Alexander Khalifman

Alexander Khalifman
Alexander Khalifman
Full name	Alexander Valeryevich Khalifman
Country	Soviet Union (until 1990); Germany (1991–1992); Russia (since 1992);
Born	18 January 1966 (age 58); Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Title	Grandmaster (1990)
World Champion	1999–2000 (FIDE)
FIDE rating	2597 (July 2024)
Peak rating	2702 (October 2001)
Peak ranking	No. 10 (July 1991)

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.