2001 in chess

List of years in chess (table)
... 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 ... 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 ... 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 ...

Events in chess during the year 2001:

Top players

FIDE top 10 players by Elo rating - October 2001;

1. Garry Kasparov Russia 2838
2. Vladimir Kramnik Russia 2809
3. Viswanathan Anand India 2770
4. Alexander Morozevich Russia 2742
5. Peter Leko Hungary 2739
6. Veselin Topalov Bulgaria 2733
7. Michael Adams England 2731
8. Vassily Ivanchuk Ukraine 2731
9. Evgeny Bareev Russia 2719
10. Loek van Wely Netherlands 2714

Deaths

• Alexei Suetin, Russian chess grandmaster and chess author - September 10
• Claude Bloodgood, controversial American chess player, died in prison - August 4
• Tony Miles, English chess Grandmaster - 12 November