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Overview of the events of 2003 in chess

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Events in chess in 2003:

Deaths

February 4 – Jaroslav Šajtar (1921–2003), 81, Czech Grandmaster and FIDE vice chairman.
May 10 – Milan Vukcevich (1937–2003), 66, Yugoslav/American International Master, Grandmaster of Chess Composition, and scientist.
May 11 – Luděk Pachman (1924–2003), 78, Czech Grandmaster, chess writer, and political activist.
May 16 – Bogdan Śliwa (1922–2003), 81, Polish Grandmaster.
June 24 – Russ Chauvenet (1920–2003), 83, American International Master, chess writer, U.S. deaf champion.
July 11 – Ken Whyld (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 (1918–2003), 85, English chess player.

Flank opening	Benko Opening Bird's Opening Dunst Opening English Opening Grob's Attack Larsen's Opening Zukertort Opening King's Indian Attack Réti Opening
King's Pawn Game	Alekhine's Defence Caro–Kann Defence French Defence Modern Defence Nimzowitsch Defence Open Game Four Knights Game Giuoco Piano Italian Game King's Gambit Petrov's Defence Philidor Defence Ponziani Opening Ruy Lopez Semi-Italian Opening Scotch Game Two Knights Defense Vienna Game Owen's Defence Pirc Defence Austrian Attack Scandinavian Defense Sicilian Defence Alapin Dragon/Accelerated Dragon Najdorf Scheveningen
Queen's Pawn Game	Budapest Gambit Colle System Dutch Defence English Defence Indian Defence Benoni Defence Modern Benoni Bogo-Indian Defence Catalan Opening Grünfeld Defence King's Indian Defence Nimzo-Indian Defence Old Indian Defense Queen's Indian Defence London System Richter–Veresov Attack Queen's Gambit Accepted Declined Slav Defence Semi-Slav Defence Chigorin Defense Torre Attack Trompowsky Attack
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