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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1/2-1/2Corus 2001 E31
Topalov,V vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2Corus 2001 C78
Kasparov,G vs Topalov,V
1-0Corus 2001 B80
Topalov,V vs Tiviakov,S
1/2-1/2Corus 2001 A17
Adams,Mi vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2Corus 2001 B51
Topalov,V vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2Corus 2001 D39
Timman,J vs Topalov,V
1-0Corus 2001 A43
Topalov,V vs Piket,Je
1-0Corus 2001 E15
Shirov,A vs Topalov,V
1-0Corus 2001 B81
Topalov,V vs Hansen,Cu
1-034th Olympiad 2000 D41
Azmaiparashvili,Z vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/234th Olympiad 2000 D27
Huebner,R vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/234th Olympiad 2000 A43
Kozul,Z vs Topalov,V
0-134th Olympiad 2000 A43
Topalov,V vs Sasikiran,K
1/2-1/234th Olympiad 2000 E97
Vaganian,R vs Topalov,V
0-134th Olympiad 2000 A43
Topalov,V vs Dutreeuw,M
1-034th Olympiad 2000 C42
Lesiege,A vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/234th Olympiad 2000 E01
Adams,Mi vs Topalov,V
1-0Masters 2000 B51
Topalov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Masters 2000 C90
Jussupow,A vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2Masters 2000 D32
Ivanchuk,V vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2Masters 2000 A42
Topalov,V vs Adams,Mi
0-1Masters 2000 E15
Topalov,V vs Jussupow,A
1-0Masters 2000 D36
Topalov,V vs Adams,Mi
0-1Bosna SuperGM 2000 C89
Topalov,V vs Kasparov,G
1/2-1/2Bosna SuperGM 2000 E07
Shirov,A vs Topalov,V
1-0Bosna SuperGM 2000 C11
Topalov,V vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2Bosna SuperGM 2000 C11
Short,N vs Topalov,V
0-1Bosna SuperGM 2000 B20
Topalov,V vs Lautier,J
1-0Amber Rapidplay 2000 D30
Lautier,J vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2Amber Blindfold 2000 A43
Topalov,V vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2Amber Blindfold 2000 B80
Van Wely,L vs Topalov,V
1-0Amber Rapidplay 2000 E97
Nikolic,Pr vs Topalov,V
0-1Amber Rapidplay 2000 A62
Topalov,V vs Nikolic,Pr
1-0Amber Blindfold 2000 E15
Topalov,V vs Piket,Je
1/2-1/2Amber Rapidplay 2000 C91
Piket,Je vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2Amber Blindfold 2000 A70
Leko,P vs Topalov,V
1-0Eu Team Ch 1999 B90
Gelfand,B vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2Eu Team Ch 1999 A30
Jussupow,A vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2Eu Team Ch 1999 E90
Topalov,V vs Beliavsky,A
1-0Eu Team Ch 1999 C84
Korchnoi,V vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2Eu Team Ch 1999 E55
Topalov, Veselin vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0EUCup final 15th 1999 B90
Timman, Jan H vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2EUCup final 15th 1999 B90
Topalov, Veselin vs Sokolov, Ivan
1-0Dortmunder Schachtage 1999 D06
Topalov, Veselin vs Morozevich, Alexander
1-0Frankfurt-West Masters 1999 D07
Topalov, Veselin vs Leko, Peter
0-1Frankfurt-West Masters 1999 C65
Polgar, Judit vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Frankfurt-West Masters 1999 B90
Adams, Michael vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Frankfurt-West Masters 1999 B90
Svidler, Peter vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Frankfurt-West Masters 1999 B90
Morozevich, Alexander vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Frankfurt-West Masters 1999 B80