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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
![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,
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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
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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 their fifth game at the FIDE World
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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 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](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E7C3DG/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-championship-match-in-sofia-april-24-2010-reutersstoyan-nenov-bulgaria-tags-sport-chess-2E7C3DG.jpg)
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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