Gregory Kaidanov (, ; 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.
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) title
* ''1978'' – achieved National Master title
* ''1987'' – achieved
International Master title
* ''1988'' – achieved
Grandmaster title and tied for first at a strong international tournament in Belgrade
* ''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),
tied for first place at the
U.S. Masters Chess Championship.
* ''2008'' – won the Gausdal Classic, held 8–16 April in
Gausdal, 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
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
20th-century Russian chess players
20th-century Russian sportsmen
Ukrainian chess players
Soviet chess players
Jewish chess players
People from Kaliningrad