2002 in chess
Events in chess during the year 2002:
top 10 players by Elo rating - October 2002;
- Garry Kasparov 2836
- Vladimir Kramnik 2809
- Viswanathan Anand 2755
- Michael Adams 2745
- Veselin Topalov 2743
- Peter Leko 2743
- Ruslan Ponomariov 2743
- Evgeny Bareev 2737
- Alexander Morozevich 2742
- Vassily Ivanchuk 2709
Deaths