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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1/2-1/2Altensteig 1990 E32
Schlosser, Philipp vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Altensteig 1990 E94
Stangl, Markus vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Altensteig 1990 A54
Topalov, Veselin vs Paehtz, Thomas Sr
0-1Altensteig 1990 C08
Kranz, Armin vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Dornbirn op 1990 A40
Tsorbatzoglou, Theodoros vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Balkaniad-J 1990 E20
Topalov, Veselin vs Skalkotas, Nikolaos
1/2-1/2Balkaniad 1990 C07
Topalov, Veselin vs Gabriel, Christian
1-0Altensteig 1990 D46
Markovic, Ivan vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0EU-ch U20 1989 C10
Topalov, Veselin vs Panbukchian, Valentin
1-0BUL-ch 1989 E11
Dreev, Alexey vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2EU-ch U20 1989 A52
Topalov, Veselin vs Serper, Grigory
1-0EU-ch U20 1989 A55
Luther, Thomas vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0EU-ch U20 1989 B99
Topalov, Veselin vs Simeonov, Stefan
1-0BUL-ch 1989 A79
Donchev, Dimitar I vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0BUL-ch 1989 C04
Topalov, Veselin vs Dimitrov, Vladimir
1/2-1/2BUL-ch 1989 E94
Cela, Altin vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Balkaniad 1989 C04
Topalov, Veselin vs Norri, Joose
1-0EU-ch U20 1989 B08
Grigorov, Jordan N vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0BUL-ch 1989 C11
Zahariev, Zahari vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1BUL-ch 1989 B53
Topalov, Veselin vs Kocsis, Janos
1-0Balkaniad 1989 D85
Claesen, Pieter vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2EU-ch U20 1989 A27
Topalov, Veselin vs Georgiev, Kiril
0-1BUL-ch 1989 E12
Stefansson, Hannes vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2EU-ch U20 1989 C16
Topalov, Veselin vs Tzermiadianos, Andreas
1-0Balkaniad 1989 A57
Topalov, Veselin vs Demirel, Tolga
1-0EU-ch U20 1989 D36
Danailov, Silvio vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1BUL-ch 1989 A30
Topalov, Veselin vs Agnos, Demetrios
1-0EU-ch U20 1989 E98
Topalov, Veselin vs Georgiev, Krum
1/2-1/2BUL-ch 1989 E97
Stangl, Markus vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1EU-ch U20 1989 A87
Topalov, Veselin vs Fogarasi, Tibor
1/2-1/2EU-ch U20 1989 D39
Hracek, Zbynek vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2EU-ch U20 1989 A22
Topalov, Veselin vs Pedzich, Dominik
1/2-1/2EU-ch U20 1989 A65
Kosic, Dragan vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Balkaniad 1989 A53
Garcia Palermo, Carlos vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Forli op 1988 A48
Topalov, Veselin vs Braga, Fernando
1/2-1/2Forli op 1988 D18
Topalov, Veselin vs Meduna, Eduard
1/2-1/2Forli op 1988 D18
Topalov, Veselin vs Mantovani, Renzo
1-0Forli op 1988 E12
Strikovic, Aleksa vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Forli op 1988 B22
Topalov, Veselin vs Granda Zuniga, Julio E
0-1Forli op 1988 A69
Topalov, Veselin vs Gonsior, Evzen
1/2-1/2Forli op 1988 D53
Votruba, Pavel vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Forli op 1988 A41
De Eccher, Stefano vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Forli op 1988 A26
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