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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0-1Novgorod 1995 B80
Topalov, Veselin vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Belgrade Invest 1995 D18
Topalov, Veselin vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2Novgorod 1995 B65
Topalov, Veselin vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Varna rap m 1995 B17
Topalov, Veselin vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1-0Belgrade Invest 1995 C92
Topalov, Veselin vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1Euwe mem 1995 B80
Topalov, Veselin vs Jussupow, Artur
1-0Novgorod 1995 C75
Topalov, Veselin vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Varna rap m 1995 B12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Varna rap m 1995 E89
Topalov, Veselin vs Sokolov, Ivan
1-0Linares 1995 C88
Topalov, Veselin vs Dreev, Alexey
1-0Linares 1995 C11
Topalov, Veselin vs Kramnik, Vladimir
0-1Belgrade Invest 1995 B57
Topalov, Veselin vs Akopian, Vladimir
1-0Linares 1995 C42
Topalov, Veselin vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2Belgrade Invest 1995 E63
Topalov, Veselin vs Short, Nigel D
1-0Elenite 1995 C88
Leko, Peter vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Belgrade Invest 1995 B93
Topalov, Veselin vs Shirov, Alexei
1-0Las Palmas 1994 B70
Topalov, Veselin vs Polgar, Judit
1-0Las Palmas 1994 B42
Gelfand, Boris vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Moscow ol (Men) 1994 A70
Topalov, Veselin vs Kasparov, Gary
1-0Moscow ol (Men) 1994 B81
Topalov, Veselin vs Adams, Michael
0-1Cap d'Agde 1994 B07
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Linares 1994 A34
Topalov, Veselin vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
0-1Tilburg 1994 B17
Polgar, Judit vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Dos Hermanas 1994 C02
Topalov, Veselin vs Bareev, Evgeny
0-1Linares 1994 C11
Khalifman, Alexander vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Elenite 1994 A39
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1994 A46
Topalov, Veselin vs Jussupow, Artur
1/2-1/2Moscow ol (Men) 1994 C42
Timman, Jan H vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Moscow ol (Men) 1994 E87
Adams, Michael vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1994 B22
Morozevich, Alexander vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Pamplona9495 1994 B52
Karpov, Anatoly vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1994 D27
Leko, Peter vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Cap d'Agde 1994 B90
Topalov, Veselin vs Leko, Peter
1-0Cap d'Agde 1994 C80
Gelfand, Boris vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Dos Hermanas 1994 A89
Karpov, Anatoly vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Dos Hermanas 1994 A43
Topalov, Veselin vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1994 E12
Lautier, Joel vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Linares 1994 A40
Jussupow, Artur vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Las Palmas 1993 A48
Topalov, Veselin vs Polgar, Zsuzsa
1-0Budapest zt-B 1993 C19
Topalov, Veselin vs Seirawan, Yasser
0-1Biel Interzonal 1993 A25
Topalov, Veselin vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Leon 1993 A39
Smirin, Ilia vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Biel Interzonal 1993 C90
Topalov, Veselin vs Adams, Michael
1-0Las Palmas 1993 A29
Topalov, Veselin vs Hamdouchi, Hichem
1/2-1/2Biel Interzonal 1993 C16
Topalov, Veselin vs Kalesis, Nikolaos
1-0Biel Interzonal 1993 B85
Topalov, Veselin vs Agdestein, Simen
0-1Biel Interzonal 1993 C70
Topalov, Veselin vs Frolov, Artur
1-0Biel Interzonal 1993 C97
Khalifman, Alexander vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Las Palmas 1993 A80
Oll, Lembit vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Biel Interzonal 1993 D44