9.Be3!? 20.Nxf8!?
Bronstein vs I Zaslavsky, 1938  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
<30..Bd3> <31..Rfb7>
V Makogonov vs Bronstein, 1944  (E90) King's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0
Lot's of play but first things first.
Smyslov vs Bronstein, 1944  (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Early KID fianchetto
Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1945  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2
23.Bg4! 27.Nxg6! 31.Ne7!
Bronstein vs I Rudakovsky, 1945  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
12..h5!? <13..h4!?> 39..Rxg7!
V Chekhover vs Bronstein, 1945  (A15) English, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
34.Rc1! with the better endgame
Bronstein vs Furman, 1946  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 57 moves, 1-0
22...Nxg4!
G Abrahams vs Bronstein, 1947  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 32 moves, 0-1
Position after black's 17th
Keres vs Bronstein, 1947  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Blunders by Black make it easy.
Bronstein vs Najdorf, 1950  (E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 21 moves, 1-0
22..Bc4!
Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 64 moves, 0-1
21.b4!
Bronstein vs Geller, 1951  (C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 50 moves, 1-0
25.Bd3!?
Bronstein vs D Horne, 1954  (E50) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5, 31 moves, 1-0
LOOOOOOOOOOONG
Bronstein vs C H Alexander, 1954  (A80) Dutch, 120 moves, 0-1
Zugzwang with 55.Qb1
Bronstein vs R Teschner, 1954  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 68 moves, 1-0
Queen exchange solidifies advantage, moves 32-34
Bronstein vs Gligoric, 1954  (E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 61 moves, 1-0
11..Bg8 24..Qf4
G Porreca vs Bronstein, 1954  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 42 moves, 0-1
9..b6 with the initiative
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1957  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Queen on the run.
B Gurgenidze vs Bronstein, 1958  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Complete chaos
A Bisguier vs Bronstein, 1961  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 41 moves, 0-1
KIA hybrid. 26.e6!
Bronstein vs J H Donner, 1961  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
17..f4!? 29..Rf8!
Stein vs Bronstein, 1962  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
25.Bxd5! 27.Qxd8!
Bronstein vs O'Kelly, 1963  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Playing with the computer
Bronstein vs M20, 1963  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
11.g4 13.c5 22.Qd6
Bronstein vs P Dely, 1963  (A27) English, Three Knights System, 32 moves, 1-0
14.Nh4! 17.f5!
Bronstein vs Korchnoi, 1964  (D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0
14.Bxc4 22.Rh2 32.h5
Bronstein vs Korchnoi, 1964  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
23.Bd2 or 23.Qxe6
Bronstein vs Uhlmann, 1965  (C18) French, Winawer, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
24..Bxh3? <24..Qa5>
Polugaevsky vs Bronstein, 1967  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 55 moves, 0-1
8..Nbd7 to 9..Nb6 24..fxe6
R Fuchs vs Bronstein, 1968  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 25 moves, 0-1
Bizarro opening
A Jongsma vs Bronstein, 1968  (B10) Caro-Kann, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
11..b5!? and squeeze
Shamkovich vs Bronstein, 1971  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 56 moves, 0-1
Dragon demolition
Bronstein vs Parma, 1971  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
14.b3, moves 18-20 and 24.Bd2!
Bronstein vs W Hug, 1973  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 56 moves, 1-0
10.Nd5!
Bronstein vs Gheorghiu, 1973  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0
33.Bc6! 35.Rxg6
Bronstein vs A Saidy, 1973  (B10) Caro-Kann, 41 moves, 1-0
10.f5! 11.g5!!
Bronstein vs A Beliavsky, 1975  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 48 moves, 1-0
6.b4!? <6.Nb3> 10.a4
Bronstein vs Romanishin, 1975  (B06) Robatsch, 54 moves, 1-0
17.Bf4!? 22.a3 <38..Rc4!?>
Bronstein vs Tal, 1975  (B44) Sicilian, 121 moves, 1-0
31.Ng5!
Bronstein vs Korchnoi, 1976  (B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 78 moves, 1-0
12.e4! 32.Nd4!?
Bronstein vs W Hartston, 1976  (B40) Sicilian, 66 moves, 1-0
<24..Ne3!?> 27..Bc4
Sax vs Bronstein, 1977  (C16) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
17..Bd4?! <25..Qxd4!> 28.d5!
Tal vs Bronstein, 1982  (E12) Queen's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0
11..Bf3!? 18..a6!?
N Rashkovsky vs Bronstein, 1982 (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
19.Nb5!? 21.Bc5
Bronstein vs Hodgson, 1989  (D98) Grunfeld, Russian, 34 moves, 1-0
Bronstein vs L Evans, 1955  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 44 moves, 1-0
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