http://informhobbies.com/topic/veselin-topalov2010-11-02T15:31:14Z2010-11-02T15:31:14ZThe Encyclopedia Britannicatag:informhobbies.com,2010-11-02:/chess/chess-year-review-1996-3653632a/

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2010-06-11T23:10:44ZAFP South Asian Editiontag:informhobbies.com,2010-06-11:/chess/indias-viswanathan-anand-wins-world-chess-title-930773a/

<div><p><a title="India" href="/topic/India" >India</a>'s defending champion <a title="Viswanathan Anand" href="/topic/Viswanathan+Anand" >Viswanathan Anand</a> retained his world chess title on Tuesday by defeating Bulgarian challenger <a title="Veselin Topalov" href="/topic/Veselin+Topalov" >Veselin Topalov</a> in the last of their 12-game duel.</p><p>Anand, nicknamed the "Tiger from <a title="Madras" href="/topic/Madras" >Madras</a>," beat Topalov on the 56th move after a series of twists.</p...

2010-05-03T21:15:49ZAFP South Asian Editiontag:informhobbies.com,2010-05-03:/chess/world-chess-title-anand-lead-new-draw-923459a/

<div><p><a title="India" href="/topic/India" >India</a>'s defending world chess champion <a title="Viswanathan Anand" href="/topic/Viswanathan+Anand" >Viswanathan Anand</a> maintained his lead over <a title="Bulgaria" href="/topic/Bulgaria" >Bulgaria</a>'s <a title="Veselin Topalov" href="/topic/Veselin+Topalov" >Veselin Topalov</a> Monday after the latest in a series of draws in their duel for the title.</p><p>In the seventh of 12 games, Anand and Topalov negotiated a draw on the 58th move, lea...

2010-04-29T10:17:42ZAFP South Asian Editiontag:informhobbies.com,2010-04-29:/chess/anand-takes-lead-4th-chess-game-919547a/

<div><p><a title="India" href="/topic/India" >India</a>'s defending champion <a title="Viswanathan Anand" href="/topic/Viswanathan+Anand" >Viswanathan Anand</a> took the lead Thursday after decisively winning the fourth game of his 12-game match for the world chess title against Bulgarian challenger <a title="Veselin Topalov" href="/topic/Veselin+Topalov" >Veselin Topalov</a>.</p><p>He now leads by 2.5-1.5 points in the total score.</p><p>The 40-year-old Anand, known as the "Tiger from <a title=...

2010-04-28T23:16:01ZAFP South Asian Editiontag:informhobbies.com,2010-04-28:/chess/anand-takes-lead-world-chess-final-919032a/

<div><p><a title="India" href="/topic/India" >India</a>'s defending champion <a title="Viswanathan Anand" href="/topic/Viswanathan+Anand" >Viswanathan Anand</a> took the lead Thursday after decisively winning the fourth game of his 12-game match for the world chess title against Bulgarian challenger <a title="Veselin Topalov" href="/topic/Veselin+Topalov" >Veselin Topalov</a>.</p><p>He now leads by 2.5-1.5 points in the total score.</p><p>The 40-year-old Anand, known as the "Tiger from <a title=...

2010-04-28T10:17:09ZAFP South Asian Editiontag:informhobbies.com,2010-04-28:/chess/anand-takes-lead-4th-game-918396a/

<div><p> <a title="India" href="/topic/India" >India</a>'s defending champion <a title="Viswanathan Anand" href="/topic/Viswanathan+Anand" >Viswanathan Anand</a> took the lead Thursday after decisively winning the fourth game of his 12-game match for the world chess title against Bulgarian challenger <a title="Veselin Topalov" href="/topic/Veselin+Topalov" >Veselin Topalov</a>.</p><p>He now leads by 2.5-1.5 points in the total score.</p><p>The 40-year-old Anand, known as the "Tiger from <a title...

2010-04-27T10:17:09ZAFP South Asian Editiontag:informhobbies.com,2010-04-27:/chess/anand-topalov-stay-level-3rd-game-917232a/

<div><p><a title="India" href="/topic/India" >India</a>'s defending champion <a title="Viswanathan Anand" href="/topic/Viswanathan+Anand" >Viswanathan Anand</a> and his Bulgarian challenger <a title="Veselin Topalov" href="/topic/Veselin+Topalov" >Veselin Topalov</a> ended with a draw on Tuesday, in the third game in their 12-game duel for the world chess title.</p><p>The two grandmasters negotiated the draw on the 46th move, allowing them to keep the score level at 1.5-1.5 points, each of them ...

2010-04-24T15:16:12ZAFP South Asian Editiontag:informhobbies.com,2010-04-24:/chess/topalov-takes-lead-world-chess-champ-anand-914712a/

<div><p>Bulgarian challenger <a title="Veselin Topalov" href="/topic/Veselin+Topalov" >Veselin Topalov</a> took a 1-0 lead Saturday against defending champion <a title="Viswanathan Anand" href="/topic/Viswanathan+Anand" >Viswanathan Anand</a> of <a title="India" href="/topic/India" >India</a> on the first day of their duel for the world chess title to run until May 13.</p><p>Topalov, who played white in the first game, defeated Anand on the 30th move.</p><p>The Indian grandmaster, who became Wor...

2010-04-22T00:16:11ZAFP South Asian Editiontag:informhobbies.com,2010-04-22:/chess/indian-chess-champ-braves-volcano-chaos-911768a/

<div><p>World chess champion <a title="Viswanathan Anand" href="/topic/Viswanathan+Anand" >Viswanathan Anand</a> will square off against his Bulgarian challenger <a title="Veselin Topalov" href="/topic/Veselin+Topalov" >Veselin Topalov</a> in <a title="Sofia" href="/topic/Sofia" >Sofia</a> Saturday in a marathon final starting a day late due to <a title="Europe" href="/topic/Europe" >Europe</a>'s volcano crisis.</p><p>Anand will take his seat for the first of 12 games after having had to travel ...

2010-04-21T23:15:56ZAFP South Asian Editiontag:informhobbies.com,2010-04-21:/chess/indian-chess-champ-braves-volcano-chaos-defend-title-911728a/

<div><p>World chess champion <a title="Viswanathan Anand" href="/topic/Viswanathan+Anand" >Viswanathan Anand</a> will square off against his Bulgarian challenger <a title="Veselin Topalov" href="/topic/Veselin+Topalov" >Veselin Topalov</a> in <a title="Sofia" href="/topic/Sofia" >Sofia</a> Saturday in a marathon final starting a day late due to <a title="Europe" href="/topic/Europe" >Europe</a>'s volcano crisis.</p><p>Anand will take his seat for the first of 12 games after having had to travel ...

2010-04-21T06:16:31ZAFP South Asian Editiontag:informhobbies.com,2010-04-21:/chess/world-chess-final-delayed-day-910740a/

<div><p>The international chess federation FIDE on Wednesday ordered a one-day delay in the start of the world chess final between Indian champion <a title="Viswanathan Anand" href="/topic/Viswanathan+Anand" >Viswanathan Anand</a> and his Bulgarian challenger <a title="Veselin Topalov" href="/topic/Veselin+Topalov" >Veselin Topalov</a>.</p><p>"I decided to postpone the first round for one day... I hope that both players and the organisers will understand that this is the fair solution," FIDE vic...

2010-10-22T10:13:41ZThe Encyclopedia Britannicatag:informhobbies.com,2010-10-22:/chess/veselin-topalov-2704597a/

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2010-06-12T09:51:24ZAFP Global Editiontag:informhobbies.com,2010-06-12:/chess/topalov-beats-norwegian-prodigy-grand-slam-chess-final-449220a/

<div><p><a title="Bulgaria" href="/topic/Bulgaria" >Bulgaria</a>'s <a title="Veselin Topalov" href="/topic/Veselin+Topalov" >Veselin Topalov</a> on Saturday won the Grand Slam Chess Final Masters in <a title="Spain" href="/topic/Spain" >Spain</a>, beating 17-year-old Norwegian prodigy <a title="Magnus Carlsen" href="/topic/Magnus+Carlsen" >Magnus Carlsen</a> who had hoped to become the youngest ever world number one.</p><p>With four wins, five draws and one loss, Topalov collected 17 points and ...

2010-04-14T16:35:51ZZUMA Press Inctag:informhobbies.com,2010-04-14:/photo/gata-kamsky-usa-bulgarian-veselin-topalov-519555p/

Gata Kamsky (R) of the <a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >USA</a> and Bulgarian <a title="Veselin Topalov" href="/topic/Veselin+Topalov" >Veselin Topalov</a> (L) during their first game at the semi-final of the World Chess championship challengers match in <a title="Sofia" href="/topic/Sofia" >Sofia</a>, <a title="Bulgaria" href="/topic/Bulgaria" >Bulgaria</a> on 17 February 2009 <div id="copyright"><div> Copyright 2009  <a href="http://www.zumapress.com">ZUMA Press In...