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

Events

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(Top events in bold)

January

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FIDE January 2008 Top Ten
Rank Prev Player Rating Chng
1 3   Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) 2799 +14
2 1   Viswanathan Anand (IND) 2799 –2
3 4   Veselin Topalov (BUL) 2780 +11
4 6   Alexander Morozevich (RUS) 2765 +10
5 12   Peter Svidler (RUS) 2763 +31
6 7   Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) 2760 +8
7 10   Alexei Shirov (ESP) 2755 +16
8 5   Peter Leko (HUN) 2753 −2
9 2   Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR) 2753 −36
10 9   Levon Aronian (ARM) 2739 −2

February

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  • February 2 – "To Gligorić with Love", a rapid chess tournament in Pančevo honors Svetozar Gligorić (Serbia) on his 85th birthday. The 85 player field includes 23 GMs, 21 IMs, 12 FMs, 4 WGMs, and 1 WIM. Five players tie for first place, with GM Ivan Ivanišević (Serbia) winning the trophy.[11]
  • February 10 – 4th International Chess Festival Moscow Open held at the Russian State Social University won by GM Artyom Timofeev 7.5/9, overtaking the tournament leader GM Ernesto Inarkiev (7/9) by beating him in the final round in a 117-move game. IM Anna Muzychuk wins the women's section with 8/9. The tournament has a 5 million ruble prize fund (about US$205,760).[12][13]
  • February 15 – 45th Indian Championship in Chennai won by GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly on tie-break over IM K Rathnakaran after both scored 9/11.[14]
  • February 16 – British Chess Solving Championship has a field of 33, including all title British solvers and two overseas guests. Former world solving champion Piotr Murdzia scores 59/65 to lead the field by 712 points. Dolf Wissmann (Netherlands) and Jonathan Mestel share second place with 5112, a half-point ahead of John Nunn, alone in fourth. Mestel wins his 15th championship as the highest British scorer.[15]
  • February 17 – Four Nations Chess Challenge in Oslo won by Sweden. England finishes second, followed by Latvia and Norway.[14]
  • February 19 – European Senior Team Championship in Dresden won by the Czech Republic team headed by Vlastimil Jansa.[15]
  • February 22 – Aeroflot Open in Moscow won by 17-year-old GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) with the score 7/9. Regarded as the strongest open tournament in the world, the prize fund is US$200,000 with $30,000 for the winner.[15][16]
  • February 23 – 79th German Championship in Bad Woerishofen won by GM Daniel Fridman.[15]
  • February 24 – 60th Polish Women's Championship in Kraków won by IM Monika Soćko.[15]

March

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April

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FIDE April 2008 Top Ten
Rank Prev Player Rating Chng
1 2   Viswanathan Anand (IND) 2803 +4
2 1   Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) 2788 −11
3 4   Alexander Morozevich (RUS) 2774 +9
4 3   Veselin Topalov (BUL) 2767 −13
5 13   Magnus Carlsen (NOR) 2765 +32
6 10   Levon Aronian (ARM) 2763 +24
7 6   Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) 2752 −8
8 12   Teimour Radjabov (AZE) 2751 +16
9 5   Peter Svidler (RUS) 2746 −17
10 8   Peter Leko (HUN) 2741 −12

August

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October

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Titles awarded

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Grandmaster

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

Woman Grandmaster

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

Deaths

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References

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  4. ^ Savinov, Misha (8 January 2008), "Radjabov wins ACP World Rapid Cup in Odesa", Chessbase News
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  8. ^ Anand elected Indian Sportsperson of the Year 2007, 24 January 2008, retrieved 2008-01-25
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  26. ^ Akbarinia, Arash (30 March 2008), "Iranian Chess Championship 2008", ChessBase News, retrieved 2008-03-31
  27. ^ "Melody Amber: Aronian wins with 2½ point lead", ChessBase News, 27 March 2008, retrieved 2008-03-31
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  32. ^ "Michael Adams wins Second Ruy López International in Mérida", ChessBase News, 13 April 2008, retrieved 2008-04-14
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  36. ^ The first international mind sports games “IMSA Cup” FIDE
  37. ^ a b List of Titles Approved by the 2nd quarter FIDE Presidential Board 2008 from fide.com
  38. ^ a b List of titles approved by the 3rd quarter FIDE Presidential Board 2008
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