How Alexander Khalifman won the 1999 Las Vegas FIDE Knockout 

 

The 1999 FIDE Knockout Tournament. Khalifman was 36 seed.

 Round 1 - Khalifman defeats D Barua by score of  3.5 - 2.5 with 3 wins,1 draw, 2 losses

 Round 2 - Khalifman defeats Gata Kamsky by a score of 2.5 - 1.5 with 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss

 Round 3 - Khalifman defeats K Asrian by a score of 1.5 - .5 with 1 win, 1 draw , 0 losses

 Round 4 - Khalifman defeats Boris Gelfand by a score of 2.5 - 1.5 with 1 win, 3 draws, 0 losses

 Round 5 - Khalifman defeats Judith Polgar by a score of 1.5 - .5  with 1 win, 1 draw, 0 losses

 Round 6 - Khalifman defeats L. Nisipeanu by a score of 3.5 - 2.5  with 2 wins, 3 draws, 1 loss

 Round 7 - Khalifman defeats V. Akopian by a score of 3.5 - 2.5 with 2 wins, 3 draws, 1 loss.