2008 in chess

Below is a list of events in chess during the year 2008, and a list of the top ten players during of that year:

List of years in chess (table)

Events

(Top events in bold)

January

FIDE January 2008 Top Ten
RankPrevPlayerRatingChng
13 Vladimir Kramnik (RUS)2799+14
21 Viswanathan Anand (IND)2799–2
34 Veselin Topalov (BUL)2780+11
46 Alexander Morozevich (RUS)2765+10
512 Peter Svidler (RUS)2763+31
67 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE)2760+8
710 Alexei Shirov (ESP)2755+16
85 Peter Leko (HUN)2753−2
92 Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR)2753−36
109 Levon Aronian (ARM)2739−2

February

March

April

FIDE April 2008 Top Ten
RankPrevPlayerRatingChng
12 Viswanathan Anand (IND)2803+4
21 Vladimir Kramnik (RUS)2788−11
34 Alexander Morozevich (RUS)2774+9
43 Veselin Topalov (BUL)2767−13
513 Magnus Carlsen (NOR)2765+32
610 Levon Aronian (ARM)2763+24
76 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE)2752−8
812 Teimour Radjabov (AZE)2751+16
95 Peter Svidler (RUS)2746−17
108 Peter Leko (HUN)2741−12

May

August

October

Titles awarded

Grandmaster

In 2008 FIDE awarded the title Grandmaster to the following players:[37][38]

Woman Grandmaster

In 2008 FIDE awarded the title Woman Grandmaster to the following players:[37][38]

Deaths

See also

References

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  11. Asik, Josip (6 February 2008), "To Gligoric with Love – a legend turns 85", ChessBase News, retrieved 2008-02-08
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  22. "Atatürk Istanbul: Hou Yifan wins Atatürk Masters", ChessBase News, 21 March 2008, retrieved 2008-03-26
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  27. "Melody Amber: Aronian wins with 2½ point lead", ChessBase News, 27 March 2008, retrieved 2008-03-31
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  35. "Topalov Wins Dos Hermanas Rapid", ChessBase News, 21 April 2008, retrieved 2008-04-21
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  38. List of titles approved by the 3rd quarter FIDE Presidential Board 2008
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