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)
Search & Filter All Games →Hoffman, Alejandro vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Candas op 1992 A81
Panbukchian, Valentin vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0BUL-ch 1992 C78
Topalov, Veselin vs Ulibin, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Ibercaja op 1992 A91
Komljenovic, Davor vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Alicante op 1992 E11
Topalov, Veselin vs Antunes, Antonio
1/2-1/2Candas op 1992 B36
Topalov, Veselin vs Sax, Gyula
1/2-1/2Elenite 1992 E31
Lalev, Dimitar vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0BUL-ch 1992 A57
Topalov, Veselin vs Pomar Salamanca, Arturo
1-0St Cugat op 1992 D61
Topalov, Veselin vs Alvarez de Toledo, E.
1-0Sevilla op 1992 B29
Spangenberg, Hugo vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Benidorm op 1992 A41
Oll, Lembit vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Ibercaja op 1992 C03
Dominguez Velazquez, J. vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Ibercaja op 1992 C02
Topalov, Veselin vs Semkov, Semko
1-0BUL-ch 1992 D44
Topalov, Veselin vs Georgiev, Krum
1/2-1/2BUL-ch 1992 E92
Topalov, Veselin vs Sanchez Almeyra, Jorge
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca op 1992 D87
Topalov, Veselin vs Sanchez Guirado, Francisco
1-0Benidorm op 1992 E30
Topalov, Veselin vs Barcelo, Pedro
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca op 1992 C02
Danailov, Silvio vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1St Cugat op 1992 C78
Tejero Lamana, Santiago vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Ibercaja op 1992 A45
Gomez, M. vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Sevilla op 1992 E71
Sokolov, Ivan vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Elenite 1992 A21
Topalov, Veselin vs Ermenkov, Evgenij
1/2-1/2BUL-ch 1992 D34
Barlov, Dragan vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Candas op 1992 A85
Topalov, Veselin vs Ubilava, Elizbar
1-0Palma de Mallorca op 1992 E81
Damljanovic, Branko vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Aviles 1992 B22
Topalov, Veselin vs Chemli, F.
1-0Aviles 1992 A01
Topalov, Veselin vs Martin Gonzalez, Angel
1-0Candas op 1992 D34
Kolev, Atanas vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1St Cugat op 1992 B06
Bareev, Evgeny vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Oviedo rapid45 1992 A80
Topalov, Veselin vs Leskovar, Mario
1-0Alicante op 1992 B07
Leskovar, Mario vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Ibercaja op 1992 A01
Eingorn, Vereslav S vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Alicante op 1992 D45
De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Palma de Mallorca op 1992 C08
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Mesa op 1992 A04
Komljenovic, Davor vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Candas op 1992 A41
Topalov, Veselin vs Garcia Palermo, Carlos
1/2-1/2Alicante op 1992 D36
Donchev, Dimitar I vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2BUL-ch 1992 C89
Topalov, Veselin vs Grigorov, Jordan N
0-1BUL-ch 1992 A81
Topalov, Veselin vs Manolov, Ivan
1-0Elenite 1992 A56
Kurajica, Bojan vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Elenite 1992 A04
Damljanovic, Branko vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Benidorm op 1992 A14
Vidarte Morales, Arturo vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2St Cugat op 1992 C42
Campos, Jose Felix vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Palma de Mallorca op 1992 A65
Topalov, Veselin vs Spasov, Vasil
1/2-1/2Elenite 1992 E70
Nedobora, Mikhail vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Candas op 1992 A86
Petkov, Vladimir vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0BUL-ch 1992 E20
Kleinplatz, Sam vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Alicante op 1992 C01
Topalov, Veselin vs Reyes, Juan
1-0Palma de Mallorca op 1992 A65
Topalov, Veselin vs Dorfman, Josif D
1-0Elenite 1992 B42
Topalov, Veselin vs Sorin, Ariel
1-0Benidorm op 1992 A54