Khalifman, Alexander
World ChampionAlexander 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
Featured Games
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Khalifman,A vs Lutz,C
FIDE WCh KO
2000
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Lautier,J vs Khalifman,A
FIDE WCh KO
2001
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Ganguly,S vs Khalifman,A
FIDE WCh KO
2001
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Khalifman,A vs Shulman,Y
WCC
2005
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Svidler, Peter vs Khalifman, Alexander
Tilburg rapid20
1994
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Khalifman, Alexander vs Romanishin, Oleg M
WchT 4th
1997
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Shirov,A vs Khalifman,A
Tal Memorial Rapid 2019
2019
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Shulman,Y vs Khalifman,A
WCC
2005
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Inarkiev,E vs Khalifman,A
WCC
2005
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Shulman,Y vs Khalifman,A
WCC
2005
View PrintGames (2342)
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1/2-1/2SuperGM 2000 D47
Piket,Je vs Khalifman,A
1/2-1/2SuperGM 2000 D48
Khalifman,A vs Akopian,V
1/2-1/2SuperGM 2000 C02
DEEP JUNIOR 6 vs Khalifman,A
1/2-1/2SuperGM 2000 B07
Huebner,R vs Khalifman,A
1/2-1/2SuperGM 2000 D47
Khalifman,A vs Adianto,U
1-0Japfa Classic 2000 B12
Khalifman,A vs Milos,G
1/2-1/2Japfa Classic 2000 E13
Seirawan,Y vs Khalifman,A
1/2-1/2Japfa Classic 2000 D36
Khalifman,A vs Gunawan,Ru
1/2-1/2Japfa Classic 2000 B43
Ehlvest,J vs Khalifman,A
1/2-1/2Japfa Classic 2000 C11
Zaw Win Lay vs Khalifman,A
0-1Japfa Classic 2000 C07
Khalifman,A vs Hector,J
1-0Bundesliga 1999-2000 2000 D60
Mueller,Ka vs Khalifman,A
0-1Bundesliga 1999-2000 2000 B33
Khalifman,A vs Hertneck,G
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 1999-2000 2000 C05
Smejkal,J vs Khalifman,A
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 1999-2000 2000 D76
Khalifman,A vs Rustemov,A
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 1999-2000 2000 B18
Sadler,M vs Khalifman,A
1-0Bundesliga 1999-2000 2000 E42
Baburin,A vs Khalifman,A
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 1999-2000 1999 D77
Khalifman,A vs Pelletier,Y
1-0Bundesliga 1999-2000 1999 D18
Dautov, Rustem vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9900 1999 D76
Khalifman, Alexander vs King, Daniel J
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9900 1999 B92
Khalifman, Alexander vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2EUCup final 15th 1999 B23
Huzman, Alexander vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0EUCup final 15th 1999 D15
Khalifman, Alexander vs Ehlvest, Jaan
1/2-1/2EUCup G1 1999 C78
Khalifman, Alexander vs Bogdanovski, Vlatko
1/2-1/2EUCup G1 1999 B08
Khalifman, Alexander vs Mikhalevski, Victor
1-0Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m 1999 D85
Greenfeld, Alon vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m 1999 E94
Khalifman, Alexander vs Tseitlin, Mark D
1-0Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m 1999 D85
Avrukh, Boris vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m 1999 A57
Khalifman, Alexander vs Huzman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m 1999 A35
Mikhalevski, Victor vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m 1999 E05
Khalifman, Alexander vs Greenfeld, Alon
1-0Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m 1999 D85
Tseitlin, Mark D vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m 1999 C42
Khalifman, Alexander vs Avrukh, Boris
1/2-1/2Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m 1999 B60
Huzman, Alexander vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m 1999 D38
Iskusnyh, Sergei vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2RUS-chT 1999 E61
Khalifman, Alexander vs Chernyshov, Konstantin
1-0RUS-chT 1999 E12
Zvjaginsev, Vadim vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2RUS-chT 1999 C45
Khalifman, Alexander vs Ivanov, Alexey2
1-0RUS-chT 1999 A42
Dreev, Alexey vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0RUS-chT 1999 D92
Khalifman, Alexander vs Burmakin, Vladimir
1-0RUS-chT 1999 B12
Rublevsky, Sergei vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2RUS-chT 1999 B08
Khalifman, Alexander vs Volkov, Sergey
1/2-1/2RUS-chT 1999 C11
Khalifman, Alexander vs Nikolic, Predrag
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9899 1999 D15
Koehn, Peter vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Bundesliga 9899 1999 E81
Slobodjan, Roman vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Bundesliga 9899 1999 B70
Khalifman, Alexander vs Wahls, Matthias
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9899 1999 E39
Khalifman, Alexander vs Baklan, Vladimir
1-0Bundesliga 9899 1999 E21
Beikert, Guenther vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Bundesliga 9899 1999 A49
Shipov, Sergei vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2EUCup final 14th 1999 D35