2003 in chess
Events in chess in 2003:Deaths
- February 4 – Jaroslav Šajtar, 81, Czech Grandmaster and FIDE vice chairman.
- May 10 – Milan Vukcevich, 66, Yugoslav/American International Master, Grandmaster of Chess Composition, and scientist.
- May 11 – Luděk Pachman, 78, Czech Grandmaster, chess writer, and political activist.
- May 16 – Bogdan Śliwa, 81, Polish Grandmaster.
- June 24 – Russ Chauvenet, 83, American International Master, chess writer, U.S. deaf champion.
- July 11 – Ken Whyld, 77, British chess writer and researcher.
- August 31 - Péter Székely, 48, Hungarian Grandmaster.
- October 31 – Antonio Medina, 84, International Master, many time Spanish Champion.
- December 20 – Denis Barry, 74, American chess organizer and President of the USCF.
- December 28 – Frank Parr, 85, English chess player.
