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Home » Chess Players » 10 Best Chess Games of Veselin Topalov

10 Best Chess Games of Veselin Topalov

Editorial Staff by Editorial Staff
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In the last list of top games we published, we went over a few of Richard Repport’s best chess games. In this post, we go through the best games of Veselin Topalov.

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  • 10. Andrei Kharlov vs Veselin Topalov – June 29, 2004
  • 9. Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov – May 12, 2005
  • 8. Veselin Topalov vs Gata Kamsky – May 15, 2006
  • 7. Veselin Topalov vs Vladimir Kramnik – January 22, 2008
  • 6. Veselin Topalov vs Garry Kasparov – March 22, 1996
  • 5. Veselin Topalov vs Evgeny Bareev – July 17, 2002
  • 4. Vladimir Kramnik vs Veselin Topalov – January 16, 2005
  • 3. Veselin Topalov vs Ruslan Ponomariov – May 21, 2005
  • 2. Veselin Topalov vs Levon Aronian – January 25, 2006
  • 1. Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand – May 18, 2005

10. Andrei Kharlov vs Veselin Topalov – June 29, 2004

FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament, Round 5 – Tripoli, Libya

Veselin Topalov played against Andrei Kharlov at the FIDE World Championship Knockout tournament on June 29, 2004. Topalov played the Berlin Defense with the black pieces.

9. Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov – May 12, 2005

MTel Masters Team Championship, Round 5 – Sofia, Bulgaria

Veselin Topalov played against Viswanathan Anand at the MTel Masters tournament on May 12, 2005. Topalov played the Sicilian Defense with the Black pieces.

8. Veselin Topalov vs Gata Kamsky – May 15, 2006

MTel Masters, Round 5 – Sofia, Bulgaria

Veselin Topalov played against Gata Kamsky at the MTel Masters tournament on May 15, 2006. Topalov played the Slav Defense with the white pieces.

7. Veselin Topalov vs Vladimir Kramnik – January 22, 2008

Corus Group A, Round 9 – Wijk aan Zee, NED

Veselin Topalov played against Vladimir Kramnik at the Corus Group A tournament on January 22, 2008. Topalov played the Semi-Slav Defense with the white pieces.

6. Veselin Topalov vs Garry Kasparov – March 22, 1996

10th Euwe Memorial tournament, Round 1 – Amsterdam, Netherlands

Veselin Topalov played against Garry Kasparov at the 10th Euwe Memorial tournament on March 22, 1996. Topalov played the Sicilian Defense with the white pieces.

5. Veselin Topalov vs Evgeny Bareev – July 17, 2002

Dortmund Candidates, Round 2 – Dortmund, Germany

Veselin Topalov played a rapid game against Evgeny Bareev at the Dortmund Candidates (rapid) tournament on July 17, 2002. Topalov played the French Defense with the white pieces.

4. Vladimir Kramnik vs Veselin Topalov – January 16, 2005

Corus Group A, Round 2 – Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands

Veselin Topalov played against Vladimir Kramnik at the Corus Group A on January 16, 2005. Topalov played the Sicilian Defense with the black pieces.

3. Veselin Topalov vs Ruslan Ponomariov – May 21, 2005

Mtel Masters, Round 9 – Sofia, Bulgaria

Veselin Topalov played against Ruslan Ponomariov at the Mtel Masters tournament on May 21, 2005. Topalov played the Queen’s Indian Defense with the white pieces.

2. Veselin Topalov vs Levon Aronian – January 25, 2006

Corus Group A, Round 10 – Wijk aan Zee, Netherland

Veselin Topalov played against Levon Aronian at the Corus Group A tournament on January 25, 2006.Topalov played the Queen’s Indian Defense with the white pieces.

1. Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand – May 18, 2005

MTel Masters, Round 6 – Sofia, Bulgaria

Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand at the MTel Masters on May 18, 2005. Topalov played the Queen’s Indian Defense with the white pieces.

Did you like this list of Veselin Topalov’s best games? If you did, you might be interested in other players top games like Bobby Fischer’s best games or Magnus Carlsen’s best games.

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