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{{Year nav topic5|2002|chess}}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 playersFIDE top 10 players by Elo rating - October 2002;[1]- 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
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
References1. ^Top 100 FIDE players 2002
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