![Veselin Topalov is a world chess grandmaster who became the FIDE World Chess Champion by winning the FIDE World Chess Champio… | Chess, Largest countries, Checkmate Veselin Topalov is a world chess grandmaster who became the FIDE World Chess Champion by winning the FIDE World Chess Champio… | Chess, Largest countries, Checkmate](https://i.pinimg.com/474x/b1/ae/08/b1ae08c91af7d6f2b325efcbb9c71d56--chess-players-bulgarian.jpg)
Veselin Topalov is a world chess grandmaster who became the FIDE World Chess Champion by winning the FIDE World Chess Champio… | Chess, Largest countries, Checkmate
![International Chess Federation on Twitter: "Happy birthday to former FIDE World Champion Veselin Topalov, who turns 48 today! 🎂 🎉 Veselin won his title in the San Luis tournament in 2005, and International Chess Federation on Twitter: "Happy birthday to former FIDE World Champion Veselin Topalov, who turns 48 today! 🎂 🎉 Veselin won his title in the San Luis tournament in 2005, and](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FrN0CcNWwAcWz4B.jpg:large)
International Chess Federation on Twitter: "Happy birthday to former FIDE World Champion Veselin Topalov, who turns 48 today! 🎂 🎉 Veselin won his title in the San Luis tournament in 2005, and
![World chess champion Vladimir Kramnik right of Russia and the FIDE world champion Veselin Topalov left of Bulgaria Stock Photo - Alamy World chess champion Vladimir Kramnik right of Russia and the FIDE world champion Veselin Topalov left of Bulgaria Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/B9CGHK/world-chess-champion-vladimir-kramnik-right-of-russia-and-the-fide-B9CGHK.jpg)
World chess champion Vladimir Kramnik right of Russia and the FIDE world champion Veselin Topalov left of Bulgaria Stock Photo - Alamy
FIDE - International Chess Federation - Happy Birthday to former FIDE World Champion Veselin Topalov, who turns 47 today! What you need to know about Veselin Topalov: ◻️ He became FIDE World
![World Chess Champion Veselin Topalov seen during a match against Classical World Champion Vladimir Kramnik in Elista, capital of Kalmykia, southern Russia, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. Russia's Vladimir Kramnik won a long World Chess Champion Veselin Topalov seen during a match against Classical World Champion Vladimir Kramnik in Elista, capital of Kalmykia, southern Russia, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. Russia's Vladimir Kramnik won a long](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PCERPD/world-chess-champion-veselin-topalov-seen-during-a-match-against-classical-world-champion-vladimir-kramnik-in-elista-capital-of-kalmykia-southern-russia-thursday-oct-12-2006-russias-vladimir-kramnik-won-a-long-anticipated-unification-match-against-bulgarias-veselin-topalov-in-a-tiebreaker-friday-becoming-the-first-universally-recognized-world-chess-champion-since-1993-ap-photomergen-bembinov-2PCERPD.jpg)
World Chess Champion Veselin Topalov seen during a match against Classical World Champion Vladimir Kramnik in Elista, capital of Kalmykia, southern Russia, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. Russia's Vladimir Kramnik won a long
![Left to right World champion Bulgarian Veselin Topalov and Russian Grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik duing a tie breaker after the Stock Photo - Alamy Left to right World champion Bulgarian Veselin Topalov and Russian Grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik duing a tie breaker after the Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/B9CJGD/left-to-right-world-champion-bulgarian-veselin-topalov-and-russian-B9CJGD.jpg)