I don't care very much for miniatures. I don't try to beat my opponents quickly because if they are strong, I think I should respect them. It is too risky to play sharply to beat them in 20 moves.
A draw may be the beautiful and logical result of fine attacks and parries; and the public ought to appreciate such games, in contrast, of course, to… - Bent Larsen
A draw may be the beautiful and logical result of fine attacks and parries; and the public ought to appreciate such games, in contrast, of course, to…
- Bent Larsen
Nimzovitch became then for me more or less the author of the only book which could help me get away from these Euwe books, which, I admit, are very g… - Bent Larsen
Nimzovitch became then for me more or less the author of the only book which could help me get away from these Euwe books, which, I admit, are very g…
Lack of patience is probably the most common reason for losing a game, or drawing games that should have been won. - Bent Larsen
Lack of patience is probably the most common reason for losing a game, or drawing games that should have been won.
The stomach is an essential part of the Chess master - Bent Larsen
The stomach is an essential part of the Chess master
For me, chess is at the same time a game, a sport, a science and an art. And perhaps even more than that,. There is someting hard to explain to those… - Bent Larsen
For me, chess is at the same time a game, a sport, a science and an art. And perhaps even more than that,. There is someting hard to explain to those…
All chess masters have on occasion played a magnificent game and then lost it by a stupid mistake, perhaps in time pressure and it may perhaps seem u… - Bent Larsen
All chess masters have on occasion played a magnificent game and then lost it by a stupid mistake, perhaps in time pressure and it may perhaps seem u…
A chess player never has a heart attack in a good position. - Bent Larsen
A chess player never has a heart attack in a good position.
I often play a move I know how to refute. - Bent Larsen
I often play a move I know how to refute.
Most of all I like "bad" lines, that is those considered bad, in my opinion unjustly, by theory. The reason for the last quotation marks is that most… - Bent Larsen
Most of all I like "bad" lines, that is those considered bad, in my opinion unjustly, by theory. The reason for the last quotation marks is that most…
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