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	Chesscom Archive
		Khalifman however drifted into an endgame where he had no counter-play, his opponent however showed remarkable tenacity and nerves to be able to convert, this young man is really showing us what he is made of in this tournament.
		Khalifman will still be favourite to go through to the final of the World Chess Championships to face Akopian who had a free day after having knocked outr Adams with a round to spare.
		GM Alexander Khalifman won the third game of his semi-final match against GM Nisipeanu, this was Nisipeanu's first loss of the tournament and now MUST play for the win in game four.
	freespace.virgin.net /kenny.m/Chesscom/chesscom_archive.htm (1619 words)

	Khalifman in final
		LAS VEGAS, Aug 20: Grandmaster Alexander Khalifman (Russia) entered the final of the World Chess Championship defeating Romanian GM Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu in a closely-contested tie-breaker today.
		Khalifman will meet Armenian GM Valadimir Akopian in the six-game finals after a rest of two days for the title of world champion and a prize of $6,60,000.
		However, Khalifman gave the piece back for an attack on the fl king with his position slipping slowly but surely, Nisipeanu came up with a queen offer.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19990821/isp21056.html (312 words)

	ICC Chat with GM Khalifman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Former FIDE World Champion Alexander Khalifman was scheduled for a one hour chat on ICC December 29, 2000.
		Khalifman, having the title was a tremendous burden to have to live up to.
		Mister Khalifman, was your ascent to grandmaster a gradual one or was there a point in your career where you made a personal breakthrough.
	www.chessclub.com /event/khalifman.html (3646 words)

	The Hindu : Khalifman survives, holds Anand
		Alexander Khalifman survived with fl pieces while facing Vishwanathan Anand this year.
		After an interesting quarterfinal battle in the World chess championship quarterfinals, Anand and Khalifman needed no reminding as to what their encounter meant for those present here and millions of others who followed it on the internet.
		On Sunday, it remains to be seen whether Anand collects a great reason to celebrate on the eve of his birthday or Khalifman goes ahead and spoils the party.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2000/12/10/stories/07100201.htm (739 words)

	MindZine - Chess News: Essent Chess
		Alexander Khalifman stole the show in Essent Chess, a four-player tournament in Hoogeveen, the Netherlands.
		Khalifman seems to know the correct strategy for these French positions: castle long and make minced meat of the white king.
		Khalifman walked over Galkin in the style of a Grandmaster in a simultaneous display.
	www.msoworld.com /mindzine/news/chess/essent2000.html (434 words)

	Kramnik - News
		Khalifman, Alexander ½-½ Rublevsky, Sergei Bareev, Evgeny 1-0 Svidler, Peter Zvjaginsev, Vadim ½-½ Motylev, Alexander Jakovenko, Dmitry ½-½ Kramnik, Vladimir Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 Dreev, Alexey Volkov, Sergey 1-0 Tomashevsky, Evgeny
		Svidler, Petr ½-½ Rublevsky, Sergei Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½ Zvjaginsev, Vadim Bareev, Evgeny 1-0 Volkov, Sergey Dreev, Alexey ½-½ Jakovenko, Dmitry Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 Khalifman, Alexander Motylev, Alexander ½-½ Tomashevsky, Evgeny
		Tomashevsky Evgeny 0-1 Svidler Petr Motylev Alexander ½-½ Kramnik Vladimir Rublevsky Sergey 1-0 Dreev Alexey Yakovenko Dmitry 1-0 Morozevich Alexander (forfeit) Khalifman Alexander ½-½ Bareev Evgeny Volkov Sergey 0-1 Zvjaginsev Vadim
	www.kramnik.com /eng/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=74 (383 words)

	The chess games of Alexander Khalifman
		Alexander Valeryevich Khalifman was born January 18, 1966, in Leningrad.
		Khalifman was born in "Russia", Kasparov in "Azerbaijan", Petrosian in "Georgia", etc. At least it would be desirable that something like "then part of Soviet Union" was added.
		That's actually encouraging, since I would not assume that a mid-level GM could necessarily have a full belly, or even enjoy three square meals a day on a regular basis.
	www.chessgames.com /perl/chessplayer?pid=11645 (699 words)

	khalif (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The FIDE World Champion Alexander Khalifman may have tied for the third place at the 17th City of Linares Chess Tournament but his outstanding performance was the least expected and he proved all pre-tournament expectations wrong.
		One of the chess world's discoveries of 199 is Alexander Khalifman, 34, then a quiet self-retired grandmaster today a hero.
		Today an important person in the chess fraternity, Khalifman, pronounced as "Halifman" has lost his famous smile and friendly demeanor to wear the seriousness which champions are known to sport.
	www.chess-mate.com /Khalif.htm (1708 words)

	The Hindu : Anand, Khalifman play it safe
		But then, Alexander Khalifman is not here to make things comfortable for the home favourite.
		With plenty at stake, Khalifman and Anand once again chose to play it safe in the second game of their World chess championship quarterfinal clash.
		Khalifman acknowledged the fact and said he was neither satisfied, nor upset with the outcome after playing white pieces.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2000/12/11/stories/07110201.htm (802 words)

	Shakmaty Bereolos - December 2000 Archive
		Anand is brutal vs. the French Defense, one of Khalifman's main defenses (2 of Anand's 3 wins against Khalifman this year were in the French Defense and chesslab has Anand at +9 =1 -1 against the French this year).
		However, many may not consider this an upset since he was bested by the defending champ, Alexander Khalifman in a real grudge match (Kasparovchess.com stats guru Jeff Sonas has Khalifman as the #2 favorite to win the event behind Anand, I haven't seen any bookmakers odds).
		If you recall in January, Leko dominated the Khalifman, in their match, which was the first appearance since El Khalif took the title in Vegas.
	www.knology.net /~bereolos/archives/chessDec00.html (4101 words)

	Coffee Break Chess
		Alexander Khalifman is the new FIDE World Champion.
		Still, Khalifman has always been highly respected among chess professionals as a player of high class and big potential, who possibly did not get to many chances to show his true abilities.
		Khalifman says that he is as devoted to his 'Grandmaster Chess School' as ever and he will continue to develop it.
	www.chesscorner.com /cbreak/cbc-15b/cbc15b.htm (1632 words)

	ChessBase.com - Chess News - Morozevich wakes up in time, beats Khalifman
		After sleeping through and defaulting yesterday's game Alexander Morozevich rose bright and early today, arrived at the tournament hall in time and outplayed Alexander Khalifman in a 54-mover.
		Khalifman decides to give an exchange, which would also be lost after 23...Rh5 24.Nf5+ Qxf5 25.Qxf5 Rxf5 26.exf5.
		After playing the now-famous 2.Na3 successfully against Khalifman in round two, 30-year-old Vadim Zvjaginsev had the nerve to play the King's Indian against The Great KID Killer himself, Vladimir Kramnik.
	www.chessbase.com /newsdetail.asp?newsid=2817 (689 words)

	Another 'Super K' takes chess title Teenager lifts 'Goliath' Bayern to victory over the Bundesliga's 'David' Real ...
		Alexander Khalifman clinched the World Chess Championship title with a draw against Vladimir Akopian.
		Khalifman said he didn't take his chances to win the tournament seriously until he won the first game of the finals.
		Khalifman says he will play "from time to time" and will definitely defend his crown in the elimination championship in 2000.
	www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /archives.php?id=13901 (3425 words)

	NewStandard: 8/30/99
		LAS VEGAS -- After 40 moves and nearly four hours of play, Russian Alexander Khalifman clinched the World Chess Championship title with a draw against Vladimir Akopian.
		Khalifman, 33, thus became chess' 14th world champion.
		Khalifman previously won the championship of Russia, the world's top chess power, but he had never been considered among the world's elite.
	www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/08-99/08-30-99/b07wn065.htm (286 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Sport
		Khalifman, despite his rating of more than 100 Elos less than Anand, is no mean player and in recent months has shown terrific play.
		It was a battle in theory and Khalifman is good at that, but Anand’s ascent to the top has not been without such high quality theoretical work.
		Once Khalifman realised that Anand was comfortable and adept at handling anything new that was being thrown at him, the draw was the logical course.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2001/20010522/sports.htm (5374 words)

	17TH LINARES CHESS TOURNAMENT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Alexander Khalifman RUS XX == =1 =0 == 0= 4.5
		FIDE World Champion Alexander Khalifman makes a move against World No.1 Garry Kasparov in the second round.
		Kramnik did not press enough with white against Anand, Kasparov's winning attempts were squashed by Khalifman while Shirov-Leko was an exciting game until the end.
	www.chess-mate.com /lin2000.htm (219 words)

	Grandmaster Khalifman - 1999 FIDE World Chess Champion
		Grandmaster Khalifman - 1999 FIDE World Chess Champion
		Khalifman -- V. Akopian * 1999 * 1/2
		Khalifman: "I do not claim that I am the world's best chessplayer, but I am the FIDE World Champion, the only championship of the world that we have now.
	www.chesslab.com /khalifman.htm (78 words)

	Kasparov asserts supremacy
		As the scoreline indicates, the semifinal win over Khalifman was the toughest for Kasparov, among his five matches.
		Here, he was knocked out 0-2 by his former countryman Alexander Beliavsky (now Slovenia) in round two and lost the right of playing for the first place.
		This announcement was made by Alexander Roshal, editor of the Russian magazine 64 during the FIDE Grand Prix tournament.
	www.tssonnet.com /tss2527/25270800.htm (1449 words)

	Iversen Lapp on Chess (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Editor's note: We were privileged to have Alexander Khalifman work closely with Iversen in preparation of this column.
		Khalifman visited the Chess World Champions series and enjoyed Iversen's work considerably.
		Alexander Khalifman no longer calls himself a Chess Professional.
	brainsturgeon.com /iversen/000902.htm (106 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Armenian GM Vladimir Akopian stunned Garri Kasparov in 25 moves, while Boris Gelfand of Israel who recorded a victory over Alexander Khalifman with white.
		Anand had an 18-move draw with Alexander Morozevich with fl, while Kasparov was held by Azerbaijani Teimour Radjabov and Anatoly Karpov also drew with Gelfand.
		SET 6 RESULTS — Shirov (Spa) bt Alexander Motylev; Khalifman drew Leko (Hun); Rajdabov (Aze) lost to Morozevich; Kasparov drew Short (Eng); Ponomariov (Ukr) drew Svidler; Azmaiparashvili (Geo) drew Grischuk; Kramnik drew Polgar (Hun); Smirin (Isr) lost to Bareev; Karpov drew Ivanchuk (Ukr); Gelfand (Isr) bt Dreev.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1020911/asp/sports/story_1188778.asp (252 words)

	Association of Chess Professionals \| ACP News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Injustice done to one is a threat to all.
		Alexander Khalifman: there should be some positive changes!
		Maybe I misunderstand something, but it is clear for me that Kasparov's return is inevitable.
	www.chess-players.org /eng/news/viewarticle.html?id=313 (2169 words)

	Khalifman succumbs in sixty moves, Round One to Barua
		Khalifman succumbs in sixty moves, Round One to Barua
		Las Vegas, Aug 1: Indian grandmaster Dibyendu Barua of India opened his campaign at the FIDE World Chess Championships in style with a stunning victory over Russian Alexander Khalifman in the first round here yesterday.Playing with white pieces against 36th seed Khalifman, Barua, seeded 72, posted an impressive 60-move win.
		Barua, who arrived on the world chess scene when he was just 13 beating the then World No 2 Victor Korchnoi, is scheduled to meet American Gata Kamsky, who is making a comeback after a three-year hibernation devoted to studies in micr-biology, in the second round.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19990802/isp02038.html (316 words)

	News
		NEW DELHI, November 29: Viswanathan Anand rounded off yet another brilliant year with a title-winning effort at the Paul Keres Memorial rapid tournament in Talllin, Estonia over the weekend, according to reports reaching here.
		Khalifman in the tournament, with German Eric Lobron third at 2.5 points.
		Anand beat Tomi Nyback, Meelis Kanep and Eric Lobron with fl pieces while he had white during his wins over Kaido Kualots and Alexander Khalifman.
	www.niit.com /niit/vishy/news/nov29-04-1.htm (432 words)

	The Pirc Defence
		The centre piece of our new Training CD is a "small database" with eight database reports and 116 key games, where the author Grandmaster Aleksei Lugovoi has compiled all his knowledge about this opening.
		The entire material has been checked and revised by Alexander Khalifman, FIDE world champion 1999, so the quality of this database is very high.
		A further databases includes all Pirc games available from ChessBase, more than 80,000 in total, make the CD a top product also from the quantitative point of view.
	www.thechessstore.com /product/OPGCDE (171 words)

	Russia slip further behind against World -DAWN - Sport; September 12, 2002
		Russian grandmaster Garry Kasparov, generally acknowledged to be the best player in the world, lost the last game of the day to Armenia’s Vladimir Akopian, while Boris Guelfman of Israel defeated Russia’s Alexander Khalifman.
		Two similar such matches, in which the Soviet greats took on the world, were held in Belgrade in 1970, and in London in 1984.
		In addition to Kasparov, the Russian team is made up of former World Chess Federation (FIDE) champion Anatoly Karpov, Vladimir Kramnik, Alexander Khalifman, Yevgenny Bareyev, Alexander Grushchik, Alexei Dreyev, Alexander Morozevich, Pyotr Svidler and Alexander Motylev, with Vadim Zvyagintsev and Sergei Rublyovsky as back-ups.
	www.dawn.com /2002/09/12/spt6.htm (284 words)

	news - WORLD CHESS CUP: Alexander Khalifman: I do not see myself as a professional player
		/noticias.info/ - It is all about destiny — Khalifman said (he is already feeling fine after a badly defeat).- I understood that it wouldn’t’ be easy for me when I saw the results of the pairing.
		But talking about the process of game and energy, Alexander Grischuk is great.
		As you remember three World champions Khalifman, Kazimdzhanov and Ponomariov were playing against three supercomputers.
	www.noticias.info /Asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=124946 (1119 words)

	MIKHAIL CHIGORIN the first Russian Grandmaster by Alexander Khalifman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This book of the "Chess Stars" series introduces the reader to the legacy of the Russian genius - the chess player Mikhail Chigorin.
		The authors - the 1999 FIDE World Champion Alexander Khalifman and IM Sergei Soloviov - have selected 200 of Chigorin's best wins and have annotated them from the viewpoint of contemporary chess theory.
		The book contains also a brief recount of Chigorin's participation in chess tournaments and his activities popularising chess in Russia.
	www.chess.it /libri/4517.htm (106 words)

	Round 5 - Spanish Team Championships 2003 - Events - World Chess Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Khalifman loses to graf with white pieces (very disappointing appearance of ex-FIDE champion on this event) and Short- to Giorgadze!
		Tiendas UPI 3 - 1 Labradores - Pub Magia
		Khalifman finally wins after 6 draws in a row!
	www.worldchessnetwork.com /English/events/spanishTeam2003/round5.php (2117 words)

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