2013 in chess

This article features a list of events in chess during the year 2013, as well as the FIDE top ten ranked players in September of that year.

2013 tournaments

This is a list of significant 2013 chess tournaments:

Tournament

Dates

Players

Winner

Runner-up

Third

2013 Tata Steel Chess Tournament

12–27 January

14

Key dates

1 April – Magnus Carlsen wins the right to challenge Viswanathan Anand for the 2013 World Chess Championship after winning the Candidates Tournament on tiebreaks.

FIDE World Rankings

The FIDE World Rankings as of September 2013 were: