2002 in chess
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Template:Year nav sports topic5 Events in chess during the year 2002:
- The Manhattan Chess Club closes. Founded in 1877, it was the second oldest chess club in the United States.
Top players
FIDE top 10 players by Elo rating - October 2002;[1]
- Garry Kasparov Script error: No such module "flag". 2836
- Vladimir Kramnik Script error: No such module "flag". 2809
- Viswanathan Anand Script error: No such module "flag". 2755
- Michael Adams Script error: No such module "flag". 2745
- Veselin Topalov Script error: No such module "flag". 2743
- Peter Leko Script error: No such module "flag". 2743
- Ruslan Ponomariov Script error: No such module "flag". 2743
- Evgeny Bareev Script error: No such module "flag". 2737
- Alexander Morozevich Script error: No such module "flag". 2742
- Vassily Ivanchuk Script error: No such module "flag". 2709
Tournaments
| Tournament | City | System | Dates | Players (2700+) | Winner | Runner-up |
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| Corus Chess Tournament | Template:Flagicon Wijk aan Zee | Round robin | 11–27 Jan | 14 (5) | Template:Flagicon Evgeny Bareev | Template:Flagicon Alexander Grischuk |
| Corus Chess Tournament Group B | Template:Flagicon Wijk aan Zee | Round robin | 11–27 Jan | 14 (0) | Template:Flagicon Michał Krasenkow | Template:Flagicon Friso Nijboer Template:Flagicon Ivan Sokolov |
| FIDE World Cup | Template:Flagicon Moscow | Knockout | 9 – 22 Oct | 24 (3) | Template:Flagicon Viswanathan Anand | Template:Flagicon Rustam Kasimdzhanov |
| FIDE World Chess Championship | Template:Flagicon Moscow | Knockout | 27 Nov 2001 – 23 Jan |
128 (11) | Template:Flagicon Ruslan Ponomariov | Template:Flagicon Vasyl Ivanchuk |
Deaths
- Ricardo Calvo, a Spanish chess International Master - September 26
- Eduard Gufeld, a Ukrainian International Grandmaster and chess author - September 23
- Edmar Mednis, an American International Grandmaster and chess writer - February 13
References
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