Bulgaria’s Topalov Wins Exhibition Chess Match Vesselin Topalov, Bulgaria’s former world chess champion, won an exhibition match, during which he played blindfolded against an Italian amateur late on Tuesday. Topalov played on the eve of the M-Tel Masters 2007...
An interview with Topalov
The “Sofia rules” will spreadThis interview was published on the Mtel Masters website: The chess virtuoso celebrates his 32rd birthday in Salamanca Veselin Topalov shared his feelings with Standart Daily on this special for him day. – Vesko, the...
Mtel Prediction?
The 2007 Sofia Mtel Masters tournament will take place on May 9-20, 2007. The strong field this year includes: Veselin Topalov, Bulgaria 2772Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Azerbaijan 2757Michael Adams, England 2734Gata Kamsky, USA 2705Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu, Romania 2693Krishnan Sasikiran, India 2690...
The next big 3 events
The chess calendar is kind of light in the next few weeks other than two super events featuring World Champion Vladimir Kramnik. #1 April 24–30 – Rapid Match between Kramnik and Leko in Miskolc, Hungary #2 May 4–6 –...
Former #1 player in the world
If you have a chance to ask the former #1 player in the world Veselin Topalov one question, what would it be? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Bulgarian Federation protests to FIDE
Bulgarian Chess Federation in support of Veselin TopalovApr 4, 10:53 AM Open letterTo: Mr. Kirsan Ilymzhinov, President of FIDE Date: 03.04.2007 Dear Mr. Ilymzhinov, We are unpleasantly surprised at the constant modifications in the positions and the resolutions of...
Topalov Aronian 1/2
GM Topalov (2783) – GM Aronian (2744) [E15] 10.03.20071.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0-0 12.0-0 Rc8 13.e4 c5 14.exd5 exd5 15.dxc5 dxc4 16.cxb6...
Spanish Police searched Topalov’s Car
Spanish Police Search Car of Bulgaria’s Chess King Politics: 9 March 2007, Friday. Police in Spain’s Linares have searched the car of world chess king Vesselin Topalov, who is in the town for the annual chess tournament. Topalov’s 14-year-old...
LIVE Blogging Morozevich Topalov
Position after 25…Rdc8 GM Morozevich (2741) – GM Topalov (2783) [B50]09.03.20071.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Be2 Bd7 5.d3 e6 6.Nbd2 Be7 7.0–0 0–0 8.a3 Bc6 9.Re1 Nbd7 10.Bf1 Ne5 11.Nxe5 dxe5 12.Nc4 Qc7 13.b4 Rfd8 14.Qb3 b5 15.Na5...
LIVE blogging – Current vs future #1
Topalov vs. Carlsen (Round 12 – Linares) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.0–0 e6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Re1 d5 8.d4 dxc4 (Topalov is willing to allow the potential of symmetrical pawn structure for faster development. This is...