Larry Bevand

{{short description|Canadian chess arbiter and organiser|bot=PearBOT 5}}

Larry Bevand (born September 11, 1953 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian chess arbiter and organiser.

He was awarded the title of International Arbiter by FIDE, the World Chess Federation, in 1982.{{cite web|title=Bevand, Larry A FIDE Chess Profile|url=http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=2610930|website=FIDE|accessdate=17 May 2015}} Bevand was also given the title of National Tournament Director by the Canadian Chess Federation in 2004.{{cite web|title=Canadian Chess - Titles|url=http://www.canadianchess.info/canadianchesshistory/CanadianChessTitles.html|website=Canadian Chess|accessdate=17 May 2015}}

Bevand is Executive Director of the Chess'n Math Association (CMA) which he helped found in 1985. He was inducted into the Canadian Chess Hall of Fame in 2001.{{cite web|title=Canadian Chess - Biographies|url=http://web.ncf.ca/bw998/canchess.html#BEVAND|website=Canadian Chess Biographies|publisher=David Cohen|accessdate=17 May 2015|archive-date=17 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717121106/http://web.ncf.ca/bw998/canchess.html#BEVAND|url-status=dead}}

In 2012, Larry Bevand was awarded the "Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal" in recognition of his contributions to Canada.{{cite web|title=The Governor General of Canada - Find a Recipient|url=http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=226579&t=13&ln=Bevand|website=Governor General of Canada|accessdate=17 May 2015}}