This week’s return guest on Perpetual Chess is the renowned trainer and player GM Gregory Kaidanov. Gregory joined me in between travels, as he had returned home from competing in the FIDE World Cup, but was soon heading to Macedonia for the World Senior Team Championship. Gregory shared his perspective on the FIDE World Cup both as a player, and as a fan. As we discuss, Gregory was not surprised by the continued success of GM Pragganandhaa and the younger generation, but the performance of the top finishers was nonetheless impressive. Gregory also shared his thoughts on the news that GM Hans Niemann is now able to return to Chess.com events and discuss his thoughts on the overall story. Lastly, Gregory answered a few listener questions related to chess improvement, and his thoughts on a few former students of his including GMs Ben Finegold and Daniel Naroditsky. Timestamps of topics discussed can be found below.
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Gregory’s Prior Appearance: Episode 295
0:02:- Gregory joins and shares his reflections on the FIDE World Cup, both as a competitor and an observer
Mentioned: GM Nijat Abasov, GM Wesley So, GM Dieter Nisipeanu
10:00- Was Gregory? worried about cheating at the World Cup?
18:00- What does Gregory think of the “2003” generation of chess stars that Magnus highlighted, including Pragganandhaa?
25:00- How did the tournament go for Gregory from a personal perspective?
Mentioned- Karthik-Kaidanov 2023, Kaidanov-Karthik 2023, Heine-Nielsen-Kaidanov 2002
32:00- Why does the US Senior Invitational of special importance to Gregory? How have his other recent tournaments gone?
Mentioned: Episode 344 with GM Melik Khachiyan
45:00- In the wake of GM Hans Niemann’s reinstatement on CHess.com, Gregory shares his thoughts on the whole saga.
Mentioned: Chess.com Statement on Hans Niemann
52:00- Are chess books still necessary?
Mentioned: Colin Stapcynski’s article on Coach of the Month
57:00- Patreon mailbag question: Does Gregory have any advice for how one can improve his approach to chess away from the board?
Mentioned: Book Recap #32- Chess for Zebras
1:00:00- What has Gregory learned from working with adult chess players?
1:07:00- Gregory discusses his work GM Daniel Naroditsky, GM Ben Finegold and GM Sam Shankland and others.
1:12:00- What has Gregory learned from studying GM Ulf Andersson? What about from playing Mikhail Tal.
Mentioned: Episode 300 with GM Ulf Andersson, Kaidanov-Andersson 2002
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EP 281- Dr. Stuart Margulies tells the story behind the classic, best-selling book, Bobby Fischer Teacher Chess
Book Recap #26- Discussing Alexei Shirov's Fire on Board with Mitchell Fabian
EP 280- GM Ben Finegold on The FIDE Candidates, Recent Declines in Chess Twitch Viewership, and Why He Thinks he Doesn't Play as Well as he Used to.
EP 279- Derek Wilder (Adult Improver Series)- The key lessons that helped an 1800 break through to a USCF 2000 rating.
Ep 278- GM Jan Gustafsson- The Popular Chess24 Commentator discusses the World Championships, Chess Openings, The State of his Chess Game, and his new Chess Podcast
EP 277-GM Kirill Shevchenko and WFM Maria Emelianova, a Ukrainian GM and a Russian Chess Streamer, on How the Russian-Ukrainian War Impacts their lives, their Careers and the Chess World
EP 276- GM Michael Adams- Stories and Lessons from Mickey's decades Among the Chess Elite
EP 275- IM Ali Mortazavi- A CEO and Successful Stock Investor on how the Challenges of Chess Help Everything Else Seem Easier
EP 274- Paul Hedrick (Adult Improver Series) with guest co-host Han Schut
EP 273- GM Johan Hellsten on Chess Improvement, the Inspirations for his "Mastering Chess" Book Series, and his favorite OTB Memories
EP 272- "Positional Puzzle Book Championship" with Neal Bruce
Book Recap #25- Review and Discussion of The Mammoth Book of the World’s Greatest Chess Games with NM Chrisopher Chabris and FM Graham Burgess
EP 271- GM Hans Niemann on his Rapid Climb up the Chess Rankings and What's Next for Him in 2022
EP 270- Cody Smith (Adult Improver Series)
EP 269- Jen Shahade on her New Book and Chess in the Queen's Gambit age
EP 268- GM Joel Benjamin and Harold Scott on How to Win the World Open
Book Recap #24- Discussing GM Jan Markos' Under the Surface with NM Gopal Menon and Matt Fletcher
EP 267- NM Nelson Lopez (of the ChessVibes YouTube Channel)
EP 266- NM Jeremy Kane (Adult Improver Series)
EP 265- GM Simon Williams- (aka The Ginger GM) returns
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