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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1-0Groningen PCA 1993 D42
Khalifman, Alexander vs Rogers, Ian
1/2-1/2Biel Interzonal 1993 D16
Adams, Michael vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Dos Hermanas 1993 A45
Hellers, Ferdinand vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Biel Interzonal 1993 B17
Anand, Viswanathan vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0Las Palmas 1993 B06
Barua, Dibyendu vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Biel Interzonal 1993 B52
Khalifman, Alexander vs Polgar, Zsuzsa
1/2-1/2Moscow blitz 1993 A31
Khalifman, Alexander vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2Belgrade 1993 D35
Khalifman, Alexander vs Jussupow, Artur
1-0Las Palmas 1993 E11
Adams, Michael vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Las Palmas 1993 B73
Khalifman, Alexander vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1993 D41
Khalifman, Alexander vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2Moscow blitz 1993 E70
Van Wely, Loek vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Biel Interzonal 1993 E15
Khalifman, Alexander vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Moscow blitz 1993 D37
Khalifman, Alexander vs Lautier, Joel
1-0Biel Interzonal 1993 E05
Polgar, Judit vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0Sevilla op 1993 B07
Van der Sterren, Paul vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Biel Interzonal 1993 E15
Khalifman, Alexander vs Jussupow, Artur
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9293 1993 D56
Khalifman, Alexander vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1Moscow blitz 1993 A65
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Belgrade 1993 B76
Gurevich, Mikhail vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Biel Interzonal 1993 D45
Khalifman, Alexander vs Kiselev, Sergey
1-0Moscow Tal mem 1992 E15
Dvoirys, Semen I vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Moscow Tal mem 1992 B66
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Manila ol (Men) 1992 D48
Khalifman, Alexander vs Savon, Vladimir A
1/2-1/2Moscow Tal mem 1992 B23
Kharitonov, Andrei Y vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Moscow Tal mem 1992 D48
Khalifman, Alexander vs Gurevich, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Reggio Emilia9192 1992 D13
Khalifman, Alexander vs Savchenko, Stanislav
1/2-1/2Moscow Tal mem 1992 D45
Sokolov, Andrei vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Moscow Tal mem 1992 C10
Arkhipov, Sergey vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Moscow Tal mem 1992 A29
Gelfand, Boris vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Munich 1992 E15
Khalifman, Alexander vs Donchenko, Anatoly G
1-0Moscow Tal mem 1992 E07
Jussupow, Artur vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Munich 1992 D18
Short, Nigel D vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Manila ol (Men) 1992 C10
Khalifman, Alexander vs Nevostrujev, Vladimir
1/2-1/2Moscow Tal mem 1992 B90
Khalifman, Alexander vs Salov, Valery
0-1Reggio Emilia9192 1992 A86
Kasparov, Gary vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Paris Immopar rapid 1991 D55
Khalifman, Alexander vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1-0World Cup 1991 C96
Polgar, Sofia vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Portoroz/Nova Gorica 1991 C89
Khalifman, Alexander vs Polgar, Judit
1-0Portoroz/Nova Gorica 1991 B30
Fischer, M. vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Triberg 1991 A25
Karpov, Anatoly vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0World Cup 1991 E15
Polgar, Zsuzsa vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0Portoroz/Nova Gorica 1991 E14
Khalifman, Alexander vs Timman, Jan H
1-0World Cup 1991 C04
Khalifman, Alexander vs Polgar, Sofia
1/2-1/2Portoroz/Nova Gorica 1991 D35
Polgar, Judit vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0Portoroz/Nova Gorica 1991 C10
Khalifman, Alexander vs Jussupow, Artur
1/2-1/2Hamburg SKA 1991 D36
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1World Cup 1991 C42
Short, Nigel D vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0Bundesliga 9091 1991 B78
Khalifman, Alexander vs Polgar, Zsuzsa
1-0Portoroz/Nova Gorica 1991 D24