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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1/2-1/2Novosibirsk 1995 E32
Burmakin, Vladimir vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1RUS-ch 1995 E63
Krasenkow, Michal vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2RUS-ch 1995 B36
Khalifman, Alexander vs Lutz, Christopher
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1995 B66
Khalifman, Alexander vs Loginov, Valery A
1-0St Petersburg op 1995 B92
Khalifman, Alexander vs Roos, Daniel
1-0EUCup Gr5 1995 D85
Glek, Igor V vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2RUS-ch 1995 B72
Lutz, Christopher vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Hoogovens rapid 1995 C54
Van der Werf, Mark vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Hoogovens 1995 B12
Glek, Igor V vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Moscow PCA-Intel qual 1995 B74
Khalifman, Alexander vs Schmittdiel, Eckhard
1-0Bundesliga 9495 1995 D34
Khalifman, Alexander vs Ruban, Vadim
1-0RUS-ch 1995 D41
Khalifman, Alexander vs Filippov, Valerij
1-0RUS-chT 1995 D31
Almasi, Zoltan vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1995 B36
Khalifman, Alexander vs Popov, Valerij
1-0RUS-chT 1995 B92
Granda Zuniga, Julio E vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0Donner mem 1995 A39
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1RUS-chT 1995 B06
Bareev, Evgeny vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1995 A48
Gavrikov, Viktor vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9495 1995 A39
Yakovich, Yuri vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2St Petersburg op 1995 B72
Makarov, Marat vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Novosibirsk 1995 E18
Khalifman, Alexander vs Seirawan, Yasser
1-0Donner mem 1995 B19
Khalifman, Alexander vs Almasi, Zoltan
1-0Hoogovens rapid 1995 E07
Shneider, Aleksandr vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Moscow PCA-Intel qual 1995 A59
Khalifman, Alexander vs Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
1/2-1/2St Petersburg op 1995 C49
Khalifman, Alexander vs Onischuk, Alexander
1-0Yalta rapid 1995 E12
Van Wely, Loek vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Donner mem 1995 A59
Rublevsky, Sergei vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Novosibirsk 1995 B36
Khalifman, Alexander vs Huzman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Donner mem 1995 D43
Khalifman, Alexander vs Seirawan, Yasser
1/2-1/2Hoogovens op 1995 D60
Khalifman, Alexander vs Kuzmin, Gennadi P
1-0St Petersburg op 1995 E92
Fehmer, Dirk vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Eupen op act 1994 D36
Smirin, Ilia vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Elenite 1994 B13
Khalifman, Alexander vs Sehner, Norbert
1-0Bundesliga 9394 1994 D30
Kochetkov, German vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2St Petersburg op2 1994 B31
Khalifman, Alexander vs Ehlvest, Jaan
0-1PCA-op playoff 1994 D19
Khalifman, Alexander vs Arbakov, Valentin
1-0Eupen op act 1994 C72
Khalifman, Alexander vs Cvitan, Ognjen
0-1Munich Express 1994 B22
Khalifman, Alexander vs Salov, Valery
1/2-1/2Candidats FIDE m4 1994 B49
Khalifman, Alexander vs Deravet, A.
1-0Eupen op act 1994 E14
Georgiev, Kiril vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0Pardubice 1994 D45
Khalifman, Alexander vs Hracek, Zbynek
0-1Pardubice 1994 B38
Vaulin, Alexander vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2St Petersburg op2 1994 A39
Kindermann, Stefan vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Pardubice 1994 B65
Van Wely, Loek vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1PCA-op 1994 D15
Khalifman, Alexander vs Vidoniak, Roman
1-0Eupen op act 1994 D15
Khalifman, Alexander vs Atlas, Valeri
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9394 1994 E38
Khalifman, Alexander vs Nikolic, Predrag
0-1PCA-op playoff 1994 E15
Khalifman, Alexander vs Greenfeld, Alon
1-0Pardubice 1994 D21
Epishin, Vladimir vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Elenite 1994 A57