The World Chess Championship 2006 was a match between Classical World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik and FIDE World Chess Champion Veselin Topalov. The title of World Chess Champion had been split fo
Vladimir Kramnik
Veselin Topalov
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The FIDE World Chess Championship 2005 took place in Potrero de los Funes, San Luis Province in Argentina from September 27 to October 16, 2005. It was won by Veselin Topalov.
World Chess Championship 2006
…Classical World Chess Championship 2000. There was also the 'Official' FIDE world champion, determined by various tournament formats, held since the FIDE World Chess Championship 2005 by Topalov. From 1993 to 2006, no match was ever held between the various classical and official champions. This match brought the two titleholders…
Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria, winner of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2005.