Boris Blumin (January 11, 1908 O. S.">Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="ecember 29, 1907 Old Style and New Style dates">O. S. Saint Petersburg – February 16, 1998, Trenton, New Jersey) was a Canadian-American chess master. Born in Russian Empire, Russia, he emigrated to Canada, where he played in several chess championships. He took 9th at

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1927 (CAN-ch,

Maurice Fox Maurice Fox (14 January 1898 in Ukraine, Russian Empire – 25 June 1988 in Montreal) was a Canadian chess master. He won the Canadian Chess Championship eight times, and is tied for the most Canadian titles with Abe Yanofsky. Biography At ...

won); took 4th at

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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 winning at Toronto 1936 and

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1937. He tied for 3rd-4th, behind

Israel Albert Horowitz Israel Albert Horowitz (often known as I. A. Horowitz or Al Horowitz) (November 15, 1907 – January 18, 1973) was an American International Master of chess. He is most remembered today for the books he wrote about chess. In 1989 he was induct ...

and

Isaac Kashdan Isaac Kashdan (November 19, 1905 in New York City – February 20, 1985 in Los Angeles) was an American chess grandmaster and chess writer. He was twice U.S. Open champion (1938, 1947). He played five times for the United States in chess Olymp ...

, at

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1938 ( U.S. Open). He was a five-time winner of the Montreal City Championship (1933–1939). In August 1939, he moved to

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

Reuben Fine Reuben C. Fine (October 11, 1914 – March 26, 1993) was an American chess player, psychologist, university professor, and author of many books on both chess and psychology. He was one of the strongest chess players in the world from the mi ...

won). He won the Hamilton Chess Club Championship at New Jersey in 1986.The Bob Peretz Bronx Yonkers Chess Club
/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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