Alexander Khalifman

School, since November 1998.[8] There he trains players worldwide following the motto: chess = intellect +
character.

Alexander Valeryevich Khalifman (Russian: ; born 18 January 1966

in Leningrad) is a Russian chess Grandmaster. He was
FIDE World Chess Champion in 1999.

Khalifman has been coaching the Azerbaijani national

team since 2013[9] and is its captain.[10][11][12] He acted
as second to Alisa Galliamova in the Womens World
Chess Championship 1999[13] and to Anna Ushenina in
the Womens World Chess Championship 2013.[14]

Early life

Khalifman is of Jewish descent.[1] When he was six years

old, his father taught him chess.

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Tournament career

Alexander Khalifman; Sergei Soloviev; Olga

Krylova (1994). Mikhail Tal Games 1949-1962.
Chess Stars. ISBN 978-1199583178.

Khalifman won the 1982 Soviet Union Youth

Championship,[2] the 1984 Soviet Union Youth
championship,[3] the 1985 European Under-20 Championship in Groningen, the 1985 and 1987 Moscow
championships, 1990 Groningen, 1993 Ter Apel, 1994
Chess Open of Eupen, 1995 Chess Open St. Petersburg,
the Russian Championship in 1996, the Saint Petersburg
Championship in 1996 and 1997, 1997 Chess Grand
Master Tournament St. Petersburg, 1997 Aarhus, 1997
and 1998 Bad Wiessee,[4] 2000 Hoogeveen.

Alexander Khalifman; Sergei Soloviev; Olga

Krylova (1995). Mikhail Tal Games 1963-1972.
Chess Stars. ISBN 954-8782-02-2.
Alexander Khalifman; Sergei Soloviev; Olga
Krylova (1996). Mikhail Tal Games 1973-1981.
Chess Stars. ISBN 978-954-8782-03-6.
Alexander Khalifman; Sergei Soloviev; Olga
Krylova (1996). Mikhail Tal Games 1982-1992.
Chess Stars. ISBN 954-8782-04-9.

He was a member of the gold medal-winning Russian

team at the Chess Olympiads in 1992, 2000 and 2002,
and at the 1997 World Team Chess Championship.

Alexander Khalifman; Leonid Yudasin (1997). Jose

Raul Capablanca - Games 1901-1926. Chess Stars.
ISBN 9548782065.

Khalifman gained the Grandmaster title in 1990 with one

particularly good early result being his rst place in the
1990 New York City Open ahead of a host of strong players. His most notable achievement was winning the FIDE
World Chess Championship in 1999, a title he held until the following year. He was rated 44th in the world
at the time,[5] while Classical World Champion Garry
Kasparov was rated No. 1. Khalifman said after the tournament, Rating systems work perfectly for players who
play only in round robin closed events. I think most of
them are overrated. Organizers invite same people over
and over because they have the same rating and their rating stays high.[6] Khalifman played in the Linares chess
tournament next year, and performed credibly (though
placing below joint winner Kasparov).[7]

Alexander Khalifman; Leonid Yudasin (1997). Jose

Raul Capablanca - Games 1927-1942. Chess Stars.
ISBN 9548782065.
Sergei Soloviev; Alexander Khalifman (1998).
Emanuel Lasker 1 - Games 1889-1903. Chess Stars.
ISBN 9548782073.
Sergei Soloviev; Alexander Khalifman (1999).
Emanuel Lasker 2 - Games 1904-1940. Chess Stars.
ISBN 9548782103.
Alexander Khalifman; Sergei Soloviov (1999).
Mikhail Chigorin - The First Russian Grandmaster.
Chess Stars. ISBN 9548782111.

Trainer

Alexander Khalifman; Sergei Soloviov (2000).

Mikhail Botvinnik - Games 1924-1948. Chess Stars.
ISBN 9548782138.

With his trainer Gennady Nesis he runs a chess academy

in St. Petersburg, called The Grandmaster Chess
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Alexander Khalifman; Sergei Soloviov (2001).
Mikhail Botvinnik - Games 1951-1970. Chess Stars.
ISBN 9548782170.

EXTERNAL LINKS

[11] Success but no medals. regionplus.az. 2014-08-26. Retrieved 11 October 2015.

[12] Shahriyar Mammadyarov: Rauf is my friend, but I had
to win him"". Shamkir Chess. 2015-04-24. Retrieved 11
October 2015.

Alexander Khalifman; Sergei Soloviov (2002).

Alexander Alekhine - Games 1902-1923. Chess
Stars. ISBN 954-8782-21-9.
[13] After game ve it could start from the beginning. ChessBase. 2013-09-25. Retrieved 19 November 2015.

Alexander Khalifman; Sergei Soloviov (2002).

Alexander Alekhine - Games 1923-1934. Chess [14] Schipkov, Boris. Womens World Chess Championship
2013 Match. Chess Siberia. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
Stars. ISBN 954-8782-23-5.
Alexander Khalifman (2002). Opening for Black
according to Karpov. Chess Stars. ISBN 9789548782166.
Alexander Khalifman (2000-2002). Opening for
White according to Kramnik 1. f3 (5 volumes).
Chess Stars

6 External links
Alexander Khalifman games at 365Chess.com
Alexander Khalifman player prole and games at
Chessgames.com

Alexander Khalifman (2003-2012). Opening for

White according to Anand 1. e4 (14 volumes).
Chess Stars

Biography

Alexander Khalifman (2006-2011). Opening for

White according to Kramnik 1. f3 (revised edition,
5 volumes). Chess Stars

Interview with Alexander Khalifman (2005)

Chess puzzles from the games of Alexander Khalifman

Interview with Alexander Khalifman (2008)

References

[1] Russian Jewish Encyclopedia.

JewishGen.org.
Archived from the original on 4 June 2009. Retrieved
2009-06-25.
[2] 31st Soviet Union Junior Chess Championship, Yurmala,
January 417, 1982. RusBase. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
[3] 33rd Soviet Union Junior Chess Championship, Kirovabad, January 1984. RusBase. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
[4] Crowther, Mark (2002-11-04). TWIC 417: Forthcoming Events and Links - 6th Open International Bavarian
Masters. The Week in Chess. Retrieved 1 November
2015.
[5] Crowther, Mark (1999-07-05). The Week in Chess:
FIDE July Rating list. London Chess Center. Retrieved
2009-06-25.
[6] Luchan, Jason; Aird, Ian. Las Vegas World Championship, July 30 August 29, 1999. ChessScotland.com.
Retrieved 2009-06-25.
[7] The Week in Chess 273 13 March 2000.
[8] About GMChess School
[9] The Members of Azerbaijani Team Will Train With
Alexander Khalifman for Ten days. chess-news.ru.
2013-03-12. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
[10] Alexander Khalifman: I don't set sporting goals, but I
strive to win"". Voronezh Chess festival. Retrieved 11
October 2015.

Two part interview with Alexander Khalifman

(2010) Part 1 Part 2

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