| Boeblingen Open 19thBoeblingen· Dec 26 – 30, 2002 | Dec 26 – 30, 2002 | Classical | 36 | 2178 | 24 |
Open A Bethune FRA· Dec 26 – 30, 2002 | Dec 26 – 30, 2002 | Classical | 117 | 2076 | 180 |
Nice Winter Open 18th Nice FRA· Dec 26 – 29, 2002 | Dec 26 – 29, 2002 | Classical | 8 | 2249 | 6 |
Groningen Harmonie Mini op-D Groningen NED· Dec 26 – 29, 2002 | Dec 26 – 29, 2002 | Classical | 8 | 1663 | 5 |
Zuerich Open 26th Zurich SUI· Dec 26 – 29, 2002 | Dec 26 – 29, 2002 | Classical | 8 | 2224 | 5 |
| MeppenMeppen· Dec 27 – 29, 2002 | Dec 27 – 29, 2002 | Classical | 8 | 1909 | 5 |
Robecchetto Open Robecchetto ITA· Dec 26 – 29, 2002 | Dec 26 – 29, 2002 | Classical | 23 | 2013 | 61 |
Open Robecchetto ITA· Dec 26 – 29, 2002 | Dec 26 – 29, 2002 | Classical | 11 | 1932 | 9 |
North American Open Las Vegas, NV USA· Dec 26 – 29, 2002 | Dec 26 – 29, 2002 | Classical | 66 | 2309 | 83 |
| Aceimar Open 9thMondariz Balneario· Dec 28 – 29, 2002 | Dec 28 – 29, 2002 | Classical | 9 | 2453 | 6 |
Tancat de Mestres 1st Palma de Majorca ESP· Dec 28 – 29, 2002 | Dec 28 – 29, 2002 | Classical | 9 | 2229 | 7 |
| Letojanni Open 2ndLetojanni· Sep 29 – Dec 29, 2002 | Sep 29 – Dec 29, 2002 | Classical | 22 | 2085 | 86 |
Stepichev Memorial 10th Kiev UKR· Dec 20 – 29, 2002 | Dec 20 – 29, 2002 | Classical | 112 | 2047 | 417 |
White Tower Open 6th Thessaloniki GRE· Dec 21 – 29, 2002 | Dec 21 – 29, 2002 | Classical | 45 | 2105 | 82 |
It Pamplona ESP· Jan 2 – Dec 28, 2002 | Jan 2 – Dec 28, 2002 | Classical | 13 | 2592 | 28 |
Erandio Open 11th Erandio ESP· Dec 21 – 28, 2002 | Dec 21 – 28, 2002 | Classical | 14 | 2189 | 10 |
Pamplona Open Pamplona ESP· Jan 2 – Dec 28, 2002 | Jan 2 – Dec 28, 2002 | Classical | 58 | 2243 | 77 |
| Bangkok CC OpenBangkok· Dec 22 – 28, 2002 | Dec 22 – 28, 2002 | Classical | 48 | 2187 | 140 |
Open Pamplona ESP· Dec 21 – 28, 2002 | Dec 21 – 28, 2002 | Classical | 61 | 2201 | 81 |
Pamplona Pamplona ESP· Jan 3 – Dec 27, 2002 | Jan 3 – Dec 27, 2002 | Classical | 8 | 2604 | 6 |
| 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6http://gameknot.com/chess.pl?· Oct 3 – Dec 27, 2002 | Oct 3 – Dec 27, 2002 | Classical | 6 | 1922 | 5 |
It Open Pamplona ESP· Dec 22 – 27, 2002 | Dec 22 – 27, 2002 | Classical | 9 | 2306 | 6 |
Paris Apsap Open 59th Paris FRA· Dec 21 – 24, 2002 | Dec 21 – 24, 2002 | Classical | 10 | 1979 | 7 |
| Bad Griesbach Seniors Open 5thBad Griesbach· Nov 24 – Dec 24, 2002 | Nov 24 – Dec 24, 2002 | Classical | 28 | 1935 | 53 |
| CiFCiF· Jan 2 – Dec 24, 2002 | Jan 2 – Dec 24, 2002 | Classical | 84 | 1813 | 208 |
| De Navidad de Silla Open 2thValencia· Dec 22 – 24, 2002 | Dec 22 – 24, 2002 | Classical | 28 | 1941 | 24 |
| Paris FRA· Apr 14 – Dec 24, 2002 | Apr 14 – Dec 24, 2002 | Classical | 153 | 2054 | 142 |
Mondariz Cerrado-A Mondariz ESP· Dec 15 – 23, 2002 | Dec 15 – 23, 2002 | Classical | 8 | 2438 | 12 |
It (cat.3) Palma de Majorca ESP· Dec 14 – 23, 2002 | Dec 14 – 23, 2002 | Classical | 9 | 2324 | 18 |
| Lindsborg Rotary OpenLindsborg Kansas· Dec 17 – 23, 2002 | Dec 17 – 23, 2002 | Classical | 21 | 2242 | 32 |
Calanova 1st Palma de Majorca ESP· Dec 14 – 23, 2002 | Dec 14 – 23, 2002 | Classical | 12 | 2315 | 20 |
TCh2-BEL 2002-3 Belgium BEL· Oct 6 – Dec 23, 2002 | Oct 6 – Dec 23, 2002 | Classical | 52 | 2143 | 36 |
Cerrado CEMAR A Mondariz ESP· Dec 15 – 23, 2002 | Dec 15 – 23, 2002 | Classical | 10 | 2435 | 33 |
BEL Team Ch 0203 Belgium BEL· Oct 6 – Dec 23, 2002 | Oct 6 – Dec 23, 2002 | Classical | 12 | 2306 | 7 |
| Bundesliga 0102Deutschland· Feb 2 – Dec 23, 2002 | Feb 2 – Dec 23, 2002 | Classical | 154 | 2465 | 239 |
TCh-BEL 2002-3 Belgium BEL· Oct 6 – Dec 23, 2002 | Oct 6 – Dec 23, 2002 | Classical | 152 | 2315 | 215 |
Rotary Open Lindsborg KS USA· Dec 17 – 23, 2002 | Dec 17 – 23, 2002 | Classical | 26 | 2257 | 72 |
Cerrado CEMAR B Mondariz ESP· Dec 15 – 23, 2002 | Dec 15 – 23, 2002 | Classical | 10 | 2320 | 32 |
Warsaw AIG Life rapid pl 9/12 Warsaw POL· Dec 22, 2002 | Dec 22, 2002 | Rapid | 4 | 2580 | 6 |
AIG Life rapid QF3 Warsaw POL· Dec 22, 2002 | Dec 22, 2002 | Rapid | 5 | 2581 | 5 |
AIG Life rapid QF1 Warsaw POL· Dec 22, 2002 | Dec 22, 2002 | Rapid | 4 | 2594 | 7 |
AIG Life rapid QF2 Warsaw POL· Dec 22, 2002 | Dec 22, 2002 | Rapid | 4 | 2596 | 7 |
Montreal Lawson Memorial Montreal CAN· Dec 20 – 22, 2002 | Dec 20 – 22, 2002 | Classical | 16 | 1744 | 13 |
Warsaw AIG Life rapid qf2 Warsaw POL· Dec 22, 2002 | Dec 22, 2002 | Rapid | 4 | 2596 | 5 |
Warsaw AIG Life rapid pl 13/16 Warsaw POL· Dec 22, 2002 | Dec 22, 2002 | Rapid | 4 | 2563 | 6 |
Steinfurt Kreisklasse 0203 GER· Sep 21 – Dec 22, 2002 | Sep 21 – Dec 22, 2002 | Classical | 16 | 1482 | 12 |
AIG Life rapid Warsaw POL· Dec 21 – 22, 2002 | Dec 21 – 22, 2002 | Rapid | 41 | 2487 | 36 |
Malaga Ch U20 Malaga ESP· Nov 30 – Dec 22, 2002 | Nov 30 – Dec 22, 2002 | Classical | 19 | 1982 | 24 |
Cali op-A Cali COL· Nov 19 – Dec 22, 2002 | Nov 19 – Dec 22, 2002 | Classical | 36 | 2160 | 31 |
| Fin del MundoUshuaia· Dec 16 – 22, 2002 | Dec 16 – 22, 2002 | Classical | 12 | 2204 | 65 |