GM
Khalifman, Alexander
FID·Born 1966·FIDE #4100115·2,727 Games
FID Classical25972,513 Games
Rapid2510193 Games
Blitz—21 Games
Statistics
2727
Total
818
Wins
1606
Draws
303
Losses
30%59%11%
Play Style
What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.9% average
Very consistent (82%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (72% in 43 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 46%)
Deep Analysis
Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 144 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening97.0%
Middlegame94.3%
Endgame94.8%
Clutch Factor
Performance under pressure
Winning (+2 or more)94%
31 Games
Equal position95%
84 Games
Losing (-2 or more)90%
29 Games
Problematic Pieces
Which pieces cause most errors?
♞
24%
25 errors
♖
22%
23 errors
♕
19%
20 errors
♗
17%
18 errors
♙
10%
11 errors
♔
8%
8 errors
Critical Moment
When does the first serious error occur?
Move 24average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
29% of blunders occur between move 1-15. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap
Where do most errors occur?
7
3
3
5
5
4
7
4
3
4
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Many
Few
Critical squares
f67 err
g47 err
e55 err
g55 err
e34 err
f6/g4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.
Recent Games
D
Aleksandrov, Aleksej2438
Minsk Open 2023 · 11 Nov 2023
D
Aleksandrov, A.2438
Minsk Open 2023 · 11 Nov 2023
W
Usov, Aleksandr E.2298
Minsk Open 2023 · 10 Nov 2023
D
Pridorozhni, Aleksei2486
Minsk Open 2023 · 9 Nov 2023
D
Hakobyan, Erik2316
Minsk Open 2023 · 8 Nov 2023
D
Kramich, Aliaksei2043
Minsk Open 2023 · 7 Nov 2023
Openings
Based on player games
Weaknesses
EXPLOIT!White
French: Advance
55.6%9 GamesLow sample·Loses
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5
Black
No significant weaknesses detected as Black
Strengths
AVOIDWhite
Reti vs King's Indian
56.3%16 Games·Wins
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6
Black
King's Indian: Saemisch
50.0%10 Games·Wins
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3
Sicilian: Closed
45.5%11 Games·Wins
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6
Critical Blunders
Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish
10 errors
▶
#66f2??
Endgame
vs Zubov
Rapid·2019
▶
#55Kd8??
Endgame
vs Kramnik
Rapid·2009
▶
#27Rd1??
Tactics
vs Grischuk
OTB·2003
▶
#35Qg6??
Tactics
vs Ivanchuk
OTB·1998
▶
#53Nc5??
Endgame
vs Ivanchuk
OTB·1998
▶
#26Qd8??
Tactics
vs Anand
Rapid·1995
▶
#38Raa8??
Tactics
vs Ivanchuk
OTB
▶
#14Rd8??
Tactics
vs Polgar
OTB
▶
#40Na6??
Tactics
vs Ivanchuk
OTB
▶
#14Nd4??
Tactics
vs Korchnoi
OTB
Endgame Statistics
19 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure
Repertoire
☰ All
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⚡ Rapid
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38%54%8%
1.d4
65%795
1.e4
65%377
1.Nf3
65%144
1.c4
72%43