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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1/2-1/2XXII Rapid 2007 A29
Topalov,V vs Sanchez Delgado,L
1-0XXII Rapid 2007 A37
Topalov,V vs Sasikiran,K
1-0MTel 2007 E43
Nisipeanu,LD vs Topalov,V
0-1MTel 2007 B90
Sasikiran,K vs Topalov,V
0-1MTel 2007 E92
Topalov,V vs Nisipeanu,LD
0-1MTel 2007 B01
Brunetti,Alex vs Topalov,V
0-1Mtel - Blindfold 2007 D02
Sokolov,Iv vs Topalov,V
0-110th Essent 2006 A43
Topalov,V vs Sokolov,Iv
1/2-1/210th Essent 2006 D18
Topalov,V vs Vallejo Pons,F
1-0XIX Ciudad 2006 B19
Vallejo Pons,F vs Topalov,V
0-1XIX Ciudad 2006 B91
Topalov,V vs Vallejo Pons,F
1/2-1/2XIX Ciudad 2006 D27
Topalov,V vs Bacrot,E
1-0Mtel Masters 2006 D15
Bacrot,E vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2Mtel Masters 2006 E20
Topalov,V vs Nisipeanu,LD
1-0Match 2006 B65
Nisipeanu,LD vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2Match 2006 B90
Topalov,V vs Nisipeanu,LD
1-0Match 2006 D37
Nisipeanu,LD vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2Match 2006 C67
Vallejo Pons,F vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2XXIII SuperGM 2006 D39
Bacrot,E vs Topalov,V
0-1XXIII SuperGM 2006 D11
Topalov,V vs Vallejo Pons,F
0-1XXIII SuperGM 2006 D43
Topalov,V vs Bacrot,E
1/2-1/2XXIII SuperGM 2006 C42
Van Wely,L vs Topalov,V
0-1It 2005 C02
Sutovsky,E vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2It 2005 B45
Bacrot,E vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2It 2005 E90
Topalov,V vs Nielsen,PH
1/2-1/2It 2005 D63
Topalov,V vs Naiditsch,A
1-0It 2005 D39
Krivoshey,S vs Topalov,V
1-0XXIX Vicente Bonil 2005 A37
Sanchez Lopez,Sergio vs Topalov,V
0-1XXIX Vicente Bonil 2005 A57
Topalov,V vs Panelo,M
1-0XXIX Vicente Bonil 2005 D63
Moreno Carnero,J vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2XXIX Vicente Bonil 2005 C67
Vallejo Pons,F vs Topalov,V
0-1XXII SuperGM 2005 D37
Topalov,V vs Vallejo Pons,F
1-0XXII SuperGM 2005 B90
Rublevsky,S vs Topalov,V
1-0Corsica Masters KO 2004 B22
Topalov,V vs Rublevsky,S
0-1Corsica Masters KO 2004 B46
Bagheri,A vs Topalov,V
0-1Corsica Masters KO 2004 A47
Topalov,V vs Bagheri,A
1-0Corsica Masters KO 2004 E14
Topalov,V vs Rublevsky,S
1/2-1/2Aiacciu Masters 2004 B46
Topalov,V vs Milov,V
1/2-1/2Aiacciu Masters 2004 C10
Topalov,V vs Najer,E
1-0Aiacciu Masters 2004 D15
Rublevsky,S vs Topalov,V
0-1Aiacciu Masters 2004 B22
Najer,E vs Topalov,V
0-1Aiacciu Masters 2004 C54
Milov,V vs Topalov,V
0-1Aiacciu Masters 2004 E46
Topalov,V vs Malakhatko,V
1/2-1/2Aiacciu Masters 2004 A00
Topalov,V vs Sulava,N
1/2-1/2Aiacciu Masters 2004 A09
Topalov,V vs Massoni,Michael
1-0Aiacciu Masters 2004 A39
Topalov,V vs JUNIOR
1/2-1/2Human vs Computer 2004 B66
FRITZ vs Topalov,V
1-0Human vs Computer 2004 C05
Topalov,V vs HYDRA
1/2-1/2Human vs Computer 2004 D00
JUNIOR vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2Human vs Computer 2004 C65