Ilya Mark Gurevich (born February 8, 1972)[1] is a Soviet-born American chess player.
Biography
Born in Kyiv, he emigrated to the U.S. in January 1980.[2] He was a student at Yeshiva Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts.
In 1983, Gurevich won the U.S. National Scholastic Elementary School Chess Championship.[3] He became a chess master at 12 years, 3 months.[4] In 1985, at thirteen, he won the World Under 14 Championship in Lomas de Zamora, Argentina; as a result of this victory, he was awarded the title of FIDE Master.[1][2]
Gurevich won the 1990 World Junior Championship as an 18-year-old. He tied for first place with Alexei Shirov and was awarded the win because of his superior tiebreak points; with this victory, Gurevich was awarded the title of International Master.[1][5] In 1991 he played on the U.S. team which took the silver medal at the World Under 26 Team Chess Championship in Maringá, Brazil.[6] In 1993, FIDE awarded him the title of Grandmaster.[1]
He later cut down on his chess activities to become an options trader.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Di Felice, Gino (2017). Chess International Titleholders, 1950-2016. McFarland. p. 121. ISBN 9781476671321 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Byrne, Robert (September 7, 1985). "CHESS; AT 13, HE BECOMES A NATIONAL MASTER". The New York Times. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- ^ "National Scholastic Chess Champions". Al Williams. Archived from the original on November 9, 1999. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- ^ "The Age of Chess Masters by Bill Wall". Archived from the original on August 4, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- ^ Byrne, Robert (September 30, 1990). "Pastimes; Chess". The New York Times. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- ^ Byrne, Robert (October 13, 1991). "Chess". The New York Times.
- ^ Bill Wall. "Chess and other Occupations". Bill Walls' Wonderful World of Chess. Chessville. Archived from the original on January 1, 2006. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
External links
- Ilya Gurevich rating and tournament record at US Chess Federation
- Ilya Gurevich rating card at FIDE
- Ilya Gurevich FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
- Ilya Gurevich player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Ilya Gurevich member profile at the Internet Chess Club
