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

Featured Games

Spassky, Boris V vs Larsen, Bent

Tilburg

1980

Karpov, Anatoly vs Larsen, Bent

Tilburg

1980

Larsen, Bent vs Jussupow, Artur

Linares

1983

Petri, Bernd vs Larsen, Bent

Wch U20 fin-B

1953

Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Larsen, Bent

Tilburg

1981

Portisch, Lajos vs Larsen, Bent

Linares

1981

Panno, Oscar vs Larsen, Bent

Wch U20 qual

1953

Larsen, Bent vs Dittmann, Sieghart

WchT U26

1957

Larsen, Bent vs Portisch, Lajos

Amsterdam Interzonal

1964

Larsen, Bent vs Spassky, Boris V

Linares

1981

Games (2383)

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Larsen, Bent vs Andersson, Ulf

Stockholm m 1975 E55

Larsen, Bent vs Gligoric, Svetozar

Manila 1975 A38

Larsen, Bent vs Pomar Salamanca, Arturo

Las Palmas+ 1975 A20

Larsen, Bent vs Kavalek, Lubomir

Manila 1975 B80

Mariotti, Sergio vs Larsen, Bent

Smejkal, Jan vs Larsen, Bent

Larsen, Bent vs Iskov, Gert

Gellerup m 1975 B50

Andersson, Ulf vs Larsen, Bent

Stockholm m 1975 A37

Ogaard, Leif vs Larsen, Bent

Manila 1975 E45

Andersson, Ulf vs Larsen, Bent

Stockholm m 1975 A10

Iskov, Gert vs Larsen, Bent

Gellerup m 1975 B17

Karaklajic, Nikola vs Larsen, Bent

Manila 1975 B14

Andersson, Ulf vs Larsen, Bent

Stockholm m 1975 A22

Andersson, Ulf vs Larsen, Bent

Unzicker, Wolfgang vs Larsen, Bent

Larsen, Bent vs Iskov, Gert

Gellerup m 1975 A26

Larsen, Bent vs Balinas, Rosendo Carrean

Manila 1975 A01

Vasiukov, Evgeni vs Larsen, Bent

Manila 1974 B81

Larsen, Bent vs Andersson, Ulf

Las Palmas 1974 A36

Larsen, Bent vs Andersson, Ulf

Manila 1974 B85

Quinteros, Miguel A vs Larsen, Bent

Manila 1974 A43

Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel vs Larsen, Bent

Las Palmas 1974 A30

Larsen, Bent vs Kraidman, Yair

Manila 1974 A08

Pfleger, Helmut vs Larsen, Bent

Manila 1974 A26

Torre, Eugenio vs Larsen, Bent

Manila 1974 B83

Larsen, Bent vs Pomar Salamanca, Arturo

Las Palmas 1974 A00

Larsen, Bent vs Cardoso, Radolfo Tan

Manila 1974 A21

Larsen, Bent vs Kavalek, Lubomir

Manila 1974 B07

Larsen, Bent vs Quinteros, Miguel A

Las Palmas 1974 B07

Naranja, Renato vs Larsen, Bent

Manila 1974 A88

Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel vs Larsen, Bent

Las Palmas 1974 B01

Gheorghiu, Florin vs Larsen, Bent

Manila 1974 E16

Hartston, William R vs Larsen, Bent

Las Palmas 1974 B85

Larsen, Bent vs Kavalek, Lubomir

Las Palmas 1974 B21

Ribli, Zoltan vs Larsen, Bent

Las Palmas 1974 A07

Olafsson, Fridrik vs Larsen, Bent

Las Palmas 1974 B04

Larsen, Bent vs Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo

Las Palmas 1974 A28

Larsen, Bent vs Browne, Walter S

Las Palmas 1974 A00

Larsen, Bent vs Gligoric, Svetozar

Manila 1974 B66

Larsen, Bent vs Menvielle Lacourrelle, Augusto

Las Palmas 1974 A04

Larsen, Bent vs Cardoso, Radolfo Tan

Bauang 1973 B06

Larsen, Bent vs Kavalek, Lubomir

Bauang 1973 B21

Gligoric, Svetozar vs Larsen, Bent

Manila 1973 E43

Larsen, Bent vs Cardoso, Radolfo Tan

Manila 1973 A50

Naranja, Renato vs Larsen, Bent

Bauang 1973 A13

Larsen, Bent vs Naranja, Renato

Manila 1973 A38

Larsen, Bent vs Torre, Eugenio

Bauang 1973 E99

Larsen, Bent vs Ardiansyah, Haji

Manila 1973 E90

Kavalek, Lubomir vs Larsen, Bent

Manila 1973 B04

Larsen, Bent vs Gheorghiu, Florin

Manila 1973 A40

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