David Bronstein, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Bronstein

Soviet chess grandmaster

Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1924

Place of Birth: Bila Tserkva, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 05-Dec-2006

Profession: chess player, non-fiction writer

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

David Ionovich Bronstein (Russian: ????´? ??´????? ???????´??; February 19, 1924 – December 5, 2006) was a Soviet 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.
Also a renowned chess writer, his book Zurich International Chess Tournament 1953 is widely considered one of the greatest chess books ever written.