Dmitry Gurevich (; born September 11, 1956) is an American

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player who holds the

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of Grandmaster. Born in

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, Gurevich emigrated to

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in 1980 and earned the Grandmaster (GM) title three years later. Gurevich has tied or won the U.S. Open four times (in 1988, 1994, 2009, and 2012). Also, Gurevich has had especially good results at the National Open in

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, sharing first place on numerous occasions, e.g. 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1997, and 2005. He has won the

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twice - in 1996 with a perfect 7.0/7 score, and equal first in 1997. Gurevich was a regular finisher at the top of North American events as well as a regular participant in the U.S. Invitational Championship.

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* * * * 1956 births Living people American chess players Russian chess players Jewish chess players Chess Grandmasters American people of Russian-Jewish descent Russian Jews Chess players from Moscow {{Russia-chess-bio-stub