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)
Shirov, Alexei vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Groningen • 1990 • B09
Khalifman, Alexander vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2Manila Interzonal • 1990 • C83
Khalifman, Alexander vs Georgiev, Kiril
0-1Manila Interzonal • 1990 • D37
Khalifman, Alexander vs De Firmian, Nick E
1/2-1/2Manila Interzonal • 1990 • A70
Khalifman, Alexander vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2GMA-qual f • 1990 • C07
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Manila Interzonal • 1990 • E97
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2GMA-qual f • 1990 • E18
Khalifman, Alexander vs Torre, Eugenio
1/2-1/2Manila Interzonal • 1990 • E97
Stohl, Igor vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Manila Interzonal • 1990 • A33
Lautier, Joel vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Manila Interzonal • 1990 • E42
Khalifman, Alexander vs Damljanovic, Branko
1-0Manila Interzonal • 1990 • E90
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2GMA-qual f • 1990 • D18
Nikolic, Predrag vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Manila Interzonal • 1990 • E17
Khalifman, Alexander vs Adams, Michael
0-1Groningen • 1990 • E11
Khalifman, Alexander vs Spasov, Vasil
1-0Manila Interzonal • 1990 • E99
Khalifman, Alexander vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2Lvov zt • 1990 • E98
Khalifman, Alexander vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2URS-ch57 • 1990 • C95
Geller, Efim P vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Sochi-A • 1989 • A31
Khalifman, Alexander vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2URS-ch55 • 1988 • E05
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0URS-ch55 • 1988 • A29
Khalifman, Alexander vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
0-1URS-ch55 • 1988 • C91
Khalifman, Alexander vs Kasparov, Gary
1/2-1/2URS-ch55 • 1988 • B80
Khalifman, Alexander vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Vilnius • 1988 • D24
Khalifman, Alexander vs Jussupow, Artur
1/2-1/2URS-ch55 • 1988 • E05
Smyslov, Vassily vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-ch55 • 1988 • A38
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-ch54 • 1987 • D18
Gelfand, Boris vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-FL • 1987 • D94
Khalifman, Alexander vs Jussupow, Artur
1/2-1/2URS-ch54 • 1987 • C02
Khalifman, Alexander vs Petrosian, Arshak B
1-0Moscow-B • 1987 • E04
Khalifman, Alexander vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2URS Army-ch • 1987 • D46
Khalifman, Alexander vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1Moscow-B • 1987 • E12
Khalifman, Alexander vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2URS-ch53 • 1986 • E01
Khalifman, Alexander vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Minsk Int • 1986 • E94
Khalifman, Alexander vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0Minsk tt • 1986 • E04
Dautov, Rustem vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9900 • 1999 • D76
Khalifman, Alexander vs King, Daniel J
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9900 • 1999 • B92
Khalifman, Alexander vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2EUCup final 15th • 1999 • B23
Huzman, Alexander vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0EUCup final 15th • 1999 • D15
Khalifman, Alexander vs Ehlvest, Jaan
1/2-1/2EUCup G1 • 1999 • C78
Khalifman, Alexander vs Bogdanovski, Vlatko
1/2-1/2EUCup G1 • 1999 • B08
Khalifman, Alexander vs Mikhalevski, Victor
1-0Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m • 1999 • D85
Greenfeld, Alon vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m • 1999 • E94
Khalifman, Alexander vs Tseitlin, Mark D
1-0Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m • 1999 • D85
Avrukh, Boris vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m • 1999 • A57
Khalifman, Alexander vs Huzman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m • 1999 • A35
Mikhalevski, Victor vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m • 1999 • E05
Khalifman, Alexander vs Greenfeld, Alon
1-0Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m • 1999 • D85
Tseitlin, Mark D vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m • 1999 • C42
Khalifman, Alexander vs Avrukh, Boris
1/2-1/2Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m • 1999 • B60
Huzman, Alexander vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m • 1999 • D38