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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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b8 black knight
c8 black bishop
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e8 black king
f8 black bishop
h8 black rook
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b7 black pawn
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f7 black pawn
g7 black pawn
h7 black pawn
f6 black knight
d5 black pawn
d4 white pawn
c3 white knight
f3 white pawn
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c1 white bishop
d1 white queen
e1 white king
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Boor Attack Exchange Slav

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.