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Anand Retains World Chess Title in Bulgaria [May 11, 2010] Viswanathan Anand has defeated Bulgaria star Veselin Topalov to retain his world chess title after winning the final 12 th game in Sofia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Topalov, Anand Draw 10th Game of World Chess Title Match [May 07, 2010] The tenth game of the Sofia World Chess Title Match between Anand and Topalov ended in a draw Friday. Thus, with only two games to go, Bulgarias Veselin Topalov and Indias Viswanathan Anand have equal scores 5:5 points. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Topalov, Anand Draw 10th Game of World Chess Title Match [May 07, 2010] Bulgaria's Topalov and the world champion Anand each have 5 points with two more games to go before the end of the Sofia World Chess Title Match. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Chess Champion Karpov Arrives in Bulgaria for Topalov -Anand Battle [May 02, 2010] The Russian Chess Champion, Anatoly Karpov arrived in Sofia Sunday for the next game of the World Chess Title Match between Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov and Viswanathan Anand of India. [via YahooNews] More >>

Chess Champion Karpov Arrives in Bulgaria for Topalov -Anand Battle [May 02, 2010] Russian chess player, Anatoly Karpov (R), four times world champion of the International Federation of Chess is in Sofia for the 7th game between Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov and Viswanathan Anand of India. [via YahooNews] More >>

'Euro Father' Mundell: Greek Issues Won't Hurt Bulgaria Eurozone Bid [Apr 30, 2010] "Father of the euro", Professor Robert Mundell (middle) makes the first move of the fifth game of the World Chess Title Match in Sofia between Bulgaria's Topalov (left) and India's Anand (right). [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria World Chess Title Organizers to Sue German Site [Apr 27, 2010] The organizers of the World Chess Title Match between Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov and Viswanathan Anand of India, held in Sofia, threaten to sue the German site chessbase.com. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria World Chess Title Organizers to Sue German Site [Apr 27, 2010] The World Chess Title Match between Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov and Viswanathan Anand of India is held at the Military Club in downtown Sofia. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Chess Master: I made a mistake in the second game [Apr 26, 2010] Bulgaria's chess master Veselin Topalov claims he lost Sunday's second game with world chess champion Anand because of a wrong move he had made at the very start. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Topalov Faces Anand in World Chess Championship [Apr 24, 2010] The first game of the World Chess Title Match between Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov and Viswanathan Anand of India will kick off in Sofia on Saturday afternoon with no outright favourite among bookmakers and chess masters. [via YahooNews] More >>

A Showdown in Bulgaria for the World Championship [Apr 18, 2010] A World Chess Championship match that begins on Friday in Sofia, Bulgaria, between Viswanathan Anand of India, the titleholder, and Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria, a former champion, should be a treat for fans. [via YahooNews] More >>

'Sofia Rules' Spur Scandal ahead of World Chess Title Game in Bulgaria (Novinite.com) [Mar 19, 2010] A controversy has erupted ahead of the World Chess Title match in Sofia setting against each other Bulgaria?s Veselin Topalov and India?s Viswanathan Anand. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria?s Topalov Wins 'Wimbledon of Chess' (Novinite.com) [Feb 25, 2010] Bulgaria?s top chess player has won the title at the prestigious chess tournament in Linares, Spain, also known as the ?Wimbledon of Chess.? In the last round of the tournament, Topalov beat Boris Gelfand from Israel after a five-hour game. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM: We Are Honored to Host World Chess Title Match (Novinite.com) [Dec 16, 2009] Head of Bulgarian Chess Federation Stefan Sergiev (left) and Kirsan Ilyumdzhinov, President of FIDE signed the World Title Match Contract on Wednesday. Bulgaria's PM Borisov, who championed the hosting, is on the right. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Host World Chess Title Match between Anand, Topalov (Novinite.com) [Oct 16, 2009] The World Chess Federation FIDE approved Bulgaria to host the World Championship Match in March 2010. The match for the world chess title will be held in Bulgaria?s capital Sofia. Bulgaria submitted its bid to host the game in late September 2009 during the FIDE Congress in Halkidiki, Greece. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Stanishev, Chess Star Topalov Play against "Great Powers" (Novinite.com) [Mar 06, 2009] Bulgaria's Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev and World Chess title contender Veselin Topalov are playing together a game of chess against the "Great Powers." [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM, President Award Chess Master Topalov for World Challenge Victory (Novinite.com) [Feb 27, 2009] Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Sergey Stanishev, closed Friday afternoon in Sofia the World Chess Challengers' Match, in which the Bulgarian chess master, Veselin Topalov, won over the US chess champion, Gata Kamsky, by 4,5 to 2,5 points. [via YahooNews] More >>

World Chess Challenge in Sofia, Bulgaria, Tied 2-2 as Kamsy Takes Fourth Game (Washington Post) [Feb 23, 2009] The World Chess Challenge in Sofia, Bulgaria -- an eight-game match between U.S. grandmaster Gata Kamsky and the world's top-rated player, Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria -- is tied 2-2. After dropping the second game Wednesday, Kamsky evened the score on Saturday with a brilliant win in the fourth... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Chess Star Topalov Registers 1st Loss against US Champion Kamsky (Novinite.com) [Feb 22, 2009] Bulgaria's chess star, Veselin Topalov, was defeated late Saturday by the US chess champion, Gata Kamsky, in the fourth match of the World Chess Challenge in Sofia, the Bulgarian TV channel BBT reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

TIME IS MONEY (New York Post) [Feb 22, 2009] AT the highest ranks of chess, speed kills. That's the message Vishy Anand's win of the world championship last fall and the start of the current Veselin Topalov-Gata Kamsky showdown in Bulgaria to choose Anand's next opponent. In the first... [via YahooNews] More >>