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World chess champion Viswanathan Anand (R) of India makes a move against his opponent Bulgarian chess grandmaster and former world chess champion Veselin Topalov during the start of the FIDE World Chess
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![Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov, former world chess champion and number one ranked chess player, takes part in a "blind" simultaneous chess competition in Bilbao, November 20, 2006. Topalov will play Hungarian Judit Polgar Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov, former world chess champion and number one ranked chess player, takes part in a "blind" simultaneous chess competition in Bilbao, November 20, 2006. Topalov will play Hungarian Judit Polgar](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E75XEH/bulgarias-veselin-topalov-former-world-chess-champion-and-number-one-ranked-chess-player-takes-part-in-a-blind-simultaneous-chess-competition-in-bilbao-november-20-2006-topalov-will-play-hungarian-judit-polgar-in-a-three-day-event-in-bilbao-on-december-7-9-reutersvincent-west-spain-2E75XEH.jpg)
Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov, former world chess champion and number one ranked chess player, takes part in a "blind" simultaneous chess competition in Bilbao, November 20, 2006. Topalov will play Hungarian Judit Polgar
![Bulgarian chess grandmaster and former world chess champion Veselin Topalov jots a note during his match against World chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India at the FIDE World Chess Championship in Sofia, Bulgarian chess grandmaster and former world chess champion Veselin Topalov jots a note during his match against World chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India at the FIDE World Chess Championship in Sofia,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E88D92/bulgarian-chess-grandmaster-and-former-world-chess-champion-veselin-topalov-jots-a-note-during-his-match-against-world-chess-champion-viswanathan-anand-of-india-at-the-fide-world-chess-championship-in-sofia-may-11-2010-picture-taken-thought-a-curtain-separating-players-from-spectators-reutersoleg-popov-bulgaria-tags-sport-chess-2E88D92.jpg)
Bulgarian chess grandmaster and former world chess champion Veselin Topalov jots a note during his match against World chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India at the FIDE World Chess Championship in Sofia,
![World chess champion Viswanathan Anand (R, partly seen) of India makes a move against his opponent, Bulgarian chess grandmaster and former world chess champion Veselin Topalov during their fifth game at the World chess champion Viswanathan Anand (R, partly seen) of India makes a move against his opponent, Bulgarian chess grandmaster and former world chess champion Veselin Topalov during their fifth game at the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E78GK4/world-chess-champion-viswanathan-anand-r-partly-seen-of-india-makes-a-move-against-his-opponent-bulgarian-chess-grandmaster-and-former-world-chess-champion-veselin-topalov-during-their-fifth-game-at-the-fide-world-chess-championship-match-in-sofia-april-30-2010-anand-leads-25-15-after-fourth-game-reutersoleg-popov-bulgaria-tags-sport-chess-2E78GK4.jpg)
World chess champion Viswanathan Anand (R, partly seen) of India makes a move against his opponent, Bulgarian chess grandmaster and former world chess champion Veselin Topalov during their fifth game at the
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