GM

Topalov, Veselin

BUL BUL·Born 1975·FIDE #2900084·2,942 Games

Classical27172,348 Games
Rapid2607356 Games
Blitz2627277 Games

Statistics

2942

Total

996

Wins

1249

Draws

696

Losses

34%42%24%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.1% average
Solid conversion: 83%
Very consistent (80%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 ♔ (65% in 497 games)
Vulnerable to 1.e4 ♚ (only 46%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 2,254 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening96.5%
Middlegame93.9%
Endgame95.3%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+4%
Winning (+2 or more)95%
163 Games
Equal position95%
242 Games
Losing (-2 or more)91%
95 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♙
24%
79 errors
♖
23%
76 errors
♕
19%
63 errors
♗
14%
47 errors
♞
14%
45 errors
♔
6%
20 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 32average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
40% of blunders occur between move 36-45. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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11
8
10
8
10
12
10
12
12
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Many
Few
Critical squares
d212 err
e412 err
f512 err
c711 err
d711 err
d2/e4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

L
Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan2687

Clash of Generations III · 13 Apr 2026

1-0
D
Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan2687

Clash of Generations III · 12 Apr 2026

½-½
D
Andersen, Mads2558

European Corporate 2025 · 8 Nov 2025

½-½
D
Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios2500

European Corporate Chess ... · 8 Nov 2025

½-½
W
Alexakis, Dimitris2500

Round 8: Topalov, Veselin... · 8 Nov 2025

1-0
L
L'Ami, Erwin2630

European Corporate Chess ... · 8 Nov 2025

1-0

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black
French: Classical
75.0%
8 GamesLow sample·Loses

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6

Strengths

AVOID
White
French: Classical
58.6%
29 Games·Wins

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6

Queen's Gambit Declined
58.1%
31 Games·Wins

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6

Black
Sicilian: Kan
58.3%
12 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6

Slav: Semi-Slav
56.5%
23 Games·Wins

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors
▶
#41d2??
Endgame
vs L'Ami
OTB·2025
▶
#12Qb3??
Tactics
vs Mastrovasilis
OTB·2025
▶
#28Qg6??
Tactics
vs Andersen
OTB·2025
▶
#27Bxd4??
Tactics
vs Gavrilescu
Blitz·2025
▶
#49Ng6+??
Endgame
vs Aronian
Blitz·2025
▶
#37Bxc3??
Tactics
vs Deac
Blitz·2025
▶
#27Qxe5??
Tactics
vs Firouzja
Blitz·2025
▶
#32Kd3??
Tactics
vs Deac
Blitz·2025
▶
#29Bxg4??
Tactics
vs Praggnanandhaa R
Blitz·2025
▶
#39exd3??
Tactics
vs Aronian
Blitz·2025
Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

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Starting Position
1504 Games
41%42%17%
1.e4
62%
708
1.d4
65%
497
1.Nf3
58%
158
1.c4
57%
136
1.g3
100%
2
1.f4
100%
1
1.b3
100%
1
1.b4
50%
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