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Bulgarian chess grandmaster Veselin Topalov wins against Aryan Tari from Norway

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At the chess super tournament in Stavanger, Norway, former world champion Veselin Topalov recorded his first victory against Norwegian Aryan Tari. Topalov is now seventh out of 10 participants, with 3.5 points. The fifth round of the tournament is on Sunday and Topalov will play against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, who is currently fifth with 5.5 points.




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