Carl Boor: The FM With a GM-Sized Engine
Overview
Carl Boor, known on the board as GMBoorchess, is a FIDE Master with a username that dreams bigger than his title. His online blitz career has been a wild ride, with a peak blitz rating of 2833 and thousands of games played in just under two years. He is the kind of player who treats the clock like a suggestion and the board like a playground.
Playing Style
Carl's play is defined by volume and stubbornness. He has played over 9,000 rated blitz games, and his longest winning streak reached 42 games. His comeback rate sits near 90%, meaning he rarely folds when the position turns ugly. He is slightly more dangerous with the white pieces, where his win rate climbs to 43.8%, compared to 35.6% as Black.
His preferred time control is Daily, where he has been perfect so far with four wins and zero losses. When he does play faster, the blitz graph tells the story:
Rivalries
Every hero needs a foil, and for Carl that foil is chargemax23. The two have clashed 56 times, with chargemax23 holding the edge. Carl has also traded blows with other frequent rivals including ikkphd, qinglongxian, and aliencowboy. These long-running battles have shaped his practical style and his willingness to grind out tough positions.
See a head-to-head snapshot of his most active rivalry: Oliver Dimakiling
Opening Repertoire
Carl's openings are as eclectic as his username. As White, he often reaches for the Amazon Attack, the Slav Defense, or the Döry Defense, and he has played thousands of games with 1.d4. As Black, he leans on the Petrov's Defense and the Sicilian Defense, especially the sharp Najdorf Variation.
- The Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack is his most played setup, appearing in over 700 blitz games.
- The Slav Defense has been his most reliable opening, with a win rate near 49.5%.
- His daily games include clean wins from the Dutch Defense and the Sicilian Defense.
Opening performance varies wildly, which makes him dangerous in the early middlegame.
Numbers and Curiosities
- He once won 42 games in a row, then followed it with a 12 game losing streak. He is nothing if not dramatic.
- His best time to play is 11:00, where his win rate jumps to 50%. Avoid playing him at noon.
- His average winning game lasts about 85 moves, so do not expect a quick handshake.
- He delivers checkmate rarely, only 0.52% of the time, preferring to win by slow suffocation or on time.