Alexander Khalifman

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Alexander Khalifman

Full name Alexander Valeryevich Khalifman
Country Flag of Russia Russia
Born January 18, 1966 (age 41)
Leningrad, Russia
Title Grandmaster
World Champion 1999-2000 (FIDE)
Rating 2619
(No. 99 on the April 2007 FIDE ratings list)
Peak rating 2702 (October 2001)

Alexander Valeryevich Khalifman (born January 18, 1966 in Leningrad) is a Russian chess player.

He gained the International Grandmaster title in 1990 with one particularly good early result being his first place in the 1990 New York 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.

On the April 2007 FIDE list, he had an Elo rating of 2619, making him number 99 in the world.

Preceded by
Anatoly Karpov		 FIDE World Chess Champion
1999–2000		 Succeeded by
Viswanathan Anand
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