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Bent Larsen
Name: Bent Larsen
Federation: Denmark Denmark
Sex: Male Male
Born: 1937
Fide FIDE ID: 1483455 FIDE Profile
ELO Classic: 1454
Years: 1952 - 2004
Total Games: 2474
Wins: 1114 (45.03 %)
Draws: 791 (31.97 %)
Losses: 569 (23 %)
Score: 61.01 %

Bent Larsen

Jorgen Bent Larsen was a Danish chess player who was several times a candidate for the World Championship. He was the greatest player in his country's history and ranked among the top ten chess players in the world for fifteen years.
Among his most notable achievements are first-place finishes in three Interzonals (Amsterdam 1964, Sousse 1967, Biel 1976), and his participation in the Candidates tournaments of 1965 (lost to Mikhail Tal), 1968 (lost to Spassky), and 1971 (lost to Fischer 6-0), along with victories in Havana, Winnipeg, and Mallorca in 1967. He was awarded the first Chess Oscar in 1967.
Larsen was known for avoiding conventional paths, using unconventional, old, and forgotten openings like the Bird's Opening (1.f4) and the Nimzo-Larsen Attack (1.b3, named in homage to him and Aron Nimzowitsch). He passed away in Buenos Aires on September 9, 2010, due to a stroke.

Last tournaments played

Tournament Date Elo Avg. Country
Pinamar 03/24/2004 2422  Argentina
Reykjavik KB m 11/11/2003 2461  Iceland
Maestros vs Olavarria Tandil 12/08/2002 1854  Argentina
Najdorf mem Great fin 09/01/2002 2439  Argentina

Bent Larsen Opening Repertoire with White pieces

ECO Opening Games
A03 Bird's opening 40 games
E90 King's Indian, 5.Nf3 30 games
A30 English, symmetrical variation 29 games
A01 Nimzovich-Larsen attack 29 games

Bent Larsen Opening Repertoire with Black pieces

ECO Opening Games
B38 Sicilian, accelerated fianchetto, Maroczy bind, 6.Be3 38 games
E16 Queen's Indian, Capablanca variation 34 games
E11 Bogo-Indian defence 26 games
B04 Alekhine's defence, modern variation 21 games

Games played by Bent Larsen

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White ELO W Black ELO B Result Moves ECO Date Tournament View
Larsen, B 2470 Lafuente, P 2424 0-1 View Game 59 A30 2004 Pinamar View Game
Soppe, G 2435 Larsen, B 2470 0-1 View Game 53 E14 2004 Pinamar View Game
Larsen, B 2470 Marques, V 2403 1-0 View Game 43 E90 2004 Pinamar View Game
Hellsten, J 2548 Larsen, B 2470 1-0 View Game 68 E48 2004 Pinamar View Game
Larsen, B 2470 Rodi, L 2243 1-0 View Game 34 C24 2004 Pinamar View Game
Szmetan, R 2311 Larsen, B 2470 0-1 View Game 38 E12 2004 Pinamar View Game
Larsen, B 2470 Tempone, M 2438 1-0 View Game 43 A39 2004 Pinamar View Game
Lopez Silva, H 2353 Larsen, B 2470 1-0 View Game 43 B38 2004 Pinamar View Game
Larsen, B 2470 Ricardi, P 2540 ½-½ View Game 26 D30 2004 Pinamar View Game
Giardelli, S 2445 Larsen, B 2470 1-0 View Game 21 A47 2004 Pinamar View Game
Garcia Palermo, C 2443 Larsen, B 2470 1-0 View Game 33 A47 2004 Pinamar View Game
Olafsson, F 2452 Larsen, B 2470 ½-½ View Game 45 E11 2003 Reykjavik KB m View Game
Larsen, B 2470 Olafsson, F 2452 ½-½ View Game 21 B07 2003 Reykjavik KB m View Game
Olafsson, F 2452 Larsen, B 2470 1-0 View Game 30 A14 2003 Reykjavik KB m View Game
Larsen, B 2470 Olafsson, F 2452 ½-½ View Game 26 B06 2003 Reykjavik KB m View Game
Olafsson, F 2452 Larsen, B 2470 ½-½ View Game 40 B70 2003 Reykjavik KB m View Game
Larsen, B 2470 Olafsson, F 2452 ½-½ View Game 61 A13 2003 Reykjavik KB m View Game
Olafsson, F 2452 Larsen, B 2470 ½-½ View Game 20 B30 2003 Reykjavik KB m View Game
Larsen, B 2470 Olafsson, F 2452 0-1 View Game 33 B30 2003 Reykjavik KB m View Game
Arambel, S 2245 Larsen, B 2470 ½-½ View Game 41 A21 2002 Maestros vs Olavarria Tandil View Game
Marinangeli, M 2143 Larsen, B 2470 0-1 View Game 38 A86 2002 Maestros vs Olavarria Tandil View Game
Larsen, B 2470 Marinangeli, M 2143 1-0 View Game 56 D34 2002 Maestros vs Olavarria Tandil View Game
Ballent, J Larsen, B 2470 0-1 View Game 26 B06 2002 Maestros vs Olavarria Tandil View Game
Larsen, B 2470 Arambel, S 2245 0-1 View Game 49 A36 2002 Maestros vs Olavarria Tandil View Game
Larsen, B 2470 Curatola, C 2155 1-0 View Game 35 A00 2002 Maestros vs Olavarria Tandil View Game
Larsen, B 2470 Bianchi, A 2187 1-0 View Game 34 A00 2002 Maestros vs Olavarria Tandil View Game
Curatola, C 2155 Larsen, B 2470 0-1 View Game 41 B00 2002 Maestros vs Olavarria Tandil View Game
Pierrot, F 2430 Larsen, B 2486 1-0 View Game 45 B19 2002 Najdorf mem Great fin View Game
Larsen, B 2486 Pierrot, F 2430 ½-½ View Game 30 A34 2002 Najdorf mem Great fin View Game
Larsen, B 2486 Valerga, D 2487 ½-½ View Game 37 E90 2002 Najdorf mem Great fin View Game
Larsen, B 2486 Valerga, D 2487 0-1 View Game 22 B13 2002 Najdorf mem Great fin View Game
Valerga, D 2487 Larsen, B 2486 1-0 View Game 45 B23 2002 Najdorf mem Great fin View Game
Valerga, D 2487 Larsen, B 2486 ½-½ View Game 46 B38 2002 Najdorf mem Great fin View Game
Larsen, B 2486 Zarnicki, P 2499 ½-½ View Game 32 E90 2002 Najdorf mem Great fin View Game
Larsen, B 2486 Zarnicki, P 2499 1-0 View Game 60 D03 2002 Najdorf mem Great fin View Game
Zarnicki, P 2499 Larsen, B 2486 0-1 View Game 62 B19 2002 Najdorf mem Great fin View Game
Zarnicki, P 2499 Larsen, B 2486 ½-½ View Game 22 C75 2002 Najdorf mem Great fin View Game
Rosito, J 2424 Larsen, B 2486 0-1 View Game 57 B00 2002 Najdorf mem Great fin View Game
Rosito, J 2424 Larsen, B 2486 1-0 View Game 31 B90 2002 Najdorf mem Great fin View Game
Rosito, J 2424 Larsen, B 2486 0-1 View Game 32 C00 2002 Najdorf mem Great fin View Game