Bent Larsen
Soviet era · Denmark · 1935–2010
The West's great hope of the 1960s, who played for a win with either colour, always.
Career In The Collection
1000Games
323Wins
373Draws
304Losses
51%Score
1956–2004Active
Head-to-Head Records
| Opponent | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lajos Portisch | 55 | 14 | 15 | 26 | view games |
| Svetozar Gligoric | 45 | 20 | 13 | 12 | view games |
| Boris Spassky | 42 | 6 | 17 | 19 | view games |
| Mikhail Tal | 39 | 7 | 19 | 13 | view games |
| Jan Timman | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | view games |
| Anatoly Karpov | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | view games |
| Tigran Petrosian | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | view games |
| Vasily Smyslov | 21 | 2 | 16 | 3 | view games |
| Viktor Korchnoi | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | view games |
| Efim Geller | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | view games |
| Lev Polugaevsky | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | view games |
| Miguel Najdorf | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | view games |
| Bobby Fischer | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | view games |
| Nigel Short | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | view games |
| Michael Adams | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | view games |
| Samuel Reshevsky | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | view games |
| David Bronstein | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | view games |
| Mikhail Botvinnik | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | view games |
| Garry Kasparov | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | view games |
| Judit Polgar | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | view games |
| Paul Keres | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | view games |
| Viswanathan Anand | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | view games |
| Vassily Ivanchuk | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | view games |
| Alexei Shirov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | view games |
| Gata Kamsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | view games |
| Max Euwe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | view games |
| Peter Svidler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | view games |
| Veselin Topalov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | view games |
1000 Games · Page 4 of 5
- 1987 vs Garry Kasparov White Brussels D34 0-1
- 1987 vs Garry Kasparov Black Brussels blitz D40 1-0
- 1987 vs Garry Kasparov White Brussels blitz B45 0-1
- 1987 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Brussels blitz A13 1/2-1/2
- 1987 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Brussels blitz E15 1/2-1/2
- 1987 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Brussels A12 0-1
- 1987 vs Ljubomir Ljubojevic White Brussels B24 0-1
- 1987 vs Ljubomir Ljubojevic White Brussels blitz A09 0-1
- 1987 vs Ljubomir Ljubojevic Black Brussels blitz A37 1/2-1/2
- 1987 vs Richard Meulders Black Brussels E48 0-1
- 1987 vs John DM Nunn Black Hastings8788 B39 1/2-1/2
- 1987 vs John DM Nunn White Hastings8788 E97 1/2-1/2
- 1987 vs Lev Psakhis Black Hastings8788 E16 1/2-1/2
- 1987 vs Lev Psakhis White Hastings8788 A37 1/2-1/2
- 1987 vs Nigel Short Black Hastings8788 B39 1/2-1/2
- 1987 vs Nigel Short Black Brussels blitz B14 1-0
- 1987 vs Nigel Short White Hastings8788 A13 1/2-1/2
- 1987 vs Nigel Short White Brussels blitz A04 1-0
- 1987 vs Nigel Short Black Brussels B39 0-1
- 1987 vs Gennadi Sosonko White Brussels blitz D30 0-1
- 1987 vs Gennadi Sosonko Black Brussels blitz E91 1-0
- 1987 vs Jonathan S Speelman White Hastings8788 A09 0-1
- 1987 vs Jonathan S Speelman Black Hastings8788 D32 1/2-1/2
- 1987 vs Mikhail Tal Black Brussels blitz C91 1-0
- 1987 vs Mikhail Tal Black Brussels B72 1/2-1/2
- 1987 vs Mikhail Tal White Brussels blitz E14 1/2-1/2
- 1987 vs Jan Timman Black Brussels blitz B39 1-0
- 1987 vs Jan Timman White Brussels A12 1-0
- 1987 vs Jan Timman White Brussels blitz E05 0-1
- 1987 vs Eugenio Torre White Brussels C24 1-0
- 1987 vs Eugenio Torre Black Brussels blitz B07 0-1
- 1987 vs Eugenio Torre White Brussels blitz A11 0-1
- 1987 vs John TH Van der Wiel Black Brussels B51 1/2-1/2
- 1987 vs John TH Van der Wiel Black Brussels blitz C69 1-0
- 1987 vs John TH Van der Wiel White Brussels blitz E92 1-0
- 1987 vs Luc Winants Black Brussels E70 1-0
- 1986 vs Murray G Chandler White Hastings8687 A30 1/2-1/2
- 1986 vs Maia Chiburdanidze Black Hastings8687 E11 0-1
- 1986 vs Stuart Conquest Black Hastings8687 A65 0-1
- 1986 vs Sergey Kudrin Black Hastings8687 B39 0-1
- 1986 vs A Jonathan Mestel Black Hastings8687 B72 1/2-1/2
- 1986 vs Jim Plaskett Black Hastings8687 B82 1-0
- 1986 vs Lev Polugaevsky Black London E16 1-0
- 1986 vs Lajos Portisch White London B90 1-0
- 1986 vs Nigel Short Black London B63 1-0
- 1986 vs Boris Spassky Black London B25 1/2-1/2
- 1985 vs Nigel Short Black Naestved B38 0-1
- 1985 vs Vasily Smyslov White Copenhagen D36 1/2-1/2
- 1985 vs Boris Spassky Black Reykjavik C42 1/2-1/2
- 1985 vs Mikhail Tal White Naestved E05 1/2-1/2
- 1984 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Bugojno A12 1-0
- 1984 vs Vasily Smyslov White Bugojno D94 0-1
- 1984 vs Boris Spassky White Bugojno D30 0-1
- 1984 vs Mikhail Tal White Bugojno A36 0-1
- 1984 vs Jan Timman White Bugojno A34 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Efim Geller White Linares D35 0-1
- 1983 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Niksic E50 0-1
- 1983 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Linares B19 1-0
- 1983 vs Garry Kasparov White Niksic D34 0-1
- 1983 vs Miguel Najdorf White Buenos Aires E18 1-0
- 1983 vs Tigran Petrosian Black Niksic E32 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Lajos Portisch Black Niksic B14 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Boris Spassky White Niksic C28 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Boris Spassky White Linares E91 0-1
- 1983 vs Mikhail Tal White Niksic A13 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Jan Timman White Linares B08 1-0
- 1983 vs Jan Timman Black Niksic D63 0-1
- 1982 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Bugojno E50 0-1
- 1982 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Tilburg B19 1-0
- 1982 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Mar del Plata B01 1-0
- 1982 vs Garry Kasparov Black Bugojno A55 1-0
- 1982 vs Miguel Najdorf White Bugojno D31 1-0
- 1982 vs Miguel Najdorf Black Mar del Plata E11 0-1
- 1982 vs Tigran Petrosian White Bugojno D94 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Tigran Petrosian Black Las Palmas Interzonal E16 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Tigran Petrosian White Tilburg D41 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Lev Polugaevsky Black Bugojno A55 0-1
- 1982 vs Lev Polugaevsky Black Mar del Plata A55 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Lajos Portisch White Tilburg A37 0-1
- 1982 vs Lajos Portisch Black Mar del Plata E65 0-1
- 1982 vs Vasily Smyslov Black Tilburg A48 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Vasily Smyslov White Las Palmas Interzonal D94 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Boris Spassky Black Bugojno B12 1-0
- 1982 vs Jan Timman White Bugojno C28 0-1
- 1982 vs Jan Timman Black Tilburg E12 1-0
- 1982 vs Jan Timman Black Mar del Plata A54 0-1
- 1982 vs Jan Timman Black Las Palmas Interzonal B38 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Lone Pine op C28 0-1
- 1981 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Linares D12 1-0
- 1981 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Linares B19 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Garry Kasparov Black Tilburg A54 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Las Palmas C08 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Lone Pine op B83 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Las Palmas E11 0-1
- 1981 vs Tigran Petrosian Black Tilburg E39 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Lajos Portisch White Tilburg B92 0-1
- 1981 vs Lajos Portisch Black Linares D60 0-1
- 1981 vs Boris Spassky White Linares A25 0-1
- 1981 vs Boris Spassky Black Tilburg B82 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Jan Timman White Las Palmas B66 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Jan Timman Black Las Palmas E12 1-0
- 1981 vs Jan Timman White Tilburg B83 0-1
- 1980 vs Efim Geller White Lone Pine D58 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Bugojno E41 0-1
- 1980 vs Anatoly Karpov Black IBM B19 1-0
- 1980 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Bugojno C42 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Tilburg C43 0-1
- 1980 vs Anatoly Karpov White Buenos Aires A37 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Anatoly Karpov White IBM E19 0-1
- 1980 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Phillips&Drew A37 1-0
- 1980 vs Miguel Najdorf Black Buenos Aires E09 0-1
- 1980 vs Lev Polugaevsky White Bugojno A36 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Lajos Portisch White Tilburg A46 0-1
- 1980 vs Nigel Short White Phillips&Drew B14 1-0
- 1980 vs Boris Spassky Black Tilburg B18 1-0
- 1980 vs Mikhail Tal Black Tilburg B19 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Mikhail Tal White Bugojno A36 1-0
- 1980 vs Jan Timman White Tilburg A46 0-1
- 1980 vs Jan Timman White IBM A29 0-1
- 1980 vs Jan Timman Black IBM B19 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Jan Timman Black Bugojno C43 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Jan Timman Black Phillips&Drew B82 1-0
- 1980 vs Jan Timman Black Buenos Aires A17 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Bled/Portoroz A30 1-0
- 1979 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Lone Pine op E49 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Tilburg B15 1-0
- 1979 vs Anatoly Karpov White Montreal B14 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Montreal B01 0-1
- 1979 vs Miguel Najdorf White Clarin C28 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Tigran Petrosian White Clarin A12 1-0
- 1979 vs Lev Polugaevsky Black Riga Interzonal D16 1-0
- 1979 vs Lajos Portisch Black Tilburg A53 1-0
- 1979 vs Lajos Portisch Black Montreal D06 1-0
- 1979 vs Lajos Portisch White Montreal A26 0-1
- 1979 vs Vasily Smyslov Black Tilburg A05 1-0
- 1979 vs Boris Spassky Black Montreal B01 1-0
- 1979 vs Boris Spassky Black Clarin B16 0-1
- 1979 vs Boris Spassky White Montreal D35 1-0
- 1979 vs Boris Spassky White Tilburg A26 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Mikhail Tal Black Riga Interzonal B16 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Mikhail Tal White Montreal A29 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Mikhail Tal Black Montreal B63 1-0
- 1979 vs Jan Timman White Bled/Portoroz A29 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Jan Timman Black Montreal A10 1-0
- 1979 vs Jan Timman White Tilburg A13 1-0
- 1979 vs Jan Timman White Montreal A40 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Bugojno D34 0-1
- 1978 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Bugojno B18 1-0
- 1978 vs Lev Polugaevsky Black Reykjavik E16 1-0
- 1978 vs Lev Polugaevsky White Lone Pine op A37 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Lajos Portisch White Tilburg C08 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Lajos Portisch Black Bugojno A30 0-1
- 1978 vs Boris Spassky White Tilburg C28 1-0
- 1978 vs Boris Spassky Black Bugojno B18 1-0
- 1978 vs Mikhail Tal White Bugojno A46 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Jan Timman Black Tilburg B56 1-0
- 1978 vs Jan Timman Black Bugojno A30 0-1
- 1977 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Ljubljana/Portoroz B08 0-1
- 1977 vs Anatoly Karpov White Las Palmas B49 1/2-1/2
- 1977 vs Lajos Portisch White Candidats qf3 C69 1/2-1/2
- 1977 vs Lajos Portisch White Candidats qf3 C68 1-0
- 1977 vs Lajos Portisch Black Candidats qf3 D36 1/2-1/2
- 1977 vs Lajos Portisch White Candidats qf3 C50 1/2-1/2
- 1977 vs Lajos Portisch Black Candidats qf3 D36 1-0
- 1977 vs Lajos Portisch Black Candidats qf3 E62 1-0
- 1977 vs Lajos Portisch Black Candidats qf3 A21 1-0
- 1977 vs Lajos Portisch Black Candidats qf3 D36 1-0
- 1977 vs Lajos Portisch White Candidats qf3 B25 0-1
- 1977 vs Lajos Portisch White Candidats qf3 B47 1-0
- 1977 vs Mikhail Tal Black Las Palmas B16 1-0
- 1977 vs Jan Timman White Las Palmas E63 1-0
- 1977 vs Jan Timman White Geneve B52 1/2-1/2
- 1976 vs Efim Geller White Las Palmas C28 1/2-1/2
- 1976 vs Efim Geller Black Biel Interzonal A08 1/2-1/2
- 1976 vs Tigran Petrosian Black Biel Interzonal D60 1-0
- 1976 vs Lajos Portisch White Biel Interzonal A26 1-0
- 1976 vs Lajos Portisch Black Las Palmas A17 1-0
- 1976 vs Vasily Smyslov White Biel Interzonal C28 1/2-1/2
- 1976 vs Mikhail Tal Black Biel Interzonal C96 1/2-1/2
- 1975 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Manila A38 1-0
- 1975 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Milan E58 0-1
- 1975 vs Anatoly Karpov White Milan A26 1/2-1/2
- 1975 vs Tigran Petrosian White Las Palmas+ E54 1/2-1/2
- 1975 vs Tigran Petrosian White Milan A22 0-1
- 1975 vs Lev Polugaevsky Black Manila E16 1/2-1/2
- 1975 vs Lajos Portisch Black Milan A17 1-0
- 1975 vs Mikhail Tal White Milan B52 0-1
- 1974 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Manila B66 1-0
- 1974 vs Tigran Petrosian Black Manila E15 1/2-1/2
- 1974 vs Lev Polugaevsky Black Las Palmas E43 1/2-1/2
- 1974 vs Lajos Portisch White Manila B99 1-0
- 1973 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Leningrad Interzonal E70 0-1
- 1973 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Manila E43 1-0
- 1973 vs Anatoly Karpov White Leningrad Interzonal A36 1/2-1/2
- 1973 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Leningrad Interzonal A20 0-1
- 1973 vs Miguel Najdorf White Manila E99 1-0
- 1973 vs Mikhail Tal White Leningrad Interzonal A37 0-1
- 1972 vs David Bronstein White Las Palmas A01 1/2-1/2
- 1972 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Teeside D47 1/2-1/2
- 1972 vs Svetozar Gligoric White San Antonio E90 1/2-1/2
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