2008 in chess

List of years in chess (table)

Events in chess during the year 2008:

Events

(Top events in bold)

January

FIDE January 2008 Top Ten
Rank Prev Player Rating Chng
1 3  Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) 2799 +14
2 1  Viswanathan Anand (IND) 2799 –2
3 4  Veselin Topalov (BUL) 2780 +11
4 6  Alexander Morozevich (RUS) 2765 +10
5 12  Peter Svidler (RUS) 2763 +31
6 7  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) 2760 +8
7 10  Alexei Shirov (ESP) 2755 +16
8 5  Peter Leko (HUN) 2753 −2
9 2  Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR) 2753 −36
10 9  Levon Aronian (ARM) 2739 −2

February

March

April

FIDE April 2008 Top Ten
Rank Prev Player Rating Chng
1 2  Viswanathan Anand (IND) 2803 +4
2 1  Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) 2788 −11
3 4  Alexander Morozevich (RUS) 2774 +9
4 3  Veselin Topalov (BUL) 2767 −13
5 13  Magnus Carlsen (NOR) 2765 +32
6 10  Levon Aronian (ARM) 2763 +24
7 6  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) 2752 −8
8 12  Teimour Radjabov (AZE) 2751 +16
9 5  Peter Svidler (RUS) 2746 −17
10 8  Peter Leko (HUN) 2741 −12

May

August

October

Titles awarded

Grandmaster

In 2008 FIDE awarded the title Grandmaster to the following players:[37][38]

Woman Grandmaster

In 2008 FIDE awarded the title Woman Grandmaster to the following players:[37][38]

Deaths

See also

References

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  33. "Russian Team Championships 2008 in Sochi", ChessBase News, 17 April 2008, retrieved 2008-04-17
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  36. The first international mind sports games “IMSA Cup” FIDE
  37. 1 2 List of Titles Approved by the 2nd quarter FIDE Presidential Board 2008 from fide.com
  38. 1 2 List of titles approved by the 3rd quarter FIDE Presidential Board 2008
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