Gregory Kaidanov
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| Gregory Kaidanov | |
|---|---|
 Kaidanov in Seattle, 2002 | |
| Country | Soviet Union Russia United States |
| Born | 11 October 1959 Berdychiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (1988) |
| FIDE rating | 2549 (November 2022) |
| Peak rating | 2646 (October 2002) |
Gregory Kaidanov (Russian: Григорий Зиновьевич Кайда́нов, Grigoriy Zinovyevich Kaydanov; born 11 October 1959) is a Soviet-born American chess grandmaster. He was inducted into the United States Chess Hall of Fame in 2013. His peak rating is 2646, achieved in 2002.
Biography and chess career
Kaidanov is the head coach of the United States Chess School and teaches at the grandmaster level.[1]
Career highlights
- 1972 – Boys under-14 Russian Federation Championship – 1st place
- 1975 – achieved Candidate of Master (analog of expert in US)
- 1978 – achieved Master
- 1987 – achieved International Master
- 1988 – achieved Grandmaster
- 1992 – won World Open Chess Championship
- 1992 – won US Open Chess Championship
- 1993 – won World Team Chess Championship as a member of US team
- 1998 – silver medal in 1998 Chess Olympiad as a member of US team
- 2001 – won North American Open Chess Championship
- 2002 – won Aeroflot Open (over 81 other grandmasters)[1]
- 2008 – won the Gausdal Classic, held 8–16 April in Gausdal, Norway, scoring 7/9[2]
- 2021 – won the US championship for senior players[3]
Notable games
- Gregory Kaidanov vs. Viswanathan Anand, Moscow 1987, Caro–Kann Defense: Panov Attack (B13), 1–0
- Gregory Kaidanov vs. Evgeny Bareev, Ch URS (1 liga) 1987, Vienna Game: Stanley, Frankenstein–Dracula Variation (C27), 1–0
- Mark Taimanov vs. Gregory Kaidanov, Belgrade 1988, English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Wimpey System (A13), 0–1
- Benjamin Finegold vs. Gregory Kaidanov, 12th Chicago Open 2003, Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation (D45), 0–1
See also
References
- ^ a b "GM Gregory Kaidanov". United States Chess Federation. Archived from the original on 28 May 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "Greg Kaidanov wins Gausdal Classic", ChessBase News, 17 April 2008, retrieved 17 April 2008
- ^ Kaidanov Wins 2021 U.S. Senior Championship, new.uschess.org, John Hartmann, 26-07-2021
External links
- Gregory Kaidanov player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Gregory S Kaidanov chess games at 365Chess.com
- "GM Gregory Kaidanov" biography at USChess.org
- Official website
- Gregory Kaidanov Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
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