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)
Search & Filter All Games →Gelfand, Boris vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 E98
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1996 B97
Shirov, Alexei vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1996 B76
Topalov, Veselin vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Dos Hermanas 1996 D17
Topalov, Veselin vs Leko, Peter
1-0Leon 1996 B33
Adams, Michael vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Madrid 1996 A45
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Vienna Millenium 1996 A24
Topalov, Veselin vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1-0Novgorod 1996 B57
Gelfand, Boris vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Amsterdam VSB 1996 E99
Shirov, Alexei vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Vienna Millenium 1996 E92
Polgar, Judit vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Leon 1996 B71
Topalov, Veselin vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1Geneve Credit Suisse 1996 B90
Leko, Peter vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Leon 1996 B46
Topalov, Veselin vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Vienna Millenium 1996 A17
Topalov, Veselin vs Morozevich, Alexander
1-0Madrid 1996 E04
Topalov, Veselin vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1996 C80
Topalov, Veselin vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Vienna Millenium 1996 D37
Leko, Peter vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 B44
Polgar, Judit vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Novgorod 1996 B72
Lobron, Eric vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Dortmund 1996 A70
Timman, Jan H vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 A31
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Novgorod 1996 B85
Topalov, Veselin vs Polgar, Judit
1-0Novgorod 1996 B48
Topalov, Veselin vs Timman, Jan H
1-0Amsterdam VSB 1996 B12
Topalov, Veselin vs Short, Nigel D
0-1Amsterdam VSB 1996 B86
Topalov, Veselin vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Novgorod 1996 E97
Kasparov, Gary vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Geneve Credit Suisse 1996 B22
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Amsterdam VSB 1996 A30
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Las Palmas 1996 B81
Karpov, Anatoly vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1996 A70
Topalov, Veselin vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1-0Las Palmas 1996 E92
Kasparov, Gary vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1996 C45
Anand, Viswanathan vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1996 C77
Topalov, Veselin vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Las Palmas 1996 B17
Topalov, Veselin vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1996 D27
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1996 E97
Karpov, Anatoly vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Varna rap m 1995 E89
Timman, Jan H vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Belgrade Invest 1995 A48
Topalov, Veselin vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Belgrade Invest 1995 B17
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Belgrade Invest 1995 E92
Karpov, Anatoly vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Varna rap m 1995 A31
Topalov, Veselin vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
1-0Linares 1995 B33
Timman, Jan H vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Novgorod 1995 B73
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Belgrade Invest 1995 B78
Kasparov, Gary vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Euwe mem 1995 B76
Topalov, Veselin vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2Linares 1995 C74
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Novgorod 1995 A61
Tiviakov, Sergei vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Linares 1995 B93
Topalov, Veselin vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Varna rap m 1995 B17
Short, Nigel D vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Novgorod 1995 B22