Forever Chess GamesForever Chess Games Logo
CreateGiftsProductsGamesPlayersOpeningsTop 100FAQ

Explore

  • Players
  • Openings
  • Famous Games
  • Top 100 Games
  • World Championships

Create

  • Create Visualisation
  • How It Works
  • Gift Ideas

Eras

  • 1880s – Classical
  • 1960s – Fischer Era
  • 1990s – Kasparov Era
  • 2020s – Modern

Info

  • FAQ
  • Contact Us
  • Terms of Use

© 2026 Forever Chess Games. All Rights Reserved

  1. Home
  2. /Players
  3. /Khalifman, Alexander

Khalifman, Alexander

World Champion

modern era

Alexander Khalifman won the 1999 FIDE World Championship as an unseeded player, defeating a strong field in Las Vegas to become one of the most unexpected world champions in chess history. A highly respected chess trainer and author, he produced a comprehensive multi-volume opening series that became standard reference material for professionals.

Total Games

2342

Wins

691

Draws

1405

Losses

246

29.5% wins60.0% draws10.5% losses

Most Played Openings

E15 - Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation52E12 - Queen's Indian Defense51E11 - Bogo-Indian Defense50D85 - Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation44D15 - Slav Defense: Geller Gambit35D37 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack33C42 - Petrov's Defense32D43 - Semi-Slav Defense30B66 - Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations27E05 - Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line25

Most Faced Opponents

Ivanchuk, Vassily20 gamesLeko,P20 gamesDreev, Alexey19 gamesAnand,V19 gamesYudasin, Leonid18 gamesEpishin, Vladimir17 gamesBareev, Evgeny16 gamesEhlvest, Jaan14 gamesSalov, Valery13 gamesAkopian, Vladimir13 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Khalifman,A vs Lutz,C

FIDE WCh KO

2000

View Print
FCGFCG
1-0

Lautier,J vs Khalifman,A

FIDE WCh KO

2001

View Print
FCGFCG
0-1

Ganguly,S vs Khalifman,A

FIDE WCh KO

2001

View Print
FCGFCG
1-0

Khalifman,A vs Shulman,Y

WCC

2005

View Print
FCGFCG
0-1

Svidler, Peter vs Khalifman, Alexander

Tilburg rapid20

1994

View Print
FCGFCG
1-0

Khalifman, Alexander vs Romanishin, Oleg M

WchT 4th

1997

View Print
FCGFCG
1-0

Shirov,A vs Khalifman,A

Tal Memorial Rapid 2019

2019

View Print
FCGFCG
0-1

Shulman,Y vs Khalifman,A

WCC

2005

View Print
FCGFCG
0-1

Inarkiev,E vs Khalifman,A

WCC

2005

View Print
FCGFCG
1-0

Shulman,Y vs Khalifman,A

WCC

2005

View Print

Games (2342)

Search & Filter All Games →
Khalifman, Alexander vs Akopian, Vladimir★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 A77
Akopian, Vladimir vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 C90
Khalifman, Alexander vs Akopian, Vladimir★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 E92
Akopian, Vladimir vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 B51
Khalifman, Alexander vs Akopian, Vladimir★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 E38
Akopian, Vladimir vs Khalifman, Alexander★
0-1
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 A15
Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 C45
Khalifman, Alexander vs Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 E12
Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 C42
Khalifman, Alexander vs Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 E14
Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 1999 B36
Khalifman, Alexander vs Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 1999 E07
Polgar, Judit vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 B18
Khalifman, Alexander vs Polgar, Judit★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 D39
Gelfand, Boris vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 1999 A14
Khalifman, Alexander vs Gelfand, Boris★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 1999 B92
Gelfand, Boris vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 D18
Khalifman, Alexander vs Gelfand, Boris★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 B92
Asrian, Karen vs Khalifman, Alexander★
0-1
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 B74
Khalifman, Alexander vs Asrian, Karen★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 D58
Khalifman, Alexander vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 1999 D37
Kamsky, Gata vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 1999 C42
Khalifman, Alexander vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 E15
Kamsky, Gata vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 B83
Barua, Dibyendu vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 1999 B58
Khalifman, Alexander vs Barua, Dibyendu★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. g/15+10 1999 D37
Khalifman, Alexander vs Barua, Dibyendu★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 1999 D60
Barua, Dibyendu vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. g/15+10 1999 B58
Khalifman, Alexander vs Barua, Dibyendu★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 D58
Barua, Dibyendu vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 B58
Anand, Viswanathan vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 B66
Khalifman, Alexander vs Anand, Viswanathan★
0-1
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 E11
Khalifman, Alexander vs Adams, Michael★
1-0
WchT 4th 1997 B08
Khalifman, Alexander vs Romanishin, Oleg M★
1-0
WchT 4th 1997 E12
Anand, Viswanathan vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 B63
Anand, Viswanathan vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 B51
Khalifman, Alexander vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 D46
Khalifman, Alexander vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 D46
Khalifman, Alexander vs Nijboer, Friso★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 E62
Nijboer, Friso vs Khalifman, Alexander★
0-1
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 C88
Gulko, Boris F vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1/2-1/2
WchT 4th 1997 E06
Kozul, Zdenko vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1/2-1/2
WchT 4th 1997 A43
Khalifman, Alexander vs Gallagher, Joseph G★
1/2-1/2
WchT 4th 1997 B92
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1/2-1/2
WchT 4th 1997 D17
Nogueiras, Jesus vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1/2-1/2
WchT 4th 1997 E63
Khalifman, Alexander vs Topalov, Veselin★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1995 E92
Khalifman, Alexander vs Short, Nigel D★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1995 A29
Karpov, Anatoly vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1-0
Linares 1995 E60
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1995 D58
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Khalifman, Alexander★
0-1
Linares 1995 A59
PreviousPage 2 of 47Next

Explore More

All PlayersAll OpeningsFamous Games