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)
Search & Filter All Games →Khalifman, Alexander vs Golod, Vitali
1/2-1/2EUCup final 14th 1999 C80
Khalifman, Alexander vs Knaak, Rainer
1-0Bundesliga 9798 1998 E11
Khalifman, Alexander vs Kunze, Carlo
1-0Bundesliga 9798 1998 C95
Khalifman, Alexander vs Grund, Holger
1-0Bayern-ch Bank Hofmann 2nd 1998 D18
Unger, Michael vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Bayern-ch Bank Hofmann 2nd 1998 A33
Khalifman, Alexander vs Gurevich, Dmitry
1/2-1/2New York op 1998 B07
Khalifman, Alexander vs Jaracz, Pawel
1-0Bayern-ch Bank Hofmann 2nd 1998 E12
Khalifman, Alexander vs Ivanovic, Bozidar
1/2-1/2JUG Cup 1998 D39
Lobron, Eric vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0Bayern-ch Bank Hofmann 2nd 1998 B31
Mueller, Karsten vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9798 1998 B07
Khalifman, Alexander vs Gamboa, Nelson
1-0New York op 1998 B31
Luecke, Norbert vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Bundesliga 9798 1998 B07
Rogozenko, Dorin vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Bayern-ch Bank Hofmann 2nd 1998 E66
Khalifman, Alexander vs Sokolov, Alexander
1-0JUG Cup 1998 E12
Khalifman, Alexander vs Granda Zuniga, Julio E
1/2-1/2JUG Cup 1998 E12
Khalifman, Alexander vs Sadler, Matthew
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9798 1998 D20
Stojanovic, Mihajlo vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2JUG Cup 1998 A39
Khalifman, Alexander vs Roos, Daniel
1-0Bundesliga 9798 1998 D85
Khalifman, Alexander vs Freise, Eckhard
1-0Bayern-ch Bank Hofmann 2nd 1998 A87
Boensch, Uwe vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9798 1998 A59
Giorgadze, Giorgi vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0Bundesliga 9798 1998 D90
Khalifman, Alexander vs Yandemirov, Valeri
1-0Bayern-ch Bank Hofmann 2nd 1998 D85
Khalifman, Alexander vs Gabriel, Christian
1-0Bayern-ch Bank Hofmann 2nd 1998 D17
Kekelidze, Mikheil vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Bayern-ch Bank Hofmann 2nd 1998 D91
Gyimesi, Zoltan vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1JUG Cup 1998 D36
Dreev, Alexey vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Presidents Cup 1998 D92
Kuczynski, Robert vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9899 1998 B31
Khalifman, Alexander vs Schmidt, Peter
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9899 1998 D19
Conquest, Stuart vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Bundesliga 9899 1998 D03
Khalifman, Alexander vs Knaak, Rainer
1-0Bundesliga 9899 1998 E11
Petursson, Margeir vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2EU-Cup sf 1998 A29
Agdestein, Simen vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2EU-Cup sf 1998 A21
Khalifman, Alexander vs Keitlinghaus, Ludger
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9899 1998 D15
King, Daniel J vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9899 1998 B25
Balashov, Yuri S vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0RUS-Cup final 1998 B88
Khalifman, Alexander vs Malaniuk, Vladimir P
1/2-1/2RUS-Cup final 1998 C65
Khalifman, Alexander vs Dvoirys, Semen I
1-0RUS-Cup final 1998 D85
Dreev, Alexey vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2RUS-Cup final 1998 A57
Khalifman, Alexander vs Landa, Konstantin
1/2-1/2RUS-Cup final 1998 D58
Volkov, Sergey vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1RUS-Cup final 1998 A57
Khalifman, Alexander vs Zvjaginsev, Vadim
1/2-1/2RUS-Cup final 1998 B82
Khalifman, Alexander vs Filippov, Valerij
1-0RUS-Cup final 1998 D38
Fedorov, Alexei vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2RUS-Cup final 1998 B45
Khalifman, Alexander vs Yakovich, Yuri
1/2-1/2RUS-Cup final 1998 B33
Khalifman, Alexander vs Aseev, Konstantin N
1/2-1/2RUS-ch51 1998 B80
Burmakin, Vladimir vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1RUS-ch51 1998 A58
Khalifman, Alexander vs Popov, Valerij
0-1RUS-ch51 1998 B90
Razuvaev, Yuri S vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2RUS-ch51 1998 D55
Khalifman, Alexander vs Yakovich, Yuri
1/2-1/2RUS-ch51 1998 A11
Galliamova, Alisa vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2RUS-ch51 1998 D36