2001 in chess
Appearance
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Events in chess during the year 2001:
Top players
FIDE top 10 players by Elo rating – October 2001;[1]
- Garry Kasparov Russia 2838
- Vladimir Kramnik Russia 2809
- Viswanathan Anand India 2770
- Alexander Morozevich Russia 2742
- Peter Leko Hungary 2739
- Veselin Topalov Bulgaria 2733
- Michael Adams England 2731
- Vassily Ivanchuk Ukraine 2731
- Evgeny Bareev Russia 2719
- Loek van Wely Netherlands 2714
Deaths
- Alexei Suetin, Russian chess grandmaster and chess author – September 10
- Claude Bloodgood, controversial American chess player, died in prison – August 4
- Tony Miles, English chess Grandmaster – 12 November