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Alexander Khalifman is a Russian chess player and writer born in Saint Petersburg in 1966. He holds the titles of International Master and Grandmaster and has represented Russia, Germany, the Soviet Union, and FIDE in international competition. His career includes participation in the 30th, 34th, 35th, and 36th Chess Olympiads. He achieved the title of world chess champion and has an Elo rating of 2702.
Khalifman is also an author with 25 works, including Botvinnik's Best Games, Squeezing the Sicilian. The Alapin Variation, Super Tournaments 2003, Attacking Strategies for Club Players, and Squeezing 1.e4 e5. He was educated at Saint Petersburg Lyceum 239 and speaks Russian.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 25
Top works
- Botvinnik's Best Games
- Squeezing the Sicilian. The Alapin Variation
- Super Tournaments 2003
- Attacking Strategies for Club Players
- Squeezing 1.e4 e5
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Key facts
- Born
- Alexander Valeryevich Khalifman , ( 1966-01-18 ) 18 January 1966 (age 60) , Leningrad , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
- Country
- Soviet Union (until 1990) Germany (1991–1992) Russia (since 1992)
- Title
- Grandmaster (1990)
- World champion
- 1999–2000 (FIDE)
- Fide rating
- 2597 (June 2026)
- Peak rating
- 2702 (October 2001)
- Peak ranking
- No. 10 (July 1991)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Aleksandr
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Saint Petersburg
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Saint Petersburg Lyceum 239
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Award
- world chess champion
- Participant in
- 36th Chess Olympiad
- Field of work
- chess
- Sport
- chess
- Country for sport
- FIDE
- Image
- Alexander Khalifman.jpg
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- Commons category
- Alexander Khalifman
- date of birth
- 1966-01-18
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- Alexander Khalifman
- Elo rating
- 2597
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early life
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