title: 2002 in chess
text: # 2002 in chess
  
  Events in chess during the year 2002:
  
  ## Top players
  
  FIDE top 10 players by Elo rating - October 2002;
  
  * Garry Kasparov Russia 2836
  * Vladimir Kramnik Russia 2809
  * Viswanathan Anand India 2755
  * Michael Adams England 2745
  * Veselin Topalov Bulgaria 2743
  * Peter Leko Hungary 2743
  * Ruslan Ponomariov Ukraine 2743
  * Evgeny Bareev Russia 2737
  * Alexander Morozevich Russia 2742
  * Vassily Ivanchuk Ukraine 2709
  
  ## Tournaments
  
  | Tournament | City | System | Dates | Players (2700+) | Winner | Runner-up |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Corus Chess Tournament | Wijk aan Zee | Round robin | 11–27 Jan | 14 (5) | Evgeny Bareev | Alexander Grischuk |
  | Corus Chess Tournament Group B | Wijk aan Zee | Round robin | 11–27 Jan | 14 (0) | Michał Krasenkow | Friso Nijboer Ivan Sokolov |
  | FIDE World Cup | Moscow | Knockout | 9 – 22 Oct | 24 (3) | Viswanathan Anand | Rustam Kasimdzhanov |
  | FIDE World Chess Championship | Moscow | Knockout | 27 Nov 2001 – 23 Jan | 128 (11) | Ruslan Ponomariov | Vasyl Ivanchuk |
  
  ## 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
  