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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1-0Elenite 1995 A27
Topalov, Veselin vs Kolev, Atanas
1-0Elenite 1995 B81
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Elenite 1995 D76
Topalov, Veselin vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0Novgorod 1995 C10
Ehlvest, Jaan vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Rubinstein mem 1995 A46
Azmaiparashvili, Zurab vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Elenite 1995 B22
Topalov, Veselin vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2Euwe mem 1995 B48
Markowski, Tomasz vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Rubinstein mem 1995 A21
Topalov, Veselin vs Smirin, Ilia
1-0Rubinstein mem 1995 B48
Topalov, Veselin vs Gulko, Boris F
1/2-1/2Elenite 1995 B14
Topalov, Veselin vs Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander
1-0Rubinstein mem 1995 B80
Lautier, Joel vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Euwe mem 1995 A36
Topalov, Veselin vs Dolmatov, Sergey
1/2-1/2Elenite 1995 E76
Topalov, Veselin vs Lautier, Joel
0-1Belgrade Invest 1995 B90
Sosonko, Gennadi vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Rubinstein mem 1995 A59
Georgiev, Kiril vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Elenite 1995 D77
Speelman, Jonathan S vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0PCA/Intel-GP 1995 E93
Ehlvest, Jaan vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Novgorod 1995 E01
Piket, Jeroen vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Euwe mem 1995 A59
Topalov, Veselin vs Kaminski, Marcin
1-0Rubinstein mem 1995 E92
Topalov, Veselin vs Krasenkow, Michal
0-1Rubinstein mem 1995 B33
Topalov, Veselin vs Piket, Jeroen
1-0Euwe mem 1995 C93
Ftacnik, Lubomir vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Rubinstein mem 1995 E97
Topalov, Veselin vs Miladinovic, Igor
1-0Elenite 1995 B48
Miladinovic, Igor vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Belgrade Invest 1995 A45
Topalov, Veselin vs De Firmian, Nick E
1-0Rubinstein mem 1995 B90
Gulko, Boris F vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Novgorod 1995 A35
Topalov, Veselin vs Franco Ocampo, Zenon
1/2-1/2Pamplona9495 1994 C41
Topalov, Veselin vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1994 D48
Topalov, Veselin vs Morovic Fernandez, Ivan
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1994 C90
De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Pamplona9495 1994 B22
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Moscow ol (Men) 1994 A57
Topalov, Veselin vs Magem Badals, Jorge
1/2-1/2Pamplona9495 1994 B14
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Pamplona9495 1994 E66
Topalov, Veselin vs Rivas Pastor, Manuel
1-0Dos Hermanas 1994 C41
Topalov, Veselin vs Georgiev, Kiril
1/2-1/2Elenite 1994 B76
Tiviakov, Sergei vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0PCA-op 1994 B70
Topalov, Veselin vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
1-0Alcobendas m 1994 B46
Epishin, Vladimir vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Elenite 1994 A35
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Alcobendas m 1994 A67
Greenfeld, Alon vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Elenite 1994 D32
Topalov, Veselin vs Arduman, Can
1/2-1/2Balkaniad 1994 A42
Hamdouchi, Hichem vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Cap d'Agde 1994 B87
Topalov, Veselin vs Epishin, Vladimir
1-0Dos Hermanas 1994 A29
Topalov, Veselin vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
1-0Alcobendas m 1994 B33
Topalov, Veselin vs Nikolic, Predrag
1/2-1/2Moscow ol (Men) 1994 C19
Topalov, Veselin vs Sherzer, Alex
1-0PCA-op 1994 E76
Topalov, Veselin vs Gausel, Einar
1-0Moscow ol (Men) 1994 B14
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Moscow ol (Men) 1994 A36
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1994 D85