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)
Jussupow, Artur vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0Ubeda • 1997 • D85
Khalifman, Alexander vs Short, Nigel D
0-1Parnu-A • 1996 • E12
Svidler, Peter vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Yerevan • 1996 • B58
Fischer, M. vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Bad Woerishofen op • 1996 • B23
Khalifman, Alexander vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9697 • 1996 • E15
Short, Nigel D vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Parnu-A • 1996 • B40
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9596 • 1996 • A17
Svidler, Peter vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2St Petersburg-ch • 1996 • B12
Timman, Jan H vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0Donner mem • 1995 • A39
Khalifman, Alexander vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2RUS-chT • 1995 • D79
Khalifman, Alexander vs Morozevich, Alexander
0-1Yalta rapid • 1995 • D07
Khalifman, Alexander vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2PCA/Intel-GP • 1995 • E11
Polgar, Judit vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Donner mem • 1995 • B04
Anand, Viswanathan vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0PCA/Intel-GP • 1995 • B78
Svidler, Peter vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2EUCup Gr5 • 1995 • B04
Adams, Michael vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Hoogovens op • 1995 • B22
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Novosibirsk • 1995 • A59
Khalifman, Alexander vs Tiviakov, Sergei
1-0Linares • 1995 • A29
Sokolov, Ivan vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Linares • 1995 • A57
Khalifman, Alexander vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
1/2-1/2Linares • 1995 • E14
Morozevich, Alexander vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Yalta super • 1995 • B31
Short, Nigel D vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Hoogovens op • 1995 • B72
Svidler, Peter vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Novosibirsk • 1995 • B19
Khalifman, Alexander vs Morozevich, Alexander
1/2-1/2Donner mem • 1995 • D07
Akopian, Vladimir vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Linares • 1995 • E71
Dreev, Alexey vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0Linares • 1995 • D37
Shirov, Alexei vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0Donner mem • 1995 • B20
Khalifman, Alexander vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2Moscow PCA-Intel qual • 1995 • B09
Khalifman, Alexander vs Lautier, Joel
1-0Linares • 1995 • B33
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0Yalta rapid • 1995 • B36
Khalifman, Alexander vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2RUS-ch • 1995 • A16
Adams, Michael vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0PCA-op playoff • 1994 • B12
Khalifman, Alexander vs Shirov, Alexei
1-0Pardubice • 1994 • D44
Hjartarson, Johann vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Tilburg • 1994 • B12
Khalifman, Alexander vs Yudasin, Leonid
1/2-1/2Tilburg • 1994 • D05
Khalifman, Alexander vs Hjartarson, Johann
1-0Tilburg • 1994 • A17
Yudasin, Leonid vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Tilburg • 1994 • B62
Jussupow, Artur vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9394 • 1994 • E14
Portisch, Lajos vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Ter Apel • 1994 • D12
Khalifman, Alexander vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Elenite • 1994 • A39
Khalifman, Alexander vs Polgar, Zsuzsa
1/2-1/2Pardubice • 1994 • D43
Khalifman, Alexander vs Jussupow, Artur
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9293 • 1993 • D56
Khalifman, Alexander vs Jussupow, Artur
1-0Las Palmas • 1993 • E11
Hellers, Ferdinand vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Biel Interzonal • 1993 • B17
Van der Sterren, Paul vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Biel Interzonal • 1993 • E15
Van Wely, Loek vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Biel Interzonal • 1993 • E15
Khalifman, Alexander vs Rogers, Ian
1/2-1/2Biel Interzonal • 1993 • D16
Timman, Jan H vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Moscow blitz • 1993 • B52
Gurevich, Mikhail vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Biel Interzonal • 1993 • D45
Khalifman, Alexander vs Lautier, Joel
1-0Biel Interzonal • 1993 • E05