2009 in chess
Below is a list of events in chess during the year 2009, as well as the men's and women's FIDE rankings of that year:
Events
- January 1 – Veselin Topalov gains 5 rating points to remain at the head the FIDE top 100 players list at 2796. Viswanathan Anand is second at 2791.
Titles awardedGrandmasterIn 2009 FIDE awarded the title Grandmaster to the following players:Deaths |