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Topalov, Veselin, 1975–, Bulgarian chess player. Topalov won the under-14 world championship in 1989 and placed second in the under-16 the following year, becoming a grandmaster in 1992 and a potential challenger for the world championship by 1996. Subsquently, however, his career stagnated. In 2005, after tying Gary Kasparov Kasparov, Gary (kəspär`ôf, –ŏf), 1963–, Armenian chess player, b.
..... Click the link for more information. for first in a tournament, Topalov, who is noted for his strong midgame play, won the World Chess Federation (FIDE) championship later in the year. However, another claimant to the title of world chess champion, Vladimir Kramnik Kramnik, Vladimir, 1975–, Russian chess player, b. Tuapse. Kramnik started to play chess at the age of four, and at eleven began studying with both Mikhail Botvinnik and Gary Kasparov .
..... Click the link for more information. , did not compete in the event and subsequently (2006) defeated Topalov in a world championship reunification match.