Yesterday (19 February) was the 100th anniversary of the birth of David Bronstein. Although he never became World Champion (tying his only match 12-12 with Mikhail Botvinnik) he was still one of the most consequential figures in modern chess. Early on in his career he developed or strengthened a number of important opening systems, while towards the end he participated in a number of matches involving increasingly strong chess engines.
An inventive attacking player, Bronstein demonstrated a propensity for sacrificial play from the very start of his chess career,
Bronstein in Kiev Kiev, 1938
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. dxe5 Nc6 6. Qe2 Nc5 7. O-O Nxd3 8. cxd3 Bg4 9. Be3 d4 10. Bf4 Be7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Ne4 Qd7 13. h3 Be6 14. Bg3 Rae8 15. Rfe1 h6 16. a3 f5 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Nc5 Qc8 19. Nxe6 Nd8 20. Nxf8 Rxe2 21. Rxe2 Kxf8 22. Rae1 c6 23. Bd6+ Kf7 24. Ne5+ Bxe5 25. Rxe5 1-0
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How about a blog post about what the word modern means in chess. Is it a time period?
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