Career
He became a chess master at 12 years, 3 months. He was a student at Yeshiva Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts. He later became an options trader.
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Ilja Gurevich
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In 1983, he won the United States. National Scholastic Elementary School Chess Championship. The following year, at twelve, he won the world under-14 championship in Lomas de Zamora, Argentina. He 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.
