Manuel Bosboom | |
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 Bosboom in 2012 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Born | January 24, 1963 Zaandam, Netherlands |
| Title | International Master (1990) |
| Peak rating | 2490 (July 1998) |
Manuel Bosboom is a Dutch chess player.
Manuel Bosboom | |
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| Bosboom in 2012 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Born | January 24, 1963 Zaandam, Netherlands |
| Title | International Master (1990) |
| Peak rating | 2490 (July 1998) |
Manuel Bosboom is a Dutch chess player.
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.