Bent Larsen

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bent_Larsen

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:chess_player
gptkbp:awardedBy	Grandmaster (1956) International Master (1954)
gptkbp:birthDate	1935-03-04
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Thisted,_Denmark
gptkbp:deathDate	2010-09-09
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Buenos_Aires,_Argentina
gptkbp:FIDE_ID	1400010
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Bent Larsen
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Spanish Danish English
gptkbp:nationality	Danish
gptkbp:notableAchievement	Chess Olympiad individual gold medalist Chess author and columnist Defeated world champions in tournament play First Western player to challenge Soviet chess dominance post-WWII World Championship Candidate (1965, 1968, 1971, 1977)
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Havana_1967 gptkb:Interzonal_Amsterdam_1964 gptkb:Interzonal_Palma_de_Mallorca_1970 gptkb:Interzonal_Sousse_1967 gptkb:Monaco_1968 gptkb:Montreal_1979 author World Chess Championship Candidate chess innovator
gptkbp:notableGame	gptkb:Larsen_vs._Fischer,_Portoroz_1958 gptkb:Larsen_vs._Spassky,_Belgrade_1970
gptkbp:OlympicMedal	Bronze (1964, 1970) Silver (1952, 1958, 1966)
gptkbp:openingNamedAfter	gptkb:Larsen's_Opening_(1.b3) gptkb:Larsen_Variation_(Dutch_Defense) gptkb:Larsen_Variation_(Nimzo-Indian_Defense)
gptkbp:peak_rating	2660
gptkbp:playedAgainst	gptkb:Mikhail_Tal gptkb:Bobby_Fischer gptkb:Viktor_Korchnoi gptkb:Anatoly_Karpov gptkb:Boris_Spassky gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkbp:playedFor	gptkb:Denmark_national_chess_team
gptkbp:rank	No. 3
gptkbp:residence	gptkb:Buenos_Aires,_Argentina
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Laura_Larsen
gptkbp:title	gptkb:Grandmaster
gptkbp:wrote	gptkb:Larsen's_Selected_Games_of_Chess gptkb:Why_Not_the_Philidor? Zoom 001: Bent Larsen
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Robert_Fischer
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5