2001 in chess


Events in chess during the year 2001:

Top players

FIDE top 10 players by Elo rating – October 2001;
  1. Garry Kasparov 2838
  2. Vladimir Kramnik 2809
  3. Viswanathan Anand 2770
  4. Alexander Morozevich 2742
  5. Peter Leko 2739
  6. Veselin Topalov 2733
  7. Michael Adams 2731
  8. Vassily Ivanchuk 2731
  9. Evgeny Bareev 2719
  10. Loek van Wely 2714

Tournaments

TournamentCitySystemDatesPlayers WinnerRunner-up
Corus Chess Tournament

Deaths