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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1-0Milan 1975 A17
Larsen, Bent vs Tal, Mihail
0-1Milan 1975 B52
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Manila 1974 E15
Larsen, Bent vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2Manila 1974 A46
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Las Palmas 1974 C71
Larsen, Bent vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1974 A36
Larsen, Bent vs Portisch, Lajos
1-0Manila 1974 B99
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1974 E43
Kuzmin, Gennadi P vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Leningrad Interzonal 1973 B30
Rukavina, Josip vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Leningrad Interzonal 1973 A87
Larsen, Bent vs Radulov, Ivan
1-0Leningrad Interzonal 1973 E14
Larsen, Bent vs Gligoric, Svetozar
0-1Leningrad Interzonal 1973 E70
Larsen, Bent vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
0-1Leningrad Interzonal 1973 A20
Larsen, Bent vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Manila 1973 E99
Estevez, Guillermo vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Leningrad Interzonal 1973 B44
Taimanov, Mark E vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Leningrad Interzonal 1973 E15
Uhlmann, Wolfgang vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Leningrad Interzonal 1973 A21
Larsen, Bent vs Huebner, Robert
1-0Leningrad Interzonal 1973 E90
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Leningrad Interzonal 1973 C75
Larsen, Bent vs Byrne, Robert E
0-1Leningrad Interzonal 1973 E80
Cuellar Gacharna, Miguel vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Leningrad Interzonal 1973 E21
Smejkal, Jan vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Leningrad Interzonal 1973 A95
Larsen, Bent vs Torre, Eugenio
1/2-1/2Leningrad Interzonal 1973 A27
Larsen, Bent vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2Manila 1973 E90
Quinteros, Miguel A vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Leningrad Interzonal 1973 E62
Larsen, Bent vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1972 A01
Larsen, Bent vs Keres, Paul
0-1San Antonio 1972 D41
Smyslov, Vassily vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Hastings7273 1972 C00
Portisch, Lajos vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Teeside 1972 D46
Larsen, Bent vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0Las Palmas 1972 C42
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Larsen, Bent
1-0San Antonio 1972 A81
Portisch, Lajos vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Las Palmas 1972 E57
Portisch, Lajos vs Larsen, Bent
1-0San Antonio 1972 A70
Larsen, Bent vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2San Antonio 1972 A30
Larsen, Bent vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0Teeside 1972 A05
Fischer, Robert James vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Candidats sf1 1971 B88
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Palma de Mallorca 1971 A43
Larsen, Bent vs Fischer, Robert James
0-1Candidats sf1 1971 E97
Larsen, Bent vs Fischer, Robert James
0-1Candidats sf1 1971 B21
Fischer, Robert James vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Candidats sf1 1971 B88
Larsen, Bent vs Fischer, Robert James
0-1Candidats sf1 1971 B36
Larsen, Bent vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1Palma de Mallorca 1971 A26
Portisch, Lajos vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Palma de Mallorca 1971 A17
Fischer, Robert James vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Candidats sf1 1971 C19
Larsen, Bent vs Addison, William
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca Interzonal 1970 B19
Hort, Vlastimil vs Larsen, Bent
1-0Palma de Mallorca Interzonal 1970 A12
Larsen, Bent vs Panno, Oscar
1-0Palma de Mallorca Interzonal 1970 B80
Larsen, Bent vs Minic, Dragoljub
1-0Palma de Mallorca Interzonal 1970 A01
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca Interzonal 1970 D86
Larsen, Bent vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Leiden 1970 B18