Bent Larsen: All Figures Attack, Volume 1

Autor: Bent Larsen
Verlag / Hersteller: SchachDepot-Verl.
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Sprache: Deutsch
Seiten: 328

The collection of games by Bent Larsen, one of the greatest players in chess history, has long deserved an updated and revised edition, which we would like to present with this work. "I play to win" received great attention worldwide.

This unique work (the first of two volumes on Bent Larsen's work) also offers about 40 percent new material, with selected passages up to the year 1973.

Of particular interest is how Larsen deals with the legendary figure of Robert James Fischer. Many of his tributes to Fischer are characterized by Larsen's "light touch" and subtle irony, but are written in an unvarnished and credible manner. In this way, he brings us closer to the reality of this American genius and many other greats of that time. With this book, Bent Larsen not only wants to construct technical, in-depth commentaries, he also provides the reader with insightful psychological details about each of his small works of art.

Contents

Foreword by the Editors 7

Introduction 9

1 The Beginnings 11
2 International Master 20
3 Scandinavian Champion 23
4 Grandmasters! 26
5 Up and Down 39
6 Experiments 49
7 Involuntary break 64
8 A big step forward 79
9 The agony of choice 106
10 The audience demands sharp play 119
11 Satisfactory results 127
12 Fantastic Results 141
13 Further successes 173
14 About my style 180
15 The best years 1969–1973 185
16 A genius named Bobby Fischer 235
17 Miscellaneous Articles 282
18 Bent Larsen – An extraordinary personality 318

index

Larsen's tournament results until 1973

328 pages, 1st edition 2009, hardcover