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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:chess_match
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gptkbp:active_years
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1988-present
1992-present
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gptkbp:biography
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published
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1975-03-15
March 15, 1975
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Ruse,_Bulgaria
gptkb:Plovdiv
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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gptkbp:birth_year
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gptkb:1975
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gptkbp:born
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1975-03-15
March 15, 1975
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gptkbp:career_start
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gptkb:1988
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gptkbp:championship
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gptkb:2005
2005-2006
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gptkbp:chess_olympiad
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gptkb:2004
gptkb:2006
gptkb:2008
gptkb:2010
gptkb:2012
gptkb:2014
gptkb:2016
gptkb:2018
gptkb:2020
gptkb:2022
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gptkbp:chess_opening
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gptkb:King's_Gambit
gptkb:Four_Knights_Game
gptkb:French_Defense
gptkb:Ruy_Lopez
gptkb:Sveshnikov_Variation
gptkb:Philidor_Defense
gptkb:Pirc_Defense
gptkb:London_System
gptkb:Sicilian_Defense
gptkb:Dragon_Variation
gptkb:Colossus
gptkb:English_Opening
gptkb:Italian_Game
gptkb:Dutch_Defense
gptkb:Grünfeld_Defense
gptkb:Scotch_Game
gptkb:Nimzo-Indian_Defense
gptkb:Chigorin_Defense
gptkb:Vienna_Game
gptkb:King's_Indian_Defense
gptkb:Queen's_Gambit
gptkb:Benoni_Defense
gptkb:Catalan_Opening
gptkb:Evans_Gambit
gptkb:Reti_Opening
gptkb:Trompowsky_Attack
gptkb:Two_Knights_Defense
gptkb:Alekhine's_Defense
Modern Defense
Stonewall Defense
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:1
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gptkbp:created
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gptkb:FIDE_World_Chess_Champion
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gptkbp:current_champion
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2005 FIDE World Championship
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gptkbp:current_club
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gptkb:N/_A
Plovdiv Chess Club
Grand Slam Chess Club
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gptkbp:current_status
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Active
active
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gptkbp:current_team
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Bulgarian National Team
Bulgaria national chess team
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gptkbp:defeated
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gptkb:Gata_Kamsky
gptkb:Vladimir_Kramnik
gptkb:Viswanathan_Anand
gptkb:Alexei_Shirov
gptkb:Michael_Adams
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gptkbp:events
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gptkb:2010_Chess_World_Cup
gptkb:World_Blitz_Chess_Champion
gptkb:European_Individual_Championship
gptkb:World_Team_Chess_Champion
gptkb:FIDE_World_Champion
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:World_Rapid_Chess_Champion
multiple national championships
World Cup Winner
multiple championship titles
tactical
FIDE World Cup winner
Grand Slam Chess Champion
multiple tournament victories
FIDE Grand Prix winner
multiple Chess Olympiad medals
World Cup finalist
Bulgarian Champion
World Blitz Team Champion
World Rapid Team Champion
European Team Championship gold
FIDE Grand Slam winner
multiple first-place finishes in blitz tournaments
multiple first-place finishes in elite tournaments
multiple first-place finishes in mixed tournaments
multiple first-place finishes in rapid tournaments
multiple first-place finishes in team events
multiple first-place finishes in youth tournaments
multiple rapid and blitz titles
multiple victories in open tournaments
multiple first-place finishes in senior tournaments
multiple first-place finishes in national championships
multiple first-place finishes in women's tournaments
multiple first-place finishes in international tournaments
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gptkbp:events_held
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gptkb:European_Team_Championship
gptkb:chess_match
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gptkbp:famous_for
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tactical play
2015 World Cup participation
2005 World Championship win
2006 Candidates Tournament win
2008 Grand Slam Chess Final win
2010 World Chess Championship match
2016 Candidates Tournament participation
2017 World Rapid Chess Championship participation
2018 World Blitz Chess Championship participation
2020 Online Chess Championship participation
2022 FIDE Grand Prix participation
2023 World Chess Championship participation
2021 European Team Chess Championship participation
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gptkbp:famous_rival
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gptkb:Gata_Kamsky
gptkb:Mikhail_Kobalia
gptkb:Nikita_Vitiugov
gptkb:Magnus_Carlsen
gptkb:Vladimir_Kramnik
gptkb:Vladimir_Malakhov
gptkb:Ding_Liren
gptkb:Andrey_Esipenko
gptkb:Mikhail_Tal
gptkb:Viswanathan_Anand
gptkb:Boris_Gelfand
gptkb:Vassily_Ivanchuk
gptkb:Richard_Rapport
gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:Vassily_Smyslov
gptkb:Alexander_Grischuk
gptkb:Anatoly_Karpov
gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkb:Maxime_Vachier-Lagrave
gptkb:Paul_Keres
gptkb:Viktor_Korchnoi
gptkb:Levon_Aronian
gptkb:Vladimir_Akopian
gptkb:Shakhriyar_Mamedyarov
gptkb:Vladimir_Fedoseev
gptkb:Anish_Giri
gptkb:Evgeny_Tomashevsky
gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkb:Hikaru_Nakamura
gptkb:Fabiano_Caruana
gptkb:Sergey_Karjakin
gptkb:Ian_Nepomniachtchi
gptkb:Wesley_So
gptkb:Leinier_Dominguez
gptkb:Alexey_Dreev
gptkb:Garry_Kasparov
gptkb:Teimour_Radjabov
gptkb:Dmitry_Andreikin
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gptkbp:fide_id
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gptkb:Grandmaster
2700+
2900010
290001
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gptkbp:game_awards
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multiple
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gptkbp:has_a_peak_rating
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2813
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gptkbp:has_been_ranked
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World No. 1
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gptkbp:has_child
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Viktoria Topalova
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gptkbp:has_parent
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Veselin Topalov Jr.
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gptkbp:has_social_media_presence
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active on chess.com
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gptkbp:has_won
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gptkb:Grand_Slam_tournaments
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gptkbp:head_coach
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gptkb:Vladimir_Kramnik
gptkb:Vassily_Smyslov
gptkb:Vladimir_Tukmakov
gptkb:N/_A
various coaches
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gptkbp:highest_point
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2813
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Veselin Topalov
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gptkbp:influence
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Bulgarian chess
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gptkbp:known_for
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Aggressive playing style
High rating peak of 2813
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gptkbp:media_appearances
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numerous interviews
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gptkbp:most_titles
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gptkb:FIDE_World_Champion
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Bulgarian
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
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Winner of the FIDE World Chess Championship
2020 European Team Championship
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:FIDE_World_Chess_Championship_2005
gptkb:2005_World_Chess_Championship
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gptkbp:notable_games
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Topalov vs. Anand, 2010
Topalov vs. Ivanchuk, 2005
Topalov vs. Kramnik, 2006
Topalov vs. Morozevich, 2005
Topalov vs. Aronian, 2012
Topalov vs. Kramnik
Topalov vs. Morozevich, 2004
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gptkbp:notable_rivalry
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gptkb:Peter_Svidler
gptkb:Magnus_Carlsen
gptkb:Vladimir_Kramnik
gptkb:Ding_Liren
gptkb:Viswanathan_Anand
gptkb:Boris_Gelfand
gptkb:Vassily_Ivanchuk
gptkb:Alexander_Motylev
gptkb:Alexander_Grischuk
gptkb:Anatoly_Karpov
gptkb:Maxime_Vachier-Lagrave
gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkb:Levon_Aronian
gptkb:Shakhriyar_Mamedyarov
gptkb:Vladimir_Fedoseev
gptkb:Anish_Giri
gptkb:Evgeny_Tomashevsky
gptkb:Hikaru_Nakamura
gptkb:Fabiano_Caruana
gptkb:Ian_Nepomniachtchi
gptkb:Wesley_So
gptkb:Leinier_Dominguez
gptkb:Garry_Kasparov
gptkb:Teimour_Radjabov
gptkb:Dmitry_Andreikin
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gptkbp:notable_wins
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gptkb:Linares_Tournament
gptkb:Baku_Grand_Prix
gptkb:FIFA_World_Cup
gptkb:Corus_Chess_Tournament
gptkb:FIDE_World_Chess_Championship
Moscow Grand Prix
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gptkbp:opened
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gptkb:Sicilian_Defense
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gptkbp:played_against
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gptkb:Magnus_Carlsen
gptkb:Viswanathan_Anand
gptkb:Garry_Kasparov
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gptkbp:rank
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gptkb:3
number 10
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gptkbp:rating
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Top 10 in the world
2801
2740
2700+
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gptkbp:resides_in
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gptkb:Sofia,_Bulgaria
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gptkbp:retired
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FIDE World Championship 2010
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gptkbp:sponsor
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gptkb:Bulgarian_Chess_Federation
gptkb:Telerik
gptkb:Red_Bull
gptkb:Chess.com
Various sponsors
various sponsors
Sofia Chess Club
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gptkbp:spouse
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Jivka Topalova
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gptkbp:style
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Aggressive
Tactical
aggressive
Positional
positional
aggressive play
tactical
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gptkbp:style_of_play
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aggressive
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gptkbp:team
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gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:Bulgarian_national_team
Bulgaria national chess team
Bulgarian national chess team
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gptkbp:title
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gptkb:Grandmaster
gptkb:FIDE_World_Cup_2005
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gptkbp:tournament
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gptkb:1992
gptkb:1996
gptkb:Corus_Chess_Tournament
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gptkbp:website
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http://www.topalov.com
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gptkbp:won
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gptkb:Corus_Chess_Tournament_2008
gptkb:FIDE_World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_2005
FIDE Grand Prix 2014
FIDE Grand Prix 2015
FIDE Grand Prix 2013
Moscow Grand Prix 2009
Wijk aan Zee 2007
Baku Grand Prix 2015
FIDE Grand Prix 2012
Linares Chess Tournament 2006
Moscow Open 2010
Tbilisi Grand Prix 2015
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gptkbp:world_cup_appearances
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gptkb:2005
gptkb:2007
gptkb:2009
gptkb:2011
gptkb:2013
gptkb:2015
gptkb:2017
gptkb:2019
gptkb:2021
gptkb:2023
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gptkbp:year_achieved_peak_rating
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gptkb:2015
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkb:Sofia
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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