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
0-1
Topalov,V vs Shirov,A
FIDE WCh KO
2001
View Print1-0
Topalov,V vs Kramnik,V
2nd Norway Chess 2014
2014
View Print0-1
Topalov,V vs Morozevich,A
Amber Blindfold
2003
View Print1-0
Topalov,V vs Zhang Zhong
FIDE WCh KO
2001
View Print0-1
Topalov,V vs Morozevich,A
Amber Blindfold
2002
View Print1-0
Anand,V vs Topalov,V
20th Amber Blindfold
2011
View Print0-1
Topalov, Veselin vs Leko, Peter
Tilburg Fontys
1998
View Print0-1
Topalov,V vs Svidler,P
Amber Blindfold
2006
View Print0-1
Kharlov,A vs Topalov,V
FIDE WCh KO
2004
View Print1-0
Topalov,V vs Leko,P
Amber Blindfold
2005
View PrintGames (2643)
Search & Filter All Games →Topalov, Veselin vs Van der Sterren, Paul
1-0Lost Boys 5th 1997 C95
Topalov, Veselin vs Sokolov, Ivan
1/2-1/2Lost Boys 5th 1997 C82
Topalov, Veselin vs Morgenstern, Harry
1-0Frankfurt Classic sim 1997 C24
Lobron, Eric vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Chess Classics 1997 E12
Topalov, Veselin vs Link, Klaus
1/2-1/2Frankfurt Classic sim 1997 A28
Topalov, Veselin vs Moreira, Jairo
0-1Tenerife sim 1997 D38
Topalov, Veselin vs Bloessl, Walter
0-1Frankfurt Classic sim 1997 E94
Topalov, Veselin vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
1/2-1/2Torneo Magistral 6th 1997 D46
Topalov, Veselin vs Piket, Jeroen
1-0Lost Boys 5th 1997 C83
Bareev, Evgeny vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Novgorod 1997 E97
Topalov, Veselin vs Bareev, Evgeny
1-0Novgorod 1997 C02
Topalov, Veselin vs Akopian, Vladimir
1/2-1/2Torneo Magistral 6th 1997 C42
San Segundo, Pablo vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Torneo Magistral 6th 1997 E97
Salov, Valery vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Torneo Magistral 6th 1997 E29
Salov, Valery vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Dos Hermanas 1997 B07
Topalov, Veselin vs Huebner, Robert
1-0Hoogovens 1996 B48
Topalov, Veselin vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1996 B33
Lalic, Bogdan vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 E92
Saltaev, Mihail vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 B86
Dreev, Alexey vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Moscow PCA-GP 1996 A57
Topalov, Veselin vs Yermolinsky, Alex
1/2-1/2Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 D67
Ehlvest, Jaan vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 A24
Topalov, Veselin vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
1/2-1/2Leon 1996 B12
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Vienna Millenium 1996 B50
Sokolov, Ivan vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Hoogovens 1996 A67
Ehlvest, Jaan vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Vienna Millenium 1996 E92
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Madrid 1996 D79
Topalov, Veselin vs Piket, Jeroen
1-0Amsterdam VSB 1996 C92
Topalov, Veselin vs Gavrikov, Viktor
1-0Geneve Credit Suisse 1996 B57
Topalov, Veselin vs Apicella, Manuel
1-0Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 E68
Topalov, Veselin vs Dreev, Alexey
0-1Moscow PCA-GP 1996 C11
Gavrikov, Viktor vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Geneve Credit Suisse 1996 E61
Topalov, Veselin vs Lautier, Joel
1-0Amsterdam VSB 1996 D28
Topalov, Veselin vs Nogueiras, Jesus
1/2-1/2Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 C10
Seirawan, Yasser vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Amsterdam VSB 1996 E32
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Leon 1996 A57
Salov, Valery vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Madrid 1996 A46
Topalov, Veselin vs Piket, Jeroen
1-0Hoogovens 1996 C92
Topalov, Veselin vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0Hoogovens 1996 B23
Topalov, Veselin vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0Madrid 1996 C80
Topalov, Veselin vs Tiviakov, Sergei
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 B77
Galego, Luis vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 A22
Topalov, Veselin vs Azmaiparashvili, Zurab
1/2-1/2Madrid 1996 C76
Topalov, Veselin vs Dreev, Alexey
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 C07
Topalov, Veselin vs Torre, Eugenio
0-1Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 C82
San Segundo, Pablo vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Madrid 1996 E92
Topalov, Veselin vs Tiviakov, Sergei
1/2-1/2Rubinstein mem 1995 B78
Topalov, Veselin vs Speelman, Jonathan S
1-0PCA/Intel-GP 1995 B13
Speelman, Jonathan S vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0PCA/Intel-GP 1995 A48
Huebner, Robert vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Rubinstein mem 1995 A39