Ilya Krasik
National Master Ilya Krasik has been a permanent fixture on the Blitz team since their inaugural season and has played the most number of games. Ilya had a 5 game winning streak in 2008 helping propel the Boston Blitz into a second consecutive finals appearance. He was recognized as one of the best Board 4 players for the 2008 season and recently won 1st place in the Under 2200 Section at the National Open in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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We are still wondering…
| Week 2: (b) Win vs | Craig Jones, 2275 |
| Week 3: (w) Loss vs | FM Darwin Yang, 2348 |
| Week 5: (w) Win vs | Ian Harris, 2172 |
| Week 6: (w) Win vs | Udayan Bapat, 2214 |
| Week 9: (b) Draw vs | Eric Rodriguez, 2290 |
| 1/4 Final: (w) Draw vs | Yaacov Norowitz, 2354 |
| MVP Points: | 6 |
| Week 1: (w) Win vs | Evan Rosenberg, 2201 |
| Week 3: (b) Loss vs | WFM Bayaraa Zorigt, 2217 |
| Week 5: (w) Draw vs | FM Daniel Naroditsky, 2321 |
| Week 6: (b) Loss vs | Matthew Bengtson, 2232 |
| Week 7: (b) Loss vs | Matthew Herman, 2271 |
| Week 8: (w) Win vs | FM Ralph Zimmer, 2328 |
| Week 9: (w) Win vs | Matthew Bengtson, 2232 |
| Week 10: (b) Win vs | Benjamin Katz, 2108 |
| Quarter: (b) Win vs | Aleksandr Ostrovskiy, 2042 |
| Semi: (b) Win vs | Craig Jones, 2320 |
| Final: (b) Loss vs | WFM Bayaraa Zorigt, 2217 |
| MVP Points: | 3½ |
| Performance Rating: | 2301 |
| Awards: | All Star: 3rd Team, 4th Board |
| Week 2: (b) Loss vs | FM Teddy Coleman, 2285 |
| Week 5: (b) Loss vs | WIM Tsaagan Battsetseg, 2251 |
| Week 9: (w) Draw vs | Michael Thaler, 2143 |
| MVP Points: | -4 |
| Performance Rating: | 1948 |
| Week 1: (b) Win vs | Jose Cabrera, 2077 |
| Week 2: (w) Loss vs | Elvin Wilson, 2240 |
| Week 3: (b) Win vs | FM Boris Privman, 2338 |
| Week 5: (w) Win vs | John Kirby, 2222 |
| Week 6: (b) Draw vs | WGM Kat Rohonyan, 2260 |
| Week 7: (w) Win vs | Jerry Wheeler, 2200 |
| Week 8: (w) Loss vs | Matthew Herman, 2172 |
| Semi: (b) Loss vs | Matthew Herman, 2172 |
| MVP Points: | 7 |
| Performance Rating: | 2260 |
| Awards: | Game of the Week – Week 3 |
| Week 1: (b) Draw vs | John Fernandez, 2116 |
| Week 2: (w) Loss vs | Elvin Wilson, 2239 |
| Week 3: (w) Draw vs | Greg Samsa, 2200 |
| Week 4: (b) Loss vs | WGM Kat Rohonyan, 2309 |
| Week 5: (b) Loss vs | Andy Lee, 2231 |
| Week 7: (w) Win vs | Evan Rosenberg, 2131 |
| Week 8: (b) Loss vs | Andres Suarez, 2087 |
| Week 9: (b) Win vs | FM Boris Bacyznskyj, 2236 |
| MVP Points: | -2 |
| Performance Rating: | 2094 |
