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Kaidanov, Gregory
GM🇺🇸FIDE 2008564· Male· United States of America· Born in 1959
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Gregory Kaidanov, a 67-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2492 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
2492
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2547
All-time high
2646
−154 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 43
Oct 2002 · age 43
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#44
#44 · American players · of 5,026
16 months in World top 100 (2001–2005)
16 months in World top 100 (2001–2005)
Career timeline
22 entries2025
4th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2513
Feb 2025
2023
1st 60-65 player worldwide
at age 64 · rated 2563
Jun 2023
2015
2nd 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2572
Dec 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
2505 → 2492
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
9.5/ 1755.9%
5W9D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 6/8 | #7 | 2485 | +0.7 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 3.5/9 | #8 | 2384 | -14.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexander ShabalovGM
🇺🇸USA·2428
+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·2375
+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
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vsBenjamin FinegoldGM
🇺🇸USA·2365
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met Jan 2015
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Rankings
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United States of America
#44
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#82
in continent
World
#650
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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Europe
World
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