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Topalov, Veselin

World Champion

modern era

Veselin Topalov became FIDE World Champion in 2005 by winning the World Championship tournament in San Luis, Argentina, dominating a field of the world's top eight players. The Bulgarian grandmaster reached a peak rating of 2816 and is renowned for his aggressive, uncompromising attacking style that produced some of the most spectacular games of the modern era.

Total Games

2643

Wins

884

Draws

1144

Losses

615

33.4% wins43.3% draws23.3% losses

Most Played Openings

B90 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation126D37 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack60C42 - Petrov's Defense57E15 - Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation52B33 - Sicilian Defense: Open49C67 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Berlin Wall46C65 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense46C88 - Ruy Lopez: Closed44B51 - Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation37C11 - French Defense: Steinitz Variation32

Most Faced Opponents

Anand,V102 gamesNakamura,Hi77 gamesKramnik,V64 gamesCarlsen,M58 gamesIvanchuk,V56 gamesLeko,P55 gamesAronian,L54 gamesShirov,A48 gamesDominguez Perez,L45 gamesSvidler,P42 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
0-1

Topalov,V vs Shirov,A

FIDE WCh KO

2001

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FCGFCG
1-0

Topalov,V vs Kramnik,V

2nd Norway Chess 2014

2014

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FCGFCG
0-1

Topalov,V vs Morozevich,A

Amber Blindfold

2003

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FCGFCG
1-0

Topalov,V vs Zhang Zhong

FIDE WCh KO

2001

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FCGFCG
0-1

Topalov,V vs Morozevich,A

Amber Blindfold

2002

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FCGFCG
1-0

Anand,V vs Topalov,V

20th Amber Blindfold

2011

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FCGFCG
0-1

Topalov, Veselin vs Leko, Peter

Tilburg Fontys

1998

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FCGFCG
0-1

Topalov,V vs Svidler,P

Amber Blindfold

2006

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FCGFCG
0-1

Kharlov,A vs Topalov,V

FIDE WCh KO

2004

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FCGFCG
1-0

Topalov,V vs Leko,P

Amber Blindfold

2005

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Games (2643)

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Ziska,H vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
42nd Olympiad 2016 2016 C84
Topalov,V vs Nadir,S
1-0
42nd Olympiad 2016 2016 D11
Topalov,V vs Ding Liren
1-0
4th Sinquefield Cup 2016 2016 C92
Topalov,V vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1/2-1/2
4th Sinquefield Cup 2016 2016 B90
Carlsen,M vs Topalov,V
1-0
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2016 D80
Anand,V vs Topalov,V
1-0
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2016 B90
Giri,A vs Topalov,V
1-0
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2016 D78
Nakamura,Hi vs Topalov,V
1-0
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2016 D02
Topalov,V vs Caruana,F
0-1
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2016 A30
Topalov,V vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2016 A28
Kramnik,V vs Topalov,V
0-1
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2016 A07
Topalov,V vs So,W
0-1
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2016 C53
So,W vs Topalov,V
1-0
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2016 B54
Caruana,F vs Topalov,V
0-1
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2016 B90
Topalov,V vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2016 A13
Topalov,V vs Carlsen,M
0-1
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2016 B90
Topalov,V vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2016 A21
Topalov,V vs Kramnik,V
1/2-1/2
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2016 A13
Aronian,L vs Topalov,V
1-0
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2016 A14
Topalov,V vs Giri,A
1-0
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2016 A09
Carlsen,M vs Topalov,V
1-0
GCT Rapid YourNextMove 2016 E21
Topalov,V vs So,W
0-1
GCT Rapid YourNextMove 2016 A10
Topalov,V vs Aronian,L
1-0
GCT Rapid YourNextMove 2016 A28
Caruana,F vs Topalov,V
1-0
GCT Rapid YourNextMove 2016 C65
Giri,A vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
GCT Rapid YourNextMove 2016 C50
Topalov,V vs Nakamura,Hi
1-0
GCT Rapid YourNextMove 2016 C53
Topalov,V vs Anand,V
0-1
GCT Rapid YourNextMove 2016 A20
Kramnik,V vs Topalov,V
0-1
GCT Rapid YourNextMove 2016 A07
Carlsen,M vs Topalov,V
0-1
GCT Blitz Paris 2016 2016 B51
Topalov,V vs Giri,A
1-0
GCT Blitz Paris 2016 2016 A36
Topalov,V vs So,W
1/2-1/2
GCT Blitz Paris 2016 2016 A30
Kramnik,V vs Topalov,V
0-1
GCT Blitz Paris 2016 2016 D02
Topalov,V vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2
GCT Blitz Paris 2016 2016 A15
Topalov,V vs Caruana,F
0-1
GCT Blitz Paris 2016 2016 A13
Topalov,V vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
GCT Blitz Paris 2016 2016 A20
Giri,A vs Topalov,V
1-0
GCT Blitz Paris 2016 2016 D78
Topalov,V vs Kramnik,V
1/2-1/2
GCT Blitz Paris 2016 2016 C24
Caruana,F vs Topalov,V
1-0
GCT Blitz Paris 2016 2016 D73
Topalov,V vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2
GCT Blitz Paris 2016 2016 C84
Aronian,L vs Topalov,V
1-0
GCT Blitz Paris 2016 2016 D12
Nakamura,Hi vs Topalov,V
1-0
GCT Blitz Paris 2016 2016 E46
So,W vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
GCT Blitz Paris 2016 2016 D12
Topalov,V vs Carlsen,M
0-1
GCT Rapid Paris 2016 2016 C84
Aronian,L vs Topalov,V
1-0
GCT Rapid Paris 2016 2016 A09
So,W vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
GCT Rapid Paris 2016 2016 D37
Topalov,V vs Kramnik,V
0-1
GCT Rapid Paris 2016 2016 C65
Topalov,V vs Caruana,F
0-1
GCT Rapid Paris 2016 2016 C45
Nakamura,Hi vs Topalov,V
1-0
GCT Rapid Paris 2016 2016 A29
Topalov,V vs Giri,A
1-0
GCT Rapid Paris 2016 2016 C24
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
4th Norway Chess 2016 2016 C67
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