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

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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

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Games (2643)

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Mamedyarov,S vs Topalov,V★
1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2014 2014 D11
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Topalov,V★
1-0
40th Olympiad Open 2012 D37
Topalov,V vs Giri,A★
1-0
40th Olympiad Open 2012 D37
So,W vs Topalov,V★
1/2-1/2
40th Olympiad Open 2012 E32
Kamsky,G vs Topalov,V★
1-0
74th Tata Steel GMA 2012 A46
Topalov,V vs Giri,A★
1-0
74th Tata Steel GMA 2012 C42
Carlsen,M vs Topalov,V★
1-0
74th Tata Steel GMA 2012 B51
Topalov,V vs Caruana,F★
0-1
74th Tata Steel GMA 2012 B42
Nakamura,Hi vs Topalov,V★
1/2-1/2
74th Tata Steel GMA 2012 A23
Topalov,V vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
74th Tata Steel GMA 2012 D37
Karjakin,Sergey vs Topalov,V★
1-0
74th Tata Steel GMA 2012 B23
Topalov,V vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
74th Tata Steel GMA 2012 C67
Radjabov,T vs Topalov,V★
1/2-1/2
74th Tata Steel GMA 2012 D37
Gelfand,B vs Topalov,V★
1/2-1/2
74th Tata Steel GMA 2012 D45
Navara,D vs Topalov,V★
1/2-1/2
74th Tata Steel GMA 2012 A20
Topalov,V vs Kamsky,G★
1/2-1/2
WCh Candidates 2011 A15
Kamsky,G vs Topalov,V★
1/2-1/2
WCh Candidates 2011 B90
Topalov,V vs Kamsky,G★
0-1
WCh Candidates 2011 A15
Kamsky,G vs Topalov,V★
1/2-1/2
WCh Candidates 2011 B90
Topalov,V vs Ivanchuk,V★
1-0
20th Amber Rapid 2011 C99
Ivanchuk,V vs Topalov,V★
1/2-1/2
20th Amber Blindfold 2011 E61
Aronian,L vs Topalov,V★
1/2-1/2
20th Amber Rapid 2011 A25
Topalov,V vs Aronian,L★
0-1
20th Amber Blindfold 2011 D38
Nakamura,Hi vs Topalov,V★
1-0
20th Amber Blindfold 2011 D72
Topalov,V vs Nakamura,Hi★
1-0
20th Amber Rapid 2011 C11
Topalov,V vs Carlsen,M★
1/2-1/2
20th Amber Blindfold 2011 C95
Carlsen,M vs Topalov,V★
1-0
20th Amber Rapid 2011 B23
Topalov,V vs Giri,A★
1/2-1/2
20th Amber Rapid 2011 E52
Giri,A vs Topalov,V★
0-1
20th Amber Blindfold 2011 E98
Grischuk,A vs Topalov,V★
1-0
20th Amber Rapid 2011 A80
Topalov,V vs Grischuk,A★
1-0
20th Amber Blindfold 2011 B90
Topalov,V vs Gelfand,B★
1-0
20th Amber Rapid 2011 D43
Gelfand,B vs Topalov,V★
1/2-1/2
20th Amber Blindfold 2011 E60
Topalov,V vs Kramnik,V★
1-0
20th Amber Rapid 2011 D38
Kramnik,V vs Topalov,V★
1-0
20th Amber Blindfold 2011 A09
Topalov,V vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
20th Amber Blindfold 2011 E54
Karjakin,Sergey vs Topalov,V★
1/2-1/2
20th Amber Rapid 2011 B12
Anand,V vs Topalov,V★
1-0
20th Amber Blindfold 2011 C67
Topalov,V vs Anand,V★
1/2-1/2
20th Amber Rapid 2011 D57
Topalov,V vs Nakamura,Hi★
1/2-1/2
39th Olympiad Men 2010 D56
Topalov,V vs So,W★
1/2-1/2
39th Olympiad Men 2010 D86
Topalov,V vs Anand,V★
0-1
WCh 2010 D56
Anand,V vs Topalov,V★
1/2-1/2
WCh 2010 A29
Topalov,V vs Anand,V★
1/2-1/2
WCh 2010 D86
Anand,V vs Topalov,V★
1/2-1/2
WCh 2010 E53
Topalov,V vs Anand,V★
1-0
WCh 2010 D17
Anand,V vs Topalov,V★
1/2-1/2
WCh 2010 E10
Anand,V vs Topalov,V★
1/2-1/2
WCh 2010 E04
Topalov,V vs Anand,V★
1/2-1/2
WCh 2010 D17
Anand,V vs Topalov,V★
1-0
WCh 2010 E04
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