Boris Blumin was a Canadian-American chess

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 master.

Born in Russia

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, he emigrated to Canada, where played in several chess championships. He took 9th at Toronto

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 1927 (CAN-ch, Maurice Fox

Maurice Fox

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 won); took 4th at Montreal

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 1929 (Fox won); tied for 3rd-4th at Toronto 1934 (John Belson won); took 3rd at Montreal 1935 (Fox won). Blumin was twice Champion of Canada

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 winning at Toronto 1936 and Quebec

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 1937. He tied for 3rd-4th, behind Israel Albert Horowitz and Isaac Kashdan

Isaac Kashdan

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, at Boston

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 1938 (U.S. Open

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).

He was a six-time winner of the Montreal City Championship (1933–1939). In August 1939, he moved to New York City

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, where he took 11th at the U.S. Open (Reuben Fine

Reuben Fine

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won).

He won the Hamilton Chess Club Championship at New Jersey in 1986.

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