Gregory Kaidanov (russian: Григорий Зиновьевич Кайда́нов, ; born 11 October 1959) is a Soviet-born American
chess
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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.
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
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* ''1988'' – achieved
Grandmaster
* ''1992'' – won World Open Chess Championship
* ''1992'' – won
US Open Chess Championship The U.S. Open Championship is an open national chess championship that has been held in the United States annually since .
History
The tournament was originally the championship of the Western Chess Association, and was called the Western Open. I ...
* ''1993'' – won World Team Chess Championship as a member of US team
* ''1998'' – silver medal in
1998 Chess Olympiad
The 33rd Chess Olympiad (, ''33-ya Shakhmatnaya olimpiada''; Kalmyk: 33-гче Шатрин олимпиад, ''33-gçe Şatrin olimpiad''), organized by FIDE and comprising an open and a women's tournament, took place between September 26 and ...
as a member of US team
* ''2001'' – won North American Open Chess Championship
* ''2002'' – won
Aeroflot Open The Aeroflot Open is an annual open chess tournament played in Moscow and sponsored by the airline Aeroflot. It was established in 2002 and quickly grew to be the strongest open tournament; in 2013 it was converted to a rapid and blitz event, whil ...
(over 81 other grandmasters)
* ''2008'' – won the Gausdal Classic, held 8–16 April in
Gausdal
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, Norway, scoring 7/9
* ''2021'' – won the US championship for senior players
Kaidanov Wins 2021 U.S. Senior Championship
new.uschess.org, John Hartmann, 26-07-2021
Notable games
Gregory Kaidanov vs. Viswanathan Anand, Moscow 1987, Caro–Kann Defense: Panov Attack (B13), 1–0Gregory Kaidanov vs. Evgeny Bareev, Ch URS (1 liga) 1987, Vienna Game: Stanley, Frankenstein–Dracula Variation (C27), 1–0Mark Taimanov vs. Gregory Kaidanov, Belgrade 1988, English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Wimpey System (A13), 0–1Benjamin Finegold vs. Gregory Kaidanov, 12th Chicago Open 2003, Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation (D45), 0–1
See also
* List of Jewish chess players
Jews, Jewish players and Chess theory, theoreticians have long been involved in the game of chess and have significantly contributed to the development of chess, which has been described as the "Jewish National game". Chess gained po ...
References
External links
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"GM Gregory Kaidanov"
biography at USChess.org
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1959 births
Living people
People from Berdychiv
Chess grandmasters
Chess Olympiad competitors
Chess coaches
Ukrainian Jews
American people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent
American chess players
Russian chess players
Ukrainian chess players
Soviet chess players
Jewish chess players
People from Kaliningrad