Topalov

With One Round to Go, Nakamura Holds Lead at Tata Steel - New York Times (blog)

Thu, 01/12/2017 - 6:58pm

With One Round to Go, Nakamura Holds Lead at Tata Steel
New York Times (blog)
Though Anand and Kramnik and a few others (Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria, Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine, Boris Gelfand of Israel) are not has-beens, clearly their time as the world's elite is drawing to a close. On the rise are an incredible group of young ...

PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Jan 5 - Daily Mail

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 1:37am

PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Jan 5
Daily Mail
Former chess world champion Veselin Topalov is not going to take part in tournaments of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) and the European Chess Union (ECU) unless the leaderships of the two organizations have been replaced, his manager Silvio ...

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Bulgaria's Chess Grandmaster Topalov Drops Out of Top 20 - Novinite.com

Mon, 01/02/2017 - 2:00am
Bulgaria's Chess Grandmaster Topalov Drops Out of Top 20  Novinite.com

Renowned Bulgarian chess player Veselin Topalov has slumped below the world's best 20 players for the first time for more than 16 years. Global federation ...

Bulgaria's Chess Grandmaster Topalov Drops Out of Top 20 - Novinite.com

Mon, 01/02/2017 - 1:15am

Novinite.com

Bulgaria's Chess Grandmaster Topalov Drops Out of Top 20
Novinite.com
Renowned Bulgarian chess player Veselin Topalov has slumped below the world's best 20 players for the first time for more than 16 years. Global federation FIDE's fresh ranking indicates he is now positioned on the 21st spot, five spots below the ...

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Bulgaria's Chess Grandmaster Topalov Drops Out of Top 20 - Novinite.com

Mon, 01/02/2017 - 1:15am

Novinite.com

Bulgaria's Chess Grandmaster Topalov Drops Out of Top 20
Novinite.com
Renowned Bulgarian chess player Veselin Topalov has slumped below the world's best 20 players for the first time for more than 16 years. Global federation FIDE's fresh ranking indicates he is now positioned on the 21st spot, five spots below the ...

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Pestaño: Chess personality of the year - Sun.Star

Thu, 12/29/2016 - 7:55pm

Pestaño: Chess personality of the year
Sun.Star
He won two super tournaments—the Sinquefield Cup and the London Chess Classic against eight of the top 10 players of the world including legends such as Vishy Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Veselin Topalov, Fabiano Caruana and others, In so doing he won ...

Even in chess you need to be on right side of age: Anand - Gulf Times

Sun, 12/25/2016 - 2:08pm

Gulf Times

Even in chess you need to be on right side of age: Anand
Gulf Times
The former No.1 ruled the world from 2007 to 2012 as the undisputed king, with his famous wins coming against Russian Vladimir Kramnik in 2008, Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov in 2010 and Israel's Boris Gelfand two years later, all at the World Championships.

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London Chess Classic champion Wesley So: I never celebrate until I ... - Firstpost

Sun, 12/25/2016 - 6:40am

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London Chess Classic champion Wesley So: I never celebrate until I ...
Firstpost
If the chess world had to decide one player who did exceedingly well in the year 2016, it definitely had to be the Filipino-American grandmaster Wesley So.
The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost ...Inquirer.net

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Year in Review 2016: From Leicester City to Cleveland Cavaliers, a look at sport's biggest shocks - Firstpost

Sun, 12/25/2016 - 6:12am

Firstpost

Year in Review 2016: From Leicester City to Cleveland Cavaliers, a look at sport's biggest shocks
Firstpost
He helped the US win an Olympiad gold and also won the Grand Chess Tour ahead of legends like Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Veselin Topalov and others. We got in touch with the genial Wesley So to talk about not only the London Chess ...

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Premier Badminton League's new scoring system will be an exciting experiment, says Prakash Padukone - Firstpost

Sun, 12/25/2016 - 5:00am

Firstpost

Premier Badminton League's new scoring system will be an exciting experiment, says Prakash Padukone
Firstpost
The 23-year-old won two super tournaments – the Sinquefield Cup and London Chess Classic. He helped the US win an Olympiad gold and also won the Grand Chess Tour ahead of legends like Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Veselin Topalov and ...

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BBL 6: Full schedule, where and when to watch, live coverage on TV, online streaming - Firstpost

Sun, 12/25/2016 - 1:09am

Firstpost

BBL 6: Full schedule, where and when to watch, live coverage on TV, online streaming
Firstpost
He helped the US win an Olympiad gold and also won the Grand Chess Tour ahead of legends like Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Veselin Topalov and others. We got in touch with the genial Wesley So to talk about not only the London Chess ...
The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost ...Inquirer.net

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The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost irrelevant, thanks to his mercurial rise - Inquirer.net

Sat, 12/24/2016 - 8:38am

Inquirer.net

The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost irrelevant, thanks to his mercurial rise
Inquirer.net
“I had to focus like crazy to be able to sit across from (The Netherlands' Anish) Giri, Caruana, Kramnik, (India's Viswanathan) Anand, (Bulgaria's Veselin) Topalov, (France's Maxime Vachier-Lagrave) MVL, (Armenia's Levon) Aronian, (Britain's Michael ...

Putin says Grandmaster Karjakin is fighter whose main victories are yet to come - TASS

Fri, 12/23/2016 - 6:30am

Putin says Grandmaster Karjakin is fighter whose main victories are yet to come
TASS
MOSCOW, December 23./TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russian Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin is a true fighter whose main victories are yet to come. "Karjakin indeed played brilliantly, well done," Putin said at his annual news conference.

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