Veselin Topalov playing the Modern Benoni as Black

Player: Veselin Topalov
Opening: Benoni Defense (A56-A79)

page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 53  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J Barkhagen vs Topalov 0-1 34 1990 A.Kotov memorial A56 Benoni Defense 2. Kiril Georgiev vs Topalov 1-0 39 1992 Burgas A57 Benko Gambit 3. D Lalev vs Topalov 1-0 37 1992 Bankia A57 Benko Gambit 4. Azmaiparashvili vs Topalov   ½-½ 63 1994 cat.15 A57 Benko Gambit 5. Epishin vs Topalov   ½-½ 72 1994 Las Palmas A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 6. Illescas Cordoba vs Topalov 1-0 59 1994 Alcobendas SPA A59 Benko Gambit 7. Korchnoi vs Topalov   ½-½ 40 1994 Moscow olm A57 Benko Gambit 8. Drasko vs Topalov   ½-½ 40 1994 Varna (Bulgaria) A62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation 9. Illescas Cordoba vs Topalov   ½-½ 34 1994 ESP A67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation 10. Gelfand vs Topalov 0-1 60 1994 Olympiad A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 11. L Comas Fabrego vs Topalov   0-1 36 1995 Pamplona (Spain) A58 Benko Gambit 12. Sosonko vs Topalov   ½-½ 21 1995 Polanica Zdroj A59 Benko Gambit 13. Shirov vs Topalov 1-0 47 1995 Linares 63/66 [Shirov,A] A58 Benko Gambit 14. Piket vs Topalov   ½-½ 30 1995 9th Euwe Memorial A58 Benko Gambit 15. Ivanchuk vs Topalov 0-1 60 1995 Novgorod A61 Benoni 16. Ljubojevic vs Topalov   ½-½ 48 1995 Linares A58 Benko Gambit 17. V Zvjaginsev vs Topalov 1-0 48 1995 It (cat.13) A57 Benko Gambit 18. Illescas Cordoba vs Topalov   ½-½ 31 1996 it Leon ESP A57 Benko Gambit 19. I Sokolov vs Topalov 1-0 29 1996 Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens A67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation 20. Yusupov vs Topalov   ½-½ 23 1996 It (cat.18) A58 Benko Gambit 21. Kamsky vs Topalov 0-1 49 1996 It (cat.19) A62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation 22. Karpov vs Topalov   ½-½ 70 1996 Las Palmas A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 23. E Lobron vs Topalov 0-1 47 1996 It (cat.18) A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 24. Dreev vs Topalov 1-0 65 1996 1.2 A57 Benko Gambit 25. Piket vs Topalov   0-1 27 1997 Madrid A57 Benko Gambit  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 53    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Topalov wins | Topalov loses