Veselin Topalov

Veselin Topalov ({{lang-bg|??????? ???????}}; born Ruse, Bulgaria, March 15, 1975) is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster. In the October 2005 FIDE rating list, he was number three in the world (after Anand and the retired Kasparov) with an Elo rating of 2782. Topalov was tied with Anand at number two in the July rating list.

Notable tournament victories

• Madrid 1994, 1996, 1997
• Dos Hermanas 1996
• Amsterdam 1996
• Vienna 1996
• Novgorod 1996
• Antwerp 1997
• Monaco 2001
• Dortmund 2001
• Linares 2005 (joint first with Kasparov)
• Sofia 2005 (a point ahead of Anand)