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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1-0Frankfurt-West Masters 1999 E97
Leko, Peter vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Frankfurt-West Masters 1999 B07
Topalov, Veselin vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Frankfurt-West Masters 1999 E32
Topalov, Veselin vs Svidler, Peter
0-1Frankfurt-West Masters 1999 C88
Topalov, Veselin vs Morozevich, Alexander
0-1Sarajevo 1999 C11
Leko, Peter vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Sarajevo 1999 B90
Shirov, Alexei vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Sarajevo 1999 B92
Short, Nigel D vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Sarajevo 1999 B23
Topalov, Veselin vs Kasparov, Gary
1/2-1/2Sarajevo 1999 D97
Topalov, Veselin vs Adams, Michael
1-0Sarajevo 1999 A17
Timman, Jan H vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Sarajevo 1999 D15
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1999 A40
Adams, Michael vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1999 B26
Topalov, Veselin vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1999 C78
Polgar, Judit vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Dos Hermanas 1999 B92
Topalov, Veselin vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1999 A16
Gelfand, Boris vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1999 B27
Topalov, Veselin vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1999 D37
Piket, Jeroen vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Amber Blindfold 1999 D58
Topalov, Veselin vs Piket, Jeroen
1/2-1/2Amber Rapidplay 1999 D43
Lautier, Joel vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Amber Blindfold 1999 D37
Topalov, Veselin vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2Amber Rapidplay 1999 E32
Topalov, Veselin vs Nikolic, Predrag
1-0Amber Rapidplay 1999 D28
Nikolic, Predrag vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Amber Blindfold 1999 A64
Topalov, Veselin vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0Amber Rapidplay 1999 B81
Van Wely, Loek vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Amber Blindfold 1999 A70
Anand, Viswanathan vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Hoogovens 1999 B90
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1999 B53
Topalov, Veselin vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1999 C11
Topalov, Veselin vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1999 B80
Kasparov, Gary vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Hoogovens 1999 B07
Topalov, Veselin vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1999 C67
Topalov, Veselin vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 5' 1999 E17
Topalov, Veselin vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1Hoogovens 5' 1999 A30
Anand, Viswanathan vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 5' 1999 C07
Topalov, Veselin vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 5' 1999 A30
Topalov, Veselin vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
0-1Hoogovens 5' 1999 E97
Svidler, Peter vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Hoogovens 5' 1999 C63
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Hoogovens 5' 1999 B07
Svidler, Peter vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1999 B35
Topalov, Veselin vs Timman, Jan H
1-0Hoogovens 1999 A20
Topalov, Veselin vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1Leon Man+Comp m 1998 B33
Kasparov, Gary vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Leon Man+Comp m 1998 A32
Topalov, Veselin vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1Leon Man+Comp m 1998 B89
Kasparov, Gary vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Leon Man+Comp m 1998 B18
Topalov, Veselin vs Kasparov, Gary
1/2-1/2Leon Man+Comp m 1998 B90
Kasparov, Gary vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Leon Man+Comp m 1998 E60
Kasparov, Gary vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Leon Man+Comp m 1998 E68
Topalov, Veselin vs Kasparov, Gary
1-0Leon Man+Comp m 1998 B33
Kasparov, Gary vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Leon Man+Comp m 1998 D79