Topalov, Veselin
World ChampionVeselin 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
Featured Games
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Topalov,V vs Shirov,A
FIDE WCh KO
2001
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Topalov,V vs Kramnik,V
2nd Norway Chess 2014
2014
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Topalov,V vs Morozevich,A
Amber Blindfold
2003
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Topalov,V vs Zhang Zhong
FIDE WCh KO
2001
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Topalov,V vs Morozevich,A
Amber Blindfold
2002
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Anand,V vs Topalov,V
20th Amber Blindfold
2011
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Topalov, Veselin vs Leko, Peter
Tilburg Fontys
1998
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Topalov,V vs Svidler,P
Amber Blindfold
2006
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Kharlov,A vs Topalov,V
FIDE WCh KO
2004
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Topalov,V vs Leko,P
Amber Blindfold
2005
View PrintGames (2643)
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1/2-1/274th Tata Steel GMA 2012 D16
Topalov,V vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/274th Tata Steel GMA 2012 E81
Leko,P vs Topalov,V
1-018th European Teams 2011 D85
Topalov,V vs Radjabov,T
1/2-1/218th European Teams 2011 E92
Topalov,V vs Svidler,P
1-018th European Teams 2011 C88
Ivanchuk,V vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/218th European Teams 2011 D37
Gashimov,V vs Topalov,V
1-020th Amber Rapid 2011 A22
Topalov,V vs Gashimov,V
1/2-1/220th Amber Blindfold 2011 A40
Topalov,V vs Polgar,Ju
1/2-1/2Ajedrez UNAM KO 2010 A81
Polgar,Ju vs Topalov,V
1-0Ajedrez UNAM KO 2010 C67
Topalov,V vs Polgar,Ju
0-1Ajedrez UNAM KO 2010 A85
Polgar,Ju vs Topalov,V
1-0Ajedrez UNAM KO 2010 C33
Topalov,V vs Carlsen,M
0-13rd Pearl Spring 2010 E00
Anand,V vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/23rd Pearl Spring 2010 E10
Carlsen,M vs Topalov,V
1-03rd Pearl Spring 2010 C84
Topalov,V vs Anand,V
0-13rd Pearl Spring 2010 D57
Movsesian,S vs Topalov,V
1-039th Olympiad Men 2010 B51
Bluvshtein,M vs Topalov,V
1-039th Olympiad Men 2010 E90
Topalov,V vs Matamoros Franco,C
1-039th Olympiad Men 2010 E92
Sasikiran,K vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/239th Olympiad Men 2010 E04
Topalov,V vs Lodhi,M
1-039th Olympiad Men 2010 D18
Topalov,V vs Arias Santana,M
1-039th Olympiad Men 2010 B04
Stevic,H vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/239th Olympiad Men 2010 B22
Topalov,V vs Gelfand,B
1-0XXVII SuperGM 2010 C42
Grischuk,A vs Topalov,V
1-0XXVII SuperGM 2010 E15
Topalov,V vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2XXVII SuperGM 2010 D43
Topalov,V vs Grischuk,A
1-0XXVII SuperGM 2010 B90
Gelfand,B vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2XXVII SuperGM 2010 E05
Aronian,L vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2XXVII SuperGM 2010 A64
Navara,D vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/217th TCh-Eur 2009 B18
Topalov,V vs Adams,Mi
1-017th TCh-Eur 2009 C95
Topalov,V vs Radjabov,T
1/2-1/22nd Pearl Spring 2009 E98
Leko,P vs Topalov,V
0-12nd Pearl Spring 2009 D72
Topalov,V vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/22nd Pearl Spring 2009 B33
Radjabov,T vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/22nd Pearl Spring 2009 C45
Topalov,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/22nd Pearl Spring 2009 C88
Carlsen,M vs Topalov,V
1-02nd Pearl Spring 2009 E90
Topalov,V vs Kramnik,V
0-1Champions Rapid 2009 E04
Polgar,Ju vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2Champions Rapid 2009 C48
Karpov,Ana vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2Champions Rapid 2009 A30
Topalov,V vs Ponomariov,R
1-0Champions Rapid 2009 E01
Anand,V vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2Champions Rapid 2009 C67
Khalifman,A vs Topalov,V
0-1Champions Rapid 2009 E67
Topalov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1-05th MTel Masters 2009 C97
Dominguez Perez,L vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/25th MTel Masters 2009 B90
Topalov,V vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/25th MTel Masters 2009 D44
Topalov,V vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/25th MTel Masters 2009 D56
Ivanchuk,V vs Topalov,V
0-15th MTel Masters 2009 B99
Topalov,V vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/25th MTel Masters 2009 B90
Shirov,A vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/25th MTel Masters 2009 C64