2003 in chess

List of years in chess

(table)

Events in chess in 2003:

Deaths

February 4 - Jaroslav Šajtar (1921-2003), 81, Czech Grandmaster and FIDE vice chairman.
May 10 - Milan Vukcevich (1937-2003), 66, Yugoslav/American International Master, Grandmaster of Chess Composition, and scientist.
May 11 - Luděk Pachman (1924-2003), 78, Czech Grandmaster, chess writer, and political activist.
May 16 - Bogdan Śliwa (1922-2003), 81, Polish Grandmaster.
June 24 - Russ Chauvenet (1920-2003), 83, American International Master, chess writer, U.S. deaf champion.
July 11 - Ken Whyld (1926-2003), 77, British chess writer and researcher.
August 31 - Péter Székely (1955-2003), 48, Hungarian Grandmaster.
October 31 - Antonio Medina (1919-2003), 84, International Master, many time Spanish Champion.
December 20 - Denis Barry (1929-2003), 74, American chess organizer and President of the USCF.
December 28 - Frank Parr (1918-2003), 85, English chess player.

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