Khalifman, Alexander
👑 World ChampionTotal Games
1307
Wins
430
Draws
726
Losses
151
32.9% wins55.5% draws11.6% losses
Most Played Openings
E12 - Queen's Indian Defense43D85 - Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation34E11 - Bogo-Indian Defense34E15 - Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation29E14 - Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System23B66 - Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations22A57 - Benko Gambit18E05 - Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line18C42 - Petrov's Defense18E97 - King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Modern System17
⭐ Best Games
Svidler, Peter vs Khalifman, Alexander★ WC/Candidates
0-1Tilburg rapid20 • 1994 • B17
Khalifman, Alexander vs Romanishin, Oleg M★ WC/Candidates
1-0WchT 4th • 1997 • E12
Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter vs Khalifman, Alexander★ WC/Candidates
1-0FIDE-Wch k.o. • 1999 • C45
Barua, Dibyendu vs Khalifman, Alexander★ WC/Candidates
1-0FIDE-Wch k.o. • 1999 • B58
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Khalifman, Alexander★ WC/Candidates
1-0Manila Interzonal • 1990 • B06
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Khalifman, Alexander★ WC/Candidates
0-1Reggio Emilia9192 • 1992 • E97
Khalifman, Alexander vs Akopian, Vladimir★ WC/Candidates
1-0FIDE-Wch k.o. • 1999 • E92
Khalifman, Alexander vs Barua, Dibyendu★ WC/Candidates
1-0FIDE-Wch k.o. g/15+10 • 1999 • D37
Khalifman, Alexander vs Polgar, Judit★ WC/Candidates
1-0FIDE-Wch k.o. • 1999 • D39
Khalifman, Alexander vs Gelfand, Boris★ WC/Candidates
1-0FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 • 1999 • B92
Games (1307)
Barua, Dibyendu vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Biel Interzonal • 1993 • B52
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0Groningen PCA • 1993 • D42
Anand, Viswanathan vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0Las Palmas • 1993 • B06
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Belgrade • 1993 • B76
Adams, Michael vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Las Palmas • 1993 • B73
Adams, Michael vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Dos Hermanas • 1993 • A45
Khalifman, Alexander vs Polgar, Judit
0-1Dos Hermanas • 1993 • E97
Khalifman, Alexander vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2Moscow blitz • 1993 • E70
Khalifman, Alexander vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2Belgrade • 1993 • D35
Polgar, Judit vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0Sevilla op • 1993 • B07
Khalifman, Alexander vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Moscow blitz • 1993 • D37
Khalifman, Alexander vs Polgar, Zsuzsa
1/2-1/2Moscow blitz • 1993 • A31
Khalifman, Alexander vs Yudasin, Leonid
1/2-1/2Biel Interzonal • 1993 • E14
Khalifman, Alexander vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas • 1993 • D41
Khalifman, Alexander vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1Moscow blitz • 1993 • A65
Khalifman, Alexander vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Las Palmas • 1993 • A80
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Manila ol (Men) • 1992 • D48
Khalifman, Alexander vs Savchenko, Stanislav
1/2-1/2Moscow Tal mem • 1992 • D45
Khalifman, Alexander vs Kiselev, Sergey
1-0Moscow Tal mem • 1992 • E15
Short, Nigel D vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Manila ol (Men) • 1992 • C10
Kharitonov, Andrei Y vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Moscow Tal mem • 1992 • D48
Khalifman, Alexander vs Savon, Vladimir A
1/2-1/2Moscow Tal mem • 1992 • B23
Arkhipov, Sergey vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Moscow Tal mem • 1992 • A29
Khalifman, Alexander vs Gurevich, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Reggio Emilia9192 • 1992 • D13
Jussupow, Artur vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Munich • 1992 • D18
Khalifman, Alexander vs Salov, Valery
0-1Reggio Emilia9192 • 1992 • A86
Khalifman, Alexander vs Donchenko, Anatoly G
1-0Moscow Tal mem • 1992 • E07
Dvoirys, Semen I vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Moscow Tal mem • 1992 • B66
Khalifman, Alexander vs Nevostrujev, Vladimir
1/2-1/2Moscow Tal mem • 1992 • B90
Gelfand, Boris vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Munich • 1992 • E15
Sokolov, Andrei vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Moscow Tal mem • 1992 • C10
Kasparov, Gary vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Paris Immopar rapid • 1991 • D55
Khalifman, Alexander vs Polgar, Zsuzsa
1-0Portoroz/Nova Gorica • 1991 • D24
Short, Nigel D vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0Bundesliga 9091 • 1991 • B78
Khalifman, Alexander vs Larsen, Bent
1-0London WFW • 1991 • E90
Fischer, M. vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Triberg • 1991 • A25
Khalifman, Alexander vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1Paris Immopar rapid • 1991 • E97
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1World Cup • 1991 • C42
Khalifman, Alexander vs Timman, Jan H
1-0World Cup • 1991 • C04
Karpov, Anatoly vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0World Cup • 1991 • E15
Polgar, Zsuzsa vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0Portoroz/Nova Gorica • 1991 • E14
Khalifman, Alexander vs Polgar, Judit
1-0Portoroz/Nova Gorica • 1991 • B30
Khalifman, Alexander vs Polgar, Sofia
1/2-1/2Portoroz/Nova Gorica • 1991 • D35
Khalifman, Alexander vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Hoogovens • 1991 • C41
Polgar, Sofia vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Portoroz/Nova Gorica • 1991 • C89
Khalifman, Alexander vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1World Cup • 1991 • E12
Khalifman, Alexander vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2World Cup • 1991 • E05
Khalifman, Alexander vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1-0World Cup • 1991 • C96
Khalifman, Alexander vs Jussupow, Artur
1/2-1/2Hamburg SKA • 1991 • D36
Polgar, Judit vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0Portoroz/Nova Gorica • 1991 • C10