Events in

chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to dist ...

in 2003:

Deaths

*February 4 – Jaroslav Šajtar (1921–2003), 81, Czech Grandmaster and FIDE vice chairman. *May 10 –

Milan Vukcevich Milan R. Vukcevich (born Milan Radoje Vukčević; March 11, 1937 – May 10, 2003) was a Yugoslav-American chemist, a grandmaster of chess problem composition and writer. Biography Milan Radoje Vukčević was born in Belgrade. In 1955 he w ...

(1937–2003), 66, Yugoslav/American International Master, Grandmaster of Chess Composition, and scientist. *May 11 –

Luděk Pachman Luděk Pachman (German: Ludek Pachmann, May 11, 1924 – March 6, 2003) was a Czechoslovak-German chess grandmaster, chess writer, and political activist. In 1972, after being imprisoned and tortured almost to death by the Communist regime in ...

(1924–2003), 78, Czech Grandmaster, chess writer, and political activist. *May 16 – Bogdan Śliwa (1922–2003), 81, Polish Grandmaster. *June 24 –

Russ Chauvenet Louis Russell Chauvenet (February 12, 1920 – June 24, 2003) was a champion chess player and one of the founders of science fiction fandom. Biography Chess Chauvenet was the U.S. Amateur Champion in 1959, as well as state champion for Virginia ...

(1920–2003), 83, American International Master, chess writer, U.S. deaf champion. *July 11 –

Ken Whyld Kenneth Whyld (6 March 1926 – 11 July 2003) was a British chess author and researcher, best known as the co-author (with David Hooper) of ''The Oxford Companion to Chess'', a single-volume chess reference work in English. Whyld was a str ...

(1926–2003), 77, British chess writer and researcher. *August 31 - Péter Székely (1955–2003), 48, Hungarian Grandmaster. *October 31 – Antonio Medina (1919–2003), 84, International Master, many time Spanish Champion. *December 20 – Denis Barry (1929–2003), 74, American chess organizer and President of the USCF. *December 28 –

Frank Parr Frank Parr (17 December 1918 – 28 December 2003) was an English chess player who was born in Wandsworth. He was British Boys (Under 18) champion in 1935. Biography Parr won the Hastings Premier in 1939/1940 with a score of 6/7, having allo ...

(1918–2003), 85, English chess player. {{chess 21st century in chess Chess by year