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 2836

2. Vladimir Kramnik 2809

3. Viswanathan Anand 2755

4. Michael Adams 2745

5. Veselin Topalov 2743

6. Peter Leko 2743

7. Ruslan Ponomariov 2743

8. Evgeny Bareev 2737

9. Alexander Morozevich 2742

10. Vassily Ivanchuk 2709

Tournaments

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

References