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Larsen, Bent

classical era

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

Most Faced Opponents

Portisch, Lajos55 gamesGligoric, Svetozar45 gamesSpassky, Boris V42 gamesTal, Mihail39 gamesIvkov, Borislav33 gamesAndersson, Ulf32 gamesKavalek, Lubomir29 gamesOlafsson, Fridrik29 gamesDonner, Jan Hein29 gamesTimman, Jan H27 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Spassky, Boris V vs Larsen, Bent

Tilburg

1980

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FCGFCG
0-1

Karpov, Anatoly vs Larsen, Bent

Tilburg

1980

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FCGFCG
1-0

Larsen, Bent vs Jussupow, Artur

Linares

1983

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FCGFCG
0-1

Petri, Bernd vs Larsen, Bent

Wch U20 fin-B

1953

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FCGFCG
1-0

Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Larsen, Bent

Tilburg

1981

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FCGFCG
0-1

Portisch, Lajos vs Larsen, Bent

Linares

1981

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FCGFCG
1-0

Panno, Oscar vs Larsen, Bent

Wch U20 qual

1953

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FCGFCG
0-1

Larsen, Bent vs Dittmann, Sieghart

WchT U26

1957

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FCGFCG
1-0

Larsen, Bent vs Portisch, Lajos

Amsterdam Interzonal

1964

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FCGFCG
0-1

Larsen, Bent vs Spassky, Boris V

Linares

1981

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Games (2383)

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Quinteros, Miguel A vs Larsen, Bent
0-1
Manila 1973 C75
Ardiansyah, Haji vs Larsen, Bent
0-1
Bauang 1973 B86
Larsen, Bent vs Quinteros, Miguel A
1/2-1/2
Bauang 1973 B21
Wotulo, Max vs Larsen, Bent
0-1
Manila 1973 B84
Larsen, Bent vs Ivkov, Borislav
1-0
Manila 1973 E41
Estimo, Samuel vs Larsen, Bent
0-1
Bauang 1973 B51
Tatai, Stefano vs Larsen, Bent
1-0
Manila 1973 B80
Ivkov, Borislav vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2
Bauang 1973 A27
Lombardy, William James vs Larsen, Bent
0-1
Manila 1973 B81
De Castro, Edgar vs Larsen, Bent
0-1
Manila 1973 A29
Tatai, Stefano vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2
Bauang 1973 B06
Larsen, Bent vs Torre, Eugenio
1-0
Manila 1973 E90
Larsen, Bent vs Westerinen, Heikki MJ
1-0
Nordic-ch 1973 E91
Kolbak, Jens vs Larsen, Bent
0-1
Nordic-ch 1973 C60
Larsen, Bent vs Poutiainen, Pertti
1/2-1/2
Nordic-ch 1973 E98
Wibe, Terje vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2
Nordic-ch 1973 B36
Larsen, Bent vs Hamann, Svend
1/2-1/2
Nordic-ch 1973 D13
Zwaig, Arne vs Larsen, Bent
0-1
Nordic-ch 1973 A05
Larsen, Bent vs Kristiansen, Jens
1-0
Nordic-ch 1973 E95
Moe, Mogens vs Larsen, Bent
0-1
Nordic-ch 1973 C50
Larsen, Bent vs Norman Hansen, Holger
1-0
Nordic-ch 1973 D32
Hartung Nielsen, Jens vs Larsen, Bent
0-1
Nordic-ch 1973 C26
Mecking, Henrique vs Larsen, Bent
1-0
San Antonio 1972 B16
Larsen, Bent vs Mestel, A Jonathan
1-0
Hastings7273 1972 D49
Larsen, Bent vs Piasetski, Leon David
1-0
USA op 1972 A03
Larsen, Bent vs Bolton, James Michael
1-0
USA op 1972 D02
Larsen, Bent vs Hartston, William R
1-0
Hastings7273 1972 A36
Larsen, Bent vs Keene, Raymond D
1-0
Teeside 1972 A03
Ree, Hans vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2
Teeside 1972 A21
Andersson, Ulf vs Larsen, Bent
0-1
Hastings7273 1972 B51
Larsen, Bent vs Bellin, Robert
1-0
Teeside 1972 A02
Larsen, Bent vs Hort, Vlastimil
1-0
San Antonio 1972 E70
Hort, Vlastimil vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2
Hastings7273 1972 D38
Kaufman, Larry C vs Larsen, Bent
0-1
USA op 1972 E15
Larsen, Bent vs Bilek, Istvan
1/2-1/2
Teeside 1972 D03
Larsen, Bent vs Browne, Walter S
1-0
Hastings7273 1972 A43
Gheorghiu, Florin vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2
Teeside 1972 E91
Larsen, Bent vs Gilden, Lawrence C
1/2-1/2
USA op 1972 D03
Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel vs Larsen, Bent
0-1
Las Palmas 1972 B08
Larsen, Bent vs Smith, Kenneth R
1-0
San Antonio 1972 D94
Suttles, Duncan vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2
San Antonio 1972 B26
Larsen, Bent vs Lehmann, Heinz Dr
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1972 E80
Larsen, Bent vs Tringov, Georgi P
1-0
Teeside 1972 A01
Larsen, Bent vs Eley, Brian
1-0
Hastings7273 1972 A01
Larsen, Bent vs Tatai, Stefano
0-1
Las Palmas 1972 A37
Larsen, Bent vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
1/2-1/2
Hastings7273 1972 E63
Larsen, Bent vs Popel, Stephan A
1-0
USA op 1972 D03
Visier Segovia, Fernando vs Larsen, Bent
0-1
Las Palmas 1972 A14
Benko, Pal C vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1972 C25
Barcza, Gedeon vs Larsen, Bent
0-1
Hastings7273 1972 A05
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