:Draft:Carl Boor

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{{Short description|American Chess Master Opening Theorist}}

{{Draft topics|sports}}

{{AfC topic|blp}}

{{Infobox chess player|image=FM Carl B. Boor, 2015.jpg|alt=Carl B. Boor at the Millionaire Chess Tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2015|caption=Carl B. Boor at the Millionaire Chess Tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2015|full_name=Carl Brandon Boor|birth_date=August 5, 1979|birth_place=Mansfield, Ohio|peakrating=FIDE 2350|country=United States}}

Carl Brandon Boor (born 1979 in Mansfield, Ohio) is a FIDE chess master.{{Cite web |title=Boor, Carl |url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2017008 |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=ratings.fide.com}} Carl is a multi-time state championship of Ohio,{{Cite web |last=Friedman |first=David |date=2015-01-03 |title=In The Arena: Ruminations About Competition: History of the Ohio Chess Congress |url=https://besteversportstalk.blogspot.com/2015/01/history-of-ohio-chess-congress.html |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=In The Arena}} (2002, 2007, 2011) and as well as high ranking{{Cite web |title=The United States Chess Federation |url=https://www.uschess.org/component/option,com_top_players/Itemid,371?op=list&month=2411&f=usa&l=B:Blitz%20Rating%20Top%20Overall.&h=Blitz%20Overall |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=www.uschess.org}} 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{{Cite web |last=Boor (Boorchess) |first=Carl |date=2019-11-27 |title=David Bronstein had it right! |url=https://www.chess.com/blog/Boorchess/david-bronstein-had-it-right |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}})

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