Happened Today in the Chess World - Feb 19, 2024

THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE

Beverwijk 1963: GM David Bronstein - Photo: J. de Nijs / ANEFO - Source: nationaalarchief.nl 

Today, a century after his birth, we remember Grandmaster David Bronstein, born in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine, on February 19, 1924.
Two times Soviet Champion, Bronstein won the 1950 Interzonal and the tiebreak match with Isaak Boleslavsky (who later became Bronstein's father-in-law), thus challenging the World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik. In the 1951 match for the title, Bronstein led by one point until the penultimate game, which he lost, allowing Botvinnik to tie 12-12 and retain the title.
Bronstein won four team gold medals at the Olympiads with the USSR Team. He was admired for his playing style, faithful to his creed, "chess is imagination," always creative, and never too focused on the final ranking. Bronstein was an appreciated author of chess books. His "Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953" is a classic in chess literature.
Bronstein chose to title his autobiography "The Sorcerer's Apprentice."
The following game was played against a computer program when Bronstein was 68.

David Bronstein (2465)-Zarkov (Computer), The Hague 1992
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