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 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.January 2009 FIDE Rating list EloFIDE Top Ten MenFIDE Top Ten WomenElo2796 26932791 26212779 25712776 255727712548276125402760 25292759 25182751 25162751 2516
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
Grandmaster In 2009 FIDE awarded the title Grandmaster to the following players:
Woman Grandmaster
Deaths 22 January : Héctor Rossetto 27 April : Miroslav Filip
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