Larsen, Bent
Bent Larsen (1935-2010) was Denmark's greatest chess player and Scandinavia's strongest until Magnus Carlsen, reaching world number three in 1971 behind only Fischer and Spassky. Renowned for his daring, imaginative style and willingness to embrace unorthodox openings like 1.b3 (Larsen's Opening), his aggressive approach made him the most dangerous non-Soviet challenger of the 1960s and early 1970s.
Total Games
2383
Wins
1047
Draws
761
Losses
575
43.9% wins31.9% draws24.1% losses
Most Played Openings
A30 - English Opening: Wing Gambit46B38 - Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind40E90 - King's Indian Defense: Larsen Variation38A03 - Bird Opening: Sturm Gambit38A37 - English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf337E16 - Queen's Indian Defense: Yates Variation32A01 - Nimzo-Larsen Attack31B21 - Sicilian Defense: Halasz Gambit27B08 - Pirc Defense: Classical Variation27A36 - English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System26
Featured Games
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Spassky, Boris V vs Larsen, Bent
Tilburg
1980
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Karpov, Anatoly vs Larsen, Bent
Tilburg
1980
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Larsen, Bent vs Jussupow, Artur
Linares
1983
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Petri, Bernd vs Larsen, Bent
Wch U20 fin-B
1953
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Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Larsen, Bent
Tilburg
1981
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Portisch, Lajos vs Larsen, Bent
Linares
1981
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Panno, Oscar vs Larsen, Bent
Wch U20 qual
1953
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Larsen, Bent vs Dittmann, Sieghart
WchT U26
1957
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Larsen, Bent vs Portisch, Lajos
Amsterdam Interzonal
1964
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Larsen, Bent vs Spassky, Boris V
Linares
1981
View PrintGames (2383)
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0-1DEN-ch 1997 B06
Larsen, Bent vs Hansen, Sune Berg
1/2-1/2DEN-ch 1997 B51
Danielsen, Henrik vs Larsen, Bent
1-0DEN-ch 1997 B20
Larsen, Bent vs Schandorff, Lars
1/2-1/2DEN-ch 1997 B30
Larsen, Bent vs Ochsner, Thomas
1-0DEN-ch 1997 C50
Borrego, Enrique vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Mondariz op 1996 B34
Vujovic, M. vs Larsen, B2.
1-0Robecchetto op 1996 A10
Larsen, Bent vs Costa, F.
0-1Mondariz op 1996 A08
Perez, Carrilero V vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Mondariz op 1996 A81
Pinho, Paulo vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Mondariz op 1996 A89
Larsen, B2. vs Cillo, A.
1-0Robecchetto op 1996 C28
Larsen, Bent vs Perez, A.
1-0Mondariz op 1996 B90
Larsen, Bent vs Borrego, M.
1-0Mondariz op 1996 B87
Timmermans, Ivo vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Mondariz op 1996 B35
Guevara Pijuan, Josep vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Mondariz op 1996 A89
Larsen, B2. vs Pernisco, Ermanno
0-1Robecchetto op 1996 B50
Larsen, Bent vs Guimaraes, Jorge
0-1Mondariz op 1996 B33
Marino, D. vs Larsen, B2.
1/2-1/2Robecchetto op 1996 B20
Larsen, B2. vs Attorre, M.
1/2-1/2Robecchetto op 1996 B12
Montaruli, R. vs Larsen, B2.
1/2-1/2Robecchetto op 1996 D01
Quagliarella, S. vs Larsen, B2.
1-0Robecchetto op 1996 A89
Larsen, Bent vs Ricardi, Pablo
1/2-1/2San Martin 1995 B21
Nogueiras, Jesus vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2San Martin 1995 E16
Thorhallsson, Throstur vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Reykjavik Olafsson 1995 B34
Spangenberg, Hugo vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Mar del Plata op 1995 B51
Larsen, Bent vs Pappa, Domingo
1-0Mar del Plata op 1995 A03
Rodriguez, Andres vs Larsen, Bent
1-0San Martin 1995 B80
Sorin, Ariel vs Larsen, Bent
0-1San Martin 1995 A85
Valerga, Diego vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2San Martin 1995 A81
Spangenberg, Hugo vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2San Martin 1995 B38
Larsen, Bent vs Grabov, Steen
1-0Aars 1995 C01
Ivanov, Mikhail M vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Aars 1995 E11
Larsen, Bent vs Shneider, Aleksandr
1/2-1/2Aars 1995 E05
Petursson, Margeir vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Reykjavik Olafsson 1995 E80
Arnason, Jon L vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Reykjavik Olafsson 1995 B27
Larsen, Bent vs Becerra Rivero, Julio
1-0San Martin 1995 E70
Hansen, Sune Berg vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Aars 1995 B76
Larsen, Bo vs Faraoni, Enrico
0-1ITA-chT 1995 A04
Larsen, Bent vs Sorokin, Maxim
0-1San Martin 1995 C24
Quinteros, Miguel A vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Mar del Plata op 1995 E67
Kristensen, Jorgen Juul vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Aars 1995 B90
Larsen, Bent vs Ginzburg, Maximiliano
1-0San Martin 1995 A20
Soppe, Guillermo vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2San Martin 1995 E14
Celestino, Guillermo vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Mar del Plata op 1995 B00
Larsen, Bent vs Scarella, Enrique
1-0San Martin 1995 B21
Larsen, Bent vs Olafsson, Fridrik
1-0Reykjavik Olafsson 1995 B21
Brynell, Stellan vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Aars 1995 B00
Quinteros, Miguel A vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2San Martin 1995 A50
Larsen, Bent vs Hansen, Curt
0-1Aars rapid20 1995 B21
Larsen, Bent vs Gretarsson, Helgi Ass
1-0Reykjavik Olafsson 1995 C50