Guy In Bar Said He Beat KASPAROV

I played IM Manuel Bosboom in a bar in Amsterdam who has beaten Kasparov in the past! Hope you enjoy the games :)
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[@vitriol18]

The dude is Manuel Bosboom, IM and one of the best Dutch blitz players. His highest FIDE Elo rating was 2471. So no weak self claimed drunk hustler as he might have appeared to some :)

[@MistaMasta12]

Exactly! He also has three GM norms. He can definitely play!

[@Capablanca1]

@@BobbyFischer0000 2369 standard and 2412 blitz.

[@mountains_beaches98]

@@BobbyFischer0000 🙄

[@KouwMC]

@@BobbyFischer0000 sure age hits every chess player but hes still great

[@glennandrews7689]

Yeah, after his...b5 thrust in the first game, I kind of got that feeling the he had some miles behind him?! :)

[@MistaMasta12]

Usually on KZbin when the title says "Guy In Bar Said He Beat KASPAROV" it's a huge bluff. But Manuel Bosboom is the real deal; he ACTUALLY beat Kasparov in a blitz game. Legend!

[@brucetowell3432]

wonder if the game score is available? Maybe Garry was drunk!?

[@BobfromSydney]

@@brucetowell3432 An easy google search will find you the 1999 Blitz game played at the Corus Wijk Aan Zee tournament.

[@QrazedGaming]

@@BobfromSydney I just googled his name was first thing popped up he strongest win was against kasparov

[@r2leyser961]

Yeah I saw the title and i was like "oh a funny drunk guy will say he beat Kasparov" and then I realized he knew how to play the game and that it was true

[@AlaiMacErc]

Clever *double* bluff in the title! Or bluff in the reverse direction, or something on those lines...

[@jediahpesu6673]

You beat Kasparov? - "Yes" Casual reaction. You beat my mom? - "Yes" - OMG FREAKS OUT

[@Harryshotta1337]

her mom is a GM

[@wanatiqi]

@@Harryshotta1337and kasparov was former world champion

[@dis1ncentivVe]

@@wanatiqikasparov is former world champion))

[@teenspirit1]

Her mom probably didn't play as many people so it's a bigger coincidence.

[@L.Lawliet7]

@@Harryshotta1337 so? My grandpa could probably beat her mom at his old age

[@ricj441]

Any Dutch chess player knows this is NOT just some random guy in a bar. IM Bosboom is a well respected, highly creative and above all very friendly chess master, perhaps the strongest player never to have been awarded GM title...

[@cl1489]

That title would go to Emory Tate.

[@AKhan0372]

@@cl1489 No way. Emory Tate took a long-time to get even IM title. Ever heard of Michael Brooks? He is an IM from Missouri friend of Tate. He was 2620 USCF and 2520 FIDE at his peak, He never became GM -- so there are a lot of these strong IMs in the US who would have been GM had they lived in Europe. There weren't enough titled tournaments in US back then.

[@dayg1127]

@@cl1489 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@FishThatDavidBlaineSwallowed]

@@cl1489 cope.. Casual🤡

[@mihajlodimitrijevic1874]

@@FishThatDavidBlaineSwallowed yeah, he probably never saw his games, but talks nonsense just because Andrew Tate called his dad unofficial GM.

[@turnerthemanc]

You can tell he is good. he points at the pieces with his middle finger just like a Super GM.

[@aleb9342]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jadiellima8922]

Well said!

[@mwanginjoroge1470]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@danielcotayo7726]

😅😅😅😅😅

[@Blinkers2007GameDev]

yeah and that horse sacrifice to win a bishop and a pawn means he isn't a random guy at a bar

[@harshitpurohit2416]

This guy is like the Drunken Master in those old Kung Fu Movies. xD

[@gilean6179]

"you killed my master" LOL

[@marctemura2017]

LOL🤣

[@KingBlackWolf]

My thoughts

[@AsceticCommando]

This man is my new hero, playing high level chess while casually tapping beers :o

[@fibonnaxsolomon8824]

It's a lot of fun to see Anna getting her heini whopped by a drunk dude 🙂 (and I mean really absolutely no offense to neither Anna nor IM Bosboom; I wish I could ever play as half as well as either of them...)

[@Blinkers2007GameDev]

same

[@oregontrail9067]

wouldn't be surprised if he's smoking on that og

[@bajnicestanko4047]

Try Alekine?

[@fernandop.5206]

Manuel was so drunk, but still able to place all pieces on the center of each block. He is at the big leagues on Chess.

[@illestvillain1971]

Just like DrDrunkenstein himself

[@cliveford314]

Hi Manuel, I've just found this on KZbin . I was good friends with your brother David in Lagos , Portugal in the late 80's, and stayed with you guys in Zaandam in 1988 I think . I have fond memories of you both . Please give my best wishes to David...it was great to have met you both .

[@adonis6766]

You play chess?

[@Hellooooo378]

Awesome!

[@Hellooooo378]

@@adonis6766 I'm not Jeffrey, I inspire to be you.

[@vidstige]

It's a hard knock life drinking beer and playing chess with awesome people all night long, but somebody got to do it

[@jilow]

Not every night is like that and even if it was, everything gets old. But yeah streaming is often better than most gigs

[@orwbarcelona01]

Manuel was once married to WGM and IM Tea Lanchava. He is a chess bohemien of the old stamp and will thus probably die in poverty, but having pursued his passion in life.

[@pietkonijn5522]

I don't think that is correct. Tea was never married to Manuel.

[@Noname-rj6gw]

Ana was shocked when the guy said he beat her mom, but not so surpriced that he beat Kasparov!

[@ammbr]

LMAO

[@corneliuspraeda6452]

Maybe it's a chess thing, I don't know, but major props that she'll post her ass-whippings along with her victories!

[@TheBiffsterLife]

What a chill guy. The wins should count to unlock Anna’s dad, for a final showdown.

[@skiddwister9143]

That was a great stream. She was sitting in the tavern playing chess for about 4 hours in the sweltering heat. She never lost her energy. If we could tap into Anna's energy and share it with the world, there would be no more talk about brownouts, blackouts or grid failures.

[@robertakerman3570]

Skidd, greatest concert ever. They both kept rockin(ha-ha). Can U even imagine sitting down w/that Gentleman; just 4 a chat?

[@jaybestnz]

Where do you live to have electricity outages?

[@skiddwister9143]

@@jaybestnz U.S.

[@ExtrusionXDesigns]

@@jaybestnz most entitled shit ever

[@TheSavagederek]

We are having more in the UK and more predicted in 2023. Bless the Tories 😡

[@rickrick5041]

Google says he also crushed Peter Leko in a classical game in 26 moves.

[@bacca71]

This is quite an amazing opponent - you'd think he was just another chess BS-er, but he was quite the surprise! That was fun. Just want to know how many beers transpired between the daylight chess game and the nighttime game - and he's still truckin'. Thank you, Anna! That was fun.

[@psymar]

I do think maybe he bsed a bit. He only played the Wijk aan Zee tournament (not then called Tata Steel) in 1998, not 1999, and Kasparov didn't play the 1998 tournament!

[@v8metal]

@@psymar hahaha

[@nicovanderwilt7502]

In Holland we have more players like this that will surprise you. I often played in coffeeshops not the normal coffee though i mean weed. I was husseling People quit easy. Well today everybody can become a great player while copying engine moves. This why i love to play on time 2 or 3 min. This way it is much harder to play a 100%. After 32 years i am quite happy about my strenght. Just like this guy someone you would never think to play that well.

[@TheBokkel]

Rewatch it, he said quite clear that it was a blitz game.

[@freyc1]

@@psymar Check Hoogovens Blitz 1999.

[@Philiopantheon82]

This gentleman played a fantastic game with a vintage spirit and humility. Well done Anna for inviting him playing you!!

[@ammbr]

I LOVED to watch this Anna! Was one of the best ever! Really liked the "bar ambience" sound and the chill beet vibes! Really amazing player opponent you found also!! and insane that he won against Kasparov!!

[@coolcat23]

I was about to joke that I once beat Morphy when we were both 16, but this guy really beat Kasparov and Pia Cramling!

[@psymar]

Is there evidence? He says he was invited to the 1999 Wijk aan Zee tournament where he beat Kasparov in blitz, but he seems to have only been in the 1998 tournament which Kasparov skipped, not the 1999 edition.

[@mohbw3]

Hoogovens blitz 1999 wijk aan zee he did beat kasparov with the black pieces

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

I too was going to say I've beaten Magnus a few times myself, but it seems his story is genuine!

[@Russianboyz95]

the chess speaks for itself

[@RealSupaHotFireVEVO]

@@psymar Why did you disappear when they gave you the proof?

[@paulchrenko7159]

That pre match handshake 💪💪💪🤣🤣🤣

[@ThePsyMinded]

This really felt like a game of Dejarik between Yoda and Princess Leia. Yoda: "Weak pawns I spotted!" Princess Leia: "Yes, my pawns are weak."

[@smoorej]

After watching her channel for some time now I am convinced that Anna Cramling is simply the nicest person in the world.

[@generalbrowser680]

Definitely one of them

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

The video with Magnus brought down my esteem of her quite a bit, because she completely disregarded the dude she was initially playing. I get that the world champion, and arguably GOAT is there and it's a unique opportunity but at least say smth, like "hey, Carlsen is there, let's draw and go watch him?"

[@samson5791]

She is so cool, enjoy her videos

[@olakeacev5023]

@@JimmyBoosterCrate i was thinking the same

[@joebyrne9187]

@@olakeacev5023 ooof, just looked it up, you can feel that humiliation through the camera, lol

[@kalodont1916]

I love that moment when he realizes he's in trouble and starts playing for real... And then suddenly he blunders the game altogether just to win on time at the end. 🤣

[@frog382]

You waited whole night for him to get wasted and he still outmanoeuvred you 😂 It was a wholesome match tho

[@chero1gx]

My respects to Anna for being out in the field going through all these challenging chess games with Amazing players. Win or lose for her is still fun because she’s picking out their brains, learning and growing. 🎩

[@sliceserve234]

She really is an amazing girl, her wonderful parents did such a nice job raising her.

[@glitchinthematrix9306]

I'm dutch and i'm proud of this fellow dutchman!

[@alberttom1610]

amazing how GM/IM, not only think 5 steps ahead, but they have memories of tricks books in their head. Giving that pawn away to setup the whole game. Very difficult to play someone of that caliber. Like playing against a computer Gran Master.

[@thorrorman]

Nice to see a great Dutch player playing casually in a bar and having fun

[@jasonuerkvitz3756]

That guy was no joke. I was worried at first that he was some storyteller that played Kasper Garryapov or something but after watching him play, maybe what he says about beating Kasparov once is quite true. Secret IMs among us.

[@dutchchessbetterthancheese1239]

He actually beat Kasparov for real...

[@shmuelhirsch2069]

He’s not a secret. Google his name

[@Regian]

AMONG US?

[@jasonuerkvitz3756]

@@Regian amogus

[@vukvranic7534]

@@jasonuerkvitz3756 sus🤨🤨🤨🤨

[@MichaelMarteens]

Repositioning the clock a third time was a boss move. Bravo!

[@Smerfiik2]

I love how hes kinda drunk but the way he moves the pieces is just so elegant and smooth:D

[@AlaiMacErc]

Hard to tell. Might be a little drunk, might just be very Dutch! :D

[@miguelmichel68]

i like this guy , and Anna is so a kind person that it 's a pleasure to watch them playing chess.

[@dwolf9507]

Love how she asks him if it was in that same bar, as if he would just be sat there for years.

[@christianwilborn4620]

The most badass thing I’ve heard so far is when he moves his queen and says “let’s have a look.”

[@juelzsantana1075]

Anna: "WAIT YOURE THE GUY WHO BEAT KASPAROV" Title: "This guy SAID he beat KASPAROV!!"

[@liefde1911]

You played the famous Manuel Bosboom. He is our most creative player!!

[@justjim9723]

the coffee chess crowd should take note of this: Anna's opponent wasnt thrown off his game by Anna's smiles. stay focused on the board, do not look up when she laughs and smiles. best advice i can give you guys :) great game gl to all and ty Anna for your smiles and the chess stream

[@michaelbauers8800]

I think Manuel is a step above the coffee chess regulars. They do have masters who show up though. But not sure how many IMs show up, and I don't think any are regulars?

[@IvanGeorgiev---]

I watch your videos from time to time - this one is by far the best one:)

[@ronny1617]

Thanks for sharing this, Anna. First game reminded me playing against some strong old players in a park. They were just so good at chess... and so fast too. They played in tournaments. I didn't

[@BioWerkmanSprint]

I knew about him when I was younger, looked him up: his current Fide ranking is 2590, rating std 2369 blitz 2412.

[@NateHaselton]

At first you think he's just another dude in a bar telling stories but then you see him play and realize he's legit. GG.

[@jashepoon]

this guy takes longer to shake hands than to play his moves

[@ginolerebours6466]

y'all had great chemistry !!! fun match ~

[@michaelhayman3692]

She seems so sweet. I love the way she chuckles.

[@RockyTremblay]

Lots of fun. Anna is delightful as ever.

[@omarmayrec8166]

0:00 That handshake reminded me of WW2

[@jabediaz63]

Magníficos momentos. Me ha encantado. Gracias, Anna, por tu simpatía y por no rendirte nunca a tu oponente. Besos.

[@marieknietje6514]

Hihi wow what a cool footage, I know Mr. Manuel in person, he is really nice, very own minded, philosophical, rides a bike like lightning and lives in a mill. Great guy!

[@007zz]

This is in Amsterdam, "The Laurierboom". Manuel often plays odd openings like 1:h4. He takes you into deep water and drowns you. :)

[@andreschou9560]

love how he kept moving the clock how we wanted it hahahaha

[@Lalenamagic]

I love all the Dutch talk in the background. What a nice and laid back guy.

[@marcellobosio9089]

I love your videos and this one is among the absolute best. Very enjoyable.

[@Heldermaior]

Manuel is a man after my own heart. I too can't stand if the clock is not alligned with the chess board.

[@NickMaovich]

Such a nice guy :) Matches Anna energy!

[@tenorhighc1]

That 2nd game he’s pretty wasted 😂😂she had him. He’s a strong player

[@nicovanderwilt7502]

Drinking a beer like a boss.

[@Ianthe22]

I noticed how he slides his pieces. He has got a very good memory.

[@GamePerFrame]

Having played and spoken to Manuel many times, this dude gives off a different vibe, and it feels like he plays a different game than all of us!! I am curious if he did the usual showing studies after the games! :D

[@AnnaCramling]

Yeah he did 😂

[@GamePerFrame]

@@AnnaCramling I wasn't close to solving any!! Most fun Blitz games in over 20 years of playing tho!

[@Peregrinans]

He plays on many levels as I can see on the video, also on a psychological level as he always makes impression that he sees moves that you do not see :D

[@Billionaireben]

8:10 this moment looks like Caravaggio could have painted it.

[@_DD2024]

I actually liked this so much, that for now on when I go out to a bar I’m bringing my travel chess board with me. Never thought about this but it’s a cool idea. I’m sure many in her part of the world do it often. I’ve never seen it here in NJ .

[@paulsaglier5194]

The other way of putting it would have been to say you played against a Legend :) cheers, Anna

[@DeuceGenius]

love his playstyle and commentary

[@scrumpymanjack]

“I almost drew.” Classic. Only saw the first game but he totally crushed her. I didn’t expect that.

[@Astrqx]

This guy have 3 gm norms so he is very close to gm and he's very creative at chess

[@AlexPerazaTV]

He didn’t win. I honestly don’t see what happened, if she just lost on time? They were even at the end even if she thinks she blundered. She still had her bishop to defend her rook

[@scrumpymanjack]

@@AlexPerazaTV What's not to understand? He crushed her in the first game and he won the second game on time (even though he was lost on position).

[@AlexPerazaTV]

@@scrumpymanjack they were even on pieces. and she had good defeneses left including the bishop defending in the top right corner

[@lannyvermette7147]

She might have lost every game but….at the beginning of the last match she won the battle for the positioning of the clock …one step closer to beating Kasparov 🤗

[@moonbeamskies3346]

I noticed that too.

[@williamfickett177]

I really enjoyed these games and am glad Anna played him. He is amazing.

[@maeluto3956]

ouah, amazing video, the mood is really chill and peacefull, and Manuel is so kind

[@dustin_live]

You can tell this dude is good because of how fast he moves, and he wasen't making many if any mistakes.

[@samirv3716]

The guy looks drunk , bored and half asleep and still toying with the opponent.

[@umadbro4493]

"u can resign" 🤣🤣🤣

[@lennartbolks4280]

Manuel is such a great person he play for en passant spakenburg and I play draughts at the same evening they have club competition in the same building such a friendly man

[@trainerred6582]

I just went to FIDE to see if IM Manuel Bosboom still plays tournaments…he does! He’s at 2369 classic rating, and 2412 blitz

[@DeRookmagier]

Manuel is a legend

[@germanoscheller5095]

the beer must have given him some power

[@rayzdmanon3466]

Good game, love his commentary

[@newjawn9004]

I love that guy. What a great video.

[@daviddesalamanca]

un gran tipo, le agradezco mucho las partidas que compartio contigo.

[@Sindoku]

He’s like the janitor that is a math genius in Goodwill Hunting. Life was tough in the old days for chess masters.

[@point-bl4nk]

13:57 I saw Qxa6 but that took me a little bit longer than 7 seconds 😅. nice game!

[@jeromehenen8256]

What a good player that guy is. wow. and fast too. very impressive to beat Anna twice like that.

[@MrGgraves]

Very fun video, thanks for that!

[@lelekos9103]

He is actually insane that Bishop Diagonal was Nasty.

[@Princess_Narii]

Very Cool to see you play against a Dutch IM I know this didnt get mentioned But the way the guy talks the accent and his way of pronouncing Groningen There is no way that guy isnt dutch xD Anna what i do notice when you play blitz Is that you take alot of time at the start of the match. which causes you to lack time at the end when you really need it. Perhaps its better to make some more rushed but safe early choices so you hit end game with more then 10 seconds on the clock xD

[@slavaukrainafromthenetherl8780]

haha yea had exactly the same....after ten seconds of talking realised he was Dutch.

[@rahowherox1177]

Could be similar accents and pronunciation in Belgium (Flemish folk) or South Africa (Afrikaans)

[@gmassiac]

When I look at Him playing, I remember Tcherbakov playing in my club, the « chess max center »a coffe bar rue des feuillantines inParis in the seventies. Same look nearly same strengh 😁

[@sayan1667]

What an awesome moment captured in a video. Respect!

[@patriklindholm7576]

MB doesn't need to trash talk, a gentleman plays chess and looks in the eyes.

[@HeavenReservation]

One more beer and you had him.

[@johnmorris1395]

Manuel likes some beer, seems like a good guy

[@henkoosterink8744]

He likes weeds!

[@slavaukrainafromthenetherl8780]

Smokes weed before every game.

[@aartadventure]

First minute or so I was eye rolling at his stories and thinking "sure, buddy". Another minute in, and I was like "waaaaaa?!?! This guy is goooooood".

[@maxwellsmart152]

First seeing it, with "no views" 🙂 Between the first and the last game I would expect a title like: "99 beers later..." 😄. Very funny interesting guy and excelent blitz games!

[@glennandrews7689]

WOW...lol..I agree with "aj" below: I was thoroughly convinced that you were baiting us; that he was just another BS-er until he rolled open with a powerful Kings Indian, and with style yet! This is no "talker"...he is the real deal! :) Excellent games and as always, great to see your humble humor. :)

[@dutchchessbetterthancheese1239]

Wow...that dude knows how to play chess

[@uzairmughal4976]

It's good that you have the courage to upload lost games too. GG hard luck

[@justinjager8412]

Haha i was at this pub like 2 months ago. Great time and super chill

[@victorfinberg8595]

2:50 "you can resign if you like ..." trash talk by a European gentleman is on a higher level 11:15 "best move ... but not good enough" Another thing about these guys: you can feed them alcohol for hours until they are not able to stand, but their chess is unaffected.

[@andreschou9560]

hahaha

[@MrEvilwolfPL]

After few coctails with jaggermaister and redbull my rating increses about +300/400 xD

[@adhk]

That's just Dutch directness, to be honest. Took me a few years to get used to it and not see it as insensitive.

[@richardturietta9455]

Very enjoyable video... this guy is the real deal... thanks for the vid... 🙂

[@mikecf1]

Wow, he was strong.

[@JSSTyger]

The between Bosboom and Kasparov game was played on January 18th, 1999

[@nonchablunt]

He may look friendly and all, but he really is a 2400 BEAST.

[@cerberus1321]

It's chess not UFC

[@gamer-px5cu]

@@cerberus1321 It's a joke.

[@WilliamBarksdale]

the guy is a character!