Veselin Topalov
Modern era · Bulgaria · b. 1975
FIDE world champion in 2005 and world number one, with a relentless attacking style.
Career In The Collection
1322Games
302Wins
608Draws
412Losses
46%Score
1991–2025Active
Head-to-Head Records
1322 Games · Page 4 of 7
- 2008 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black 4th M-Tel Masters D43 1/2-1/2
- 2008 vs Levon Aronian White 4th M-Tel Masters D47 1-0
- 2008 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White 4th M-Tel Masters C11 0-1
- 2008 vs Levon Aronian Black 4th M-Tel Masters E00 0-1
- 2008 vs Judit Polgar White XIV Rapid D38 1-0
- 2008 vs Judit Polgar Black XIV Rapid C88 1-0
- 2008 vs Judit Polgar Black XIV Rapid C92 0-1
- 2008 vs Judit Polgar White XIV Rapid E16 1/2-1/2
- 2008 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Amber Rapid B13 1-0
- 2008 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Amber Blindfold D12 1-0
- 2008 vs Boris Gelfand Black Amber Rapid E17 1/2-1/2
- 2008 vs Boris Gelfand White Amber Blindfold E01 1/2-1/2
- 2008 vs Sergey Karjakin White Amber Rapid D11 1-0
- 2008 vs Sergey Karjakin Black Amber Blindfold B19 1/2-1/2
- 2008 vs Levon Aronian Black Amber Rapid D45 1-0
- 2008 vs Levon Aronian White Amber Blindfold A40 1/2-1/2
- 2008 vs Magnus Carlsen Black Amber Blindfold B13 1/2-1/2
- 2008 vs Magnus Carlsen White Amber Rapid E00 1/2-1/2
- 2008 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Amber Blindfold C42 1/2-1/2
- 2008 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Amber Rapid E94 1-0
- 2008 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Black Amber Blindfold B18 0-1
- 2008 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov White Amber Rapid E94 1/2-1/2
- 2008 vs Viswanathan Anand White Amber Blindfold E05 1/2-1/2
- 2008 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Amber Rapid B19 1/2-1/2
- 2008 vs Alexander Morozevich Black Amber Blindfold D31 1-0
- 2008 vs Alexander Morozevich White Amber Rapid E97 1-0
- 2008 vs Peter Leko White Amber Blindfold E05 1-0
- 2008 vs Peter Leko Black Amber Rapid B12 1/2-1/2
- 2008 vs Viswanathan Anand Black XXV SuperGM B92 1/2-1/2
- 2008 vs Peter Leko White XXV SuperGM C88 1-0
- 2008 vs Magnus Carlsen Black XXV SuperGM A28 1-0
- 2008 vs Alexei Shirov White XXV SuperGM D89 1-0
- 2008 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black XXV SuperGM B87 1/2-1/2
- 2008 vs Levon Aronian Black XXV SuperGM A29 1-0
- 2008 vs Peter Leko Black XXV SuperGM B90 0-1
- 2008 vs Viswanathan Anand White XXV SuperGM E21 1/2-1/2
- 2008 vs Magnus Carlsen White XXV SuperGM B04 0-1
- 2008 vs Alexei Shirov Black XXV SuperGM B33 1-0
- 2008 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White XXV SuperGM B90 1-0
- 2008 vs Levon Aronian White XXV SuperGM E20 1-0
- 2008 vs Michael Adams White Corus A C78 1/2-1/2
- 2008 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov White Corus A E92 1/2-1/2
- 2008 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Corus A D43 1-0
- 2008 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Corus A B90 1-0
- 2008 vs Magnus Carlsen White Corus A C88 1/2-1/2
- 2008 vs Peter Leko Black Corus A B90 0-1
- 2008 vs Boris Gelfand White Corus A C42 1-0
- 2008 vs Judit Polgar Black Corus A B90 1/2-1/2
- 2008 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Corus A A65 1/2-1/2
- 2008 vs Levon Aronian Black Corus A D71 1-0
- 2007 vs Judit Polgar Black Chess Champions League B90 0-1
- 2007 vs Anatoly Karpov White Chess Champions League E13 1/2-1/2
- 2007 vs Judit Polgar White Chess Champions League C42 0-1
- 2007 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Chess Champions League E36 0-1
- 2007 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov White ETCC D86 1/2-1/2
- 2007 vs Magnus Carlsen White Blindfold World Cup E17 1/2-1/2
- 2007 vs Magnus Carlsen Black Blindfold World Cup E20 1-0
- 2007 vs Sergey Karjakin Black Blindfold World Cup B31 0-1
- 2007 vs Sergey Karjakin White Blindfold World Cup C84 0-1
- 2007 vs Judit Polgar Black Blindfold World Cup C78 1-0
- 2007 vs Judit Polgar White Blindfold World Cup B46 1-0
- 2007 vs Viswanathan Anand Black XX Ciudad de Leon B90 1-0
- 2007 vs Viswanathan Anand White XX Ciudad de Leon C92 1/2-1/2
- 2007 vs Viswanathan Anand White XX Ciudad de Leon C88 1/2-1/2
- 2007 vs Viswanathan Anand Black XX Ciudad de Leon B90 1-0
- 2007 vs Gata Kamsky Black MTel A46 1/2-1/2
- 2007 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov White MTel B46 1/2-1/2
- 2007 vs Michael Adams Black MTel B23 1/2-1/2
- 2007 vs Gata Kamsky White MTel E15 1/2-1/2
- 2007 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Black MTel D43 1-0
- 2007 vs Michael Adams White MTel E15 1/2-1/2
- 2007 vs Levon Aronian White XXIV SuperGM E15 1/2-1/2
- 2007 vs Alexander Morozevich Black XXIV SuperGM B50 1-0
- 2007 vs Magnus Carlsen White XXIV SuperGM A30 1/2-1/2
- 2007 vs Peter Svidler Black XXIV SuperGM B90 1/2-1/2
- 2007 vs Peter Leko Black XXIV SuperGM B90 1/2-1/2
- 2007 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White XXIV SuperGM B42 1/2-1/2
- 2007 vs Viswanathan Anand Black XXIV SuperGM B90 1/2-1/2
- 2007 vs Alexander Morozevich White XXIV SuperGM C11 1-0
- 2007 vs Levon Aronian Black XXIV SuperGM D23 1/2-1/2
- 2007 vs Magnus Carlsen Black XXIV SuperGM D45 1-0
- 2007 vs Peter Svidler White XXIV SuperGM A16 1/2-1/2
- 2007 vs Peter Leko White XXIV SuperGM E15 1/2-1/2
- 2007 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black XXIV SuperGM B90 1-0
- 2007 vs Viswanathan Anand White XXIV SuperGM E15 1/2-1/2
- 2007 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Corus A D37 1/2-1/2
- 2007 vs Peter Svidler Black Corus A B90 1-0
- 2007 vs Magnus Carlsen White Corus A D38 1-0
- 2007 vs Levon Aronian Black Corus A A29 1/2-1/2
- 2007 vs Viswanathan Anand White Corus A E15 1-0
- 2007 vs Alexei Shirov White Corus A D89 1-0
- 2007 vs Sergey Karjakin Black Corus A B90 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Judit Polgar Black Blindfold Rapid B42 1-0
- 2006 vs Judit Polgar White Blindfold Rapid B90 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Judit Polgar Black Blindfold Rapid B41 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Judit Polgar White Blindfold Rapid B48 1-0
- 2006 vs Judit Polgar Black Blindfold Rapid B33 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Judit Polgar White Blindfold Rapid B81 1-0
- 2006 vs Judit Polgar White 10th Essent E32 0-1
- 2006 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov White 10th Essent C95 1-0
- 2006 vs Judit Polgar Black 10th Essent B81 1-0
- 2006 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Black 10th Essent D47 1-0
- 2006 vs Vladimir Kramnik White WCh Playoffs D12 1-0
- 2006 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black WCh Playoffs D47 1-0
- 2006 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black WCh Playoffs D45 1-0
- 2006 vs Vladimir Kramnik White WCh Playoffs D18 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black WCh D12 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Vladimir Kramnik White WCh D12 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black WCh E08 1-0
- 2006 vs Vladimir Kramnik White WCh D12 1-0
- 2006 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black WCh D47 0-1
- 2006 vs Vladimir Kramnik White WCh D27 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Vladimir Kramnik White WCh D17 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Vladimir Kramnik White WCh D47 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black WCh E02 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Vladimir Kramnik White WCh D19 0-1
- 2006 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black WCh E04 1-0
- 2006 vs Viswanathan Anand White XIX Ciudad C84 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Viswanathan Anand White XIX Ciudad D23 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Viswanathan Anand Black XIX Ciudad B92 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Viswanathan Anand Black XIX Ciudad C67 1-0
- 2006 vs Gata Kamsky Black Mtel Masters B97 0-1
- 2006 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Mtel Masters B80 0-1
- 2006 vs Peter Svidler White Mtel Masters D87 0-1
- 2006 vs Gata Kamsky White Mtel Masters D15 1-0
- 2006 vs Viswanathan Anand White Mtel Masters C88 0-1
- 2006 vs Peter Svidler Black Mtel Masters B80 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Viswanathan Anand White Amber Blindfold C88 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Amber Rapid C65 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Boris Gelfand White Amber Rapid C42 1-0
- 2006 vs Boris Gelfand Black Amber Blindfold E48 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Peter Svidler White Amber Blindfold E94 0-1
- 2006 vs Peter Svidler Black Amber Rapid B90 0-1
- 2006 vs Alexander Morozevich Black Amber Blindfold E16 1-0
- 2006 vs Alexander Morozevich White Amber Rapid E61 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Alexander Grischuk Black Amber Blindfold B90 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Alexander Grischuk White Amber Rapid A30 1-0
- 2006 vs Peter Leko Black Amber Rapid B90 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Peter Leko White Amber Blindfold B90 0-1
- 2006 vs Levon Aronian Black Amber Blindfold A03 1-0
- 2006 vs Levon Aronian White Amber Rapid A04 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Amber Rapid C88 1-0
- 2006 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Amber Blindfold D15 0-1
- 2006 vs Peter Leko White XXIII SuperGM E32 1-0
- 2006 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White XXIII SuperGM C88 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Levon Aronian White XXIII SuperGM E20 1-0
- 2006 vs Peter Svidler White XXIII SuperGM D87 1-0
- 2006 vs Peter Leko Black XXIII SuperGM B90 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black XXIII SuperGM D15 0-1
- 2006 vs Levon Aronian Black XXIII SuperGM E55 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Peter Svidler Black XXIII SuperGM C67 1-0
- 2006 vs Peter Leko Black Corus A B91 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Viswanathan Anand White Corus A C78 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Corus A E20 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Levon Aronian White Corus A E15 1-0
- 2006 vs Sergey Karjakin Black Corus A B33 0-1
- 2006 vs Boris Gelfand White Corus A C42 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov White Corus A C87 1/2-1/2
- 2006 vs Michael Adams Black Corus A B85 1-0
- 2006 vs Gata Kamsky White Corus A B01 1-0
- 2005 vs Judit Polgar White WCh-FIDE E15 1/2-1/2
- 2005 vs Peter Svidler White WCh-FIDE C88 1/2-1/2
- 2005 vs Michael Adams Black WCh-FIDE B85 1/2-1/2
- 2005 vs Alexander Morozevich White WCh-FIDE D37 1/2-1/2
- 2005 vs Viswanathan Anand Black WCh-FIDE C65 1/2-1/2
- 2005 vs Peter Leko White WCh-FIDE E15 1/2-1/2
- 2005 vs Judit Polgar Black WCh-FIDE C67 0-1
- 2005 vs Peter Svidler Black WCh-FIDE B90 0-1
- 2005 vs Michael Adams White WCh-FIDE A30 1-0
- 2005 vs Alexander Morozevich Black WCh-FIDE B52 0-1
- 2005 vs Viswanathan Anand White WCh-FIDE E15 1/2-1/2
- 2005 vs Peter Leko Black WCh-FIDE B90 0-1
- 2005 vs Peter Leko White It B33 1-0
- 2005 vs Peter Svidler White It B46 1/2-1/2
- 2005 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black It E06 1-0
- 2005 vs Michael Adams Black It C43 1-0
- 2005 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Mtel Masters B80 0-1
- 2005 vs Judit Polgar White Mtel Masters B48 1/2-1/2
- 2005 vs Michael Adams Black Mtel Masters B91 0-1
- 2005 vs Viswanathan Anand White Mtel Masters E15 1-0
- 2005 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Mtel Masters C42 1/2-1/2
- 2005 vs Judit Polgar Black Mtel Masters C67 1/2-1/2
- 2005 vs Michael Adams White Mtel Masters C88 1/2-1/2
- 2005 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Mtel Masters B80 1/2-1/2
- 2005 vs Peter Svidler Black Amber Blindfold C65 0-1
- 2005 vs Peter Svidler White Amber Rapid A20 1-0
- 2005 vs Boris Gelfand White Amber Rapid D17 1/2-1/2
- 2005 vs Boris Gelfand Black Amber Blindfold D39 1/2-1/2
- 2005 vs Alexander Morozevich Black Amber Blindfold C42 0-1
- 2005 vs Alexander Morozevich White Amber Rapid D08 0-1
- 2005 vs Peter Leko Black Amber Rapid C78 1-0
- 2005 vs Peter Leko White Amber Blindfold E15 1-0
- 2005 vs Alexei Shirov White Amber Rapid D15 1-0
- 2005 vs Alexei Shirov Black Amber Blindfold C67 1/2-1/2
- 2005 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Amber Blindfold D45 1/2-1/2
- 2005 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Amber Rapid E00 1-0
- 2005 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Amber Blindfold C88 1-0
- 2005 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Amber Rapid E32 1/2-1/2
- 2005 vs Viswanathan Anand White Amber Blindfold E34 0-1
- 2005 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Amber Rapid C67 1-0
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