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Bent Larsen
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Danish chess grandmaster and author (1935–2010)
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Bent Larsen, born Jørgen Bent Larsen in 1935, was a Danish chess player and writer. He competed for Denmark and held the titles of Grandmaster and International Master. His career included participation in the 11th, 12th, 13th, and 17th Chess Olympiads. Larsen received the Chess Oscar award and achieved an Elo rating of 2660.
As an author, he wrote ten works, including *How to Open a Chess Game*, *San Antonio--'72: Church's Fried Chicken, inc.*, *First International Chess Tournament*, *Bent Larsen*, *Bent Larsens Best Games of Chess*, and *Hvad skal sort spille?*. He spoke Danish. Larsen died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Buenos Aires on September 9, 2010, due to natural causes.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1935
- Works
- 10
Top works
- How to Open a Chess Game
- San Antonio--'72: Church's Fried Chicken, inc., First International Chess Tournament
- Bent Larsen
- Bent Larsens Best Games of Chess (Hardinge Simpole Chess Classics)
- Hvad skal sort spille?
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Key facts
- Born
- Jørgen Bent Larsen , ( 1935-03-04 ) 4 March 1935, Thisted , Denmark
- Died
- 9 September 2010 (2010-09-09) (aged 75), Buenos Aires , Argentina
- Country
- Denmark
- Title
- Grandmaster (1956)
- Peak rating
- 2660 (July 1971)
- Peak ranking
- No. 4 (July 1971)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bent
- Family name
- Larsen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Danish Realm
- Place of death
- Buenos Aires
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- Danish
- Award
- Chess Oscar
- Participant in
- 19th Chess Olympiad
- Sport
- chess
- Country for sport
- Denmark
- Image
- De Deen Larsen, Bestanddeelnr 929-0503.jpg
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- Commons category
- Bent Larsen
- date of birth
- 1935-03-04
- date of death
- 2010-09-09
- title of chess person
- International Master
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Elo rating
- 2500
- name in native language
- Jørgen Bent Larsen
- cause of death
- cerebral hemorrhage
- birth name
- Jørgen Bent Larsen
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Encyclopedic overview
Jørgen Bent Larsen (4 March 1935 – 9 September 2010) 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.
Larsen was a six-time Danish Champion and a Candidate for the World Chess Championship on four occasions, reaching the semifinal three times. He had multiple wins over all seven World Champions who held the title from 1948 to 1985: Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, Tigran Petrosian, Boris Spassky, Bobby Fischer, and Anatoly Karpov, but lifetime negative scores against them.
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