It could happen to anybody

First there was his remarkable victory at San Luis, 2005, during which cheating allegations were made after he scored 6.5 from his first seven games; then came the infamous squabble with Kramnik that will be forever remembered as Dunnygate; now he's been frisked by the Spanish police. We can only hope that the cheating allegations can be laid to rest as easily as Topalov's brush with the law.

The following article appeared in the Sofia Weekly, March 09. View the original story here: http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=77684

Spanish Police Search Car of Bulgaria's Chess
King
Police in Spain's Linares have searched the car of world
chess king Vesselin Topalov, who is in the town for the annual chess
tournament.
Topalov's 14-year-old Volkswagen Polo was searched for bombs and drugs
shortly after he completed a round of demonstrative games in the town's central
street.
Nothing turned up during the check and Topalov was free to go back to
his hotel.

We understand that Topalov now lives in Spain.