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GM Veselin Topalov

* 1975 (50)
Veselin Topalov (Zagreb, 2022)
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Lennart Ootes
Zagreb (2022)
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Best Elo
2816
Latest Elo
2717
Birthyear
1975
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Wins
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Losses
White136541.5%42.1%16.4%
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Black130626.1%44.9%28.9%
Wins
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Total267134.0%43.5%22.5%
Favourite opponent Loek Van Wely (20/14/6)
Least favourite opponent Viswanathan Anand (16/76/41)
Strongest win Magnus Carlsen (2876) 0-1 Veselin Topalov (2798)
Weakest loss Martin Christian Huber (2150) 1-0 Veselin Topalov (2752)

Openings Played as White (20)

E15 - Queen's Indian
Average Elo: 2685
Result: 30.5/44 = 69.32%

C42 - Petrov Defense
Average Elo: 2698
Result: 22/42 = 52.38%

B90 - Sicilian, Najdorf
Average Elo: 2695
Result: 25.5/39 = 65.38%

C88 - Ruy Lopez
Average Elo: 2720
Result: 25/38 = 65.79%

B33 - Sicilian
Average Elo: 2665
Result: 16.5/31 = 53.23%

D37 - Queen's Gambit Declined
Average Elo: 2739
Result: 14.5/27 = 53.7%

D38 - Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation
Average Elo: 2690
Result: 13/21 = 61.9%

B48 - Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
Average Elo: 2639
Result: 16/21 = 76.19%

C65 - Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
Average Elo: 2738
Result: 10.5/21 = 50%

B80 - Sicilian, Scheveningen
Average Elo: 2735
Result: 8.5/19 = 44.74%

B12 - Caro-Kann Defense
Average Elo: 2675
Result: 12.5/19 = 65.79%

A29 - English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
Average Elo: 2693
Result: 10.5/17 = 61.76%

A20 - English
Average Elo: 2737
Result: 8/17 = 47.06%

D43 - Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
Average Elo: 2659
Result: 11/16 = 68.75%

A30 - English, Symmetrical
Average Elo: 2696
Result: 9.5/15 = 63.33%

D17 - Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
Average Elo: 2726
Result: 9/15 = 60%

C67 - Ruy Lopez
Average Elo: 2734
Result: 8/15 = 53.33%

E94 - King's Indian, Orthodox
Average Elo: 2568
Result: 7.5/14 = 53.57%

C54 - Giuoco Piano
Average Elo: 2743
Result: 6.5/14 = 46.43%

D15 - Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
Average Elo: 2680
Result: 10/13 = 76.92%

Openings Played as Black (20)

B90 - Sicilian, Najdorf
Average Elo: 2729
Result: 24/58 = 41.38%

B51 - Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
Average Elo: 2695
Result: 19/36 = 52.78%

C67 - Ruy Lopez
Average Elo: 2721
Result: 12.5/31 = 40.32%

C65 - Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
Average Elo: 2746
Result: 12/24 = 50%

B22 - Sicilian, Alapin
Average Elo: 2620
Result: 11.5/21 = 54.76%

B80 - Sicilian, Scheveningen
Average Elo: 2716
Result: 14.5/21 = 69.05%

D37 - Queen's Gambit Declined
Average Elo: 2715
Result: 11/20 = 55%

A29 - English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
Average Elo: 2736
Result: 9/19 = 47.37%

A40 - Queen's Pawn Game
Average Elo: 2639
Result: 8.5/17 = 50%

B33 - Sicilian
Average Elo: 2712
Result: 8/17 = 47.06%

C78 - Ruy Lopez
Average Elo: 2683
Result: 5.5/16 = 34.38%

C54 - Giuoco Piano
Average Elo: 2713
Result: 9/16 = 56.25%

A57 - Benko Gambit
Average Elo: 2598
Result: 8/15 = 53.33%

C42 - Petrov Defense
Average Elo: 2685
Result: 6.5/15 = 43.33%

E94 - King's Indian, Orthodox
Average Elo: 2673
Result: 6/13 = 46.15%

E92 - King's Indian
Average Elo: 2610
Result: 9.5/13 = 73.08%

E97 - King's Indian
Average Elo: 2644
Result: 6/13 = 46.15%

E11 - Bogo-Indian Defense
Average Elo: 2661
Result: 6.5/12 = 54.17%

B81 - Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
Average Elo: 2696
Result: 2.5/12 = 20.83%

D43 - Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
Average Elo: 2699
Result: 6/12 = 50%