David Bronstein
Soviet chess player
David Ionovich Bronstein was a Soviet chess player. Awarded the title of International Grandmaster by FIDE in 1950, he narrowly missed becoming World Chess Champion in 1951. Wikipedia
Born: February 19, 1924, Bila Tserkva, Ukraine
Died: December 5, 2006 (age 82 years), Minsk, Belarus
Nationality: Soviet
Peak rating: 2595 (May 1974)