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
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1/2-1/2Odense m 1988 E90
Larsen, Bent vs Bissig, Martin
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 D20
Brynell, Stellan vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Naestved op 1988 B22
Larsen, Bent vs Metzger, R.
1/2-1/2Zuerich sim 1988 C26
Kupreichik, Viktor D vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Esbjerg 1988 B34
Larsen, Bent vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1Esbjerg 1988 D59
Larsen, Bent vs Hodler, B.
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 C26
Larsen, Bent vs Leuenberger, U.
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 D45
Larsen, Bent vs Bednarski, Jacek B
1-0Naestved op 1988 A11
Larsen, Bent vs Karlsson, Lars
1-0Esbjerg 1988 A85
Larsen, Bent vs Lobron, Eric
1/2-1/2New York op 1988 D56
Wilder, Michael vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Naestved op 1988 B39
Larsen, Bent vs Mammele, D.
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 A18
Larsen, Bent vs Comp Leonardo Maestro
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 D34
Larsen, Bent vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2Hastings8899 1988 A13
Larsen, Bent vs Drasko, Milan
1-0New York op 1988 D62
Kosten, Anthony C vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Esbjerg 1988 B39
Ivanovic, Bozidar vs Larsen, Bent
1-0New York op 1988 B77
Larsen, Bent vs De Firmian, Nick E
1/2-1/2New York op 1988 A30
Larsen, Bent vs Speelman, Jonathan S
1-0Hastings8899 1988 A41
Larsen, Bent vs Schmid, B.
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 A14
Larsen, Bent vs Marmet, D.
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 A02
Larsen, Bent vs Foisor, Ovidiu
1-0New York op 1988 A30
Speelman, Jonathan S vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Hastings8899 1988 B38
Hansen, Curt vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Odense m 1988 E12
Larsen, Bent vs Ganz, J.
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 D45
Larsen, Bent vs Felix, P.
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 D53
Larsen, Bent vs Hellers, Ferdinand
1/2-1/2Esbjerg 1988 E90
Larsen, Bent vs Davies, Nigel R
0-1Hastings8788 1987 A42
Huebner, Robert vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Brussels blitz 1987 C96
Larsen, Bent vs Benjamin, Joel
1-0Hastings8788 1987 E62
Larsen, Bent vs Van der Wiel, John TH
1-0Brussels blitz 1987 E92
Larsen, Bent vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2Brussels blitz 1987 E15
Davies, Nigel R vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Hastings8788 1987 B20
Larsen, Bent vs Torre, Eugenio
1-0Brussels 1987 C24
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Brussels blitz 1987 A13
Psakhis, Lev vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Hastings8788 1987 E16
Larsen, Bent vs Speelman, Jonathan S
0-1Hastings8788 1987 A09
Larsen, Bent vs Psakhis, Lev
1/2-1/2Hastings8788 1987 A37
Chandler, Murray G vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Hastings8788 1987 B39
Torre, Eugenio vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Brussels blitz 1987 B07
Meulders, Richard vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Brussels 1987 E48
Larsen, Bent vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
0-1Brussels 1987 A12
Winants, Luc vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Brussels 1987 E70
Larsen, Bent vs Huebner, Robert
1-0Brussels blitz 1987 D46
Speelman, Jonathan S vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Hastings8788 1987 D32
Van der Wiel, John TH vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Brussels 1987 B51
Benjamin, Joel vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Hastings8788 1987 A65
Sosonko, Gennadi vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Brussels blitz 1987 E91
Van der Wiel, John TH vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Brussels blitz 1987 C69