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GM
Veselin Topalov
Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com.
Full name
Veselin Topalov
Born
Mar 15, 1975
(age 51)
Place of birth
Ruse, Bulgaria
Federation
Bulgaria
Profiles
Total Games
2693
33% Win
44% Draw
23% Loss
As White
1360
40% Win
43% Draw
17% Loss
As Black
1333
26% Win
44% Draw
30% Loss
Veselin Topalov Chess Games
Players
Result
Moves
Year
Veselin Topalov
(2717)
Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus
(2687)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bc4 d6
Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon Variation
0-1
33
2026
Veselin Topalov
(2717)
Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus
(2687)
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Short Variation with 4.Nf3
0-1
57
2026
Veselin Topalov
(2717)
Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus
(2687)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6
Ruy López Opening: Berlin, Rio Gambit Accepted
½-½
72
2026
Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus
(2687)
Veselin Topalov
(2717)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5
Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Meran, Anti-Moscow Gambit
1-0
39
2026
Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus
(2687)
Veselin Topalov
(2717)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres Variation
½-½
75
2026
Veselin Topalov
(2632)
Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu
(2684)
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Short Variation with 4.Nf3
1-0
39
2025
Veselin Topalov
(2657)
Alireza Firouzja
(2857)
1. c4 e5 2. d3 Bb4+ 3. Bd2 c5
English Opening: King's English Variation
1-0
55
2025
Veselin Topalov
(2657)
Jan-Krzysztof Duda
(2785)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6
Ruy López Opening: Berlin Defense
1-0
38
2025
Veselin Topalov
(2657)
David Gavrilescu
(2506)
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6
English Opening: Agincourt Defense
1-0
36
2025
Veselin Topalov
(2632)
Jan-Krzysztof Duda
(2731)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Be2 Nf6
King's Pawn Opening: Tayler, Inverted Hanham Variation
0-1
52
2025
Veselin Topalov
(2632)
Aravindh Chithambaram
(2550)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Arkhangelsk Variation
0-1
42
2025
Veselin Topalov
(2657)
Vladimir Fedoseev
(2675)
1. c4 e6 2. b3 Be7 3. Bb2 Bf6
English Opening: Agincourt Defense
0-1
37
2025
Veselin Topalov
(2657)
Bogdan-Daniel Deac
(2629)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 c5 3. b3 g6
Indian Game: Spielmann-Indian Variation
0-1
38
2025
Veselin Topalov
(2657)
Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu
(2717)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. b4 Bg7
Réti Opening: Quiet System
0-1
36
2025
Veselin Topalov
(2657)
Levon Aronian
(2761)
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6
English Opening: Agincourt Defense
0-1
52
2025
Veselin Topalov
(2657)
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
(2748)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7
King's Indian Defense
0-1
55
2025
Veselin Topalov
(2657)
Aravindh Chithambaram
(2622)
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7
English Opening: Anglo-Indian, King's Knight, Queen's Indian Formation
0-1
51
2025
Veselin Topalov
(2632)
Vladimir Fedoseev
(2739)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6
King's Pawn Opening: Tayler Opening
½-½
80
2025
Veselin Topalov
(2617)
Igor Kovalenko
(2601)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4
Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation
½-½
31
2025
David Gavrilescu
(2506)
Veselin Topalov
(2632)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4
Scotch Game: Classical Variation
1-0
69
2025
Bogdan-Daniel Deac
(2630)
Veselin Topalov
(2632)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Flohr-Zaitsev System
1-0
64
2025
Levon Aronian
(2752)
Veselin Topalov
(2632)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6
Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening
1-0
37
2025
Alireza Firouzja
(2754)
Veselin Topalov
(2632)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6
Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening
1-0
20
2025
Levon Aronian
(2761)
Veselin Topalov
(2657)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6
Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack
1-0
46
2025
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
(2748)
Veselin Topalov
(2657)
1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 c5
Benoni Defense: Modern, Fianchetto Variation
1-0
53
2025
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