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Veselin Topalov

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Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov (pronounced [vɛsɛˈlin toˈpalof]; Bulgarian: Весели́н Алексáндров Топа́лов; born 15 March 1975) is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster and former FIDE World Chess Champion. Topalov became FIDE World Chess Champion by winning the FIDE World Chess Championship 2005. He lost his title in the World Chess Championship 2006 against Vladimir Kramnik. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Veselin Topalov has received more than 833,906 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). Veselin Topalov is the 92nd most popular chess player (down from 90th in 2019), the 152nd most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 137th in 2019) and the most popular Bulgarian Chess Player.

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  • 59

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Veselin Topalov ranks 92 out of 461. Before him are Jean Dufresne, Alexander Petrov, Levon Aronian, Gideon Ståhlberg, Luděk Pachman, and Ignatz Kolisch. After him are Jacques Mieses, Grigory Levenfish, Reuben Fine, Alexander Beliavsky, Ernst Grünfeld, and Georg Marco.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Veselin Topalov ranks 73. Before him are Elena Anaya, Gary Neville, Taika Waititi, Paula Patton, Daron Malakian, and Walid Regragui. After him are Jamie Oliver, Brandon Sanderson, Aron Ralston, Rubén Baraja, Andrea Agnelli, and Míchel.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Veselin Topalov ranks 152 out of 415. Before him are Maxim of Bulgaria (1914), Vineh of Bulgaria (740), Stefan Abadzhiev (1934), Andrey Toshev (1867), Vladimir Stoychev (1892), and Elin Pelin (1877). After him are Ognyan Gerdzhikov (1946), Blaga Dimitrova (1922), Ferdinand Bruckner (1891), Anton Pann (1796), Geo Milev (1895), and Elisaveta Bagriana (1893).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Bulgaria

Among chess players born in Bulgaria, Veselin Topalov ranks 1. After him are Antoaneta Stefanova (1979), Kiril Georgiev (1965), Ivan Cheparinov (1986), Aleksander Delchev (1971), and Vasil Spasov (1971).

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