2002 in chess

List of years in chess (table)
... 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 ... 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ... 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 ...

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 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