Gregory Kaidanov
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Gregory Kaidanov is a Grandmaster of chess
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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 Berdychiv
Berdychiv
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, Ukrainian SSR
Ukrainian SSR
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, USSR, but in 1960 first moved to Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad
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, Russian SFSR, USSR.

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
Lexington, Kentucky
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 in 1991, with his two children and wife. He now coaches the chess team for Sayre School
Sayre School
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He won the 1992 World Open
World Open chess tournament
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 in Philadelphia, and the 1992 U.S. Open
U.S. Open Chess Championship
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His first major tournament win came in Moscow 1987, where he defeated Indian star Vishwanathan Anand. He earned the IM title that same year, and was awarded the GM title just a year later in 1988.

He is the head coach of the www.uschessschool.com founded in 2006 by IM Greg Shahade
Greg Shahade
Gregory Shahade is an International Master of chess. He founded the New York Masters and the U.S. Chess League. He is a former member of the Executive Board of the United States Chess Federation...

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He is one of the most active Grandmaster teachers in the United States. In 2009 he was awarded the title of FIDE Senior Trainer.

He is happily married to Valeria Kaidanov and together have three children: Anastasia (April 18, 1983), Boris (November 16, 1986) and Sonya (December 1, 1994).

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 an International Master
  • 1988 - Became a Grandmaster
  • 1992 - Won World Open Chess Championship
  • 1992 - Won U.S. Open Chess Championship
    U.S. Open Chess Championship
    The U.S. Open Championship is an open national chess championship that has been held in the United States annually since 1900.-History:Through 1938, the tournaments were organized by the Western Chess Association and its successor, the American Chess Federation .The United States Chess Federation ...

  • 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
    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. The first event had around 80 grandmasters, while in the second event 150 grandmasters participated...

     (one of the strongest open tournaments of all times, with 82 grandmasters participating)
  • 2008 - Won the Gausdal Classic, held April 8–16 in Gausdal
    Gausdal
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    , Norway, scoring 7/9.

Notable games


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