Alexander Khalifman

Alexander Valeryevich Khalifman (Russian: Алекса́ндр Вале́рьевич Халифма́н; born 18 January 1966) is a Russian chess player and writer. Awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1990, he was FIDE World Chess Champion in 1999.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Valeryevich and the family name is Khalifman.
Alexander Khalifman
Full nameAlexander Valeryevich Khalifman
Country
  • Soviet Union (until 1990)
  • Germany (1991–1992)
  • Russia (since 1992)
Born (1966-01-18) 18 January 1966
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
TitleGrandmaster (1990)
World Champion1999–2000 (FIDE)
FIDE rating2597 (April 2024)
Peak rating2702 (October 2001)
Peak rankingNo. 10 (July 1991)
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