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Veselin Topalov 16th in FIDE rankings

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Bulgarian chess player Veselin Topalov places 16th in the rankings of FIDE, the World Chess Federation effective from 1 April. His individual Elo coefficient is 2754 points. Another Bulgarian is among the top 100 of the FIDE April rankings, international grandmaster Ivan Cheparinov is 43rd with an individual Elo coefficient of 2695 points.




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