[Event "Goteborg"] [Site "Geteborg"] [Round "0"] [White "Bronstein"] [Black "Medina"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D51"] [Opening "QGD: 4.Bg5 Nbd7"] {6. BRONSTEIN (Born 1924) Like Botvinnik, Bronstein is at home in difficult positions; the difference is that Bronstein will take far greater risks. From the first move to the last his games are usually struggles in which he devotes much of his time seeking original, creative lines of play. These are tactics motivated not only by the idea of forcing his opponent into prolonged thought, but also by his desire to win as brilliantly as possible. This style has something of Alekhine (his pawn sacrifices and his instinct fo breakthrough) but also something of Tartakower (the best move is not necessarily the strongest; preference may sometimes be given to a second best move in order to confuse the opponent)} 1. d4 ({Porreca-Bronstein, Belgrade 1954} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nh3 Bh7 8. Bc4 Nf6 9. Nf4 Nbd7 10. O-O Qc7 11. Re1 Bg8 $3 { To eliminate the possibility of a sacrifice on e6} (11... e6 { The sacrifice on e6 would hang over Black's hand like the sword of Damocles})) 1... d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Qc2 Nf8 (8... O-O 9. Nf3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Rab1 { White usually aims for the minority attack}) 9. Nge2 (9. Nf3 { playing for the minority attack} 9... Ne6 10. Bh4 g6 11. O-O Ng7 12. b4 { Bronstein often avoids the routine path}) 9... Ne6 10. Bh4 g6 {Now Black's plan has clarified: he intends ... Ng7, followed by ... Bf5, with a strategically desirable exchange of the light squaredBishops} 11. O-O-O { Now the cards are on the table. Queenside castling usually foreshadows a pawn storm on the other flank; here, however, it will become clear that this is an exceptionalposition} 11... Ng7 12. f3 $1 { White prepares to activate his central pawn majority} 12... Nf5 (12... Bf5 13. e4 $1) 13. Bf2 Qa5 14. Kb1 Be6 15. h3 {White is in no hurry to advance in the centre. If, for instance, Black now castles Kingside, White could obtain excellent chances by 16. Pg4} 15... O-O-O (15... O-O 16. g4) 16. e4 $1 Ng7 ( 16... dxe4 17. fxe4 Ng7 18. d5 {White opens a violent assault}) 17. Bg3 { It is clear White has the initiative, and his procedure is characteristic. First the bishop is placed where it is mostactive} 17... Nge8 18. Be5 Rf8 19. Nc1 { Suddenly the crisis arrives. White threatens to win the Black Queen with Nb3} 19... dxe4 (19... -- 20. Nb3) 20. fxe4 Nd7 21. Bh2 Nb8 22. d5 $1 { Starting an overwhelming attack} 22... Bd7 (22... cxd5 23. Nb3 -- 24. Nxd5+) 23. Nb3 Qb6 (23... Qb4 24. a3 Qb6) 24. d6 $1 Bxd6 25. Nd5 { The Black Queen has no move} 1-0