David Bronstein was later revealed. The rumor that Bronstein was related to the disgraced former Soviet Communist leader Leon Trotsky (whose real family name was Bronstein), was treated as unconfirmed, but doubtful, by Bronstein in his book "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (1995). This belief could have explained the imprisonment of Bronstein's father. With the tide turning towards an eventual Soviet war victory over the Nazi invaders, Bronstein was able to once again play some competitive chess. His first top-standard Soviet event was the 1944 USSR Championship, where he won his individual game against eventual winner (and soon-to-be world champion) Mikhail Botvinnik. Bronstein moved
Alexander Bronstein Alexander Bronstein Alexander Bronstein (; born June 15, 1954 in Leningrad, USSR) is an entrepreneur and billionaire currently living in Tallinn, Estonia. He is an Estonian citizen. Bronstein is well known in Jewish circles and is vice president of the Eurasian Jewish congress. A keen philanthropist, he sponsored the building of the first synagogue and community centre in Estonia. Son of academic and World War II veteran (Mikhail Bronstein). Alexander Bronstein was born in 1954 in Leningrad. Anti-semitism drove the family to Tallinn, Estonia in 1956. In 1976 Bronstein graduated from Tartu State University with a degree in Applied Mathematics,