Bent Larsen
Jørgen Bent Larsen was a Danish chess grandmaster and author. Known for his imaginative and unorthodox style of play, he was the second-strongest non-Soviet player, behind only Bobby Fischer, for much of the 1960s and 1970s. He is considered to be the strongest player born in Denmark and the strongest from Scandinavia until the emergence of Magnus Carlsen.
Tournaments won by Bent Larsen
| Tournament | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Mar del Plata Open Chess Tournament | 1993 | Mar del Plata (Argentina) |
| Hastings | 1986 | Hastings (England) |
| Naestved | 1985 | Naestved |
| Buenos Aires | 1980 | Buenos Aires |
| Buenos Aires | 1979 | Buenos Aires |
| North Sea Cup | 1978 | Esbjerg (Denmark) |
| Lone Pine International | 1978 | Lone Pine (United States) |
| Milan Vidmar Memorial | 1977 | Portorož (Slovenia) |
| Portorož – Ljubljana | 1977 | Portorož – Ljubljana |
| Biel | 1976 | Biel (Switzerland) |
| Biel (Interzonal Tournament) | 1976 | Biel |
| World Open chess tournament | 1974 | New York (United States) |
| Hastings | 1972 | Hastings (England) |
| Teesside | 1972 | Teesside |
| Canadian Open Chess Championship | 1970 | St. John's (Canada) |
| Vinkovci | 1970 | Vinkovci |
| Buesum | 1969 | Buesum |
| Palma de Mallorca | 1969 | Palma de Mallorca |
| Canadian Open Chess Championship | 1968 | Toronto (Canada) |
| Monte Carlo chess tournament | 1968 | Monte Carlo (Monaco) |
| Capablanca Memorial | 1967 | Havana (Cuba) |
| Havana | 1967 | Havana |
| Winnipeg | 1967 | Winnipeg |
| Palma de Mallorca | 1967 | Palma de Mallorca |
| Sousse (Interzonal Tournament) | 1967 | Sousse |
| IBM international chess tournament | 1964 | Amsterdam (Netherlands) |
| Amsterdam (Interzonal Tournament) | 1964 | Amsterdam |
| Hoogovens Beverwijk | 1961 | Beverwijk (Netherlands) |
| Hoogovens Beverwijk | 1960 | Beverwijk (Netherlands) |
| Mar del Plata International Chess Tournament | 1958 | Mar del Plata (Argentina) |
| Hastings | 1956 | Hastings (England) |
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Born: Monday, March 4, 1935
Died: Thursday, September 9, 2010
Daily puzzles with Bent Larsen
Heikki MJ Westerinen - Bent Larsen
Capablanca Memorial, Havana
1967
Capablanca Memorial, Havana
1967
Bent Larsen - Hansen
Tonder
1956
Tonder
1956
Vagn Jensen - Bent Larsen
Aarhus VRS clock sim, Aarhus
1973
Aarhus VRS clock sim, Aarhus
1973
Bent Larsen - Ljubomir Ljubojevic
Milan
1975
Milan
1975
Bent Larsen - Viktor Korchnoi
Palma de Mallorca
1968
Palma de Mallorca
1968
Jozsef Pinter - Bent Larsen
Las Palmas Interzonal, Las Palmas
1982
Las Palmas Interzonal, Las Palmas
1982
Boris Spassky - Bent Larsen
Tilburg
1980
Tilburg
1980
Jan Hein Donner - Bent Larsen
Beverwijk I
1961
Beverwijk I
1961
Puzzles with Bent Larsen
Bent Larsen - Fridrik Olafsson
Alekhine mem, Moscow
1959
Alekhine mem, Moscow
1959
Bent Larsen - Eugenio Torre
Leningrad Interzonal, Leningrad
1973
Leningrad Interzonal, Leningrad
1973
Bent Larsen - Hansen
Tonder
1956
Tonder
1956
Bent Larsen - Hansen
Tonder
1956
Tonder
1956
Jacob Erhard W Gemzoe - Bent Larsen
DEN-ch46 Mesterskabet, Aalborg
1955.04.11
DEN-ch46 Mesterskabet, Aalborg
1955.04.11
Bent Larsen - Rajko Bogdanovic
Zagreb Junior International (Mladih), Zagreb
1955.11.12
Zagreb Junior International (Mladih), Zagreb
1955.11.12
Bent Larsen - Andreas Dueckstein
Clare Benedict Cup 21st, Cala Galdana
1974
Clare Benedict Cup 21st, Cala Galdana
1974
Vagn Jensen - Bent Larsen
Aarhus VRS clock sim, Aarhus
1973
Aarhus VRS clock sim, Aarhus
1973
Bent Larsen - Viktor D Kupreichik
Groningen sim2, Groningen
1966.01.04
Groningen sim2, Groningen
1966.01.04
Bent Larsen - Mijo Udovcic
Sarajevo 03rd, Sarajevo
1960
Sarajevo 03rd, Sarajevo
1960
Milan Matulovic - Bent Larsen
Sarajevo 03rd, Sarajevo
1960
Sarajevo 03rd, Sarajevo
1960
Heikki MJ Westerinen - Bent Larsen
Capablanca Memorial, Havana
1967
Capablanca Memorial, Havana
1967
Anthony Kosten - Bent Larsen
Hastings 8889
1988
Hastings 8889
1988
Boris Gulko - Bent Larsen
Hastings 8889
1988
Hastings 8889
1988
Gerardo F Barbero - Bent Larsen
Buenos Aires Najdorf, Buenos Aires
1991
Buenos Aires Najdorf, Buenos Aires
1991
Svetozar Gligoric - Bent Larsen
Zuerich
1959
Zuerich
1959
Bent Larsen - Ljubomir Ljubojevic
Roquebrune
1992
Roquebrune
1992
Arthur Bernard Bisguier - Bent Larsen
Zagreb
1965
Zagreb
1965