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
Bent Larsen Opening Repertoire with White pieces
Bent Larsen Opening Repertoire with Black pieces
Argentina
Iceland
