Carl Boor
Carl B. Boor at the Millionaire Chess Tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2015
Carl B. Boor at the Millionaire Chess Tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2015
Full nameCarl Brandon Boor
CountryUnited States
BornAugust 5, 1979
Mansfield, Ohio
Peak ratingFIDE 2350

Carl Brandon Boor (born 1979 in Mansfield, Ohio) is a FIDE chess master.[1] Carl is a multi-time state championship of Ohio,[2] (2002, 2007, 2011) and as well as high ranking[3] in blitz chess. Carl is credited with the invention of the Boor Attack and the Queens Gambit Slav Defense (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.f3). Carl has also written articles and played matches in support of the Pre-chess (Shuffle Chess, Bronstein Chess[4])

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b7 black pawn
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d1 white queen
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References

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  1. ^ "Boor, Carl". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  2. ^ Friedman, David (2015-01-03). "In The Arena: Ruminations About Competition: History of the Ohio Chess Congress". In The Arena. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  3. ^ "The United States Chess Federation". www.uschess.org. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  4. ^ Boor (Boorchess), Carl (2019-11-27). "David Bronstein had it right!". Chess.com. Retrieved 2024-11-25.