Veselin Topalov

Quick Facts

Full Name	Veselin Topalov
Occupation	Chess Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 15, 1975(1975-03-15)
Age	49
Country	Bulgaria
Birth City	Ruse
Horoscope	Pisces

Veselin Topalov Biography

Veselin Topalov is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on March 15, 1975 in Ruse, Bulgaria. Bulgarian master of chess who is among the most highly respected and highly ranked players around the globe with the highest spot for 27 months.

The only exception was Only Garry Kasparov and a handful of others were ranked number one longer than him. and a few others were ranked as the number one more than Kasparov.

In 1989 he won the World Under-14 Championship in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and in 1990 won the silver medal at the World Under-16 Championship in Singapore. He became a Grandmaster in 1992 and won in Terrassa. He shared first at the Budapest Zonal group B in 1993 but struggled at the Biel Interzonal, scoring 5.5/13. He made his Olympiad debut in Moscow 1994, leading Bulgaria to a fourth-place, defeating Garry Kasparov on board one.

Topalov has competed on first board at nine Chess Olympiads (1994-2000, 2008-2016), winning individual gold in 2014 and scoring best overall performance in 1994.

He had his father as his first coach.

Veselin Topalov Net Worth

Veselin Topalov is one of the richest Chess Player from Bulgaria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Veselin Topalov 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He started playing the game of chess at age eight years old and was regarded as an expert in chess by the age of 12.

He was the winner of both the 2005 World Chess Championship and the 2010 Linares Chess Tournament.

Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov (pronounced [vɛsɛˈlin toˈpalof] ; Bulgarian: Весели́н Александров Топа́лов ; born 15 March 1975) is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster and former FIDE World Chess Champion.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Veselin Topalov Dating?

According to our records, Veselin Topalov married to Christina Topalova. As of December 1, 2023, Veselin Topalov’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2001, he shared the overall title at Amber Melody and won at Dortmund.

Facts & Trivia

Veselin Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Bulgaria. Veselin Topalov celebrates birthday on March 15 of every year.

On the way to winning M-Tel Masters in 2005, Topalov defeated former FIDE world champion Ruslan Ponomariov with the white pieces in a Queen’s Indian Defense.

Top Facts about Veselin Topalov

1. Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov (born 15 March 1975) is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster and former FIDE World Chess Champion.
2. He won the FIDE World Chess Championship 2005 & Chess Oscar in 2005.
3. He ranked world number one from April 2006 to January 2007 & October 2008 to January 2010.
4. His peak rating was 2816 in July 2015, placing him joint-tenth on the list of highest FIDE-rated players of all time.
5. He lost the World Chess Championship 2006 against Vladimir Kramnik.
6. He challenged Viswanathan Anand at the World Chess Championship 2010, losing 6½-5½.
7. His father taught him to play chess at the age of eight and he quickly established himself as a chess prodigy.
8. Topalov played for Bulgaria at nine Chess Olympiads (1994-2000, 2008-2016), winning board one gold in 2014 and scoring best overall performance in 1994.
9. He won various titles at tournaments such as Linares, Corus, Dortmund, Stavanger and Pearl Spring.
10. He won his first major success at Linares 2005, tying for first place with Garry Kasparov.
11. He then won the M-Tel Masters tournament for a third consecutive time with 5½/10 in May 2007.
12. He lost the 2006 reunification match against Kramnik, which prevented him from entering the 2007 championship tournament.
13. He won the 2010 Linares chess tournament held in February.
14. The World Chess Championship 2010 between him and Vishwanathan Anand was delayed by one day due to the cancellation of all flights following the volcano ash cloud from Eyjafjallajökull.
15. He participated in the fifth edition of Shamkir Chess, finishing eighth with a score of 4/9 (+2–3=4) in April 2018.

Is Veselin Topalov good?

Topalov had a wonderful tournament and scored an outstanding 10/14, one and a half points ahead of second and third place Anand and GM Peter Svidler. Topalov’s performance rating at the 2005 tournament was a staggering 2890! He had achieved his lifelong goal and became a world chess champion.

Is Veselin Topalov active?

Veselin Topalov
Ranking| No. 20 (June 2022)
Peak ranking| No. 1 (April 2006)

Is Topalov retired?

BELOW, A TRANSLATION BY GOOGLE TRANSLATE, WITHOUT REVIEW – IT IS FULL OF MISTAKES. Chess career Veselin Topalov virtually ended. This revealed itself 41-year-old grandmaster from Ruse in an extensive interview with the Russian agency “R-Sport”.

Is Vaseline Topalov world champion?

Topalov of course became FIDE World Champion in 2005. However, this was during the schism in the chess world between 1993 and 2006. Some background, World Champion Kasparov was due to play his Nigel Short in a title match in 1993.

Is Anand better than Kramnik?

Viswanathan Anand (born 11 December 1969) and Vladimir Kramnik (born 25 June 1975) have played 93 classical chess games, of which Kramnik won eleven, Anand won eleven, and 71 games were drawn. In the rapid format Anand has 12 wins, Kramnik has 4 wins with 39 draws.