Veselin Topalov

FIDE world champion in 2005 and world number one, with a relentless attacking style.

Career In The Collection

Head-to-Head Records

1322 Games · Page 6 of 7

• 2000 vs Boris Gelfand White Amber Rapidplay B80 1-0
• 2000 vs Boris Gelfand Black Amber Blindfold D58 0-1
• 2000 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Amber Rapidplay A43 0-1
• 2000 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Amber Blindfold B63 1/2-1/2
• 2000 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Amber Rapidplay E11 1/2-1/2
• 2000 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Amber Blindfold B90 1-0
• 1999 vs Boris Gelfand Black Eu Team Ch A30 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Peter Leko Black Eu Team Ch B90 1-0
• 1999 vs Boris Gelfand White EUCup final 15th B90 1-0
• 1999 vs Jan Timman Black EUCup final 15th B90 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Vladimir Kramnik White FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 A32 0-1
• 1999 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 D28 1-0
• 1999 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black FIDE-Wch k.o. D28 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Vladimir Kramnik White FIDE-Wch k.o. C42 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Michael Adams White Dortmunder Schachtage E15 0-1
• 1999 vs Jan Timman Black Dortmunder Schachtage B81 1-0
• 1999 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Dortmunder Schachtage D15 1-0
• 1999 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Dortmunder Schachtage A40 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Peter Leko White Dortmunder Schachtage C65 0-1
• 1999 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Dortmunder Schachtage B90 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Peter Leko White Frankfurt-West Masters C65 0-1
• 1999 vs Alexander Morozevich White Frankfurt-West Masters D07 1-0
• 1999 vs Judit Polgar Black Frankfurt-West Masters B90 0-1
• 1999 vs Michael Adams Black Frankfurt-West Masters B90 0-1
• 1999 vs Peter Svidler Black Frankfurt-West Masters B90 0-1
• 1999 vs Peter Leko Black Frankfurt-West Masters B07 1-0
• 1999 vs Alexander Morozevich Black Frankfurt-West Masters B80 0-1
• 1999 vs Judit Polgar White Frankfurt-West Masters E97 1-0
• 1999 vs Michael Adams White Frankfurt-West Masters E32 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Peter Svidler White Frankfurt-West Masters C88 0-1
• 1999 vs Alexander Morozevich White Sarajevo C11 0-1
• 1999 vs Peter Leko Black Sarajevo B90 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Alexei Shirov Black Sarajevo B92 1-0
• 1999 vs Nigel Short Black Sarajevo B23 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Garry Kasparov White Sarajevo D97 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Michael Adams White Sarajevo A17 1-0
• 1999 vs Jan Timman Black Sarajevo D15 0-1
• 1999 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Dos Hermanas A40 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Dos Hermanas C11 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Michael Adams Black Dos Hermanas B26 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Viswanathan Anand White Dos Hermanas C78 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Judit Polgar Black Dos Hermanas B92 0-1
• 1999 vs Peter Svidler White Dos Hermanas A16 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Boris Gelfand Black Dos Hermanas B27 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Anatoly Karpov White Dos Hermanas D37 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Amber Rapidplay D19 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Anatoly Karpov White Amber Blindfold E20 1-0
• 1999 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Amber Blindfold A17 1-0
• 1999 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Amber Rapidplay D37 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Boris Gelfand Black Amber Rapidplay D37 1-0
• 1999 vs Boris Gelfand White Amber Blindfold E15 1-0
• 1999 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Amber Rapidplay E94 1-0
• 1999 vs Viswanathan Anand White Amber Blindfold B19 1-0
• 1999 vs Alexei Shirov Black Amber Blindfold B09 1-0
• 1999 vs Alexei Shirov White Amber Rapidplay A30 1-0
• 1999 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Amber Blindfold D58 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Amber Rapidplay A40 1-0
• 1999 vs Garry Kasparov Black Linares16th E68 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Linares16th A30 0-1
• 1999 vs Peter Svidler Black Linares16th B35 0-1
• 1999 vs Viswanathan Anand White Linares16th B12 0-1
• 1999 vs Peter Leko White Linares16th C65 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Michael Adams Black Linares16th B90 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Linares16th C42 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Garry Kasparov White Linares16th B80 0-1
• 1999 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Linares16th E32 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Peter Svidler White Linares16th C88 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Linares16th B85 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Peter Leko Black Linares16th B80 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Michael Adams White Linares16th C88 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Linares16th D41 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Hoogovens B90 1-0
• 1999 vs Alexei Shirov White Hoogovens C11 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Hoogovens B80 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Garry Kasparov Black Hoogovens B07 1-0
• 1999 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Hoogovens C67 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Hoogovens 5' C07 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Hoogovens 5' B07 1-0
• 1999 vs Garry Kasparov White Hoogovens 5' A30 0-1
• 1999 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Hoogovens 5' A30 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Peter Svidler Black Hoogovens 5' C63 1-0
• 1999 vs Jan Timman White Hoogovens 5' E17 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Peter Svidler Black Hoogovens B35 1/2-1/2
• 1999 vs Jan Timman White Hoogovens A20 1-0
• 1998 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Tilburg Fontys E34 1/2-1/2
• 1998 vs Michael Adams Black Tilburg Fontys B43 1-0
• 1998 vs Peter Leko White Tilburg Fontys B19 0-1
• 1998 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Tilburg Fontys C42 1/2-1/2
• 1998 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Tilburg Fontys B80 1/2-1/2
• 1998 vs Peter Svidler White Tilburg Fontys C90 1-0
• 1998 vs Jan Timman White Elista ol (Men) B17 0-1
• 1998 vs Peter Svidler Black Elista ol (Men) B81 0-1
• 1998 vs Garry Kasparov White Sofia m 25' D58 0-1
• 1998 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Amber-rapid 7th B90 1/2-1/2
• 1998 vs Viswanathan Anand White Amber-blind 7th C42 1/2-1/2
• 1998 vs Alexei Shirov Black Amber-rapid 7th B81 1-0
• 1998 vs Alexei Shirov White Amber-blind 7th B80 0-1
• 1998 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Amber-blind 7th A34 1-0
• 1998 vs Anatoly Karpov White Amber-rapid 7th D37 1-0
• 1998 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Amber-blind 7th B56 1-0
• 1998 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Amber-rapid 7th B92 1-0
• 1998 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Amber-rapid 7th E32 1/2-1/2
• 1998 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Amber-blind 7th A41 1-0
• 1998 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Linares B84 1/2-1/2
• 1998 vs Peter Svidler Black Linares C67 1-0
• 1998 vs Alexei Shirov White Linares D85 0-1
• 1998 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Linares B90 0-1
• 1998 vs Viswanathan Anand White Linares B17 1/2-1/2
• 1998 vs Garry Kasparov Black Linares B91 1/2-1/2
• 1998 vs Alexei Shirov Black Linares B42 1-0
• 1998 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Linares D58 0-1
• 1998 vs Boris Gelfand White Hoogovens B97 1/2-1/2
• 1998 vs Michael Adams Black Hoogovens B53 1-0
• 1998 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Hoogovens A34 1/2-1/2
• 1998 vs Anatoly Karpov White Hoogovens D31 1-0
• 1998 vs Judit Polgar White Hoogovens D39 1/2-1/2
• 1998 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Hoogovens C78 1-0
• 1998 vs Michael Adams Black Hoogovens Blitz A80 1/2-1/2
• 1998 vs Boris Gelfand Black Hoogovens Blitz A08 1-0
• 1998 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Hoogovens Blitz A80 1-0
• 1998 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Hoogovens Blitz C01 1-0
• 1998 vs Jan Timman Black Hoogovens Blitz C02 0-1
• 1998 vs Jan Timman White Hoogovens D43 1/2-1/2
• 1998 vs Alexei Shirov Black Hoogovens A70 1/2-1/2
• 1998 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Linares B90 1-0
• 1998 vs Garry Kasparov Black Sofia m 25' B90 1-0
• 1998 vs Garry Kasparov White Leon Man+Comp m B33 0-1
• 1998 vs Garry Kasparov Black Leon Man+Comp m E68 0-1
• 1998 vs Garry Kasparov White Sofia m 25' D58 0-1
• 1998 vs Garry Kasparov White Leon Man+Comp m B90 1-0
• 1998 vs Garry Kasparov Black Leon Man+Comp m B18 1/2-1/2
• 1998 vs Garry Kasparov White Linares D85 1/2-1/2
• 1998 vs Garry Kasparov Black Leon Man+Comp m A32 1/2-1/2
• 1998 vs Garry Kasparov White Leon Man+Comp m B90 1/2-1/2
• 1998 vs Garry Kasparov Black Leon Man+Comp m D79 1-0
• 1998 vs Garry Kasparov White Leon Man+Comp m B89 0-1
• 1998 vs Garry Kasparov White Leon Man+Comp m B33 1-0
• 1998 vs Garry Kasparov Black Leon Man+Comp m E60 1-0
• 1998 vs Garry Kasparov Black Sofia m 25' B43 1-0
• 1998 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Linares D85 1/2-1/2
• 1998 vs Peter Svidler White Linares D85 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Viswanathan Anand White Dortmund B96 1-0
• 1997 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Dortmund D78 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Nigel Short White Dortmund B43 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Dortmund B23 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Judit Polgar White Dortmund D74 0-1
• 1997 vs Nigel Short White Novgorod B40 0-1
• 1997 vs Garry Kasparov Black Novgorod C78 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Nigel Short Black Novgorod B90 0-1
• 1997 vs Garry Kasparov White Novgorod B97 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Judit Polgar White Torneo Magistral 6th D38 1-0
• 1997 vs Alexei Shirov Black Torneo Magistral 6th C68 0-1
• 1997 vs Nigel Short White Torneo Magistral 6th C87 1-0
• 1997 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Dos Hermanas D46 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Judit Polgar Black Dos Hermanas C78 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Anatoly Karpov White Dos Hermanas B17 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Viswanathan Anand White Dos Hermanas D17 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Alexei Shirov Black Dos Hermanas C02 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Michael Adams White Linares 14th A34 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Garry Kasparov White Linares 14th D35 0-1
• 1997 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Linares 14th C78 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Alexei Shirov Black Linares 14th C69 1-0
• 1997 vs Viswanathan Anand White Chess Classics B90 0-1
• 1997 vs Viswanathan Anand White Amber-blind 6th D20 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Amber-rapid 6th C10 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Chess Classics B50 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Boris Gelfand Black Dortmund E94 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Boris Gelfand Black Linares 14th E92 0-1
• 1997 vs Boris Gelfand Black Dos Hermanas E92 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Boris Gelfand Black Novgorod E12 1-0
• 1997 vs Boris Gelfand White Novgorod A29 0-1
• 1997 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Amber-blind 6th A49 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Linares 14th D40 0-1
• 1997 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Amber-rapid 6th D46 0-1
• 1997 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Chess Classics D46 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Anatoly Karpov White Amber-blind 6th A29 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Anatoly Karpov White Chess Classics A45 0-1
• 1997 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Amber-rapid 6th E65 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Lost Boys 5th A57 0-1
• 1997 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Dortmund E97 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Amber-blind 6th C11 1-0
• 1997 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Novgorod B57 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Linares 14th E07 0-1
• 1997 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Amber-rapid 6th E65 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Novgorod E94 1-0
• 1997 vs Judit Polgar White Linares 14th B48 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Alexei Shirov White Madrid playoff 20' C78 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Alexei Shirov Black Madrid playoff 20' C68 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Alexei Shirov Black Amber-rapid 6th C11 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Alexei Shirov White Amber-blind 6th C78 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Alexei Shirov Black Madrid playoff 5'-6' C88 1/2-1/2
• 1997 vs Nigel Short Black Dos Hermanas B23 0-1
• 1996 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Las Palmas B81 0-1
• 1996 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Las Palmas A70 1/2-1/2
• 1996 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Las Palmas E92 1-0
• 1996 vs Garry Kasparov Black Las Palmas C45 1/2-1/2
• 1996 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Las Palmas C77 1/2-1/2
• 1996 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Las Palmas B17 0-1
• 1996 vs Anatoly Karpov White Las Palmas D27 1/2-1/2
• 1996 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Las Palmas E97 1/2-1/2

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