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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1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1991 B78
Khalifman, Alexander vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9091 1991 E12
Christiansen, Larry Mark vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9091 1991 E18
Gostisa, Leon vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Bled/Rogaska Slatina 1991 A48
Khalifman, Alexander vs Unzicker, Wolfgang
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9091 1991 E18
Khalifman, Alexander vs Van der Wiel, John TH
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1991 E25
Khalifman, Alexander vs Wells, Peter K
1-0London WFW 1991 C92
Khalifman, Alexander vs Pioch, Thomas
1-0Triberg 1991 E12
Kozul, Zdenko vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1991 E32
Piket, Jeroen vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1991 E94
Sokolov, Andrei vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1New York op 1990 B57
Khalifman, Alexander vs Bareev, Evgeny
1/2-1/2Lvov zt 1990 A90
Khalifman, Alexander vs Nikolic, Predrag
1-0GMA-qual f 1990 C18
Alburt, Lev O vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1New York op 1990 D23
Vyzmanavin, Alexey vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Lvov playoff 1990 E15
Khalifman, Alexander vs Epishin, Vladimir
1/2-1/2URS-ch57 1990 C10
Piket, Jeroen vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Groningen 1990 E17
Bareev, Evgeny vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0URS-ch57 1990 D31
Novikov, Igor A vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Lvov zt 1990 D17
Seirawan, Yasser vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2GMA-qual f 1990 D10
Khalifman, Alexander vs Gulko, Boris F
1-0Groningen 1990 C95
Khalifman, Alexander vs Vyzmanavin, Alexey
1/2-1/2URS-ch57 1990 B32
Khalifman, Alexander vs Howell, James C
1-0New York op 1990 E12
Khalifman, Alexander vs Rozentalis, Eduardas
1/2-1/2URS-ch57 1990 E12
Khalifman, Alexander vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0GMA-qual f 1990 C11
Aseev, Konstantin N vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-ch57 1990 D59
Balashov, Yuri S vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Lvov zt 1990 A05
Balashov, Yuri S vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Lvov playoff 1990 B10
Khalifman, Alexander vs Byrne, Robert E
1-0New York op 1990 B90
Khalifman, Alexander vs Eingorn, Vereslav S
1-0URS-ch57 1990 B43
Smirin, Ilia vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-ch57 1990 C45
Lerner, Konstantin Z vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Lvov zt 1990 E32
Khalifman, Alexander vs Olafsson, Helgi
1/2-1/2New York op 1990 D85
Yudasin, Leonid vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-ch57 1990 B62
Khalifman, Alexander vs Balashov, Yuri S
1-0Lvov playoff 1990 E11
Wolff, Patrick G vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2New York op 1990 B17
Khalifman, Alexander vs Yudasin, Leonid
1/2-1/2New York op 1990 E12
Khalifman, Alexander vs Brenninkmeijer, Joris
1/2-1/2Groningen 1990 C18
Khalifman, Alexander vs Dvoirys, Semen I
1-0URS-ch57 1990 D85
Vyzmanavin, Alexey vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Lvov zt 1990 E18
Kuzmin, Gennadi P vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1URS-ch57 1990 B70
Khalifman, Alexander vs Arnason, Jon L
1/2-1/2Groningen 1990 A63
Shneider, Aleksandr vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-ch57 1990 E97
Khalifman, Alexander vs Gulko, Boris F
1-0GMA-qual f 1990 E18
Lputian, Smbat G vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Lvov zt 1990 D18
Khalifman, Alexander vs Dreev, Alexey
1/2-1/2Lvov zt 1990 D48
Epishin, Vladimir vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2New York op 1990 D58
Dolmatov, Sergey vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2GMA-qual f 1990 C89
Khalifman, Alexander vs Rogers, Ian
1-0Groningen 1990 E70
Chandler, Murray G vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2GMA-qual f 1990 B19