- Gregory Kaidanov
Infobox chess player
playername = Gregory Kaidanov
caption= Kaidanov in Seattle, 2002
birthname = Gregory Kaidanov
country = USA
datebirth = birth date and age|1959|10|11
placebirth =Berdichev ,Soviet Union
datedeath =
placedeath =
title = Grandmaster
worldchampion =
womensworldchampion =
rating = 2587
peakrating =Gregory Kaidanov ( _ru. Григорий Кайданов; born
October 11 ,1959 ) is anInternational Grandmaster ofchess .As of April 2007, his
Elo rating was 2587, making him the # 9 player in the US and the 179th-highest rated player in the world. His peak rating was 2646 in 2002.He was born in
Berdichev ,Ukraine , but in 1960 first moved toKaliningrad ,Russia .He learned to play when he was 6 years old from his father. At age 8, he started to attend a chess study group in 'Pioneer's House.'
As an adult, he moved to
Lexington, Kentucky in 1991, with his two children and wife.He won the 1992 World Open in
Philadelphia , and the 1992 U.S Open.His first major tournament win came in Moscow 1987, where he crushed Indian star
Vishy Anand . He earned the IM title that same year, and was awarded the GM title just a year later in 1988.Kaidanov is also the most active Grandmaster teacher in America. He is the head coach of the www.uschessschool.com founded in 2006 by IM
Greg Shahade .Highlights of his chess career
* 1972 - Boys under-14 Russian Federation Championship - 1st place
* 1975 - Became a Candidate of Master (analog of expert in US)
* 1978 - Became a Master
* 1987 - Became anInternational Master
* 1988 - Became a Grandmaster
* 1992 - Won World Open Chess Championship
* 1992 - WonU.S. Open Chess Championship
* 1993 - Won World Team Chess Championship as a member of US team
* 1998 - Silver medal inChess Olympiad as a member of US team
* 2001 - Won North American Open Chess Championship
* 2002 - WonAeroflot Open (one of the strongest open tournaments of all times, with 82 grandmasters participating)
* 2008 - Won the Gausdal Classic, held April 8th-16th inGausdal ,Norway , scoring 7/9. [citation|title=Greg Kaidanov wins Gausdal Classic|url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4574|date=17 April 2008|periodical=ChessBase News|access-date=2008-04-17]References
External links
*fide|id=2008564|name=Gregory Kaidanov
*chessgames player|id=64688
* [http://www.uschess.org/news/bio/kaidanov.php US Chess Federation: Grandmaster Gregory Kaidanov]
* [http://kaidanov.org/ Gregory Kaidanov Web site]
* [http://www.chessworld.net/chessclubs/statistics_pgn_rating_chart.asp?username=Kaidanov,Gregory%20S Statistics at ChessWorld.net]
* [http://main.uschess.org/content/view/133/203 "GM Gregory Kaidanov"]
* [http://www.olimpbase.org/players/4c8cso8h.html OlimpBase]
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