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Joined 11 Dec '04 Moves 70326 A legend died today.
He will be missed!
Joined 23 Apr '10 Moves 6343 The last acolyte of Nimzowitsch.
He also gave Robert Fischer the fastest loss he'd ever had in the Ruy Lopez.
[Event "Santa Monica Rd: 6"] [Site "Santa Monica Rd: 6"] [Date "1966.??.??"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "?"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Robert James Fischer"] [Black "Bent Larsen"] [ECO "C82"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "60"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 Bf5 12. Nb3 Bg4 13. Nxc5 Nxc5 14. Re1 Re8 15. Be3 Ne6 16. Qd3 g6 17. Bh6 Ne7 18. Nd4 Bf5 19. Nxf5 Nxf5 20. Bd2 Qh4 21. Qf1 Nc5 22. g3 Qc4 23. Qg2 Nd3 24. Bxd3 Qxd3 25. Bg5 c6 26. g4 Ng7 27. Re3 Qd2 28. b3 b4 29. Qh3 bxc3 30. Qh6 Ne6 0-1
We're All Gonna Go!
Joined 10 Sep '05 Moves 10228 old bent giving the bird to spassky:
[Event "Amsterdam"] [Site "Amsterdam"] [Date "1964.??.??"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "?"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Bent Larsen"] [Black "Boris Spassky"] [ECO "A03"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "119"] 1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. b4 Bg7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Be2 Bg4 7. O-O c6 8. a4 Nbd7 9. Na3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Re8 11. d4 Ne4 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Nc4 Nb6 14. Na5 Nd5 15. Qe1 Qd7 16. c4 Nf6 17. b5 Qc7 18. Rb1 Ng4 19. bxc6 b6 20. Qe2 f5 21. Nb3 Qxc6 22. d5 Qxa4 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Nd4 Rec8 25. h3 Nf6 26. Rfc1 Qd7 27. g4 Kf7 28. g5 Ne8 29. Qa2 Nd6 30. h4 Qe8 31. Ne6 Qh8 32. h5 h6 33. Rb2 gxh5 34. Rh2 hxg5 35. Nxg5+ Ke8 36. c5 Rxc5 37. Rxc5 bxc5 38. Qa4+ Kf8 39. Rg2 Re8 40. Qd7 Qh6 41. Qxa7 Qh8 42. Qd7 Qh6 43. Ne6+ Kf7 44. Ng5+ Kf8 45. Kh2 h4 46. Ne6+ Kf7 47. Ng5+ Kf8 48. Kh3 c4 49. Ne6+ Kf7 50. Ng5+ Kf8 51. Rg1 c3 52. Qe6 Qxe6 53. dxe6 Kg7 54. Nxe4+ Kh6 55. Nxc3 Ne4 56. Nxe4 fxe4 57. Kxh4 Ra8 58. f5 Ra2 59. Rg8 Rf2 60. Rf8 1-0
bent beating fisher in the face with the blunt end of fisher-sozin:
[Event "Palma de Mallorca iz Rd: 9"] [Site "Palma de Mallorca iz Rd: 9"] [Date "1970.??.??"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "?"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Robert James Fischer"] [Black "Bent Larsen"] [ECO "B88"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "104"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Qe2 a6 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g4 Nd7 12. h4 Nc5 13. g5 b5 14. f3 Bd7 15. Qg2 b4 16. Nce2 Nxb3+ 17. axb3 a5 18. g6 fxg6 19. h5 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 g5 21. Bxg5 Bxg5+ 22. Qxg5 h6 23. Qg4 Rf7 24. Rhg1 a4 25. bxa4 e5 26. Ne6 Qc4 27. b3 Qxe6 28. Qxe6 Bxe6 29. Rxd6 Re8 30. Rb6 Rxf3 31. Rxb4 Rc8 32. Kb2 Rf2 33. Rc1 Bf7 34. a5 Ra8 35. Rb5 Bxh5 36. Rxe5 Be2 37. Rc5 h5 38. e5 Bf3 39. Kc3 h4 40. Kd3 Re2 41. Rf1 Rd8+ 42. Kc3 Be4 43. Kb4 Rb8+ 44. Ka3 h3 45. e6 Bxc2 46. b4 Re3+ 47. Kb2 Bd3 48. Ra1 Ba6 49. Rc6 Rxb4+ 50. Kc2 Bb7 51. Rc3 Re2+ 52. Kd1 Rg2 0-1
timed out again
Joined 25 Apr '08 Moves 3102 The news wasn't on ChessBase but i have seen the news in a couple of other places. He passed away yesterday (the evening of the 9th).
RIP.
Joined 20 Jan '07 Moves 24091 Originally posted by Lundos
A legend died today.
He will be missed! That is indeed very sad news. He was the most original player i think there has ever been.
Joined 09 Sep '10 Moves 652 He is with all the other Chess Gods at the Great Tournament. RIP Larsen.
Wisconsin USA
Joined 09 Dec '01 Moves 71112
The Stacks
Joined 21 Aug '09 Moves 113497 Sad news, as he is one of my inspirations for the game. Here's a SWEET and creative game in the Accelerated Dragon against Karpov:
[Event "Brussels"] [Site "Brussels"] [Date "1987.04.10"] [Round "1"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Larsen, Bent"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B39"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2565"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "1987.04.10"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "BEL"] [EventCategory "14"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2004.01.01"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Ng4 8. Qxg4 Nxd4 9. Qd1 Ne6 10. Qd2 Qa5 11. Rc1 b6 12. Be2 Bb7 13. f3 h5 14. O-O g5 15. Rfd1 d6 16. Nd5 Qxd2 17. Rxd2 Be5 18. b4 Rc8 19. a4 h4 20. Bf1 f6 21. Ra2 Bd4 22. Kf2 Kf7 23. a5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Bxe3+ 25. Kxe3 Nf4 26. Kd2 Rc7 27. axb6 axb6 28. Ra6 Rhc8 29. Rxb6 Nxd5 30. Rb5 Nf4 31. Ra5 Ng6 32. c5 Ne5 33. Rc3 dxc5 34. bxc5 Rb8 35. Bb5 Rd8+ 36. Ke2 Nc6 37. Bxc6 Rxc6 38. g3 Rd4 39. Rb5 hxg3 40. hxg3 Rd5 41. g4 Rc7 42. Ke3 e6 43. Rc2 Ke7 44. Rc3 Kf7 45. Rc2 f5 46. gxf5 exf5 47. Kf2 Kg7 1/2-1/2
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Joined 11 Dec '04 Moves 70326 Originally posted by enrico20
The news wasn't on ChessBase but i have seen the news in a couple of other places. He passed away yesterday (the evening of the 9th).
RIP. Yes, it was actually yesterday. The Danish media is just slow as usual.
Still it's sad. My father played him in a 20 man simul in 1963 or '64, when he was in high school. He likes to tell that story. Of course he lost, but a friend of his drew his game. BL won the rest. Imaging drawing against BL in his prime while in high school. Must have been a fun experience. Anyway, after the matches BL stayed and talked chess with the lads for a long time. He was a good guy.
During the Copenhagen Chess Festival/Politiken Cup this year, BL was celebrated because of his 75 year anniversary by having the Danish GM Peter Heine Nielsen play the Russian GM Peter Shirov. Shirov won easily. At least that's how PHN tells it.
Hereford Boathouse
Joined 08 Oct '09 Moves 29575 Very sad, and I love the Karpov game. I have looked at that game probably 20x over the years.
Joined 16 Feb '07 Moves 27653 Originally posted by Lundos
Yes, it was actually yesterday. The Danish media is just slow as usual.
Still it's sad. My father played him in a 20 man simul in 1963 or '64, when he was in high school. He likes to tell that story. Of course he lost, but a friend of his drew his game. BL won the rest. Imaging drawing against BL in his prime while in high school. Must have been a fun exp ...[text shortened]... ielsen play the Russian GM Peter Shirov. Shirov won easily. At least that's how PHN tells it. Yes, very sad. He was one of my favorites from the 60's and 70's.
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Joined 26 Aug '07 Moves 38239 another legend crosses the rainbow bridge, to Valhalla,
RIP Bent Larsen,
although i never knew you, your art lives on
Joined 26 Jan '10 Moves 1174 RIP Bent Larsen
Great player of some exceptionally crazy games!
Inspiration for the GM Danielsens Polar Bear System in the Birds Opening (Henrik Danielsen vs Thomas Luther).
An innovative and fearless Chess Grand Master.
Joined 30 Oct '07 Moves 21719 I loved watching and listning to him on the telivision program "Master Chess". His games will live on. He was an inspiring player.
RIP Bent Larson.
Joined 19 Jun '06 Moves 847 Aw, man, sad news indeed. Rest in peace, Bent.
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