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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1-0Helsinki m 1969 E90
O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic vs Larsen, Bent
0-1San Juan 1969 E61
Larsen, Bent vs Gerusel, Mathias
1-0Buesum 1969 A25
Larsen, Bent vs Panno, Oscar
1-0Palma de Mallorca 1969 A00
Larsen, Bent vs Bobotsov, Milko G
1-0Palma de Mallorca 1969 A37
Larsen, Bent vs Kaplan, Julio P
0-1San Juan 1969 E21
Colon, Arturo vs Larsen, Bent
0-1San Juan 1969 A21
Larsen, Bent vs Hort, Vlastimil
0-1Palma de Mallorca 1969 A00
Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Palma de Mallorca 1969 C25
Westerinen, Heikki MJ vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Helsinki m 1969 B04
Damjanovic, Mato vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2San Juan 1969 A44
Larsen, Bent vs Mecking, Henrique
0-1Palma de Mallorca 1969 A00
Schmid, Lothar vs Larsen, Bent
1-0San Juan 1969 B60
Larsen, Bent vs Parma, Bruno
0-1San Juan 1969 A07
Larsen, Bent vs Saemisch, Fritz
1-0Buesum 1969 A07
Westerinen, Heikki MJ vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Helsinki m 1969 A42
Browne, Walter S vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2San Juan 1969 C41
Larsen, Bent vs De Fotis, Gregory
1-0USA op 1968 B21
Pomar Salamanca, Arturo vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Palma de Mallorca 1968 A40
Ivkov, Borislav vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1968 A89
Hort, Vlastimil vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Lugano ol (Men) 1968 A42
Larsen, Bent vs Unzicker, Wolfgang
1-0Lugano ol (Men) 1968 D41
Toran Albero, Roman vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Palma de Mallorca 1968 A04
Zinser, Sylvain vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Monte Carlo 1968 A42
Benko, Pal C vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Palma de Mallorca 1968 A16
Larsen, Bent vs Ujtumen, Tudev
1-0Lugano ol (Men) 1968 A01
Larsen, Bent vs Lehmann, Heinz Dr
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1968 A00
Larsen, Bent vs Benko, Pal C
1/2-1/2Monte Carlo 1968 A15
Larsen, Bent vs Dueckstein, Andreas
1/2-1/2Lugano ol (Men) 1968 A29
Byrne, Robert E vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2USA op 1968 B65
Larsen, Bent vs Calvo Minguez, Ricardo
1-0Palma de Mallorca 1968 A00
Damjanovic, Mato vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Monte Carlo 1968 B51
Larsen, Bent vs Diez del Corral, Jesus
1-0Palma de Mallorca 1968 A01
Larsen, Bent vs Letzelter, Jean Claude
1-0Monte Carlo 1968 E18
Larsen, Bent vs Kostro, Jerzy
1-0Lugano ol (Men) 1968 E07
Larsen, Bent vs Benko, Pal C
1/2-1/2USA op 1968 D59
Kaufman, Larry C vs Larsen, Bent
0-1USA op 1968 A92
Hamilton, Douglas G vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Lugano ol (Men) 1968 A43
Larsen, Bent vs Acers, J.
1-0USA op 1968 A29
Larsen, Bent vs Hort, Vlastimil
1/2-1/2Monte Carlo 1968 A01
Larsen, Bent vs Boutteville, Cesar
1-0Lugano ol (Men) 1968 A29
Larsen, Bent vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1/2-1/2Lugano ol (Men) 1968 A37
Larsen, Bent vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1-0Palma de Mallorca 1968 D32
Byrne, Donald vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Palma de Mallorca 1968 A10
Larsen, Bent vs Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel
1-0Palma de Mallorca 1968 A01
Larsen, Bent vs Reyes, L.
1-0Lugano ol (Men) 1968 A81
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Lugano ol (Men) 1968 A43
Larsen, Bent vs Caro, Alberto N
1-0Lugano ol (Men) 1968 A01
Larsen, Bent vs Padevsky, Nikola
1-0Monte Carlo 1968 E03
Larsen, Bent vs Westerinen, Heikki MJ
1-0Palma de Mallorca 1968 A49