Bent Larsen´s Best Games

This Bent Larsen's Best Games is a classic chess book devoted to one of the most original grandmasters of the 20th century. It brings together more than 120 games, selected and annotated by Bent Larsen himself, so you get both a memorable collection of games and a direct look at his thinking over the board.

What this book is about

Bent Larsen (1935–2010) stood among the world’s leading players and became known for a style that combined courage, imagination and a willingness to fight every opponent. He defeated every world champion from Botvinnik to Karpov, and in 1967–1968 he won five strong international tournaments in a row. His standing was so high that in the famous USSR vs Rest of the World match in Belgrade in 1970, Bobby Fischer gave him first board.

This book shows Larsen not only as a top-level player, but also as an excellent chess writer. His notes are clear, concise, often humorous and consistently instructive. It is the kind of book you can read for pleasure, but also study for strategy, chess psychology and decision-making at the board.

What you will find inside

The collection includes more than 120 games chosen by Larsen and annotated in his own voice. That gives the reader more than a record of moves: it offers a window into the thinking of one of the most creative chess players of his era. It is a strong choice for ambitious club players as well as collectors of classic chess literature.

Bent Larsen was also a prolific chess journalist and writer. It is no surprise that one of the first chess books studied by Magnus Carlsen was a publication written by the strongest Scandinavian player before him.

Key details

• Product type: chess book
• Title: Bent Larsen's Best Games
• Subject: Bent Larsen
• Game count: more than 120 games
• Annotations: selected and commented on by Bent Larsen himself
• Use: reading classic chess literature, studying strategy and psychology
• Included item: chess book