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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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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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Topalov,V vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2
Corsica Masters KO 2003 E37
Anand,V vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
Corsica Masters KO 2003 B90
Anand,V vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
Corsica Masters KO 2003 B90
Shirov,A vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
Corsica Masters KO 2003 B77
Shirov,A vs Topalov,V
1-0
Corsica Masters KO 2003 B22
Topalov,V vs Shirov,A
1-0
Corsica Masters KO 2003 C88
Topalov,V vs Shirov,A
1-0
Corsica Masters KO 2003 C84
Svidler,P vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
KO Rapid 2003 B33
Topalov,V vs Svidler,P
0-1
KO Rapid 2003 C88
Gelfand,B vs Topalov,V
1-0
GpA 2003 B90
Topalov,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
GpA P/O Blitz 2003 D43
Ponomariov,R vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
GpA 2003 C91
Gelfand,B vs Topalov,V
0-1
GpA P/O Blitz 2003 E94
Kramnik,V vs Topalov,V
1-0
GpA 2003 B90
Topalov,V vs Adams,Mi
1-0
GpA 2003 C96
Ponomariov,R vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
16th Ciudad 2003 E91
Ponomariov,R vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
16th Ciudad 2003 B67
Topalov,V vs Ponomariov,R
0-1
16th Ciudad 2003 C18
Topalov,V vs Ponomariov,R
1/2-1/2
16th Ciudad 2003 A29
Topalov,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
16th Ciudad 2003 A29
Topalov,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
16th Ciudad 2003 A31
Karjakin,Sergey vs Topalov,V
1-0
16th Ciudad 2003 C42
Topalov,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2003 E04
Van Wely,L vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2003 E48
Almasi,Z vs Topalov,V
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2003 B47
Topalov,V vs Almasi,Z
1-0
Amber Rapid 2003 C92
Topalov,V vs Bareev,E
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2003 C11
Bareev,E vs Topalov,V
1-0
Amber Rapid 2003 D11
Topalov,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
GMA 2003 B33
Shirov,A vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
GMA 2003 B12
Kramnik,V vs Topalov,V
1-0
GMA 2003 A58
Topalov,V vs Ponomariov,R
1/2-1/2
GMA 2003 C67
Ivanchuk,V vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
GMA 2003 B51
Topalov,V vs Karpov,An
1/2-1/2
GMA 2003 E20
Timman,J vs Topalov,V
0-1
GMA 2003 B53
Radjabov,T vs Topalov,V
0-1
GMA 2003 E06
Topalov,V vs Anand,V
0-1
GMA 2003 C42
Polgar,Ju vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
GMA 2003 B33
Topalov,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
Sparkassen Final 2002 E27
Leko,P vs Topalov,V
0-1
Sparkassen Final 2002 B42
Topalov,V vs Leko,P
0-1
Sparkassen Final 2002 B33
Leko,P vs Topalov,V
1-0
Sparkassen Final 2002 B45
Topalov,V vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
Sparkassen Gp 1 Playoff 2002 D43
Shirov,A vs Topalov,V
1-0
Sparkassen Gp 1 Playoff 2002 C42
Gelfand,B vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
Sparkassen Gp 1 2002 A33
Topalov,V vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
Sparkassen Gp 1 2002 C99
Shirov,A vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
Sparkassen Gp 1 2002 B33
Topalov,V vs Gelfand,B
1-0
Sparkassen Gp 1 2002 B12
Topalov,V vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
Eurotel Trophy 2002 C67
Shirov,A vs Topalov,V
1-0
Eurotel Trophy 2002 B51
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