# Boris Blumin

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{{Short description|Canadian-American chess player}}
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'''Boris Blumin''' (January 11, 1908 [December 29, 1907 [O. S.](/source/Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates)], [Saint Petersburg](/source/Saint_Petersburg) – February 16, 1998, [Trenton, New Jersey](/source/Trenton%2C_New_Jersey)) was a Canadian-American [chess](/source/chess) master.

Born in [Russia](/source/Russian_Empire), he emigrated to Canada, where he played in several chess championships. He took 9th at [Toronto](/source/Toronto) 1927 (CAN-ch, [Maurice Fox](/source/Maurice_Fox) won); took 4th at [Montreal](/source/Montreal) 1929 (Fox won); tied for 3rd-4th at Toronto 1934 ([John Belson](/source/John_Belson_(chess_player)) won); took 3rd at Montreal 1935 (Fox won). Blumin was twice [Champion of Canada](/source/Canadian_Chess_Championship) winning at Toronto 1936 and [Quebec](/source/Quebec) 1937. He tied for 3rd-4th, behind [Israel Albert Horowitz](/source/Israel_Albert_Horowitz) and [Isaac Kashdan](/source/Isaac_Kashdan), at [Boston](/source/Boston) 1938 ([U.S. Open](/source/U.S._Open_Chess_Championship)).<ref>[http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/profili/fino1945.htm Maestri della prima metà del 900<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

He was a five-time winner of the Montreal City Championship (1933–1939).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.echecsahuntsic.com/history.php |title=Montreal Open Championship |access-date=2012-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118211557/http://www.echecsahuntsic.com/history.php |archive-date=2011-11-18 |url-status=dead}}</ref>  In August 1939, he moved to [New York City](/source/New_York_City), where he took 11th at the U.S. Open ([Reuben Fine](/source/Reuben_Fine) won).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1009102 |title=No Archiving Spiders Allowed<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001124118/http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1009102 |archive-date=2007-10-01 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

He won the Hamilton Chess Club Championship at New Jersey in 1986.<ref>[https://www.bronxyonkerschessclub.blogspot.com/ The Bob Peretz Bronx Yonkers Chess Club<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He died in his home on Terrapin Lane. He was suffering from Alzheimers  with his wife and son by his side.

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==External links==
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