Alexander Khalifman
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| Born | Alexander Valeryevich Khalifman 18 January 1966 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Chess career | |
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| Title | Grandmaster (1990) |
| World Champion | 1999–2000 (FIDE) |
| FIDE rating | 2597 (March 2026) |
| 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.