2002 in 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 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

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