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;[1]
- Garry Kasparov
Russia 2836 - Vladimir Kramnik
Russia 2809 - Viswanathan Anand
India 2755 - Michael Adams
England 2745 - Veselin Topalov
Bulgaria 2743 - Peter Leko
Hungary 2743 - Ruslan Ponomariov
Ukraine 2743 - Evgeny Bareev
Russia 2737 - Alexander Morozevich
Russia 2742 - 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
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gollark: Yes, 7 is *the* ISO standard random number.
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References
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