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
[edit]- January 1 – Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) gains 5 rating points to remain at the head the FIDE top 100 players list at 2796. Viswanathan Anand (India) is second at 2791.[1]
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- December 8–15 – The inaugural London Chess Classic is played in London. Magnus Carlsen (Norway) wins ahead of Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) and David Howell (England).
Titles awarded
[edit]Grandmaster
[edit]In 2009 FIDE awarded the title Grandmaster to the following players:
Woman Grandmaster
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Deaths
[edit]- 22 January : Héctor Rossetto
- 27 April : Miroslav Filip
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