Anand leads St Louis showdown after beating Nakamura
Standings after 4 rounds 1. Anand, Vishy gm IND 2779 X X ½ 1 ½ . ½ . 2½ 2. Nakamura, Hikaru gm USA 2779 ½ 0 X X 1 . ½ . 2 3. Topalov, Veselin gm BUL...
Winless Streak
Bulgaria’s Chess Grandmaster Slumps to 16th Place in World Ranking Sports | April 1, 2016, Friday // 12:39 Veselin Topalov, the Bulgarian chess grandmaster, has moved eight spots down in the standard international ranking, showing his worst results since...
Who qualified for the Candidates Tournament?
Average Ratings Two berths in the 2016 Candidate’s Tournament are reserved for the two highest rated players not already qualified in another manner. “Highest rated” is determined by the player’s AVERAGE rating across all 12 monthly ratings lists from...
Topalov: “The main thing is to enjoy the game!”
VESELIN TOPALOV: “I FORGOT ABOUT THE WORLD CUP, NOW I THINK ABOUT THE “SOCAR-AZERBAIJAN” CLUB”. Rating favourite of the Baku World Cup, Veselin Topalov gave a short interview regarding his unsuccessful match with Peter Svidler: “Every single game in...
Topalov retains GCT lead after St Louis
Bulgaria’s Veselin Topalov Retains Leadership Position in Grand Chess Tour Sports | September 3, 2015, Thursday Bulgaria’s chess grandmaster Veselin Topalov retained the leadership position in the Grand Chess Tour and tops the current standing despite finishing seventh in...
Topalov continues to lead Sinquefield Cup
Round 3 GM Anand, Viswanathan vs GM Topalov, Veselin [1/2-1/2] GM Aronian, Levon vs GM Giri, Anish [1/2-1/2] GM Carlsen, Magnus vs GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime [1-0] GM So, Wesley vs GM Grischuk, Alexander [1-0] GM Nakamura, Hikaru vs GM...
Topalov off to a hot 2-0 start at Sinquefield Cup
Round 2 results GM Topalov, Veselin vs GM Nakamura, Hikaru [1-0] GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime vs GM Aronian, Levon [1/2-1/2] GM Giri, Anish vs GM So, Wesley [1/2-1/2] GM Caruana, Fabiano vs GM Carlsen, Magnus [0-1] GM Grischuk, Alexander vs...
Topalov expressed support for Danailov
Veselin Topalov, the FIDE World Champion from San Luis 2005, published an open letter of support for Silvio Danailov. It comes at a moment when the chess life in Bulgaria is close to revolution and Danailov’s position as Bulgarian...
Wang Hao and Topalov score in the final round at Beijing
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