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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1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1994 B51
Topalov, Veselin vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1994 B80
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Alcobendas m 1994 A39
Lutz, Christopher vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Cap d'Agde 1994 B70
Topalov, Veselin vs Xu Jun
1-0Cap d'Agde 1994 C88
Topalov, Veselin vs Smirin, Ilia
0-1Elenite 1994 B33
Topalov, Veselin vs Yudasin, Leonid
1/2-1/2Pamplona9495 1994 D40
Azmaiparashvili, Zurab vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Elenite 1994 A57
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1994 B51
Epishin, Vladimir vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1994 A70
Zvjaginsev, Vadim vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Pamplona9495 1994 A57
Topalov, Veselin vs Rivas Pastor, Manuel
1-0Pamplona9495 1994 B07
Topalov, Veselin vs Gulko, Boris F
1/2-1/2Moscow ol (Men) 1994 B14
Oll, Lembit vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Moscow ol (Men) 1994 B78
Topalov, Veselin vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
1-0Alcobendas m 1994 B80
Topalov, Veselin vs Campora, Daniel H
0-1Moscow ol (Men) 1994 C41
Topalov, Veselin vs Gurevich, Mikhail
1-0Elenite 1994 B07
Topalov, Veselin vs Vyzmanavin, Alexey
1-0Elenite 1994 E17
Topalov, Veselin vs Ionescu, Constantin
0-1Balkaniad 1994 A46
Comas Fabrego, Luis vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Pamplona9495 1994 A59
Ye Jiangchuan vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Moscow ol (Men) 1994 B80
Lautier, Joel vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Cap d'Agde 1994 B38
Drasko, Milan vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Balkaniad 1994 A62
Topalov, Veselin vs Zadrima, Aldo
1-0Balkaniad 1994 D80
Topalov, Veselin vs Ermenkov, Evgenij
1-0Elenite 1994 C17
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Alcobendas m 1994 A59
Kotronias, Vasilios vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Balkaniad 1994 C07
Topalov, Veselin vs Gulko, Boris F
1-0Dos Hermanas 1994 C19
Topalov, Veselin vs Haba, Petr
1/2-1/2Budapest zt-B 1993 B48
Topalov, Veselin vs Kuczynski, Robert
1/2-1/2Budapest zt-B 1993 D43
Topalov, Veselin vs San Segundo, Pablo
1/2-1/2Madrid 1993 B66
Topalov, Veselin vs Izeta Txabarri, Felix
1-0Madrid 1993 B07
Topalov, Veselin vs Benjamin, Joel
1/2-1/2Groningen PCA 1993 B48
Stohl, Igor vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Budapest zt-B 1993 A87
Gurevich, Mikhail vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Groningen PCA 1993 A80
Dolmatov, Sergey vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Groningen PCA 1993 B33
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Leon 1993 A87
Ribli, Zoltan vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Groningen PCA 1993 A87
Topalov, Veselin vs Azmaiparashvili, Zurab
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1993 D58
Vyzmanavin, Alexey vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Leon 1993 E15
Sznapik, Aleksander vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Budapest zt-B 1993 C92
Topalov, Veselin vs Sion Castro, Marcelino
1-0Leon 1993 B45
Rivas Pastor, Manuel vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Madrid 1993 E07
Topalov, Veselin vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
1-0Groningen PCA 1993 B14
Topalov, Veselin vs Granda Zuniga, Julio E
1/2-1/2Groningen PCA 1993 B06
Topalov, Veselin vs Rivas Pastor, Manuel
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1993 A21
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Madrid 1993 E98
Topalov, Veselin vs Vyzmanavin, Alexey
1/2-1/2Groningen PCA 1993 D42
Hjartarson, Johann vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Groningen PCA 1993 B70
Topalov, Veselin vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2Madrid 1993 B48