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| parisattack: <tamar: Wow. Which book did he keep?> He kept the Trifunovic book on the Grunfeld.
I tried to catch Larsen at a simul later in the 70s - thought it would be neat to have his Games signed by both he and Fischer - but missed out on that score. The game I mentioned (Sicilian) was the 3rd where Larsen played ...Qc8. Not exactly a blow-out as I replay it now I guess but Larsen never really seemed in the game at the time. |
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| Jim Bartle: I'm sure he would have signed it gladly, but still it seems a little comical: "Mr. Larsen, would you please sign this book, this very book which Fischer used as research material to defeat you 6-0"? |
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| keypusher: <parisattack>
Well, even if he didn't get blown off the board, Larsen was busted after 14 moves. That's pretty shocking at that level of chess. Fischer vs Larsen, 1971
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Mar-04-09
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| WannaBe: I wish, for a more updated photo of Mr. Larsen, heck, I still (am fan of) use the N-L Attack!! |
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| benjobench: nonesense,,anyway larsen did'nt play good with fisher...... |
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| Cacoethes: Happy birthday Bent :) |
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| malthrope: Happy Birthday Bent! :^)
And, many more! ;)
Your old friend, - Mal |
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| moronovich: Happy Birthday Bent ! And thanks for your beatifull games and marvellous annotations and inspiration. I wish you all the best. |
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| furrer: Happy Birthday! |
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| eternaloptimist: I really enjoy playing over Larsen's games. He played some of the most interesting games that I've ever seen. I really admire the courage & brilliance that he showed on the chessboard. He placed a lot of importance in the element of surprise by playing unusual openings. Sometimes he was successful w/ them & sometimes he wasn't, but one thing u couldn't call him is boring. Here is a very interesting game of his.: Larsen vs Spassky, 1964, Tillykke Med Fødselsdagen Bent! (Happy Birthday) |
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| moronovich: E.g. Aronian is a big fan of his. |
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| capybara: Happy birthday Bent Larsen! |
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| parisattack: I loved hypermodernism early on (still do, really) and Larsen's games were quite entertaining and inspirational. One has to admire his willingness to fight and try new ideas at the highest levels! He rehabilitated many chess openings during his career. His Pelikan Sicilian against Robatsch, 1963 was really the trunk game for bringing that variation back to life as the Sveshnikov - although Sveshnikov gets credit for .... b5! (stronger than ... Rc8) stranding the Knight on a3. Favorite game: Larsen-Geller, 1960.
Least Favorite game: Larsen-Spassky, 1970 - A 'reality check' for any student of hypermodernism. |
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| YoungEd: So today, cg.com decides to follow Bart Simpson's advice to get Bent. Larsen's best games book, reissued by Batsford, I think, is very good. Good analysis and interesting stories. Recommended! |
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| WhiteRook48: Larseny! |
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| parisattack: <YoungEd: So today, cg.com decides to follow Bart Simpson's advice to get Bent. Larsen's best games book, reissued by Batsford, I think, is very good. Good analysis and interesting stories. Recommended!> Some very fun games therein. There is also 'Bent Larsen-the Figher' by Eric Brondum but the annotations are iffy IMHO. |
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Mar-04-09
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| ray keene: batsford cannot reissue bent larsens best games for the simple reason that larsen renegotiated the rights and it it is now published by hardinge simpole see www.hardingesimpole.co.uk |
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| ray keene: THIS IS FROM THE HARDINGE SIMPOLE SITE
<Bent Larsen's Best Games of Chess
Master of Counter Attack
By Larsen, Bent
ISBN 184382082x
SERIES Hardinge Simpole Chess Classics
Bent Larsen is one of the outstanding figures of post-war chess, with top-level tournament victories spanning five decades. His outstanding fighting qualities have made him a great favourite with the chess public and even in the latter stages of his career he remained capable of sweeping victories over world-class opposition. While some other Grandmasters have settled for an easy retirement, Larsen still fires on all cylinders! This classic book is Larsen's greatest contribution to chess literature. It follows his career from his early years in Denmark, through to Grandmaster recognition in 1956 and World Championship contender in the 1960s. At that time he was probably the most imaginative player in the world and was widely regarded as the best hope for a western World Champion. Indeed, in 1970 he held top board against Spassky for the Rest of the World against the USSR, ahead of Bobby Fischer! Although Larsen never quite attained the supreme title, his tournament career remains truly exceptional. Larsen's willingness to fight with either colour is captured by his view that 'all pieces are attacking pieces', an apt motto for the Master of Counter-Attack. > |
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| talisman: happy birthday bent.someone else would have played for a draw,at some point in time in 1970, but you never did. |
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| keypusher: <Paris attack>
Larsen vs Geller, 1960
Indeed, I started playing 1. g3 because of that game. I already played Alekhine's Defense, but it had never occurred to me that you could play it with White! |
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| parisattack: <keypusher: <Paris attack> 1. g3 was all I played as White and 1. ...g6 as Black for a few years. Did you ever give 1. b3 a whirl? I just couldn't warm to it and the mentioned Larsen-Spassky game really killed it for me. I've tried 1. g3 and if 1. ...d5 or 1. ...e5, 2. c3. I try to get into a Gurgenidze Robatsch and save the tempo of the B going to g7(g2) and just back to f8(f1) a few moves later. If you can get it you are two tempi up in a Gurg. Not a winner in a such a closed position but still valuable. |
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| keypusher: <Did you ever give 1. b3 a whirl? I just couldn't warm to it and the mentioned Larsen-Spassky game really killed it for me.> Sure, a few times. But the only times I felt comfortable was when I got a reversed-Nimzoindian type game a la Fischer vs Mecking, 1970. If I had been a Sicilian wizard I wouldn't have had to worry about 1....e5 and 2....Nc6. Fischer vs V Tukmakov, 1970 It's funny, Fischer would be great with any opening, of course, but he certainly could have done great things with 1. b3. <I've tried 1. g3 and if 1. ...d5 or 1. ...e5, 2. c3. I try to get into a Gurgenidze Robatsch and save the tempo of the B going to g7(g2) and just back to f8(f1) a few moves later. If you can get it you are two tempi up in a Gurg. Not a winner in a such a closed position but still valuable.> I played the Pirc/Robatsch on my way to Alekhine's. I loved what <other> people did with it, including against me. But when I played it I just got smooshed too often. Trying it with white seems like an interesting idea though...would give me another thing to do with 1. g3. |
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| jackpawn: <parisattack> A little late, but thanks for sharing your memories of the Fischer-Larsen match. |
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| parisattack: <jackpawn: <parisattack> A little late, but thanks for sharing your memories of the Fischer-Larsen match.> You are welcome. I wish I could remember more but, alas, its been many years and perhaps in between I've soaked the ol' brain cells in too many Heinikens. My time with Lajos Portisch posted to my forum. |
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| waustad: I loved seeing b3 in chess books when I started reading them, since I'd thought of it myself when I was a guppy instead of just a fish. I saw the trick of trapping a rook with a bishop take on g7 and started with the fianchetto, though i didn't know any of the words then. I think that what Larsen called something like "playing on the long diagonal" was the first strategic idea i ever had in the game. |
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