Gurevich Ilya Makovich (06.02.1972)

Gurevich-IlyaUS. Grandmaster born in Ukraine who became World U20 Champion in 1990 and second at the World U16 championship in 1986.

Best results: 1st at New York MCC in 1994 and 2nd at Mechanic’s Institute Bronstein Jubilee 1999.

In 1997 he left professional chess to join the banking sector in San Francisco.

A participant in the 1993 Interzonal.

The author of: Ilya Gurevich’s Best Game Volume 1. 

Peak rating: 2586 in 1999.