2002 in chess

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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]

1. Garry Kasparov  Russia 2836
2. Vladimir Kramnik  Russia 2809
3. Viswanathan Anand  India 2755
4. Michael Adams  England 2745
5. Veselin Topalov  Bulgaria 2743
6. Peter Leko  Hungary 2743
7. Ruslan Ponomariov  Ukraine 2743
8. Evgeny Bareev  Russia 2737
9. Alexander Morozevich  Russia 2742
10. Vassily Ivanchuk  Ukraine 2709

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

1. Top 100 FIDE players 2002