2000 in chess

Events in chess during the year 2000:

FIDE top 10 players by Elo rating - July 2000;

1. Garry Kasparov  Russia 2849
2. Vladimir Kramnik  Russia 2770
3. Viswanathan Anand  India 2762
4. Alexander Morozevich  Russia 2756
5. Michael Adams  England 2755
6. Alexei Shirov  Spain 2746
7. Peter Leko  Hungary 2743
8. Vassily Ivanchuk  Ukraine 2719
9. Veselin Topalov  Bulgaria 2707
10. Michał Krasenkow  Poland 2702

• Zhansaya Abdumalik, Kazakhstani chess player - 12 January
• Alexey Sarana - 26 January
• Max Warmerdam - 30 March
• Gunay Mammadzada - 19 June
• Haik M. Martirosyan - 14 July
• Temur Kuybokarov - 22 July
• Parham Maghsoodloo - 11 August
• Jeffery Xiong - 30 October
• Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera - 26 December
• Samuel Sevian - 26 December

• Daniel Yanofsky, Canada's first chess Grandmaster - March 5
• Aivars Gipslis, Latvian Grandmaster and chess writer - April 13
• Arthur Dake, American chess master - April 28
• Vladimir Bagirov, Grandmaster, chess author, and chess trainer - died of a heart attack while playing chess in Finland - July 21
• George Koltanowski, record holder for most games won blindfolded simultaneously - September 17
• Karl Robatsch, Australian chess player and botanist - September 19