2000 in chess

List of years in chess (table)
... 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 ... 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 ... 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 ...

Events in chess during the year 2000:

Top players

FIDE top 10 players by Elo rating - July 2000;

1. Garry Kasparov Russia 2849
2. Vladimir Kramnik Russia 2770
3. Viswanathan Anand India 2762
4. Alexander Morozevich Russia 2756
5. Michael Adams England 2755
6. Alexei Shirov Spain 2746
7. Peter Leko Hungary 2743
8. Vassily Ivanchuk Ukraine 2719
9. Veselin Topalov Bulgaria 2707
10. Michał Krasenkow Poland 2702

Deaths

• Daniel Yanofsky, Canada's first chess Grandmaster - March 5
• Aivars Gipslis, Latvian Grandmaster and chess writer - April 13
• Arthur Dake, American chess master - April 28
• Vladimir Bagirov, Grandmaster, chess author, and chess trainer - died of a heart attack while playing chess in Finland - July 21
• George Koltanowski, record holder for most games won blindfolded simultaneously - September 17
• Karl Robatsch, Australian chess player and botanist - September 19