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Boris Blumin

Number of games in database: 37
Years covered: 1936 to 1969
Overall record: +15 -20 =2 (43.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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BORIS BLUMIN
(born Jan-11-1908, died Feb-16-1998, 90 years old) Russia (federation/nationality United States of America)

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Boris Blumin was in born in St. Petersburg, Russia. Residing in Toronto, Ontario at one point, he was Canadian champion in 1936 (represented Montreal with 10/11 at Toronto) and 1937 (9.5/10 at Quebec). He later moved to the United States to become a U.S. master.

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. H Opsahl vs B Blumin  0-1151936Canadian ChampionshipE17 Queen's Indian
2. B Blumin vs J Belson  0-1391936Canadian ChampionshipE12 Queen's Indian
3. H W Jordan vs B Blumin  0-1511936Canadian ChampionshipD52 Queen's Gambit Declined
4. M Fox vs B Blumin  0-1591936Canadian ChampionshipC17 French, Winawer, Advance
5. B Blumin vs W N Wilson  1-0561936Canadian ChampionshipD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
6. B Blumin vs C Cradock  1-0401936Canadian ChampionshipD55 Queen's Gambit Declined
7. B Blumin vs A Schaeffer  1-0471936Canadian ChampionshipA40 Queen's Pawn Game
8. B Blumin vs J Morrison  1-0411936Canadian ChampionshipA52 Budapest Gambit
9. J Soudakoff vs B Blumin  0-152193839th ACF Congress. Prelim RD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
10. B Blumin vs J Fliegel  1-0481938ACF CongressA91 Dutch Defense
11. B Blumin vs Santasiere  0-1401938ACF CongressD75 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dxc5
12. D Polland vs B Blumin  1-0441938ACF CongressE19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3
13. B Blumin vs I A Horowitz  1-0661938ACF CongressD34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
14. B Blumin vs B Dahlstrom  1-091193839th ACF Congress. FinalD52 Queen's Gambit Declined
15. B Blumin vs J Moskowitz  1-0511938ACF Congress (Final)D52 Queen's Gambit Declined
16. Kashdan vs B Blumin  1-059193839th ACF Congress. FinalD61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack
17. H Morton vs B Blumin  0-162193839th ACF Congress. FinalD61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack
18. Yanofsky vs B Blumin  1-0491938Canadian ChampionshipE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
19. Santasiere vs B Blumin 1-0291939New York USA opA46 Queen's Pawn Game
20. B Blumin vs O Ulvestad  1-0191939ACF Congress-FinalA52 Budapest Gambit
21. W Adams vs B Blumin 1-0281939ACF Congress-FinalC26 Vienna
22. B Blumin vs Fine  0-1361939ACF Congress-FinalE33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
23. M Green vs B Blumin 1-0271939ACF Congress-FinalD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
24. Santasiere vs B Blumin  1-0611939ACF Congress-FinalA03 Bird's Opening
25. I A Horowitz vs B Blumin  1-0301939ACF Congress-FinalC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-22-04  Benzol: Boris Blumin
Born 29th December 1907 in St Petersburg
Canadian champion in 1936 and 1937.
Dec-29-08  whiteshark: Lo, How a Rose E'er Blumin
Dec-29-08  whiteshark: Typo in the bio: 29th of December <1929> should be replaced by the actual year <1907 <!>>.
Dec-29-08  whiteshark: Boris Blumin (29 Dec 1907 Julian calendar (11 Jan 1908), Sankt Petersburg - † 16 Feb 1998, Trenton, New Jersey)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_...

Oct-23-14  ljfyffe: <In the (1942) finals of LeDain's Trans-Canada event, as it was called, Boris Blumin, an OTB Canadian Champion and salesman for the Eaton department store chain, engineered a 5/5 result....>
Oct-23-14  ljfyffe: Zehr and MacDonald: The History of Correspondence Chess In Canada.

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