Veselin Topalov

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Veselin Topalov is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster and former FIDE World Chess Champion known for his aggressive, dynamic playing style.

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Veselin Topalov canonical 4
Topalov 1

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instanceOf FIDE World Chess Champion
chess grandmaster
chess player
human
chessTitleYear 1992
coachOrSecond Silvio Danailov
competedIn Chess Olympiad
countryOfCitizenship Bulgaria
dateOfBirth 1975-03-15
defeatedInMatchBy Vladimir Kramnik
EloRatingOver2700 true
familyName Topalov
linked to: Veselin Topalov
FIDEID 2900084
firstReachedWorldNumberOne 2006
gender male
givenName Veselin
knownFor aggressive playing style
dynamic playing style
languageSpoken Bulgarian
managedBy Silvio Danailov
match World Chess Championship 2006 reunification match
name Veselin Topalov
nationality Bulgarian
notableGame Kasparov–Topalov, Wijk aan Zee 1999
notableGameAgainst Garry Kasparov
openingSpecialty Sicilian Defence
Spanish Game
participatedIn Candidates Tournament 2014
Candidates Tournament 2016
World Chess Championship 2010
peakFIDERating 2816
peakFIDERatingDate 2015-07
peakWorldRanking 1
placeOfBirth Ruse, Bulgaria
linked to: Ruse
playedWorldChampionshipMatchAgainst Viswanathan Anand
playsForNationalTeam Bulgarian national chess team
residence Spain
resultOf2010WorldChampionshipMatch lost
styleOfPlay attacking
tactical
title Grandmaster
won Corus chess tournament 2006
FIDE World Chess Championship 2005
Linares tournament 2004
Linares tournament 2005
M-Tel Masters 2005
M-Tel Masters 2006
M-Tel Masters 2007
Pearl Spring tournament 2009
worldChampionTitle FIDE World Chess Champion 2005

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Garry Kasparov playedMatchAgainst Veselin Topalov
Chess Oscar notableRecipient Veselin Topalov
Veselin Topalov name Veselin Topalov
Veselin Topalov familyName Topalov
linked to: Veselin Topalov