# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/veselin-topalov
# Generated: 2026-08-14T15:25:36.650Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/veselin-topalov"
name: "Veselin Topalov"
slug: "veselin-topalov"
description: "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster and former FIDE World Chess Champion."
tagline: "Bulgarian chess grandmaster"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/VeselinTopalov12a.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1975-03-15"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             13.5
  historical:           22.2529
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    title: "Veselin Topalov"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump