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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0-1Tashkent 1987 B92
Khalifman, Alexander vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
0-1URS-ch54 1987 B17
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-FL 1987 D14
Khalifman, Alexander vs Gurevich, Mikhail
1-0Moscow TV 1987 C13
Khalifman, Alexander vs Malaniuk, Vladimir P
1/2-1/2URS-FL 1987 C61
Khalifman, Alexander vs Garcia Martinez, Silvino
1-0Moscow-B 1987 B92
Nenashev, Alexander vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Tashkent 1987 A35
Khalifman, Alexander vs Psakhis, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-FL 1987 A70
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1URS-FL 1987 B66
Khalifman, Alexander vs Zaichik, Gennadi
1/2-1/2Moscow-B 1987 B85
Khalifman, Alexander vs Sveshnikov, Evgeny
1/2-1/2Moscow-B 1987 E04
Khalifman, Alexander vs Kuzmin, Alexey
1-0Tashkent 1987 C91
Khalifman, Alexander vs Pigusov, Evgeny
1/2-1/2URS Army-ch 1987 B35
Khalifman, Alexander vs Psakhis, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ch54 1987 B84
Davies, Nigel R vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Moscow-B 1987 C14
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0Tashkent 1987 B17
Salov, Valery vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0URS-ch54 1987 E84
Khalifman, Alexander vs Kupreichik, Viktor D
1/2-1/2URS-FL 1987 B70
Timoshchenko, Gennadi A vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Tashkent 1987 E15
Oll, Lembit vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-FL 1987 C89
Yermolinsky, Alex vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Tashkent 1987 E04
Khalifman, Alexander vs Legky, Nikolay A
1-0URS Army-ch 1987 A80
Khalifman, Alexander vs Saltaev, Mihail
1-0Tashkent 1987 E94
Khalifman, Alexander vs Malaniuk, Vladimir P
1/2-1/2URS-ch54 1987 C60
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-FL 1987 D58
Kalinitschew, Sergey vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS Army-ch 1987 D12
Timoshchenko, Gennadi A vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1URS Army-ch 1987 E81
Khalifman, Alexander vs Huzman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-FL 1987 C18
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Moscow TV 1987 B64
Chekhov, Valery A vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS Army-ch 1987 D10
Khalifman, Alexander vs Lputian, Smbat G
1/2-1/2Armed Forces-ch 1987 D34
Khalifman, Alexander vs Smirin, Ilia
1/2-1/2URS-FL 1987 A65
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-ch54 1987 E15
Khalifman, Alexander vs Bareev, Evgeny
0-1URS-ch54 1987 C02
Chekhov, Valery A vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Armed Forces-ch 1987 E71
Khalifman, Alexander vs Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
1-0URS-ch54 1987 D85
Khalifman, Alexander vs Gavrikov, Viktor
1/2-1/2URS-ch54 1987 D85
Khalifman, Alexander vs Nenashev, Alexander
1-0URS Army-ch 1987 C91
Khalifman, Alexander vs Dautov, Rustem
0-1URS Army-ch 1987 E04
Dokhoian, Yury vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-FL 1987 D55
Casper, Thomas vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Moscow-B 1987 C28
Shabalov, Alexander vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0URS Army-ch 1987 D14
Kupreichik, Viktor D vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-ch54 1987 B78
Khalifman, Alexander vs Balashov, Yuri S
1-0URS-FL 1987 C91
Yermolinsky, Alex vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-FL 1987 E20
Kuzmin, Gennadi P vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Tashkent 1987 B58
Khalifman, Alexander vs Vakhidov, Tahir
1-0Tashkent 1987 D85
Khalifman, Alexander vs Chernin, Alexander
1-0URS-ch54 1987 D11
Khalifman, Alexander vs Malaniuk, Vladimir P
1-0Tashkent 1987 C78
Zagrebelny, Sergey vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Tashkent 1987 B51