| Ilya Gurevich | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ilya Mark Gurevich |
| Country | United States |
| Born | February 8, 1972 (age 52) Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (1993) |
| FIDE rating | 2586 (March 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2586 (July 1999) |
Ilya Mark Gurevich (born February 8, 1972)[1] is a Soviet-born American chess player.
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]
