.>

Q: What do you call the lights on Noah's Ark?
A: Flood lights.

Q: What do you call a snobby criminal walking down the steps? A: A condescending con descending!

Q: What do you call a dollar frozen in a block of ice? A: Cold hard cash.

Q: What do you call a dead pine tree?
A: A nevergreen.

Q: What do you call a pencil that is broken?
A: Pointless.

Q: What do you call two birds in love?
A: Tweethearts!

Q: What do you call a sad coffee?
A: Depresso.

Q: What do you call a priest that becomes an attorney? A: Father-in-Law.

Q: What do you call a man with a toilet on his head? A: John.

"Grandmaster games are said to begin with novelty, which is the first move of the game that exits the book. It could be the fifth, it could be the thirty-fifth. We think about a chess game as beginning with move one and ending with checkmate. But this is not the case. The games begins when it gets out of book, and it end when it goes into book. And this is why Game 6 between Garry Kasparov and Deep Blue didn't count...Tripping and falling into a well on your way to the field of battle is not the same thing as dying in it...Deep Blue is only itself out of book; prior to that it is nothing. Just the ghosts of the game itself." ― Brian Christian, The Most Human Human: What Talking with Computers Teaches Us About What It Means to Be Alive

Fromper said:
<When my sister and I were kids, chess was one of several board games that our parents gave us. The set we had was one of those cheapy plastic sets with the instructions in the box top that didn't cover everything. That's how I learned how to move the pieces and what checkmate is, but it didn't cover things like castling, pawn promotion, en pessant, etc. I played a couple of times with that over the years, but never really seriously.

I became somewhat of a "gamer" in high school, back when D&D was big in the 80's. The concept that there were books on chess strategy and people took it so seriously always fascinated me, but I didn't know where to start in looking into it, so it was a little intimidating, too. So I never got around to looking into it seriously until I was an adult. One day, I played a casual game of chess against a friend, and it reminded me of my earlier curiousity. Wanting to make sure I knew all the rules of the game and learn something about the strategy, I checked a local used bookstore and found an old copy of "An Invitation to Chess" by Chernev and Harkness for under $2, which is pretty much the 1948 version of Chess for Dummies. I started playing on the internet, eventually joined USCF, and the rest is history. --Fromper >

"Chess is life in miniature. Chess is a struggle, chess battles." — Garry Kasparov

"Sometimes in life, and in chess, you must take one step back to take two steps forward." — IM Levy Rozman, GothamChess

So much, much, much better to be an incurable optimist than deceitful and untrustworthy.

"Don't blow your own trumpet." — Australian Proverb

Old Russian Proverb: "Scythe over a stone." (Нашла коса на камень.) The force came over a stronger force.

"Continuing to play the victim is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Blaming others for your station in life will indeed make you a victim but the perpetrator will be your own self, not life or those around you." — Bobby Darnell

Zhavaed Haemaed wrote:

Zugzwang
My little game of Chess
That I played, with you
Making subtle moves
Hinting all too softly
Allowing impasses
Offering a pawn
Renouncing knights
Denouncing a bishop
Even giving up my Queen
That trying game of Chess
It appears, has come to a stale
Without one word spoken, without
An idea or intellect having been shared
My dear, I have not tried hard enough, and
I shall never be the wiser for not having made a move

The first chess legend, called the wheat and chessboard problem, illustrates the power of exponential growth.

The first chess movie, called Chess Fever, was a silent comedy released in 1925 in the Soviet Union.

The word checkmate comes from the Persian phrase shah mat, meaning "the king is helpless".

Maximo wrote:

My Forking Knight's Mare
Gracefully over the squares, as a blonde or a brunette, she makes moves that not even a queen can imitate. Always active and taking the initiative,
she likes to fork.
She does it across the board,
taking with ease not only pawns, but also kings, and a bad bishop or two.
Sometimes she feels like making
quiet moves,
at other times, she adopts romantic moods,
and makes great sacrifices.
But, being hers a zero-sum game,
she often forks just out of spite.
An expert at prophylaxis, she can be a swindler, and utter threats,
skewering men to make some gains.
Playing with her risks a conundrum,
and also catching Kotov's syndrome.
Nonetheless, despite having been trampled
by her strutting ways
my trust in her remains,
unwavering,
until the endgame.

Question: What English word becomes its opposite when the letters FE are in front of it? Answer: Male

The French-language Scrabble World Champion doesn't speak French New Zealand native Nigel Richards memorized the entire French Scrabble dictionary, which has 386,000 words, in nine weeks to earn his title. He has also won the English World Scrabble Championship three times, the U.S. national championships five times, and the U.K. Open Scrabble tournament six times. This comes 20 years after a 28-year-old Richards first played the game.

Question: Where was the first carrot found?
Answer: In the ground, just like the rest.

"When you're lonely, when you feel yourself an alien in the world, play Chess. This will raise your spirits and be your counselor in war" ― Aristotle

"The habit of holding a Man in the hand, and moving it first to one square and then to another, in order to engage the assistance of the eye in deciding where it shall actually be placed, is not only annoying to the adversary but a practical infraction of the touch-and-move principle." ― Howard Staunton

"A bad plan is better than none at all." ― Frank Marshall

"The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal." — Criss Jami

Isaiah 66:24
24 "And they will go out and look on the dead bodies of those who rebelled against me; the worms that eat them will not die, the fire that burns them will not be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind."

The Three Kings By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Three Kings came riding from far away,
Melchior and Gaspar and Baltasar;
Three Wise Men out of the East were they,
And they travelled by night and they slept by day, For their guide was a beautiful, wonderful star.

The star was so beautiful, large and clear,
That all the other stars of the sky
Became a white mist in the atmosphere,
And by this they knew that the coming was near
Of the Prince foretold in the prophecy.

Three caskets they bore on their saddle-bows,
Three caskets of gold with golden keys;
Their robes were of crimson silk with rows
Of bells and pomegranates and furbelows,
Their turbans like blossoming almond-trees.

And so the Three Kings rode into the West,
Through the dusk of the night, over hill and dell, And sometimes they nodded with beard on breast, And sometimes talked, as they paused to rest,
With the people they met at some wayside well.

"Of the child that is born," said Baltasar, "Good people, I pray you, tell us the news;
For we in the East have seen his star,
And have ridden fast, and have ridden far,
To find and worship the King of the Jews."

And the people answered, "You ask in vain;
We know of no King but Herod the Great!"
They thought the Wise Men were men insane,
As they spurred their horses across the plain,
Like riders in haste, who cannot wait.

And when they came to Jerusalem,
Herod the Great, who had heard this thing,
Sent for the Wise Men and questioned them;
And said, "Go down unto Bethlehem,
And bring me tidings of this new king."

So they rode away; and the star stood still,
The only one in the grey of morn;
Yes, it stopped—it stood still of its own free will, Right over Bethlehem on the hill,
The city of David, where Christ was born.

And the Three Kings rode through the gate and the guard, Through the silent street, till their horses turned And neighed as they entered the great inn-yard; But the windows were closed, and the doors were barred, And only a light in the stable burned.

And cradled there in the scented hay,
In the air made sweet by the breath of kine,
The little child in the manger lay,
The child, that would be king one day
Of a kingdom not human, but divine.

His mother Mary of Nazareth
Sat watching beside his place of rest,
Watching the even flow of his breath,
For the joy of life and the terror of death
Were mingled together in her breast.

They laid their offerings at his feet:
The gold was their tribute to a King,
The frankincense, with its odor sweet,
Was for the Priest, the Paraclete,
The myrrh for the body's burying.

And the mother wondered and bowed her head,
And sat as still as a statue of stone,
Her heart was troubled yet comforted,
Remembering what the Angel had said
Of an endless reign and of David's throne.

Then the Kings rode out of the city gate,
With a clatter of hoofs in proud array;
But they went not back to Herod the Great,
For they knew his malice and feared his hate,
And returned to their homes by another way.

May-01-24
fredthebear: Who has inside access to my account and authorized to destroy my material ? ? ?

May-01-24
Susan Freeman: <FTB> Could you be more specific, please?

May-01-24
fredthebear: Some privileged monitors are regularly randomly butchering my saved game collections. Sometimes the top and bottom of the collections are cut-off, sometimes the middle is gutted, sometimes most of the page is gone. (It is also true that I have unfinished collections and collections that need editing that are not polished.) I know my own collections far, far better than my account invaders. If I put 300+ games in a collection over the years, I'd know the collection pretty well from use, and much of it was once in order. The majority of my collections are more than five years old.

Famous quotes, poems, proverbs, chess tips and trivia, chess theory, advice references, recommended books, history, interesting facts, jokes -- you name it -- haphazardly removed by my account invaders as I have no say in the matter. This indiscriminate shredding has happened HUNDREDS of times. I keep finding more gaps, missing material each day.

Just recently I repaired some collections and found them butchered again the next day. I am routinely tracked by certain monitors -- certain "trusted" monitors can tell you how they do it for their convenience of (reading) access to my collections. This has been going on for a while, but it has gotten much worse recently. Having made fewer posts this year, the account invaders likely thought I was not paying attention.

The IT guinea pig restrictions on my account, standard personal attacks that go unchecked, and my game page posts that are routinely deleted w/suspensions are other bones of contention.

Like it or not Chessgames has more than one managing cyberstalker tracking my account each day. It's just a matter of what weapons/privileges each individual uses to harass my account. One would think they'd have better things to do with their time, but some people would rather do evil to mankind than good.

Yes, I could name names, but you know who they are. It's possible the Biographer's Bistro might have provided dangerous special privileges meant to be temporary in nature to certain antagonists for a specific CGs task that were not cut-off after use. Those special privileges might still be activated. Most dedicated Biographers seem quite trustworthy and leave me alone, but not all.

May-01-24
Susan Freeman: <FTB> interesting. I am not aware of anyone with the time or inclination to get so involved with this nit picking. I will ask around, if that makes any difference.

May-01-24
fredthebear: Like a USA president, privileged dishonest people are not likely to confess to their dirty deeds, and they're not likely to stop either. Never underestimate hatred and in-group partiality as a motive.

Ask what "monitors" have access to someone else's collections? That should be an extremely short list.

Who has the privilege of deleting material? That is another short list, from West Coast to East Coast, to across the pond.

That's less than a half-dozen people who could and would do such, depending upon how much privilege was handed out too freely under the guise of the Biographer's Bistro. This might apply to two vengeful New Englanders who both want more power.

If nothing happens to the invaders, my material will become genocidal stacks of missing pages in time. I'm counting on you while I continue preparing plan B and C.

"Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love." — Billy Graham

Psalm 96: 1-3
Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.

Matthew 17:20
Our faith can move mountains.

"To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?" — Queen Elizabeth II

"Believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities. Without humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy." ― Norman Vincent Peale

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." ― Martin Luther King Jr.

"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude." ― Denis Waitley

Zita zooom zooom zoom knot enuf room ---> ka-BOOM!!

CAISSA
or The Game at Chess; a Poem.
(written in the year 1763, by Sir William Jones)

(pronounced ky-eé-sah)

Of armies on the chequer'd field array'd,

And guiltless war in pleasing form display'd;

When two bold kings contend with vain alarms,

In ivory this, and that in ebon arms;

Sing, sportive maids, that haunt the sacred hill

Of Pindus, and the fam'd Pierian rill.

Thou, joy of all below, and all above,

Mild Venus, queen of laughter, queen of love;

Leave thy bright island, where on many a rose

And many a pink thy blooming train repose:

Assist me, goddess! since a lovely pair

Command my song, like thee devinely fair.

Near yon cool stream, whose living waters play,

And rise translucent in the solar ray;

Beneath the covert of a fragrant bower,

Where spring's nymphs reclin'd in calm retreat,

And envying blossoms crouded round their seat;

Here Delia was enthron'd, and by her side

The sweet Sirena, both in beauty's pride:

Thus shine two roses, fresh with early bloom,

That from their native stalk dispense perfume;

Their leaves unfolding to the dawning day

Gems of the glowing mead, and eyes of May.

A band of youths and damsels sat around,

Their flowing locks with braided myrtle bound;

Agatis, in the graceful dance admir'd,

And gentle Thyrsis, by the muse inspir'd;

With Sylvia, fairest of the mirthful train;

And Daphnis, doom'd to love, yet love in vain.

Now, whilst a purer blush o'erspreads her cheeks,

With soothing accents thus Sirena speaks:

"The meads and lawns are ting'd with beamy light,

And wakeful larks begin their vocal flight;

Whilst on each bank the dewdrops sweetly smile;

What sport, my Delia, shall the hours beguile?

Whall heavenly notes, prolong'd with various art,

Charm the fond ear, and warm the rapturous heart?

At distance shall we view the sylvan chace?

Or catch with silken lines the finny race?"

Then Delia thus: "Or rather, since we meet

By chance assembled in this cool retreat,

In artful contest let our warlike train

Move well-directed o'er the field preside:

No prize we need, our ardour to inflame;

We fight with pleasure, if we fight for fame."

The nymph consents: the maids and youths prepare

To view the combat, and the sport to share:

But Daphnis most approv'd the bold design,

Whom Love instructed, and the tuneful Nine.

He rose, and on the cedar table plac'd

A polish'd board, with differing colours grac'd;

Squares eight times eight in equal order lie;

These bright as snow, those dark with sable dye;

Like the broad target by the tortoise born,

Or like the hide by spotted panthers worn.

Then from a chest, with harmless heroes stor'd,

O'er the smooth plain two well-wrought hosts he pour'd;

The champions burn'd their rivals to assail,

Twice eight in black, twice eight in milkwhite mail;

In shape and station different, as in name,

Their motions various, not their power the same.

Say, muse! (for Jove has nought from thee conceal'd)

Who form'd the legions on the level field?

High in the midst the reverend kings appear,

And o'er the rest their pearly scepters rear:

One solemn step, majestically slow,

They gravely move, and shun the dangerous foe;

If e'er they call, the watchful subjects spring,

And die with rapture if they save their king;

On him the glory of the day depends,

He once imprison'd, all the conflict ends.

The queens exulting near their consorts stand;

Each bears a deadly falchion in her hand;

Now here, now there, they bound with furious pride,

And thin the trmbling ranks from side to side;

Swift as Camilla flying o'er the main,

Or lightly skimming o'er the dewy plain:

Fierce as they seem, some bold Plebeian spear

May pierce their shield, or stop their full career.

The valiant guards, their minds on havock bent,

Fill the next squares, and watch the royal tent;

Tho' weak their spears, tho' dwarfish be their height,

Compact they move, the bulwark of the fight,

To right and left the martial wings display

Their shining arms, and stand in close array.

Behold, four archers, eager to advance,

Send the light reed, and rush with sidelong glance;

Through angles ever they assault the foes,

True to the colour, which at first they chose.

Then four bold knights for courage-fam'd and speed,

Each knight exalted on a prancing steed:

Their arching course no vulgar limit knows,

Tranverse they leap, and aim insidious blows:

Nor friends, nor foes, their rapid force restrain,

By on quick bound two changing squares they gain;

From varing hues renew the fierce attack,

And rush from black to white, from white to black.

Four solemn elephants the sides defend;

Benearth the load of ponderous towers they bend:

In on unalter'd line they tempt the fight;

Now crush the left, and now o'erwhelm the right.

Bright in the front the dauntless soldiers raise

Their polish'd spears; their steely helmets blaze:

Prepar'd they stand the daring foe to strike,

Direct their progress, but their wounds oblique.

Now swell th' embattled troups with hostile rage,

And clang their shields, impatient to engage;

When Daphnis thus: A varied plain behold,

Where fairy kings their mimick tents unfold,

As Oberon, and Mab, his wayward queen,

Lead forth their armies on the daisied green.

No mortal hand the wond'rous sport contriv'd,

By gods invents, and from gods deriv'd;

From them the British nymphs receiv'd the game,

And play ech morn beneath the crystal Thame;

Hear then the tale, which they to Colin sung,

As idling o'er the lucid wave he hung.

A lovely dryad rang'd the Thracian wild,

Her air enchanting, and her aspect mild:

To chase the bounding hart was all her joy,

Averse from Hymen, and the Cyprian boy;

O'er hills an valleys was her beauty fam'd,

And fair Caissa was the damsel nam'd.

Mars saw the maid; with deep surprize he gaz'd,

Admir'd her shape, and every gesture prais'd:

His golden bow the child of Venus bent,

And through his breast a piecing arrow sent.

The reed was hope; the feathers, keen desire;

The point, her eyes; the barbs, ethereal fire.

Soon to the nymph he pour'd his tender strain;

The haughtly dryad scorn'd his amorous pain:

He told his woes, where'er the maid he found,

And still he press'd, yet still Caissa frown'd;

But ev'n her frowns (ah, what might smiles have done!)

Fir'd all his soul, and all his senses won.

He left his car, by raging tigers drawn,

And lonely wander'd o'er the dusky lawn;

Then lay desponding near a murmuring stream,

And fair Caissa was his plaintive theme.

A naiad heard him from her mossy bed,

And through the crystal rais'd her placid head;

Then mildly spake: "O thou, whom love inspires,

Thy tears will nourish, not allay thy fires.

The smiling blossoms drink the pearly dew;

And ripening fruit the feather'd race pursue;

The scaly shoals devour the silken weeds;

Love on our sighs, and on our sorrow feeds.

Then weep no more; but, ere thou canst obtain

Balm to thy wounds, and solace to thy pain,

With gentle art thy martial look beguile;

Be mild, and teach thy rugged brow to smile.

Canst thou no play, no soothing game devise;

To make thee lovely in the damsel's eyes?

So may thy prayers assuage the scornful dame,

And ev'n Caissa own a mutual frame."

Kind nymph, said Mars, thy counsel I approve;

Art, only art, her ruthless breast can move.

but when? or how? They dark discourse explain:

So may thy stream ne'er swell with gushing rain;

So may thy waves in one pure current flow,

And flowers eternal on thy border blow!"

To whom the maid replied with smiling mien:

"Above the palace of the Paphian queen

Love's brother dwells, a boy of graceful port,

By gods nam'd Euphron, and by mortals Sport:

Seek him; to faithful ears unfold thy grief,

And hope, ere morn return, a sweet relief.

His temple hangs below the azure skies;

Seest thou yon argent cloud? 'Tis there it lies."

This said, she sunk beneath the liquid plain,

And sought the mansion of her blue-hair'd train.

Meantime the god, elate with heart-felt joy,

Had reach'd the temple of the sportful boy;

He told Caissa's charms, his kindled fire,

The naiad's counsel, and his warm desire.

"Be swift, he added, give my passion aid;

A god requests." - He spake, and Sport obey'd.

He fram'd a tablet of celestial mold,

Inlay'd with squares of silver and of gold;

Then of two metals form'd the warlike band,

That here compact in show of battle stand;

He taught the rules that guide the pensive game,

And call'd it Cassa from the dryad's name:

(Whence Albion's sons, who most its praise confess,

Approv'd the play, and nam'd it thoughtful Chess.)

The god delighted thank'd indulgent Sport;

Then grasp'd the board, and left his airy court.

With radiant feet he pierc'd the clouds; nor stay'd,

Till in the woods he saw the beauteous maid:

Tir'd with the chase the damsel set reclin'd,

Her girdle loose, her bosom unconfin'd.

He took the figure of a wanton faun,

And stood before her on the flowery lawn;

Then show'd his tablet: pleas'd the nymph survey'd

The lifeless troops in glittering ranks display'd;

She ask'd the wily sylvan to explain

The various motions of the splendid train;

With eager heart she caught the winning lore,

And thought ev'n Mars less hateful than before;

"What spell," said she, "deceiv'd my careless mind?

The god was fair, and I was most unkind."

She spoke, and saw the changing faun assume

A milder aspect, and a fairer bloom;

His wreathing horns, that from his temples grew,

Flow'd down in curls of bright celestial hue;

The dappled hairs, that veil'd his loveless face,

Blaz'd into beams, and show'd a heavenly grace;

The shaggy hide, that mantled o'er his breast,

Was soften'd to a smooth transparent vest,

That through its folds his vigorous bosom show'd,

And nervous limbs, where youthful ardour glow'd:

(Had Venus view'd him in those blooming charms,

Not Vulcan's net had forc'd her from his arms.)

With goatlike feet no more he mark'd the ground,

But braided flowers his silken sandals bound.

The dryad blush'd; and, as he press'd her, smil'd,

Whilst all his cares one tender glance beguil'd.

He ends: To arms, the maids and striplings cry;

To arms, the groves and sounding vales reply.

Sirena led to war the swarthy crew,

And Delia those that bore the lily's hue.

Who first, O muse, began the bold attack;

The white refulgent, or the mournful black?

Fair Delia first, as favoring lots ordain,

Moves her pale legions tow'rd the sable train:

From thought to thought her lively fancy flies,

Whilst o'er the board she darts her sparkling eyes.

At length the warrior moves with haughty strides;

Who from the plain the snowy king divides:

With equal haste his swarthy rival bounds;

His quiver rattles, and his buckler sounds:

Ah! hapless youths, with fatal warmth you burn;

Laws, ever fix'd, forbid you to return.

then from the wing a short-liv'd spearman flies,

Unsafely bold, and see! he dies, he dies:

The dark-brow'd hero, with one vengeful blow

Of life and place deprives his ivory foe.

Now rush both armies o'er the burnish'd field,

Hurl the swift dart, and rend the bursting shield.

Here furious knights on fiery coursers prance,

but see! the white-rob'd Amazon beholds

Where the dark host its opening van unfolds:

Soon as her eye discerns the hostile maid,

By ebon shield, and ebon helm betray'd;

Seven squares she passed with majestic mien,

And stands triumphant o'er the falling queen.

Perplex'd, and sorrowing at his consort's fate,

The monarch burn'd with rage, despair, and hate:

Swift from his zone th' avenging blade he drew,

And, mad with ire, the proud virago slew.

Meanwhile sweet smiling Delia's wary king

Retir'd from fight behind the circling wing.

Long time the war in equal balance hung;

Till, unforseen, an ivory courser sprung,

And, wildly prancing in an evil hour,

Attack'd at once the monarch and the tower:

Sirena blush'd; for, as the rules requir'd,

Her injur'd sovereign to his tent retir'd;

Whilst her lost castle leaves his threatening height,

And adds new glory to th' exulting knight.

At this, pale fear oppress'd the drooping maid,

And on her cheek the rose began to fade:

A crystal tear, that stood prepar'd to fall,

She wip'd in silence, and conceal'd from all;

From all but Daphnis; He remark'd her pain,

And saw the weakness of her ebon train;

Then gently spoke: "Let me your loss supply,

And either nobly win, or nobly dir;

Me oft has fortune crown'd with fair success,

And led to triumph in the fields of Chess."

He said: the willing nymph her place resign'd,

And sat at distance on the bank reclin'd.

Thus when Minerva call'd her chief to arms,

And Troy's high turret shook with dire alarms,

The Cyprian goddess wounded left the plain,

And Mars engag'd a mightier force in vain.

Strait Daphnis leads his squadron to the field;

(To Delia's arms 'tis ev'n a joy to yield.)

Each guileful snare, and subtle art he tries,

But finds his heart less powerful than her eyes:

Wisdom and strength superior charms obey;

And beauty, beauty, wins the long-fought day.

By this a hoary chief, on slaughter bent,

Approach'd the gloomy king's unguarded tent;

Where, late, his consort spread dismay around,

Now her dark corse lies bleeding on the ground.

Hail, happy youth! they glories not unsung

Shall live eternal on the poet's tongue;

For thou shalt soon receive a splendid change,

And o'er the plain with nobler fury range.

The swarthy leaders saw the storm impend,

And strove in vain their sovereign to defend:

Th' invader wav'd his silver lance in air,

And flew like lightning to the fatal square;

His limbs dilated in a moment grew

To stately height, and widen'd to the view;

More fierce his look, more lion-like his mien,

Sublime he mov'd, and seem'd a warrior queen.

As when the sage on some unfolding plant

Has caught a wandering fly, or frugal ant,

His hand the microscopic frame applies,

And lo! a bright hair'd monster meets his eyes;

He sees new plumes in slender cases roll'd;

Here stain'd with azure, there bedropp'd with gold;

Thus, on the alter'd chief both armies gaze,

And both the kings are fix'd with deep amaze.

The sword, which arm'd the snow-white maid before,

He noew assumes, and hurls the spear no more;

The springs indignant on the dark-rob'd band,

And knights and archers feel his deadly hand.

Now flies the monarch of the sable shield,

His legions vanquish'd, o'er the lonely field:

So when the morn, by rosy coursers drawn,

With pearls and rubies sows the verdant lawn,

Whilst each pale star from heaven's blue vault retires,

Still Venus gleams, and last of all expires.

He hears, where'er he moves, the dreadful sound;

Check the deep vales, and Check the woods rebound.

No place remains: he sees the certain fate,

And yields his throne to ruin, and Checkmate.

A brighter blush o'erspreads the damsel's cheeks,

And mildly thus the conquer'd stripling speaks:

"A double triumph, Delia, hast thou won,

By Mars protected, and by Venus' son;

The first with conquest crowns thy matchless art,

The second points those eyes at Daphnis' heart."

She smil'd; the nymphs and amorous youths arise,

And own that beauty gain'd the nobler prize.

Low in their chest the mimic troops were lay'd,

And peaceful slept the sable hero's shade.

Our Heavenly Father, Kind and Good
Traditional

Our Heavenly Father, kind and good,

We thank Thee for our daily food.

We thank Thee for Thy love and care.

Be with us Lord, and hear our prayer.
Amen.

Semi-Slav Defense: Accepted (D44) Qk draw 1/2-1/2 Photo
Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round 1, Budapest Candidates (1950)
Bronstein vs Szabo, 1950 
(E27) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation, 31 moves, 1-0

Round 2, Budapest Candidates (1950)
Smyslov vs Bronstein, 1950 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 55 moves, 1-0

Round 3, Budapest Candidates (1950)
Bronstein vs Kotov, 1950 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0

Round 4, Budapest Candidates (1950)
Flohr vs Bronstein, 1950 
(E92) King's Indian, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round 5, Budapest Candidates (1950)
Bronstein vs Najdorf, 1950 
(E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 21 moves, 1-0

Round 6, Budapest Candidates (1950)
Lilienthal vs Bronstein, 1950 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round 7, Budapest Candidates (1950)
Bronstein vs Boleslavsky, 1950 
(D85) Grunfeld, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round 8, Budapest Candidates (1950)
Bronstein vs Stahlberg, 1950 
(C13) French, 46 moves, 0-1

Round 9, Budapest Candidates (1950)
Keres vs Bronstein, 1950 
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round 10, Budapest Candidates (1950)
Szabo vs Bronstein, 1950 
(A90) Dutch, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round 11, Budapest Candidates (1950)
Bronstein vs Smyslov, 1950 
(E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 58 moves, 1-0

Round 12, Budapest Candidates (1950)
Kotov vs Bronstein, 1950 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round 13, Budapest Candidates (1950)
Bronstein vs Flohr, 1950 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 34 moves, 1-0

Round 14, Budapest Candidates (1950)
Najdorf vs Bronstein, 1950 
(E72) King's Indian, 81 moves, 0-1

Round 15, Budapest Candidates (1950)
Bronstein vs Lilienthal, 1950 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round 16, Budapest Candidates (1950)
Boleslavsky vs Bronstein, 1950 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round 17, Budapest Candidates (1950)
Stahlberg vs Bronstein, 1950 
(A10) English, 41 moves, 0-1

Round 18, Budapest Candidates (1950)
Bronstein vs Keres, 1950 
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 33 moves, 1-0

Grob Gambit. Fritz Gambit (A00) 0-1 Gain time on the queen
B Olsson vs Bronstein, 1990 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 0-1

KIA vs FR (A08) 1-0 Outnumbered 2 attackers, 1 defender = N sac
Bronstein vs Uhlmann, 1971 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 15 moves, 1-0

Hungarian vs Horwitz Def (A40) 0-1 Crossfire!
Denker vs Bronstein, 1954 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1

Old Indian Def. Czech Var w/Nc3 (A53) 0-1 Rook show stopper!!!
V Mikenas vs Bronstein, 1965 
(A53) Old Indian, 24 moves, 0-1

Game 2: Sorcerer's Apprentice by David Bronstein
S Belavenets vs Bronstein, 1941 
(E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 24 moves, 0-1

Benoni Defense: Hromadka System (A56) 1-0 Accept P, trade down
Bronstein vs E Lundin, 1948 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0

Dutch, Fianchetto Attack (A81) 1-0 The Immortal Losing Game
Sliwa vs Bronstein, 1957 
(A81) Dutch, 29 moves, 1-0

Dutch Staunton Gambit. Tartakower Var (A82) 1-0 Fabulous Q grab
Bronstein vs H Dobosz, 1976 
(A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0

The W Bishop p. 27, Modern Chess Self-tutor by David Bronstein
Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951 
(A91) Dutch Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

(A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 60 moves, 0-1
MacChess vs Bronstein, 1997 
(A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 60 moves, 0-1

The Sorcerer's Apprentice by David Bronstein, Game 29
Bronstein vs Shamkovich, 1961 
(B01) Scandinavian, 40 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Defense: Modern 3.Bb5+ (B01) 1-0 Up the exchange
Bronstein vs Lutikov, 1960 
(B01) Scandinavian, 29 moves, 1-0

David Bronstein (1924-2006) Sacrifices all over the place!
Bronstein vs Ljubojevic, 1973 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

Even the last position makes a person stop and think
Bronstein vs S Conquest, 1996 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 19 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Bronstein-Larsen Var (B16) 0-1 Rock slide!
N Bakulin vs Bronstein, 1965 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 32 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation (B16) 0-1 Poisoned Bishop
K Aseev vs Bronstein, 1982 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 14 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Var (B17) 1-0 Masterly Ns!
Bronstein vs A Zamikhovsky, 1970 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 35 moves, 1-0

Black has all kinds of checks waiting, so DB takes a perpetual
Bronstein vs Deep Blue, 1996 
(B20) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

SWG, Marshall Var (B20) 1-0 Gambiteer I book
Bronstein vs Chessmaster, 1995 
(B20) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0

SWG, Marshall Var (B20) 1/2-1/2 Gambiteer I book
Bronstein vs Benko, 1949 
(B20) Sicilian, 76 moves, 1/2-1/2

SWG, Marshall Var (B20) 1-0 Both castle long like Fredthebear
Bronstein vs Deep Thought, 1992 
(B20) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Closed Bg2-f4-Nf3 (B25) 1-0 R does more harm than good
Bronstein vs Keres, 1953 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 58 moves, 1-0

Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Fianchetto (B31) 1-0 Over Creative
Bronstein vs Geller, 1955 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 23 moves, 1-0

Sic Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B31) 1-0 See Fritz analysis
Bronstein vs D Tomic, 1970 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 12 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open/Maroczy Bind (B32) 1-0 Q sac for promotion
Aronin vs Bronstein, 1951 
(B32) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0

Sicilian 4.Qc2?! (B50) 0-1 Bronstein's creativity fizzles
Bronstein vs Stein, 1965 
(B50) Sicilian, 56 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Najdorf. Poisoned Pawn Var (B97) 0-1 Stockfish notes
E Joppen vs Bronstein, 1954 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Najdorf ML (B99) 1-0 Qh6 block threatens mate; forks
Kholmov vs Bronstein, 1965 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 34 moves, 1-0

French Bb4 Winawer. Delayed Exchange (C01) 0-1 Minors battle!
I Nei vs Bronstein, 1960 
(C01) French, Exchange, 55 moves, 0-1

French Defense 3...b6 vs. Advance (C02) 0-1Closed g-file grave
G Ustinov vs Bronstein, 1970 
(C02) French, Advance, 42 moves, 0-1

French Def. Advance. Paulsen Attack (C02) 0-1 P sac, infiltrate
G Stoltz vs Bronstein, 1952 
(C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 0-1

French Burn Var Morozevich Line (C11) 0-1 Pile on pin
J Kaplan vs Bronstein, 1975 
(C11) French, 26 moves, 0-1

FR Winawer. Fingerslip Var Kunin Double Gambit (C15) 0-1 Sly
Boleslavsky vs Bronstein, 1950 
(C15) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 0-1

Center Game: Normal Var (C22) 1-0 Decoy, Pin, QxQ
Bronstein vs NN, 1950 
(C22) Center Game, 10 moves, 1-0

KGD Petrov's Defense (C30) 1-0Slashing diagonal attack on Kside
Bronstein vs J Kostro, 1969 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 1-0

KGD Petrov's Defense (C30) 1-0 White N on 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th
Bronstein vs A Yusupov, 1981 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 48 moves, 1-0

KGD Petrov's Defense (C30) 1-0 Don't count your $ at the table
Bronstein vs Kholmov, 1975 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 56 moves, 1-0

Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit Accepted (C32) 1-0 Q sac to promo
Bronstein vs N Moyse, 1990
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0

KGD Falkbeer Countergambit. Charousek Gambit Keres Var(C32) 1-0
Bronstein vs M Kamyshov, 1947 
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 56 moves, 1-0

KGD Falkbeer Countergambit. Charousek Gambit ML (C32) 1-0K walk
Bronstein vs V Vaisman, 1976 
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

Game 4 in Power Chess by Paul Keres
Bronstein vs Tal, 1968 
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 43 moves, 1-0

KGA Schallop Defense (C34) 1-0 Watch these Ns joust!
Bronstein vs M20, 1963 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

KGA Schallop Defense (C34) 0-1 Royal fork or #
Efimov vs Bronstein, 1941 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 0-1

KGA Cunningham, McCormick Defense (C35) 1-0 Unpredictable game
Bronstein vs Fidelity, 1991 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 51 moves, 1-0

KGA Cunningham Def McCormick Def (C35) 1-0 N fork robs pin
Bronstein vs Koblents, 1945 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 29 moves, 1-0

Game 42: Mammoth Book -Greatest Games (Nunn/Burgess/Emms)
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Latvian Gambit: Accepted. Bronstein Attack (C40) 1-0 DB UNLOADS
Bronstein vs V Mikenas, 1941 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

Elephant Gambit: Wasp Variation (C40) 0-1 Mind bender miniature
NN vs Bronstein, 1954 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 12 moves, 0-1

Two Knights Def. Polerio Def Kieseritsky (C58) 1-0 Pawn pyramid
Bronstein vs E Rojahn, 1956 
(C58) Two Knights, 38 moves, 1-0

200 Open Games by David Bronstein
Bronstein vs Flohr, 1944 
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 35 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Open. Classical Def (C83) 1-0 R shot! Q to nab Q!
Bronstein vs Korchnoi, 1962 
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 39 moves, 1-0

Bronstein Sorcerer's Apprentice 40 Combinations
Bronstein vs Gligoric, 1967 
(C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 40 moves, 1-0

Spanish Closed. Kholmov Var (C92) 1-0 N&Heavies down the middle
Bronstein vs Lilienthal, 1944 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0

Mastering the Spanish by Daniel King
Bronstein vs Alatortsev, 1944 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 39 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Closed. Keres Def (C92) 1/2-1/2 Befuddled
Fischer vs Bronstein, 1958 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2

London System vs Reversed Reti (D02) 0-1Black space, initiative
Bondarevsky vs Bronstein, 1963 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1

White passes the b-pawn, but Black has a central pawn roller.
H Karner vs Bronstein, 1973 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 0-1

QGD Austrian Def. Gusev Countergambit (D06) 1-0 Pile on pin
Portisch vs Bronstein, 1969 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

QGA Janowski-Larsen Var (D25) 0-1 Black castles, brings it!
A Foguelman vs Bronstein, 1964 
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 0-1

Game 83 in Modern Chess Strategy III by Ludek Pachman
Bronstein vs Kotov, 1948 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz Variation (D45) 1-0 Imprisoned Queen
G Zaichik vs Bronstein, 1980 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 58 moves, 1-0

Bronstein sacrifica sus dos torres y da un gran mate
Bronstein vs R Vedder, 1997 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Saemisch Var (E27) 1-0 Q says take me!
Bronstein vs Geller, 1961 
(E27) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation, 20 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Var (E30) 0-1 His dream game!?
NN vs Bronstein, 1961 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 19 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Def. Huebner(E41) 1-0No pawn cover vs heavy pieces
Bronstein vs Keres, 1955 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 39 moves, 1-0

NID Normal. Bronstein (Byrne) Var (E45) 0-1 The horse is hers!
Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951 
(E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 35 moves, 0-1

KID Yugoslav Exch (E66) 0-1 Petro returned to table, blundered
Petrosian vs Bronstein, 1956 
(E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 36 moves, 0-1

KID Classical Fianchetto (E67) 1-0 kNight initiates Kside blows
Kotov vs Bronstein, 1944 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 31 moves, 1-0

The first Mar del Plata variation, according to Gligoric
Taimanov vs Bronstein, 1952 
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 41 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def: Nimzowitsch. Sokolsky Var (C41) 1-0 Lost castle
Bronstein vs R Piatnitsky, 1940 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 15 moves, 1-0

KGA. Schallop Defense (C34) 1-0 DB loved the King's Gambit
Bronstein vs I Kan, 1945 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0

Polish Opening: Zukertort System vs KID (A04) 0-1 Player notes
Santasiere vs Bronstein, 1945 
(A06) Reti Opening, 50 moves, 0-1

Tarrasch Defense (D32) 0-1 Black squeezes forward
A Chistiakov vs Bronstein, 1945 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 34 moves, 0-1

Game 2 in The Sorcerer's Apprentice by David Bronstein
Bronstein vs B Ratner, 1945 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 29 moves, 1-0

One of Bronstein's greatest games
Pachman vs Bronstein, 1946 
(E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 31 moves, 0-1

KGD Classical (C30) 1-0 Qside sacs draw out the K
Bronstein vs Panov, 1947 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0

Sic Najdorf. Opocensky Modern Line (B92) 0-1 Qs ending skewer
Tolush vs Bronstein, 1947 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 107 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Scheveningen. Classical, Paulsen (B85) 0-1 Q nag
Bronstein vs Kotov, 1947 
(B85) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical, 65 moves, 0-1

Game 21 in The Golden Dozen by Irving Chernev
Bronstein vs P Dubinin, 1947 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Dutch. Alekhine Var (A90) 1/2-1/2 Resembles MN-ST 1946
Najdorf vs Bronstein, 1948 
(A90) Dutch, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

King's English Variation (A20) 0-1 Snookered
Barcza vs Bronstein, 1949 
(A20) English, 36 moves, 0-1

"The Chess Struggle In Practice" by David Bronstein
Szabo vs Bronstein, 1953 
(A53) Old Indian, 42 moves, 1-0

KGD. Petrov's Defense (C30) 1-0 Exchanges rush to endgame
Bronstein vs O Bernstein, 1954 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 51 moves, 1-0

pp 104-107 of "The Delights of Chess" by Assiac (Dover, 1974)
Bronstein vs Najdorf, 1954 
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 42 moves, 1-0

G99 Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy: Advances...by John Watson
G Porreca vs Bronstein, 1954 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 42 moves, 0-1

The Sorcerer's Apprentice by David Bronstein, Game 17
A Bisguier vs Bronstein, 1955 
(A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 31 moves, 0-1

Game 89 in Pawn Structure Chess by Andrew Soltis
Unzicker vs Bronstein, 1955 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 42 moves, 0-1

French Def. Tarrasch. Open System (C09) 0-1 Promotion giveaway
A Ingerslev vs Bronstein, 1956 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1

KGA. Cunningham Def (C35) 1/2-1/2 Quick draw agreed
Bronstein vs Ivkov, 1957 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2

Q Pawn Game: Chigorin (D02) 1-0 King assist
Bronstein vs L Aronson, 1957 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0

Pseudo-Catalan (D02) 1-0 Rooks of both colors penetrate
Bronstein vs Polugaevsky, 1958 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B90) 0-1 Emms 60...?
A Bannik vs Bronstein, 1958 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 63 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Open Variations (C80) 0-1 Lots o' checks
A Cherepkov vs Bronstein, 1961 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 41 moves, 0-1

Friendly Blitz - Bronstein only managed to defeat Spassky once
Bronstein vs Spassky, 1961 
(A80) Dutch, 17 moves, 1-0

Game 171 in 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' by David Bronstein.
A Bisguier vs Bronstein, 1961 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 41 moves, 0-1

Spanish Schliemann Def. Möhring Var (C63) 0-1 Q sac for passer
Smyslov vs Bronstein, 1962 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn Var (C18) 0-1
Tal vs Bronstein, 1964 
(C18) French, Winawer, 45 moves, 0-1

KGA. Abbazia Defense (C36) 1-0 Skill improves luck
Bronstein vs I A Zaitsev, 1969 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 16 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Alapin. Smith-Morra Declined (B22) 0-1 Blitz
Bronstein vs Fischer, 1970 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 49 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def. Fischer-Sozin Attk. Leonhardt (B82) 1-0 P roller
Bronstein vs A Lein, 1971 
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 32 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen Attk: Modern/Dbl Fio (A01) 1-0 h-file mate coming
Bronstein vs A Kapengut, 1971 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 29 moves, 1-0

London System vs Horwitz Def/QGD (D02) 1/2-1/2 Q+ perpetual
Bronstein vs Dzindzichashvili, 1971
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

"Such a game is played in the air." -- Bronstein
Bronstein vs Panno, 1973 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 105 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf (B96) 1-0 Thematic N sac like Fredthebear
Bronstein vs Gheorghiu, 1973 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Poisoned Pawn Accepted (B97) 1-0 Speed game
Bronstein vs Tal, 1975 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1-0

French Tarrasch. Open System Advance (C08) 0-1 Exchange Sac!
E Bebchuk vs Bronstein, 1974 
(C08) French, Tarrasch, Open, 4.ed ed, 24 moves, 0-1

English Defense: Kangaroo (B00) 0-1 Kside battery
Bronstein vs Miles, 1975 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 72 moves, 0-1

KGA Abbazia Defense (C36) 1-0 Both castle long
Bronstein vs S Wood, 1976 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

Two promotions, against two "promotion-wannabies" by DB
Vaganian vs Bronstein, 1975 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 58 moves, 1-0

French Def. Tarrasch. Open System Main Line (C09) 0-1 Undermine
E Paoli vs Bronstein, 1976 
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 20 moves, 0-1

C-K Defense Tartakower (B15) 1-0 Move en prise unit w/a threat
Bronstein vs B Ritov, 1978 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 15 moves, 1-0

Tal opens the Queenside to beat Bronstein B16 1-0 19
Tal vs Bronstein, 1982 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 19 moves, 1-0

KGA. Bishop's Gambit (C33) 0-1 See estrick's continuation note
Bronstein vs A Beliavsky, 1982 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1

The Sorcerer's Apprentice by David Bronstein, Game 46
Bronstein vs Browne, 1990 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 34 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Bronstein-Larsen Var (B16) 1-0 Which file/pin rules?
L Vogt vs Bronstein, 1990 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 24 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: 2Knts Def. Polerio Def Suhle Def (C59) 0-1 Tpstar
I Veinger vs Bronstein, 1991 
(C59) Two Knights, 36 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical (A01) 1-0 Another f6 flounder
Bronstein vs Mephisto, 1994
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 39 moves, 1-0

QGA Classical Def (D26) 1-0 Sacs on the 6th
Yakovich vs Bronstein, 1994 
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Scheveningen. English Attack (B80) 0-1 Analyze Bxa2+
Velimirovic vs Bronstein, 1994 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 38 moves, 0-1

3...Qd6 Bronstein both 0-0 (B01) 1/2-1/2 Qside tangle
Rozentalis vs Bronstein, 1996
(B01) Scandinavian, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Neo-Grünfeld Def. Delayed Exchange (D74) 1-0 DB was 72 yrs old
Bronstein vs Lputian, 1996 
(D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Scheveningen. Fianchetto (B80) 1-0 It's not David
L Bronstein vs G Andruet, 1982 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 52 moves, 1-0

The Sorcerer's Apprentice by David Bronstein, Game 68
Tal vs Bronstein, 1961 
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 40 moves, 0-1

Game 9 in Bronstein: Move by Move by Stephen Giddins
Tal vs Bronstein, 1966 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 30 moves, 0-1

Game 211 in The Sorcerer's Apprentice by David Bronstein
M-Chess vs Bronstein, 1994 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 37 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Four Knights (B45) 1-0 N sac, Discovered+
Bronstein vs A Kinzel, 1967
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 17 moves, 1-0

G64 The Greatest Ever Chess Opening Ideas by Christoph Scheerer
Taimanov vs Bronstein, 1953 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 42 moves, 0-1

C34
Bronstein vs Petrosian, 1963 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

W.H. Golombek in the Penguin Handbook of Chess p.68-69
Bronstein vs B Goldenov, 1944 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 24 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed. Chigorin Def (C97) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Bronstein vs Keres, 1949 
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 35 moves, 1-0

French Def: Winawer. Bogoljubow Var (C17) 0-1Notes by Stockfish
Panov vs Bronstein, 1948 
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 54 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: London System (A46) 1-0 Pawns upon the 5th fall
Bronstein vs C Zuidema, 1964 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

London System w/a touch of Colle (D02) 1-0 Kside, Qside, Kside
Bronstein vs A Thorsteinsson, 1990
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Botvinnik System. Lilienthal Var (D44) 0-1 SPICY
Stahlberg vs Bronstein, 1955 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 0-1

QGD. Pseudo-Tarrasch Var (D50) 1-0 Nagging Knights
Furman vs Bronstein, 1967 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Sicilian Bind (B25) 0-1 backward d-pawn falls
Larsen vs Bronstein, 1959 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 61 moves, 0-1

KIA vs Polish Def (A07) 1-0 Watch DB tear open the center
Bronstein vs Alburt, 1972 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Old Variation (D48) 1-0 Leningrad
Bronstein vs Levenfish, 1946 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 40 moves, 1-0

KID: Classical Fianchetto (E67) 0-1 Fredthebear share
C Kottnauer vs Bronstein, 1946 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 58 moves, 0-1

Game 7 in 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' by David Bronstein
Bronstein vs Kotov, 1946 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 21 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Meitner Var (C45) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
G Stoltz vs Bronstein, 1948 
(C45) Scotch Game, 39 moves, 0-1

KIA Chigorin's 2.Qe2 vs French Def (A07) 1-0 Hit the Q again
Bronstein vs O Pastuhoff, 1952 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 1-0

"David Bronstein — Chess Improvisor", Pergamon 1983, p. 123
Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2

Incredible game by Bronstein - triple pawn sac to open lines!
I Aloni vs Bronstein, 1956 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 29 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Schliemann Def. Jaenisch G. Accptd (C60) 0-1Dovetail #
J Szily vs Bronstein, 1949 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 39 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Kan. Maroczy Bind Bronstein Var (B41) 1-0Restrict
Bronstein vs Boleslavsky, 1958 
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 42 moves, 1-0

NID: Normal. Gligoric System Exch at c4 (E54) 0-1 Vukovic # var
Bronstein vs Spassky, 1958 
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 30 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Bird. Paulsen Var (C61) 1/2-1/2 cafeteria closing
Smyslov vs Bronstein, 1944 
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

English, Anglo-Indian Def. K's Knight Var (A15) 1-0 Stockfish
Smyslov vs Bronstein, 1956 
(A15) English, 57 moves, 1-0

French Def: Classical. Steinitz (C14) 1/2-1/2 coulda, shoulda
Bronstein vs Yanofsky, 1948 
(C14) French, Classical, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 33 in 'The Greatest Ever Chess Strategies' by Sam Collins
Bronstein vs T van Scheltinga, 1963
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 28 moves, 1-0

French Tarrasch. Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 1-0 Arabian#
Bronstein vs V Baturinsky, 1945 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Defense: Saemisch Var (E80) 0-1 54...?
Shamkovich vs Bronstein, 1971 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 56 moves, 0-1

Dutch Def: Leningrad. Warsaw Var (A88) 0-1 Stockfish notes
S Brzozka vs Bronstein, 1963 
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 70 moves, 0-1

King's Gambit: Accepted. Mason-Keres Gambit (C33) 0-1 Blitz
Keres vs Bronstein, 1965 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 0-1

KGA. Mason-Keres Gambit (C33) 1-0 Pesky knight
Bronstein vs A A Bikhovsky, 1965 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 43 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Najdorf. Main Line (B99) 0-1 Fredthebear observed
N McDonald vs Bronstein, 1995 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 46 moves, 0-1

NID: Saemisch. Accelerated (E24) 1-0 model game
Bronstein vs Simagin, 1961 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 44 moves, 1-0

Game 177 in Chess Informant Best Games 101-200
Petrosian vs Bronstein, 1974 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2

Indian Game: London System (A46) 1-0 Fredthebear copied
Bronstein vs Vyzmanavin, 1991 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 62 moves, 1-0

Game 208 in The Sorcerer's Apprentice by David Bronstein
L E Cuevas vs Bronstein, 1993 
(C15) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 0-1

"Bronstein on the King's Indian" (Everyman, 1999).
G Ravinsky vs Bronstein, 1946 
(A53) Old Indian, 37 moves, 0-1

Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid. Spielmann Attk (C26) 1-0pin f7
Bronstein vs L Morgulis, 1940 
(C26) Vienna, 34 moves, 1-0

King's English. Kramnik-Shirov Counter (A21) 0-1 Battered
Bronstein vs V Eingorn, 1980 
(A21) English, 71 moves, 0-1

KIA vs Reversed Botvinnik System (A07) 0-1 Heavy pieces enter
Bronstein vs P Cramling, 1993 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 0-1

G151 Zurich International Chess Tourney 1953 by David Bronstein
Bronstein vs Stahlberg, 1953 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 149 in The Sorcerer's Apprentice by David Bronstein
Bronstein vs D Gurevich, 1993 
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 37 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack. Center Attack (C43) 0-1 P race
Bronstein vs G Borisenko, 1961 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 64 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def: Bronstein-Larsen Var (B16) 1-0 pawn elevation
Kholmov vs Bronstein, 1983
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 39 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Hedgehog Def (A30) 1-0 Kside bash
Bronstein vs V Byvshev, 1952 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 42 moves, 1-0

Vienna Gambit. Steinitz (C29) 1/2-1/2 RxRf8+ allows perp B&N+
Bronstein vs R Gorenstein, 1940 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2

KGA. Abbazia Defense (C36) 1-0 Books and notes by Stockfish
Bronstein vs Ragozin, 1948 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 67 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Def. Botvinnik Var (D60) 1-0 Double attack plus
Bronstein vs B Berger, 1964 
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Kingside Fianchetto (A48) 1-0 Battery piles on
Bronstein vs A Vaisman, 1973 
(A48) King's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0

Horwitz Defense: General (A40) 0-1 Nh3 problem
E Zagoryansky vs Bronstein, 1947 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz Def Fianchetto (C76) 1/2-
Suetin vs Bronstein, 1952 
(C76) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2

QGA: Central Variation. Rubinstein Def (D20) 1-0 Lolli's Mate
Bronstein vs J van den Bersselaar, 1991 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0

Old Indian Defense: Two Knights Var (A54) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Bronstein vs A Fuderer, 1955 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 48 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Double Pawn Sacrifice (C44) · 0-1
Bronstein vs A Fuderer, 1959 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 0-1

KID: Double Fianchetto Attack (E64) 0-1 Destructive Bishop
F Zita vs Bronstein, 1946 
(E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 30 moves, 0-1

KGD Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit Accptd (C32) 1/2-1/2
Bronstein vs Unzicker, 1956 
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

The seventy year old Bronstein, playing with the energy and opt
Bronstein vs H Hunt, 1994 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Peón h6, Sacrificio en d5, Desesperación y Sacrificio de Dama
Bronstein vs O'Kelly, 1963 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Game 110 in 'The Game of Chess' by Harry Golombek
Bronstein vs C H Alexander, 1954 
(A80) Dutch, 120 moves, 0-1

KID: Fianchetto. Classical Main Line (E69) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951 
(E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 64 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def: Karpov Var (B17) 1-0
Bronstein vs Vasiukov, 1964 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 43 moves, 1-0

French Def: Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 1-0 Mate awaits!
Bronstein vs Uhlmann, 1956 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 41 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Winawer. Delayed Exchange Var (C01) 0-1
O Bernstein vs Bronstein, 1954 
(C01) French, Exchange, 46 moves, 0-1

KID. Normal. Rare Defenses (E90) 0-1 wwall notes to finish
Y Solntsev vs Bronstein, 1946 
(E90) King's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1

Game 34 in "Think Like a Grandmaster" by Alexander Kotov
Bronstein vs M Bonch-Osmolovsky, 1946 
(B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 37 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Szen Variation (B44) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Bronstein vs Tal, 1975 
(B44) Sicilian, 121 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 21.?
Bronstein vs B Rytov, 1979 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

Nov-07-20 saffuna: Analyzed by Daniel King
Reshevsky vs Bronstein, 1953 
(E68) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4, 65 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B48) 1-0
Bronstein vs Taimanov, 1961 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 34 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange. Spassky Var (D87) 1-0 Stockfish
Bronstein vs Kotov, 1948 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 59 moves, 1-0

"The Golden Dozen" by Irving Chernev, p. 42+
Bronstein vs A Khasin, 1957 
(E61) King's Indian, 39 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Mieses Def (C52) 1-0 Cup of Hemlock
Bronstein vs Socrates, 1992 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 51 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Scotch. Accepted (C47) 0-1 25...?
Bondarevsky vs Bronstein, 1945 
(C47) Four Knights, 44 moves, 0-1

Game 4 Together with the Candidates (Kuzmin)
Bronstein vs Boleslavsky, 1950 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 32 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Panov Attack. Fianchetto Def (B14) 1/2-1/2
A Zaitsev vs Bronstein, 1969 
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2

French Defense: Tarrasch. Open System (C07) 1/2-1/2
Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Delayed Exchange Var (D75) 1/2-horsing around
Benko vs Bronstein, 1949 
(D75) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dxc5, 106 moves, 1/2-1/2

Modern Def: King Pawn Fianchetto (B06) 0-1 Forced to resign?
E Paoli vs Bronstein, 1966 
(B06) Robatsch, 19 moves, 0-1

QGD. Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Bronstein vs A Medina Garcia, 1955 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0

Game 32 Test Your Opening, MG & EG Play by K.Smith & R.DeVault
Bronstein vs P Dely, 1962 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 33 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed. Chigorin Def (C97) 1-0 N+ is not best
Bronstein vs Panov, 1946 
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 39 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Var (B18) 1-0 Minor Piece EG
Bronstein vs A Beliavsky, 1975 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 48 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Def / Torre Attk vs Lion (A46) 1-0
Bronstein vs D Minic, 1962
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 1-0

Torre Attack: Classical Def. Nimzowitsch Var (A46) 1-0
Bronstein vs C van den Berg, 1963 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Spielmann-Indian /Torre vs Classical Def (A46) 1-0
Bronstein vs A Kapengut, 1967
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0

Torre Attack: Classical Def (A46) 1-0 c-file opens early
Bronstein vs L Alster, 1957 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

P-Q4: Torre Attack; early Qxb2 was playable (D03) 1-0
Bondarevsky vs Bronstein, 1945 
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 37 moves, 1-0

Torre Attack: Classical Def. Petrosian Gambit (A46) 1-0 34.?
Bronstein vs A Foguelman, 1960 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0

Torre Attack: Classical Def (A46) 1/2-1/2 Central action
P Trifunovic vs Bronstein, 1963
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2

P-Q4: Levitsky / Stonewall Attack (D00) 0-1 pins
T Wall vs Bronstein, 1993 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Tartakower Attk (C52) 1-0 36.?
Ragozin vs Bronstein, 1945 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 38 moves, 1-0

USSR Championship 1961a (1961), Moscow URS, rd 14, Feb-02
Bronstein vs Lutikov, 1961 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 104 moves, 1/2-1/2

Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation (B18) · 1-0
Bronstein vs Lutikov, 1978 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0

C26 Vienna Game - castling opposite
Bronstein vs R Teschner, 1965 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 23 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: 5.f4 Qb6; Bg7 Fianchetto (B06) 0-1 Promotion
L Zinn vs Bronstein, 1968 
(B06) Robatsch, 84 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn General (C18) 0-1
Hitech vs Bronstein, 1993 
(C18) French, Winawer, 40 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Normal Var (C10) 1/2-1/2 Geometric knights!
Gulko vs Bronstein, 1969 
(C10) French, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Modern Steinitz Def (C73) 0-1
M Schoeneberg vs Bronstein, 1968 
(C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 39 moves, 0-1

Game 82 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' by David Bronstein
Bronstein vs Petrosian, 1978 
(C15) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Scheveningen. Keres Attack (B81) 1-0 Rob the Pin
Bronstein vs Jansa, 1979 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Hungarian Defense (C50) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Bronstein vs V E Kozlov, 1978
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 41 moves, 1-0

English vs Anglo-Indian Def. K's Knight Var (A15) 1-0 Stockfish
Bronstein vs Averbakh, 1948 
(A15) English, 44 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Winawer. Poisoned P General (C18) 1-0 Stockfish
Bronstein vs I Farago, 1990 
(C18) French, Winawer, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Boleslavsky. General (B58) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Taimanov vs Bronstein, 1948 
(B58) Sicilian, 51 moves, 0-1

Gibbins-Wiedehagen Gambit (A45) 1/2-1/2 quick draw
Bronstein vs Simagin, 1967 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1/2-1/2

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz Def (C72) 1-0 Stockfi
Bronstein vs Westerinen, 1978
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 68 moves, 1-0

Rat Defense: English Rat, early QxQd8+ KxQd8 (A41) 0-1Stockfish
G Pres vs Bronstein, 1982 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 36 moves, 0-1

Pirc Def: Classical. Quiet System (B08) 1-0 Pawn to e6
Bronstein vs S Danailov, 1989 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 30 moves, 1-0

QGD: Baltic Defense. Pseudo-Slav (D02) 0-1 Q trap on the Qside
V Loginov vs Bronstein, 1982 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Wing Gambit (C00) 0-1 Pawns giveaway
J Barendregt vs Bronstein, 1965 
(C00) French Defense, 38 moves, 0-1

French Def: Winawer 4.Nge2 Variation (C15) 1-0 pestering the Ps
Bronstein vs Vaganian, 1979 
(C15) French, Winawer, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern, Early deviations (B62)1-0
Bronstein vs Suetin, 1978 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 30 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Three Knights. Hungarian Attk (D92) 1-0 Best EG
Bronstein vs Filip, 1956 
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 58 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Stanley. Three Knights Var (C28) 1/2-1/2
Keres vs Bronstein, 1956 
(C28) Vienna Game, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit. Deferred Var (B50) 1-0 Stockfish
Bronstein vs A Levin, 1969 
(B50) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Berlin Def. Improved Steinitz Def (C66) 0-1Cut himself
A Ornstein vs Bronstein, 1977 
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 40 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 Queen's choice
Bronstein vs B van der Linden, 1996 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 23 moves, 1-0

"The Wildest Card" (game of the day Oct-26-2022)
R Cardoso vs Bronstein, 1958 
(B06) Robatsch, 42 moves, 1-0

Game 56 Chess Informant Best Games 1-100
Bronstein vs A Zaitsev, 1968 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Anderssen Var (C77) 1-0
Bronstein vs R Teschner, 1954 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 68 moves, 1-0

The Sorcerer's Apprentice by David Bronstein, Game 11
Bronstein vs Tartakower, 1948 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 43 moves, 1-0

Game 3 'Bronstein: Move by Move' by Stephen Giddins
Bronstein vs F Winiwarter, 1967 
(C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 42 moves, 1-0

Down 2 pieces, and another 2 sitting at home, Bronstein mates
M Henriksen vs Bronstein, 1994 
(E92) King's Indian, 31 moves, 0-1

KID: Orthodox Variation. Bayonet Attack (E97) 0-1
H Groffen vs Bronstein, 1997 
(E97) King's Indian, 38 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Modern Defense (C45) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
V Zhuravliov vs Bronstein, 1980 
(C45) Scotch Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Four Pawns Attk. ML (B03) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Bronstein vs V Mikenas, 1949 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) 1-0 USSR Championsh
Bronstein vs V S Zhidkov, 1972 
(B27) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0

King's Gambit: Accepted. Abbazia Def (C36) 0-1 Moscow, RUS
Bronstein vs Lilienthal, 1953 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 35 moves, 0-1

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