Manuel Bosboom

Manuel Bosboom is a Dutch chess player.

Chess career
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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