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Letter #38 - 2010
Sub:
Bent Larsen died
Date:
Sep 10, 2010 7:15 PM
From:
Hector
Francovig (Argentina)
To:
service@Chess-poster.com
Dear friends,
Just to let you know this sad information: six months after his 75th birthday, former world class player Bent Larsen died in Buenos Aires on September 9, 2010.
Bent Larsen
Bent Larsen was born on March 4, 1935. He was a self-taught and one of the best Chess players in the world. He was a six times Danish champion and played for Denmark in the Chess Olympiads.
In 1971, he achieved an ELO of 2755 and was number three in the world ranking. Larsen managed in 1976 to win the Inter Zonal Tournament in Biel.
Bent Larsen lived with his wife in Buenos Aires from 1980.
Best regards,
Héctor Francovig
www.hecfran.com.ar
Dear viewer,
Thank you for sharing these sad news with us. We convey our sincere condolences to Larsen's family, friends, and all the Chess community.
The following is a game Bent Larsen won in 1970 against Bobby Fischer playing with black pieces.
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