Manuel Bosboom is a Dutch chess player.

Manuel Bosboom
Bosboom in 2012
CountryNetherlands
Born (1963-01-24) January 24, 1963 (age 61)
Zaandam, Netherlands
TitleInternational Master (1990)
Peak rating2490 (July 1998)

Chess career

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He has achieved wins against Garry Kasparov with the black pieces in a blitz game during the Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1999 and against Peter Leko in a classical game in just 26 moves.[1]

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He is renowned for his ability as a strong blitz player and for his creativity, including an early queen sacrifice in the Queen's Indian.[2]

In January 2001, he finished 9th in Group B of the Corus Chess Tournament 2001, where he won against higher-rated grandmasters Thomas Luther and Boris Gulko.[3]

In January 2007, he finished 8th in Group C of the Corus Chess Tournament 2007, where he scored wins against Parimarjan Negi, Edwin van Haastert, Peng Zhaoqin, Stellan Brynell, and Thomas Willemze.[4]

In January 2009, he finished 10th in Group C of the Corus Chess Tournament 2009, where he managed to win against the group's second seed David Howell.[5]

In December 2021, Merijn van Delft and Peter Boel wrote Chess Buccaneer, a book covering elements of Bosboom's life and his games.[6] In it, Bosboom names his favorite players as Alexander Alekhine, Mikhail Tal, and Leonid Stein.

References

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  1. ^ van Delft, Merijn; Boel, Peter (December 19, 2022). "Chess Buccaneer - The Life and Games of Manuel Bosboom".
  2. ^ "A tribute to IM Manuel Bosboom : Manuel and the queen sacrifice". January 4, 2015.
  3. ^ Mark Crowther (29 January 2001). "The Week in Chess 325". The Week in Chess.
  4. ^ Staff writer(s) (29 January 2007). "Standings grandmaster group C 2007". Tata Steel Chess.
  5. ^ "All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess". history.tatasteelchess.com. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  6. ^ James, Richard (January 6, 2022). "CHESS BUCCANEER: THE LIFE AND GAMES OF MANUEL BOSBOOM".
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