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Kaidanov, Gregory

Kaidanov, Gregory

GM🇺🇸

FIDEFIDE 2008564· Male· United States of America· Born in 1959

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Gregory Kaidanov, a 67-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2491 and ranked 44th among American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 14-month break between Nov 2015 and Feb 2017. Recent appearance: 2025 US Senior Championship. His peak of 2646 was reached at age 43 (Oct 2002, World #43 at the time); he spent 16 months in the world top 100.

Awarded GM in 2001 (age 42).

Current rating

2491

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2547

All-time high

2646

−155 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 43

Activity

34

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#44

#44 · American players · of 4,932
16 months in World top 100 (2001–2005)

Career timeline

22 entries
2025
4th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2513
Jan 2025
2023
1st 60-65 player worldwide
at age 64 · rated 2559
May 2023
2015
2nd 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2572
Nov 2015
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2572 → returned at 2574
Nov 2015
500 career games
at age 56
Jun 2015
2010
2nd 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2583
Jan 2010

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Vladimir AkopianGM 2,586
2025 US Senior Championship · Jul 2025 · +1.3 Elo
Evolution
-14
2505 → 2491
Tournaments
1
17 games
Score
3.5/ 1720.6%
5W9D3L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlexander FishbeinGM2,368·2025 US Senior Championship·R5·-6.7
2.[L]vsAlexander ShabalovGM2,478·2025 US Senior Championship·R3·-5.2
3.[L]vsLarry ChristiansenGM2,571·2025 US Senior Championship·R8·-3.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 US Senior Championship
Round-Robin
Jul 20253.5/9#82384-14.3

Most-Played Opponents

vsAlexander ShabalovGM
🇺🇸USA·2421
+3 −6 =4
13 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsJoel BenjaminGM
🇺🇸USA·2471
+1 −0 =7
8 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsMelikset KhachiyanGM
🇺🇸USA·2381
+1 −0 =6
7 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsDmitry GurevichGM
🇺🇸USA·2324
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met Jul 2023
View head-to-head →
vsBenjamin FinegoldGM
🇺🇸USA·2365
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met Jan 2015
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
United States of America
#44
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#81
in continent
World
#655
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
44🇺🇸Kaidanov, Gregory2,491
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
81🇺🇸Kaidanov, Gregory2,491
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
655🇺🇸Kaidanov, Gregory2,491