2002 in chess
# 2002 in chess

Events in chess during the year 2002:

## Top players

FIDE top 10 players by Elo rating - October 2002;

* 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

## Tournaments

| Tournament | City | System | Dates | Players (2700+) | Winner | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Corus Chess Tournament | Wijk aan Zee | Round robin | 11–27 Jan | 14 (5) | Evgeny Bareev | Alexander Grischuk |
| Corus Chess Tournament Group B | Wijk aan Zee | Round robin | 11–27 Jan | 14 (0) | Michał Krasenkow | Friso Nijboer Ivan Sokolov |
| FIDE World Cup | Moscow | Knockout | 9 – 22 Oct | 24 (3) | Viswanathan Anand | Rustam Kasimdzhanov |
| FIDE World Chess Championship | Moscow | Knockout | 27 Nov 2001 – 23 Jan | 128 (11) | Ruslan Ponomariov | 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
