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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1-0Monte Carlo 1968 A20
Visier Segovia, Fernando vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Palma de Mallorca 1968 A44
Matanovic, Aleksandar vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Palma de Mallorca 1968 B03
Larsen, Bent vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1968 D32
Padevsky, Nikola vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Lugano ol (Men) 1968 B02
Uhlmann, Wolfgang vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Lugano ol (Men) 1968 A44
Larsen, Bent vs Martz, William E
1-0USA op 1968 A03
Forintos, Gyozo V vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Monte Carlo 1968 A04
Suttles, Duncan vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Lugano ol (Men) 1968 A00
Byrne, Robert E vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Monte Carlo 1968 B02
Larsen, Bent vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
0-1Palma de Mallorca 1968 D42
Uhlmann, Wolfgang vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Monte Carlo 1968 D47
Jimenez Zerquera, Eleazar vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Palma de Mallorca 1967 B04
Larsen, Bent vs Ghitescu, Theodor
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1967 B82
Larsen, Bent vs Kuijpers, Franciscus Antonius
1-0Hoogovens 1967 D37
Barcza, Gedeon vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Capablanca mem 1967 A04
Larsen, Bent vs Bednarski, Jacek B
1-0Capablanca mem 1967 B52
Langeweg, Kick vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Hoogovens 1967 A41
Wade, Robert Graham vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Dundee 1967 D01
Larsen, Bent vs Lombardy, William James
1-0Monte Carlo 1967 D37
Filip, Miroslav vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Capablanca mem 1967 A40
Larsen, Bent vs Matanovic, Aleksandar
0-1Monte Carlo 1967 E32
Larsen, Bent vs Szabo, Laszlo
1-0Hoogovens 1967 E34
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Dundee 1967 E56
O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Dundee 1967 B85
Cobo Arteaga, Eldis vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Capablanca mem 1967 A90
Larsen, Bent vs Rodriguez, Jo
1-0Capablanca mem 1967 A03
Larsen, Bent vs Donner, Jan Hein
1/2-1/2Capablanca mem 1967 A14
Pomar Salamanca, Arturo vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Hoogovens 1967 D00
Taimanov, Mark E vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Capablanca mem 1967 E56
Larsen, Bent vs Jimenez Zerquera, Eleazar
1/2-1/2Capablanca mem 1967 A10
Larsen, Bent vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1-0Winnipeg 1967 A17
Szabo, Laszlo vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Winnipeg 1967 E45
Larsen, Bent vs Pachman, Ludek
1/2-1/2Capablanca mem 1967 A14
Calvo Minguez, Ricardo vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Palma de Mallorca 1967 E14
Larsen, Bent vs Penrose, Jonathan
0-1Dundee 1967 B08
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Capablanca mem 1967 E43
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Hoogovens 1967 B09
Larsen, Bent vs Matulovic, Milan
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1967 A36
Bergraser, Volf vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Monte Carlo 1967 A80
Kavalek, Lubomir vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Hoogovens 1967 B01
Larsen, Bent vs Ree, Hans
0-1Hoogovens 1967 E32
Larsen, Bent vs Toran Albero, Roman
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1967 E90
Larsen, Bent vs Hennings, Artur
1-0Capablanca mem 1967 B82
Larsen, Bent vs Van Geet, Dirk Daniel
1-0Hoogovens 1967 B10
O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Palma de Mallorca 1967 A43
Larsen, Bent vs Lehmann, Heinz Dr
1-0Palma de Mallorca 1967 A29
Larsen, Bent vs Ivkov, Borislav
1-0Palma de Mallorca 1967 A38
Larsen, Bent vs Diez del Corral, Jesus
1-0Palma de Mallorca 1967 E91
Benko, Pal C vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Winnipeg 1967 A21