Bent Larsen (1935-2010) was the best chess player in the history of Denmark and, at times, the second-best player in the Western world, behind Bobby Fischer. Between 1954 and 1971, he won the Danish national championship six times and celebrated numerous international tournament victories throughout his career. At the 1956 Chess Olympiad, Larsen was the most successful player on the first board and received the individual gold medal. In the legendary match "USSR vs. the Rest of the World" in 1970, he played on the top board for the World team and won his duel with a score of 2.5 to 1.5. Bent Larsen was an uncompromising attacking player but also developed many original positional concepts. The opening 1.b3 is named after him, and he introduced successful new ideas in the accelerated Dragon variation as well.

Video game time: 10 hours (German)

EXTRA

• Interactive tactics test with video feedback
• Bent Larsen Powerbook: The opening repertoire of Bent Larsen as a variation tree
• Extra! Peter Heine Nielsen: Personal memories of Bent Larsen

THE AUTHORS:
A team of four international titleholders presents inspiring opening variations, strategic masterpieces, groundbreaking endgame maneuvers, and exemplary combinations in video format, showcasing the highlights of Bent Larsen's career: Dorian Rogozenco, Dr. Karsten Müller, Mihail Marin, Oliver Reeh. As a special extra, Peter Heine Nielsen contributes a chapter, offering personal insights, stories, and memories of Bent Larsen.

TRAIN SMARTER!

• Copy & save all variations
• Analyze videos with engine
• Many training features

The product includes a printed activation key for:

• ChessBase training app (download and installation for Windows and Mac)
• ChessBase Books (online version for web browsers)
• Video stream for iPad, tablet, PC, etc. in the ChessBase video portal.