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This book contains some extraordinary games won by Bent Larsen, mostly during the sixties; the best part seems to be his account of some games he won during the 1964 interzonal in Amsterdam where he tied for first with (ex or future) world champions Tal, Spassky and Smyslov. His game with David Bronstein for example is breathtaking; do not miss his short win against the then world champion Tigran Petrosian at Santa Monica (1966): Petrosian was nearly invincible at the time but Larsen beat him twice during this double robin tournament; he also beat Bobby Fischer there but in that game Bobby's play was very weak. However, the translator knew nothing of the chess world which is somewhat awkward. Let's conclude with the sad fact that Bent Larsen passed away earlier this year; he had stopped playing competitive chess at the highest level some twenty years ago but he was still a very difficult opponent in the eighties.
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- PublisherG Bell
- Publication date1970
- ISBN 10 071351969X
- ISBN 13 9780713519693
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages181
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Soft Cover. Condition: Good. Pb, x + 181pp. Good, cover edges darkened, light cover crease, contents clean. 50 of Larsen's chess games, annotated in depth by the Danish grandmaster, and analysing his development from a 12 year old up until 1969. Descriptive notation. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 059009
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Condition: Used - Very Good. 1970. Octavo. x & 181 pp. Some shelf wear to wraps. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. Seller Inventory # Q15786
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Selected games of chess, 1948-69. [50 udvalgte partier, 1948-69. English]
ISBN 10: 071351969X
ISBN 13: 9780713519693
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1976 reprint ; ISBN: 071351969X; 9780713519693; National Library: 014231290 ; OCLC: 500325772 ; stiff paper wrappers with grape-colored lettering and blue designs on a white background ; Translated from: 50 udvalgte partier, 1948-69. - København : Samlerens Forlag, 1969. ; "This collection of fifty games played and selected by Bent Larson is his first to appear in English. THe Danish Grandmaster, one of the greatpersonalities of Modern Chess, analyses his development as a player from the age of twelve through 1969"--Chess Life and Review ; "Larsen was known for his imaginative and unorthodox style of play, and he was the first Western player to pose a serious challenge to the Soviet Union's dominance in chess. He is considered to be the strongest player born in Denmark and the strongest from Scandinavia until the emergence of Magnus Carlsen. Larsen was a six time Danish Champion and a Candidate for the World Chess Championship on four occasions, reaching the semifinal three times. He had multiple wins over all seven World Champions who held the title from 1948 to 1985: Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, Tigran Petrosian, Boris Spassky, Bobby Fischer, and Anatoly Karpov, but lifetime negative scores against them. On a percentage basis, his best score against a World Champion was with Max Euwe. Larsen and Euwe met over the board only once, at the Munich Olympiad in 1958; the game ended in a draw. From the early 1970s, he divided his year between Las Palmas and Buenos Aires, with his Argentinian-born wife. He suffered from diabetes and died in 2010 from a cerebral haemorrhage."--Wikipedia ; store stamp ; front endpaper corner-clipped ; else VG. Book. Seller Inventory # 007419
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