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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1/2-1/2Bosnia 2001 2001 D27
Topalov,V vs Dizdarevic,E
1/2-1/2Bosnia 2001 2001 B12
Smirin,I vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2Bosnia 2001 2001 B85
Topalov,V vs Dreev,A
1/2-1/2Bosnia 2001 2001 B19
Atalik,S vs Topalov,V
0-1Bosnia 2001 2001 D29
Topalov,V vs Movsesian,S
1-0Bosnia 2001 2001 B48
Topalov,V vs Herraiz Lopez,H
1/2-1/2Match 2000 E94
Herraiz Lopez,H vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2Match 2000 A30
Topalov,V vs Herraiz Lopez,H
0-1Match 2000 E94
Herraiz Lopez,H vs Topalov,V
0-1Match 2000 A34
Topalov,V vs Gulko,B
1/2-1/2XVIII Rapidplay Open 2000 E17
Hamdouchi,H vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2XVIII Rapidplay Open 2000 B50
Hoffman,A vs Topalov,V
0-1XVIII Rapidplay Open 2000 A48
Topalov,V vs Komljenovic,D
1-0XVIII Rapidplay Open 2000 D43
Topalov,V vs Gonzalez,A
1-0XVIII Rapidplay Open 2000 D36
Danailov,S vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2XVIII Rapidplay Open 2000 A07
Dominguez,JC vs Topalov,V
0-1XVIII Rapidplay Open 2000 A31
Roa Alonso,S vs Topalov,V
0-1XVIII Rapidplay Open 2000 A75
Topalov,V vs Narciso Dublan,M
1-0TCh-ESP 2000 D25
Garcia Ilundain,D vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2TCh-ESP 2000 A46
Topalov,V vs Rodriguez,Or
1-0TCh-ESP 2000 D38
Rodriguez,Am vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2TCh-ESP 2000 B08
Topalov,V vs Corral Blanco,J
1-0TCh-ESP 2000 B60
Vallejo Pons,F vs Topalov,V
1-0TCh-ESP 2000 A40
Topalov,V vs Campora,D
1-0TCh-ESP 2000 D37
Topalov,V vs Rabiega,R
1-0Masters 2000 D07
Rublevsky,S vs Topalov,V
1-0Masters 2000 C03
Topalov,V vs Bareev,E
1-0Masters 2000 D43
Topalov,V vs Van Wely,L
0-1Masters 2000 B81
Rabiega,R vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2Masters 2000 C11
Van Wely,L vs Topalov,V
0-1Masters 2000 A40
Bareev,E vs Topalov,V
1-0Masters 2000 A38
Topalov,V vs Rublevsky,S
1/2-1/2Masters 2000 D02
Topalov,V vs Sokolov,I
1/2-1/2Bosna SuperGM 2000 D36
Bareev,E vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2Bosna SuperGM 2000 A57
Gurevich,M vs Topalov,V
0-1Bosna SuperGM 2000 A21
Bacrot,E vs Topalov,V
0-1Bosna SuperGM 2000 A41
Topalov,V vs Movsesian,S
1/2-1/2Bosna SuperGM 2000 E94
Georgiev,Ki vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2Bosna SuperGM 2000 A33
Topalov,V vs Movsesian,S
1-0Eu Team Ch 1999 E94
Topalov,V vs Lputian,S
1-0Eu Team Ch 1999 D31
Fedorov,A vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2Eu Team Ch 1999 B90
Topalov,V vs Rozentalis,E
1-0Eu Team Ch 1999 A18
Topalov, Veselin vs Giorgadze, Giorgi
1/2-1/2ESP-chT Div 1 1999 D38
Corral Blanco, Juan A vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2ESP-chT Div 1 1999 E46
Topalov, Veselin vs Comas Fabrego, Luis
1/2-1/2ESP-chT Div 1 1999 B48
Lautier, Joel vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2ESP-chT Div 1 1999 A57
Spraggett, Kevin vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1ESP-chT Div 1 1999 B50
Topalov, Veselin vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
1-0ESP-chT Div 1 1999 B45
Mowsziszian, Karen vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1ESP-chT Div 1 1999 B25