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)
Search & Filter All Games →Pallesen, Jacob vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Hedehusene op 1992 D15
Larsen, Bent vs Tisdall, Jonathan D
0-1Nordic zt 1992 A46
Larsen, Bent vs Manninen, Marko
1/2-1/2Nordic zt 1992 B23
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 E11
Christiansen, Larry Mark vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Roquebrune 1992 B27
Larsen, Bjorn vs Andersen, Stig
0-1Ringsted2 1992 B13
Kristensen, P. vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Hedehusene op 1992 B33
Larsen, Bent vs Szmetan, Jorge
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1992 A30
Pieri, Filippo vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Milan op 1992 B46
Milos, Gilberto vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1992 B14
Ricardi, Pablo vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1992 A38
Larsen, Bent vs Rubinetti, Jorge A
1-0Buenos Aires 1992 A12
Larsen, Bjorn vs Siming, Jesper
0-1Ringsted2 1992 D60
Larsen, Bent vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 C10
Larsen, Bent vs Piket, Jeroen
0-1Roquebrune rapid 1992 A01
Larsen, Bent vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2Roquebrune 1992 C08
Arnason, Jon L vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Nordic zt 1992 B38
Granda Zuniga, Julio E vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Buenos Aires 1992 E11
Piket, Jeroen vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Roquebrune rapid 1992 E16
Hector, Jonny vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Nordic zt 1992 D01
Nilssen, John Arni vs Larsen, Bjorn
1-0Ringsted2 1992 C00
Larsen, Bent vs Speelman, Jonathan S
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 A07
Flear, Glenn C vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Mesa op 1992 E90
Larsen, Bent vs Morales, Julian
1-0Mesa op 1992 E61
Rivas Pastor, Manuel vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Mesa op 1992 A10
Larsen, Bent vs Romero Holmes, Alfonso
1-0Mesa op 1992 A51
Larsen, Bent vs Tencati, Giuseppe
1-0Milan op 1992 A08
Larsen, Bjorn vs Hansen, Jens Hjort
1-0Ringsted2 1992 A45
Morovic Fernandez, Ivan vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Buenos Aires 1992 B20
Zarnicki, Pablo vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1992 B27
Larsen, Bent vs Strikovic, Aleksa
1-0Mesa op 1992 B25
Haar, Wolfgang vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Hamburg op 1992 A16
Larsen, Bent vs Birk, B.
1-0Hedehusene op 1992 D00
Negri, Sergio vs Larsen, Bent
0-1GEBA 1991 A04
Larsen, Ba vs Andersen, H.
1/2-1/2Hedehusene op 1991 D00
Van Riemsdijk, Herman C vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2GEBA 1991 B72
Larsen, Bent vs Kristiansen, Jens
1-0DEN-ch 1991 D02
Larsen, Bent vs Wells, Peter K
1-0London WFW 1991 D41
Larsen, Bent vs Mortensen, Erling
1/2-1/2DEN-ch 1991 E97
Schweber, Samuel vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2GEBA 1991 B27
Barbero, Gerardo F vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Buenos Aires Najdorf 1991 D45
Holst, Allan vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2DEN-ch 1991 A04
Larsen, Bent vs Arkell, Keith C
1/2-1/2London WFW 1991 B17
Larsen, Ba vs Kokholm, T.
0-1Hedehusene op 1991 A45
Larsen, Bent vs Panno, Oscar
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires Najdorf 1991 B36
Larsen, Bent vs Brinck Claussen, Bjorn
1-0DEN-ch 1991 A16
Watson, William N vs Larsen, Bent
1-0London WFW 1991 C90
Hector, Jonny vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Valby K41 1991 B35
Bottanelli, Mauro vs Larsen, Ba
1-0Lombardia op 1991 A84
Larsen, Ba vs Andersen, Preben
0-1Hedehusene op 1991 A40