2002 in chess
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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;[http://ratings.fide.com/toparc.phtml?cod=37 Top 100 FIDE players 2002]
- Garry Kasparov {{RUS}} 2836
- Vladimir Kramnik {{RUS}} 2809
- Viswanathan Anand {{IND}} 2755
- Michael Adams {{ENG}} 2745
- Veselin Topalov {{BUL}} 2743
- Peter Leko {{HUN}} 2743
- Ruslan Ponomariov {{UKR}} 2743
- Evgeny Bareev {{RUS}} 2737
- Alexander Morozevich {{RUS}} 2742
- Vassily Ivanchuk {{UKR}} 2709
Tournaments
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| Tournament | City | System | Dates | Players (2700+) | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corus Chess Tournament | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Wijk aan Zee | Round robin | 11–27 Jan | 14 (5) | {{flagicon|Russia}} Evgeny Bareev | {{flagicon|Russia}} Alexander Grischuk |
| Corus Chess Tournament Group B | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Wijk aan Zee | Round robin | 11–27 Jan | 14 (0) | {{flagicon|Poland}} Michał Krasenkow | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Friso Nijboer {{flagicon|Bosnia}} Ivan Sokolov |
| FIDE World Cup | {{flagicon|Russia}} Moscow | Knockout | 9 – 22 Oct | 24 (3) | {{flagicon|India}} Viswanathan Anand | {{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Rustam Kasimdzhanov |
| FIDE World Chess Championship | {{flagicon|Russia}} Moscow | Knockout | 27 Nov 2001 – 23 Jan | 128 (11) | {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Ruslan Ponomariov | {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Vasyl Ivanchuk |
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