Veselin Topalov
25 featured games, 1994–2019: 13 with White and 12 with Black, most often in the Sicilian Defence (18).
- Featured games
- 25
- With White
- 13
- With Black
- 12
- Years
- 1994–2019
Games
- White against Maxime Vachier-LagraveSicilian Defence: Najdorf, English Attack 6.Be3 e6 (Scheveningen hybrid) — Part 2 of 2Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019Lost
- White against Shakhriyar MamedyarovRuy Lopez: Closed, Zaitsev Variation — Part 2 of 2Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2019Won
- White against Wesley SoItalian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 (Slow Italian) — Part 1 of 2London Chess Classic 2016Lost
- Black against Anish GiriSicilian Defence: Richter-Rauzer, 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O Bd7 — Part 2 of 2Norway Chess 2014Lost
- Black against Fabiano CaruanaSicilian Defence: Taimanov, 5...a6 6.Nxc6 bxc6Sinquefield Cup 2014Lost
- Black against Viswanathan AnandSicilian Defence: Najdorf, 6.h3 e6FIDE Candidates 2014Lost
- White against Radoslaw WojtaszekSicilian Defence: Najdorf, English Attack 6...e5 — Part 2 of 241st Olympiad Open 2014Won
- Black against Hikaru NakamuraRuy Lopez: Berlin Defence, Berlin Wall Endgame — Part 2 of 3Sinquefield Cup 2014Won
- Black against Sergey KarjakinSicilian Defence: Taimanov, 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 (English Attack setup) — Part 2 of 2FIDE Grand Prix Beijing 2013Won
- Black against Fabiano CaruanaSicilian Defence: Najdorf, English Attack 8...Be7 9.Qd2Renova FIDE GP Zug 2013Won
- White against Alexander MorozevichPhilidor Defence: Hanham Variation — Part 1 of 2FIDE Grand Prix Beijing 2013Won
- Black against Sergei MovsesianSicilian Defence: Moscow Variation, 3...Nd7 4.d4 cxd4 5.Qxd4Olympiad Khanty-Mansiysk 2010Lost
- Black against Magnus CarlsenRuy Lopez: Closed, Martinez Variation — Part 1 of 2Pearl Spring Nanjing 2010Lost
- White against Vassily IvanchukSicilian Defence: Taimanov, Four KnightsPearl Spring Nanjing 2008Won
- Black against Viswanathan AnandSicilian Defence: Najdorf, English Attack 8...h5Corus Wijk aan Zee 2008Lost
- White against Loek Van WelySicilian Defence: Najdorf, 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7Corus A Wijk aan Zee 2007Won
- White against Liviu-Dieter NisipeanuSicilian Defence: Richter-Rauzer, Classical — Part 1 of 2Bucharest Match 2006Won
- White against Etienne BacrotPetroff Defence: Nimzowitsch Attack — Part 2 of 2Corus Wijk aan Zee 2006Won
- White against Alexei ShirovRuy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Variation — Part 3 of 3Linares SuperGM 2004Won
- Black against Peter LekoSicilian Defence: Kan, 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Be7Sparkassen Dortmund 2002Won
- White against Loek Van WelySicilian Defence: Sveshnikov, Main Line 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 — Part 2 of 2Hoogovens 1999Won
- White against Viswanathan AnandSicilian Defence: Najdorf, Fischer-Sozin AttackHoogovens Wijk aan Zee 1996Won
- White against Garry KasparovSicilian Defence: Scheveningen, English AttackPCA Classic Novgorod 1995Lost
- Black against Garry KasparovSicilian Defence: Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 9.O-O-O d5 (Topalov Line)Euwe Memorial 1995Lost
- Black against Viswanathan AnandSicilian Defence: Dragon, Classical VariationLinares 1994Won
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