Veselin Topalov playing the Sicilian Najdorf as Black

Player profile: Veselin Topalov
Opening: Sicilian, Najdorf (B90-B99)

page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 92  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Lizbov vs Topalov 0-1 29 1988 Moskau B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 2. T Luther vs Topalov 1-0 59 1989 Groningen B98 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. E Janev vs Topalov   0-1 46 1991 BLG-ch B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation 4. J Bielczyk vs Topalov   ½-½ 47 1991 Stary B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 5. J J Kristensen vs Topalov ½-½ 43 1991 Politiken Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. Tiviakov vs Topalov   1-0 35 1994 PCA Qualifier (active) B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 7. Jiangchuan vs Topalov   0-1 29 1994 Olympiad, XII B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. Leko vs Topalov   ½-½ 54 1994 Etoiles 94 Cap d'Agde Tournament FRA B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. Leko vs Topalov 1-0 58 1995 Belgrade Invest B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 10. Tiviakov vs Topalov   ½-½ 35 1995 Linares SuperGM Tournament, Linares ESP (13) B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 11. Ivanchuk vs Topalov 0-1 23 1996 Gran Canaria 96 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. Ivanchuk vs Topalov ½-½ 43 1996 It (cat.19) B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. M Saltaev vs Topalov   0-1 68 1996 32nd ol, Yerevan ARM B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. Short vs Topalov   0-1 45 1997 It (cat.19) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. Anand vs Topalov 1-0 78 1998 It (cat.21) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. Ivanchuk vs Topalov 1-0 59 1998 Monaco B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 17. Svidler vs Topalov 0-1 22 1998 Elista ol (Men) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. Kasparov vs Topalov   1-0 39 1998 Sofia m 25' B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. Kasparov vs Topalov   ½-½ 22 1998 It (cat.21) B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation 20. Ivanchuk vs Topalov 0-1 52 1998 It (cat.21) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. Anand vs Topalov   ½-½ 36 1998 Monaco B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. Anand vs Topalov   ½-½ 46 1998 Tilburg Fontys B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. Shirov vs Topalov   1-0 71 1998 Monaco B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. Anand vs Topalov   ½-½ 51 1999 It (cat.19), Dortmund (Germany) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. Psakhis vs Topalov   ½-½ 19 1999 Ch World FIDE, Las Vegas (USA) B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 92    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Topalov wins | Topalov loses

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