AJuly 07 1979
The Gazette, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Saturday, July 07, 1979
Boris Blumin Canadian champion
Blumin was born in 1907 and came to Canada from Russia in 1924.
He started out in Toronto but eight years later realized the error of his ways and moved to Montreal where he proceeded to win the city championship in 1933, 1934, 1936 and 1937. 1936 and 1937 were no doubt his best years, picking up the Canadian title at the same time. He has been out of chess for the last 25 years and has been living in New York. The following game is from the 1937 Canadian championship and according to Grandmaster Abe Yanofsky “illustrates the Blumin touch.”
