Viswanathan Anand

Veselin Topalov, the Bulgarian chess grandmaster, has moved eight spots down in the standard international ranking, showing his worst results since 2000.

As of April 2016, he is No 16 in the World Chess Federation (FIDE)'s Standard ratings.

The Bulgarian chess grandmaster Veselin Topalov remains undefeated at the Sinquefield Cup, which is taking place in St. Louis.

In a game from the fourth round, Topalov playing with the black pieces drew with Alexander Grischuk from Russia at the 31st move.

The Bulgarian chess grandmaster Veselin Topalov recorded a second consecutive victory at the Sinquefield Cup, which is taking place in St. Louis.

Following his excellent start against the reigning world champion, in the second round Topalov defeated Hikaru Nakamura from the US.

The Bulgarian chess grandmaster Veselin Topalov defeated the reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen from Norway at the Sinquefield Cup, which is taking place in St. Louis.

In a match from the opening round of the tournament, Topalov defeated Carlsen, who retired at the 40th move.

Bulgaria's chess grandmaster Veselin Topalov claimed on Thursday the championship title at the Norway Chess Supertournament, which took place in Stavanger.

In the last ninth round of the tournament, Topalov drew with Viswanathan Anand from India, who finished second in the final ranking.

Bulgaria's chess grandmaster Veselin Topalov retained his lead and moved closer to claiming the championship title at the Norway Chess Supertournament, which is taking place in Stavanger.

In the seventh round, which took place on Tuesday, Topalov drew the Italian Fabiano Caruana after 48 moves, adding another half a point to his score.

Bulgaria's chess grandmaster Veselin Topalov continued his excellent performance at the Norway Chess Supertournament, which is taking place in Stavanger.

Topalov, who played with the black pieces on Monday, recorded his fifth victory after defeating the Russian Alexander Grischuk at the 39th move.

The Bulgarian chess grandmaster Veselin Topalov recorded his second victory at the Norway Chess Supertournament, which is taking place in Stavanger between June 15 and 26.

In the third round, Topalov, who played with the black pieces, defeated the French Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, forcing his opponent to retire after 28 moves.

Bulgaria's chess grandmaster Veselin Topalov started his participation at the Norway Chess Supertournament , which is taking place in Stavanger between June 15 and 26, with a victory.

Topalov, who played with the black pieces, defeated on Tuesday Norwegian chess grandmaster and reigning world chess champion Magnus Carlsen on time.

Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen retained his title as World Chess Champion on Nov. 24, defeating rival Viswanathan Anand for the second year in a row.

The 23-year-old world number one beat India's Anand, title-holder of the championship from 2007 to 2013 when he was dethroned by Carlsen, in two of 11 games of the competition, with the others ending in draws.