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Geography of chess

December 07, 2023

Chess is played all over the world. The international governing body of chess is FIDE, established in 1924. Most national chess federations are now members of FIDE; several supranational chess organizations are also affiliated with FIDE.

National level: Current FIDE members edit

The table below lists the member federations of FIDE[1] and their national championship. The number of grandmasters[2] and players registered for each federation in the FIDE database[3] as of September 2016 are also indicated.

Country Zone National federation #GM #FIDE National championship
  Afghanistan 3.4 Afghan National Chess Federation 0 197 Afghan Chess Championship
  Albania 1.5a Albania Chess Federation [Wikidata] [4] 1 507 Albanian Chess Championship
  Algeria 4.1 Fédération Algérienne des échecs [Wikidata] [5] 2 3295 Algerian Chess Championship
  Andorra 1.10 Federació d'Escacs Valls d'Andorra [Wikidata] [6] 2 146 Andorran Chess Championship
  Angola 4.3 Federação Angolana de Xadrez [Wikidata] 0 995 Angolan Chess Championship
  Antigua and Barbuda 2.3.5 Antigua and Barbuda Chess Federation 0 15 –
  Argentina 2.5 Argentine Chess Federation[7] 23 8982 Argentine Chess Championship
  Armenia 1.5b Armenian Chess Federation[8] 39 1124 Armenian Chess Championship
  Aruba 2.3.5 Federashon di Ajedrez di Aruba 0 42 –
  Australia 3.6 Australian Chess Federation[9] 8 2001 Australian Chess Championship
  Austria 1.2a Österreichischer Schachbund[10] 9 3561 Austrian Chess Championship
  Azerbaijan 1.8 Azerbaijan Chess Federation[11] 23 1701 Azerbaijani Chess Championship
  Bahamas 2.3.5 Bahamas Chess Federation [12] 0 34 Bahamian Chess Championship
  Bahrain 3.1 Bahrain Mind Sports Association 0 53 Bahraini Chess Championship
  Bangladesh 3.2 Bangladesh Chess Federation [13] 5 1322 Bangladeshi Chess Championship
  Barbados 2.3.5 Barbados Chess Federation [14] 0 138 Barbadian Chess Championship
  Belarus 1.8 Belarus Chess Federation [15] 16 1048 Belarusian Chess Championship
  Belgium 1.1b FRBE-KBSB-KSB [Wikidata] [16] 9 3039 Belgian Chess Championship
  Bermuda 2.3.5 Bermuda Chess Association [17] 0 68 –
  Bhutan 3.2 Bhutan Chess Federation 0 7 Bhutan National Premier Chess Championship
  Bolivia 2.4 Federación Boliviana de Ajedrez [18] 1 1043 Bolivian Chess Championship
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.2b Sahovski Savez Bosne i Hercegovine [19] 8 875 Bosnia and Herzegovina Chess Championship
  Botswana 4.3 Botswana Chess Federation [Wikidata] 0 392 Botswana Chess Championship
  Brazil 2.4 Confed. Brasileira de Xadrez [20] 14 4,943 Brazilian Chess Championship
  British Virgin Islands 2.3.5 British Virgin Islands Chess Federation 0 4 –
  Brunei 3.3 Brunei Chess Federation [21] 0 79 Brunei Chess Championship
  Bulgaria 1.4 Bulgarian Chess Federation [22] 31 1779 Bulgarian Chess Championship
  Burkina Faso 4.4 Comité National Burkinabé des Échecs 0 15 Burkinabé Chess Championship
  Burundi 4.2 Burundi Chess Federation [Wikidata] 0 11 Burundian Chess Championship
  Cambodia 3.3 Cambodian Chess Federation 0 2 Cambodian Chess Championship
  Cameroon 4.4 Cameroon Chess Federation [Wikidata] [23] 0 16 Cameroonian Chess Championship
  Canada 2.2 Chess Federation of Canada[24] 14 1605 Canadian Chess Championship
  Cape Verde 4.4 Federação Cabo-verdiana de Xadrez [Wikidata] 0 22 Cape Verdean Chess Championship
  Central African Republic 4.4 Chess Federation of Central African Republic 0 4 Central African Chess Championship
  Chile 2.5 Fed. Deportiva Nacional De Ajedrez 5 2140 Chilean Chess Championship
  China 3.5 Chinese Chess Association[25] 43 1445 Chinese Chess Championship
  Chinese Taipei 3.3 Chinese Taipei Chess Association[26] 0 120 Taiwanese Chess Championship
  Colombia 2.3.4 Fed. Colombiana de Ajedrez [27] 7 2559 Colombian Chess Championship
  Comoros 4.3 Comoros Islands Chess Federation [Wikidata] 0 0 Comorian Chess Championship
  Republic of the Congo 4.3 Congolese Chess Federation [Wikidata] 0 7 Congolese Chess Championship
  Costa Rica 2.3.2 Federacion Central de Ajedrez [28] 1 653 Costa Rican Chess Championship
  Croatia 1.2b Hrvatski šahovski savez[29] 29 3135 Croatian Chess Championship
  Cuba 2.3.3 Fed. Cubana de Ajedrez 24 2033 Cuban Chess Championship
  Cyprus 1.10 Cyprus Chess Federation [30] 0 134 Cypriot Chess Championship
  Czech Republic 1.4 Šachový svaz České republiky [31] 35 7539 Czech Chess Championship
  Denmark 1.3 Dansk Skak Union [32] 11 3880 Danish Chess Championship
  Djibouti 4.2 Djiboutian Chess Federation 0 8 Djiboutian Chess Championship
  Dominican Republic 2.3.5 Federación Dominicana de Ajedrez [33] 1 657 Dominican Chess Championship
  Ecuador 2.3.5 Fed. Ecuatoriana de Ajedrez [34] 1 1208 Ecuadorian Chess Championship
  Egypt 4.2 Egyptian Chess Federation 5 2026 Egyptian Chess Championship
  England 1.1a English Chess Federation[35] 36 3390 British Chess Championship
  El Salvador 2.3.2 Federación Salvadoreña de Ajedrez [36] 0 294 Salvadoran Chess Championship
  Eritrea 4.2 Eritrea Chess Federation 0 6 Eritrean Chess Championship
  Estonia 1.7 Eesti Maleliit [37] 6 425 Estonian Chess Championship
  Ethiopia 4.2 Ethiopian Chess Federation [38] 0 77 Ethiopian Chess Championship
  Faroe Islands 1.10 Talvsamband Foroya [39] 1 165 Faroese Chess Championship
  Fiji 3.6 Fiji Chess Federation[40] 0 43 Fijian Chess Championship
  Finland 1.3 Suomen Keskusshakkiliitto [41] 5 1045 Finnish Chess Championship
  France 1.1b French Chess Federation[42] 50 22,351 French Chess Championship
  Gabon 4.4 Fédération Gabonaise des Échecs 0 3 Gabonese Chess Championship
  Gambia 4.4 Gambia Chess Federation 0 9 Gambian Chess Championship
  Georgia 1.5b Chess Federation of Georgia 31 1163 Georgian Chess Championship
  Germany 1.2a Deutscher Schachbund[43] 92 25,470 German Chess Championship
  Ghana 4.4 Ghana Chess Association [Wikidata] [44] 0 66 Ghanaian Chess Championship
  Greece 1.5a Elliniki Skakistiki Omospondia [45] 13 5497 Greek Chess Championship
  Guam 3.6 Guam Chess Federation 0 28 –
  Guatemala 2.3.2 Fed. Nac. de Ajedrez de Guatemala 0 235 Guatemalan Chess Championship
  Guernsey 1.10 Guernsey Chess Federation [46] 0 25 Guernsey Chess Championship
  Guyana 2.3.5 Guyana Chess Federation 0 29 Guyanese Chess Championship
  Haiti 2.3.5 Haitian Chess Federation 0 12 Haitian Chess Championship
  Honduras 2.3.2 Federación Nacional de Ajedrez de Honduras [47] 0 192 Honduran Chess Championship
  Hong Kong 3.3 Hong Kong Chess Federation 0 258 Hong Kong Chess Championship
  Hungary 1.4 Magyar Sakkszovetseg [48] 48 6229 Hungarian Chess Championship
  Iceland 1.3 Skáksamband Íslands [49] 13 600 Icelandic Chess Championship
  India 3.7 All India Chess Federation[50] 52 30,609 Indian Chess Championship
  Indonesia 3.3 Persatuan Catur Seluruh Indonesia [51] 3 808 Indonesian Chess Championship
  Iran 3.1 Chess Fed. of Islamic Rep. of Iran [52] 15 9502 Iranian Chess Championship
  Iraq 3.1 Iraqi Chess Federation 0 679 Iraqi Chess Championship
  Ireland 1.1a Irish Chess Union [53] 1 656 Irish Chess Championship
  Israel 1.2b Israel Chess Federation [54] 42 2321 Israeli Chess Championship
  Italy 1.1c Federazione Scacchistica Italiana [55] 14 9618 Italian Chess Championship
  Ivory Coast 4.4 Fédération Ivoirienne des Échecs [Wikidata] 0 33 Ivorian Chess Championship
  Jamaica 2.3.5 Jamaica Chess Federation [56] 0 233 Jamaican Chess Championship
  Japan 3.3 National Chess Society of Japan [ja] [57] 0 206 Japanese Chess Championship
  Jersey 1.10 Jersey Chess Federation [58] 0 26 Jersey Chess Championship
  Jordan 3.1 Royal Jordanian Chess Federation [59] 0 495 Jordanian Chess Championship
  Kazakhstan 3.4 Kazakhstan Chess Federation [60] 14 2162 Kazakhstani Chess Championship
  Kenya 4.2 Chess Kenya [Wikidata] [61] 0 438 Kenyan Chess Championship
  Kosovo 1.2b Kosovo Chess Federation [62] 0 205 Kosovan Chess Championship
  Kuwait 3.1 Kuwait Chess Federation 0 111 Kuwaiti Chess Championship
  Kyrgyzstan 3.4 Chess Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic 0 319 Kyrgyzstani Chess Championship
  Laos 3.3 Lao Chess Federation 0 16 Laotian Chess Championship
  Latvia 1.7 Latvijas Šaha Federācija [63] 11 678 Latvian Chess Championship
  Lebanon 3.1 Federation Libanaise des Echecs [64] 0 214 Lebanese Chess Championship
  Lesotho 4.3 Chess Federation of Lesotho 0 98 Lesotho Chess Championship
  Liberia 4.4 Liberia Chess Federation 0 13 Liberian Chess Championship
  Libya 4.1 General Libyan Chess Federation 0 480 Libyan Chess Championship
  Liechtenstein 1.10 Liechtensteiner Schachverband 0 15 Liechtenstein Chess Championship
  Lithuania 1.7 Lietuvos šachmatų federacija [65] 6 1022 Lithuanian Chess Championship
  Luxembourg 1.10 Federation Luxembourgeoise des Echecs [66] 0 290 Luxembourg Chess Championship
  Macau 3.3 Grupo de Xadrez de Macau 0 39 –
  North Macedonia 1.2b Chess Federation of Macedonia [67] 9 573 Macedonian Chess Championship
  Madagascar 4.3 Madagascar Chess Federation [Wikidata] 0 248 Malagasy Chess Championship
  Malawi 4.3 Chess Association of Malawi [68] 0 177 Malawian Chess Championship
  Malaysia 3.3 Malaysian Chess Federation [69] 0 1573 Malaysian Chess Championship
  Maldives 3.2 Maldives Chess Federation 0 34 Maldivian Chess Championship
  Mali 4.1 Federation Malienne du Jeu D'Echecs [Wikidata] 0 10 Malian Chess Championship
  Malta 1.10 Il-Federazzjoni Maltija tac-Cess [70] 0 142 Maltese Chess Championship
  Mauritania 4.1 Mauritanian Chess Federation [Wikidata] [71] 0 70 Mauritanian Chess Championship
  Mauritius 4.3 Mauritius Chess Federation [Wikidata] [72] 0 27 Mauritian Chess Championship
  Mexico 2.3.1 Fed. Nac. de Ajedrez de Mexico AC [73] 3 1818 Mexican Chess Championship
  Moldova 1.8 Federația de Șah a Republicii Moldova [74] 7 618 Moldovan Chess Championship
  Monaco 1.10 Monaco Chess Federation [Wikidata] 3 69 Monaco Chess Championship
  Mongolia 3.3 Mongolian Chess Federation [75] 4 530 Mongolian Chess Championship
  Montenegro 1.5a Montenegro Chess Federation [76] 6 404 Montenegrin Chess Championship
  Morocco 4.1 Fed. Royale Marocaine des Echecs [77] 1 344 Moroccan Chess Championship
  Mozambique 4.3 Mozambique Chess Federation [Wikidata] 0 58 Mozambican Chess Championship
  Myanmar 3.3 Myanmar Chess Federation [78] 0 647 Myanmar Chess Championship
  Namibia 4.3 Namibia Chess Federation [79] 0 61 Namibian Chess Championship
  Nauru 3.6 Nauru Chess Federation 0 8 Nauruan Chess Championship
    Nepal 3.2 Nepal Chess Association[80] 0 724 Nepalese Chess Championship
  Netherlands 1.1b Koninklijke Nederlandse Schaakbond [81] 35 4128 Dutch Chess Championship
  Netherlands Antilles 2.3.5 Curaçao Chess Federation 0 44 Netherlands Antilles Chess Championship
  New Zealand 3.6 New Zealand Chess Federation[82] 1 446 New Zealand Chess Championship
  Nicaragua 2.3.2 Federacion Nicaragüense de Ajedrez [83] 0 361 Nicaraguan Chess Championship
  Nigeria 4.4 Nigeria Chess Federation [84] 0 307 Nigerian Chess Championship
  Norway 1.3 Norges Sjakkforbund [85] 16 3025 Norwegian Chess Championship
  Oman 3.1 Oman Chess Committee [86] 0 82 Omani Chess Championship
  Pakistan 3.2 Chess Federation of Pakistan [87] 0 120 Pakistani Chess Championship
  Palau 3.6 Palau Chess Federation [88] 0 112 Palauan Chess Championship
  Palestine 3.1 Palestine Chess Federation 0 183 Palestinian Chess Championship
  Panama 2.3.2 Fed. de Ajedrez de Panama [89] 0 246 Panamanian Chess Championship
  Papua New Guinea 3.6 Papua New Guinea Chess Federation 0 10 Papua New Guinean Chess Championship
  Paraguay 2.5 Federacion Paraguaya de Ajedrez [90] 4 1089 Paraguayan Chess Championship
  Peru 2.4 Federacion Peruana de Ajedrez [91] 8 6201 Peruvian Chess Championship
  Philippines 3.3 National Chess Federation of the Philippines[92] 14 2619 Philippine Chess Championship
  Poland 1.4 Polish Chess Federation [93] 41 18,252 Polish Chess Championship
  Portugal 1.1c Federação Portuguesa de Xadrez[94] 3 5320 Portuguese Chess Championship
  Puerto Rico 2.3.5 Fed. de Ajedrez de Puerto Rico [95] 0 670 Puerto Rican Chess Championship
  Qatar 3.1 Qatar Chess Association [96] 3 123 Qatari Chess Championship
  Romania 1.4 Federatia Romana de Șah [97] 21 6592 Romanian Chess Championship
  Russia 3.8 Chess Federation of Russia[98] 234 59,294 Russian Chess Championship
  Rwanda 4.2 Rwanda Chess Federation [Wikidata] [99] 0 79 Rwandan Chess Championship
  San Marino 1.10 Federazione Sammarinese degli Scacchi [100] 0 15 Sammarinese Chess Championship
  São Tomé and Príncipe 4.4 Sao Tome and Principe Chess Federation [Wikidata] 0 18 São Tomé and Príncipe Chess Championship
  Saudi Arabia 3.1 Saudi Chess Association [101] 0 993 Saudi Arabian Chess Championship
  Scotland 1.1a Chess Scotland[102] 6 708 Scottish Chess Championship
  Senegal 4.1 Senegalese Chess Federation [Wikidata] 0 21 Senegalese Chess Championship
  Serbia 1.5a Chess Federation of Serbia [103] 55 7732 Serbian Chess Championship
  Seychelles 4.2 Seychelles Chess Federation 0 50 Seychelles Chess Championship
  Sierra Leone 4.4 Sierra Leone Chess Federation 0 14 Sierra Leonean Chess Championship
  Singapore 3.3 Singapore Chess Federation[104] 3 2377 Singaporean Chess Championship
  Slovakia 1.4 Slovensky Sachovy Zvaz [105] 10 6192 Slovak Chess Championship
  Slovenia 1.2a Sahovska Zveza Slovenije [106] 12 4143 Slovenian Chess Championship
  Solomon Islands 3.6 Solomon Islands Chess Federation 0 35 Solomon Island Chess Championship
  Somalia 4.2 Somali Chess Federation 0 43 Somali Chess Championship
  South Africa 4.3 Chess South Africa[107] 1 2478 South African Chess Championship
  South Korea 3.3 Korea Chess Federation [108] 1 752 South Korean Chess Championship
  South Sudan 4.2 South Sudan Chess Federation 0 74 South Sudanese Chess Championship
  Spain 1.1c Federacion Espanola de Ajedrez [109] 47 39,632 Spanish Chess Championship
  Sri Lanka 3.2 Chess Federation of Sri Lanka 0 8993 Sri Lankan Chess Championship
  Sudan 4.2 Sudan Chess Federation 0 312 Sudanese Chess Championship
  Suriname 2.3.5 De Surinaamse Schaakbond [110] 0 355 Surinamese Chess Championship
  Eswatini 4.3 Eswatini National Chess Federation 0 63 Swazi Chess Championship
  Sweden 1.3 Sveriges Schackförbund [111] 21 4561 Swedish Chess Championship
   Switzerland 1.2a Schweizerischer Schachbund [112] 8 3685 Swiss Chess Championship
  Syria 3.1 Syrian Arab Chess Federation 0 801 Syrian Chess Championship
  Tajikistan 3.4 Federazijai Shakhmati Tajikistan 1 166 Tajikistani Chess Championship
  Tanzania 4.2 Tanzania Chess Association 0 76 Tanzanian Chess Championship
  Thailand 3.3 Thailand Chess Association [113] 0 704 Thai Chess Championship
  Timor-Leste 3.3 Federação Xadrez de Timor-Leste 0 58 Timorese Chess Championship
  Togo 4.4 Togolese Chess Federation [Wikidata] [114] 0 95 Togolese Chess Championship
  Trinidad and Tobago 2.3.5 Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association [115] 0 535 Trinidad and Tobago Chess Championship
  Tunisia 4.1 Tunisian Chess Federation [Wikidata] [116] 2 941 Tunisian Chess Championship
  Turkey 1.5a Turkish Chess Federation[117] 10 24,200 Turkish Chess Championship
  Turkmenistan 3.4 Turkmenistan Chess Federation 5 410 Turkmen Chess Championship
  Uganda 4.2 Uganda Chess Federation[118] 0 369 Ugandan Chess Championship
  Ukraine 1.9 Ukrainian Chess Federation [119] 87 8713 Ukrainian Chess Championship
  United Arab Emirates 3.1 UAE Chess Federation [120] 2 1949 Emirati Chess Championship
  United States 2.1 United States Chess Federation[121] 90 13,579 U.S. Chess Championship
U.S. Women's Chess Championship
  United States Virgin Islands 2.3.5 US Virgin Islands Chess Federation [122] 0 50 –
  Uruguay 2.5 Federación Uruguaya de Ajedrez [123] 1 952 Uruguayan Chess Championship
  Uzbekistan 3.4 Chess Federation of Uzbekistan [124] 12 1073 Uzbekistani Chess Championship
  Venezuela 2.3.5 Fed. Venezolana de Ajedrez [125] 1 4700 Venezuelan Chess Championship
  Vietnam 3.3 Vietnam Chess Federation [126] 9 1855 Vietnamese Chess Championship
  Wales 1.1a Welsh Chess Union[127] 1 475 Welsh Chess Championship
  Yemen 3.1 Yemen Chess Association 0 280 Yemeni Chess Championship
  Zambia 4.3 Chess Federation of Zambia 1 893 Zambian Chess Championship
  Zimbabwe 4.3 Zimbabwe Chess Federation [128] 0 433 Zimbabwean Chess Championship

Former FIDE members edit

The list below includes nations that no longer exist as well as national federations that are currently not members of FIDE.

Country National federation National championship
  Belize Belize Chess Federation [129] Belizean Chess Championship
  Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak Chess Championship
  Soviet Union USSR Chess Federation USSR Chess Championship
  Yugoslavia Yugoslav Chess Championship

Supranational level edit

Countries (zone) Federation Official Website Championships
Europe (1) European Chess Union (ECU) [130] Individual, Youth, Junior,
Senior and Team
America (2) Confederation of Chess for America (CCA) [131] Pan American Chess Championship
Asia (3) Asian Chess Federation (ACF) [132] Asian Chess Championship, Asian Senior Chess Championship
Africa (4) African Chess Confederation (ACC) [133] African Chess Championship
Arab world Arab Chess Federation (ACF) [134] Arab Chess Championship
ASEAN ASEAN Chess Confederation [135] –
Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth Chess Association (CCA) [136] Commonwealth Chess Championship
European microstates – – European Small Nations Chess Championship
Francophone countries International Chess Federation of French-speaking countries (AIDEF) [137] AIDEF Chess Championship
Ibero-America Iberoamerican Chess Federation (FIBDA) [138] Iberoamerican Chess Championship
Mediterranean countries Mediterranean Chess Association [139] Mediterranean Chess Championship
Nordic countries Nordic Chess Federation [140] Nordic Chess Championship
Oceania (3.6) Oceania Chess Confederation (OCC) [141] Oceania Chess Championship
South America - - South American Chess Championship

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geography, chess, chess, played, over, world, international, governing, body, chess, fide, established, 1924, most, national, chess, federations, members, fide, several, supranational, chess, organizations, also, affiliated, with, fide, contents, national, lev. Chess is played all over the world The international governing body of chess is FIDE established in 1924 Most national chess federations are now members of FIDE several supranational chess organizations are also affiliated with FIDE Contents 1 National level Current FIDE members 1 1 Former FIDE members 2 Supranational level 3 ReferencesNational level Current FIDE members editThe table below lists the member federations of FIDE 1 and their national championship The number of grandmasters 2 and players registered for each federation in the FIDE database 3 as of September 2016 are also indicated Country Zone National federation GM FIDE National championship nbsp Afghanistan 3 4 Afghan National Chess Federation 0 197 Afghan Chess Championship nbsp Albania 1 5a Albania Chess Federation Wikidata 4 1 507 Albanian Chess Championship nbsp Algeria 4 1 Federation Algerienne des echecs Wikidata 5 2 3295 Algerian Chess Championship nbsp Andorra 1 10 Federacio d Escacs Valls d Andorra Wikidata 6 2 146 Andorran Chess Championship nbsp Angola 4 3 Federacao Angolana de Xadrez Wikidata 0 995 Angolan Chess Championship nbsp Antigua and Barbuda 2 3 5 Antigua and Barbuda Chess Federation 0 15 nbsp Argentina 2 5 Argentine Chess Federation 7 23 8982 Argentine Chess Championship nbsp Armenia 1 5b Armenian Chess Federation 8 39 1124 Armenian Chess Championship nbsp Aruba 2 3 5 Federashon di Ajedrez di Aruba 0 42 nbsp Australia 3 6 Australian Chess Federation 9 8 2001 Australian Chess Championship nbsp Austria 1 2a Osterreichischer Schachbund 10 9 3561 Austrian Chess Championship nbsp Azerbaijan 1 8 Azerbaijan Chess Federation 11 23 1701 Azerbaijani Chess Championship nbsp Bahamas 2 3 5 Bahamas Chess Federation 12 0 34 Bahamian Chess Championship nbsp Bahrain 3 1 Bahrain Mind Sports Association 0 53 Bahraini Chess Championship nbsp Bangladesh 3 2 Bangladesh Chess Federation 13 5 1322 Bangladeshi Chess Championship nbsp Barbados 2 3 5 Barbados Chess Federation 14 0 138 Barbadian Chess Championship nbsp Belarus 1 8 Belarus Chess Federation 15 16 1048 Belarusian Chess Championship nbsp Belgium 1 1b FRBE KBSB KSB Wikidata 16 9 3039 Belgian Chess Championship nbsp Bermuda 2 3 5 Bermuda Chess Association 17 0 68 nbsp Bhutan 3 2 Bhutan Chess Federation 0 7 Bhutan National Premier Chess Championship nbsp Bolivia 2 4 Federacion Boliviana de Ajedrez 18 1 1043 Bolivian Chess Championship nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 2b Sahovski Savez Bosne i Hercegovine 19 8 875 Bosnia and Herzegovina Chess Championship nbsp Botswana 4 3 Botswana Chess Federation Wikidata 0 392 Botswana Chess Championship nbsp Brazil 2 4 Confed Brasileira de Xadrez 20 14 4 943 Brazilian Chess Championship nbsp British Virgin Islands 2 3 5 British Virgin Islands Chess Federation 0 4 nbsp Brunei 3 3 Brunei Chess Federation 21 0 79 Brunei Chess Championship nbsp Bulgaria 1 4 Bulgarian Chess Federation 22 31 1779 Bulgarian Chess Championship nbsp Burkina Faso 4 4 Comite National Burkinabe des Echecs 0 15 Burkinabe Chess Championship nbsp Burundi 4 2 Burundi Chess Federation Wikidata 0 11 Burundian Chess Championship nbsp Cambodia 3 3 Cambodian Chess Federation 0 2 Cambodian Chess Championship nbsp Cameroon 4 4 Cameroon Chess Federation Wikidata 23 0 16 Cameroonian Chess Championship nbsp Canada 2 2 Chess Federation of Canada 24 14 1605 Canadian Chess Championship nbsp Cape Verde 4 4 Federacao Cabo verdiana de Xadrez Wikidata 0 22 Cape Verdean Chess Championship nbsp Central African Republic 4 4 Chess Federation of Central African Republic 0 4 Central African Chess Championship nbsp Chile 2 5 Fed Deportiva Nacional De Ajedrez 5 2140 Chilean Chess Championship nbsp China 3 5 Chinese Chess Association 25 43 1445 Chinese Chess Championship nbsp Chinese Taipei 3 3 Chinese Taipei Chess Association 26 0 120 Taiwanese Chess Championship nbsp Colombia 2 3 4 Fed Colombiana de Ajedrez 27 7 2559 Colombian Chess Championship nbsp Comoros 4 3 Comoros Islands Chess Federation Wikidata 0 0 Comorian Chess Championship nbsp Republic of the Congo 4 3 Congolese Chess Federation Wikidata 0 7 Congolese Chess Championship nbsp Costa Rica 2 3 2 Federacion Central de Ajedrez 28 1 653 Costa Rican Chess Championship nbsp Croatia 1 2b Hrvatski sahovski savez 29 29 3135 Croatian Chess Championship nbsp Cuba 2 3 3 Fed Cubana de Ajedrez 24 2033 Cuban Chess Championship nbsp Cyprus 1 10 Cyprus Chess Federation 30 0 134 Cypriot Chess Championship nbsp Czech Republic 1 4 Sachovy svaz Ceske republiky 31 35 7539 Czech Chess Championship nbsp Denmark 1 3 Dansk Skak Union 32 11 3880 Danish Chess Championship nbsp Djibouti 4 2 Djiboutian Chess Federation 0 8 Djiboutian Chess Championship nbsp Dominican Republic 2 3 5 Federacion Dominicana de Ajedrez 33 1 657 Dominican Chess Championship nbsp Ecuador 2 3 5 Fed Ecuatoriana de Ajedrez 34 1 1208 Ecuadorian Chess Championship nbsp Egypt 4 2 Egyptian Chess Federation 5 2026 Egyptian Chess Championship nbsp England 1 1a English Chess Federation 35 36 3390 British Chess Championship nbsp El Salvador 2 3 2 Federacion Salvadorena de Ajedrez 36 0 294 Salvadoran Chess Championship nbsp Eritrea 4 2 Eritrea Chess Federation 0 6 Eritrean Chess Championship nbsp Estonia 1 7 Eesti Maleliit 37 6 425 Estonian Chess Championship nbsp Ethiopia 4 2 Ethiopian Chess Federation 38 0 77 Ethiopian Chess Championship nbsp Faroe Islands 1 10 Talvsamband Foroya 39 1 165 Faroese Chess Championship nbsp Fiji 3 6 Fiji Chess Federation 40 0 43 Fijian Chess Championship nbsp Finland 1 3 Suomen Keskusshakkiliitto 41 5 1045 Finnish Chess Championship nbsp France 1 1b French Chess Federation 42 50 22 351 French Chess Championship nbsp Gabon 4 4 Federation Gabonaise des Echecs 0 3 Gabonese Chess Championship nbsp Gambia 4 4 Gambia Chess Federation 0 9 Gambian Chess Championship nbsp Georgia 1 5b Chess Federation of Georgia 31 1163 Georgian Chess Championship nbsp Germany 1 2a Deutscher Schachbund 43 92 25 470 German Chess Championship nbsp Ghana 4 4 Ghana Chess Association Wikidata 44 0 66 Ghanaian Chess Championship nbsp Greece 1 5a Elliniki Skakistiki Omospondia 45 13 5497 Greek Chess Championship nbsp Guam 3 6 Guam Chess Federation 0 28 nbsp Guatemala 2 3 2 Fed Nac de Ajedrez de Guatemala 0 235 Guatemalan Chess Championship nbsp Guernsey 1 10 Guernsey Chess Federation 46 0 25 Guernsey Chess Championship nbsp Guyana 2 3 5 Guyana Chess Federation 0 29 Guyanese Chess Championship nbsp Haiti 2 3 5 Haitian Chess Federation 0 12 Haitian Chess Championship nbsp Honduras 2 3 2 Federacion Nacional de Ajedrez de Honduras 47 0 192 Honduran Chess Championship nbsp Hong Kong 3 3 Hong Kong Chess Federation 0 258 Hong Kong Chess Championship nbsp Hungary 1 4 Magyar Sakkszovetseg 48 48 6229 Hungarian Chess Championship nbsp Iceland 1 3 Skaksamband Islands 49 13 600 Icelandic Chess Championship nbsp India 3 7 All India Chess Federation 50 52 30 609 Indian Chess Championship nbsp Indonesia 3 3 Persatuan Catur Seluruh Indonesia 51 3 808 Indonesian Chess Championship nbsp Iran 3 1 Chess Fed of Islamic Rep of Iran 52 15 9502 Iranian Chess Championship nbsp Iraq 3 1 Iraqi Chess Federation 0 679 Iraqi Chess Championship nbsp Ireland 1 1a Irish Chess Union 53 1 656 Irish Chess Championship nbsp Israel 1 2b Israel Chess Federation 54 42 2321 Israeli Chess Championship nbsp Italy 1 1c Federazione Scacchistica Italiana 55 14 9618 Italian Chess Championship nbsp Ivory Coast 4 4 Federation Ivoirienne des Echecs Wikidata 0 33 Ivorian Chess Championship nbsp Jamaica 2 3 5 Jamaica Chess Federation 56 0 233 Jamaican Chess Championship nbsp Japan 3 3 National Chess Society of Japan ja 57 0 206 Japanese Chess Championship nbsp Jersey 1 10 Jersey Chess Federation 58 0 26 Jersey Chess Championship nbsp Jordan 3 1 Royal Jordanian Chess Federation 59 0 495 Jordanian Chess Championship nbsp Kazakhstan 3 4 Kazakhstan Chess Federation 60 14 2162 Kazakhstani Chess Championship nbsp Kenya 4 2 Chess Kenya Wikidata 61 0 438 Kenyan Chess Championship nbsp Kosovo 1 2b Kosovo Chess Federation 62 0 205 Kosovan Chess Championship nbsp Kuwait 3 1 Kuwait Chess Federation 0 111 Kuwaiti Chess Championship nbsp Kyrgyzstan 3 4 Chess Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic 0 319 Kyrgyzstani Chess Championship nbsp Laos 3 3 Lao Chess Federation 0 16 Laotian Chess Championship nbsp Latvia 1 7 Latvijas Saha Federacija 63 11 678 Latvian Chess Championship nbsp Lebanon 3 1 Federation Libanaise des Echecs 64 0 214 Lebanese Chess Championship nbsp Lesotho 4 3 Chess Federation of Lesotho 0 98 Lesotho Chess Championship nbsp Liberia 4 4 Liberia Chess Federation 0 13 Liberian Chess Championship nbsp Libya 4 1 General Libyan Chess Federation 0 480 Libyan Chess Championship nbsp Liechtenstein 1 10 Liechtensteiner Schachverband 0 15 Liechtenstein Chess Championship nbsp Lithuania 1 7 Lietuvos sachmatu federacija 65 6 1022 Lithuanian Chess Championship nbsp Luxembourg 1 10 Federation Luxembourgeoise des Echecs 66 0 290 Luxembourg Chess Championship nbsp Macau 3 3 Grupo de Xadrez de Macau 0 39 nbsp North Macedonia 1 2b Chess Federation of Macedonia 67 9 573 Macedonian Chess Championship nbsp Madagascar 4 3 Madagascar Chess Federation Wikidata 0 248 Malagasy Chess Championship nbsp Malawi 4 3 Chess Association of Malawi 68 0 177 Malawian Chess Championship nbsp Malaysia 3 3 Malaysian Chess Federation 69 0 1573 Malaysian Chess Championship nbsp Maldives 3 2 Maldives Chess Federation 0 34 Maldivian Chess Championship nbsp Mali 4 1 Federation Malienne du Jeu D Echecs Wikidata 0 10 Malian Chess Championship nbsp Malta 1 10 Il Federazzjoni Maltija tac Cess 70 0 142 Maltese Chess Championship nbsp Mauritania 4 1 Mauritanian Chess Federation Wikidata 71 0 70 Mauritanian Chess Championship nbsp Mauritius 4 3 Mauritius Chess Federation Wikidata 72 0 27 Mauritian Chess Championship nbsp Mexico 2 3 1 Fed Nac de Ajedrez de Mexico AC 73 3 1818 Mexican Chess Championship nbsp Moldova 1 8 Federația de Șah a Republicii Moldova 74 7 618 Moldovan Chess Championship nbsp Monaco 1 10 Monaco Chess Federation Wikidata 3 69 Monaco Chess Championship nbsp Mongolia 3 3 Mongolian Chess Federation 75 4 530 Mongolian Chess Championship nbsp Montenegro 1 5a Montenegro Chess Federation 76 6 404 Montenegrin Chess Championship nbsp Morocco 4 1 Fed Royale Marocaine des Echecs 77 1 344 Moroccan Chess Championship nbsp Mozambique 4 3 Mozambique Chess Federation Wikidata 0 58 Mozambican Chess Championship nbsp Myanmar 3 3 Myanmar Chess Federation 78 0 647 Myanmar Chess Championship nbsp Namibia 4 3 Namibia Chess Federation 79 0 61 Namibian Chess Championship nbsp Nauru 3 6 Nauru Chess Federation 0 8 Nauruan Chess Championship nbsp Nepal 3 2 Nepal Chess Association 80 0 724 Nepalese Chess Championship nbsp Netherlands 1 1b Koninklijke Nederlandse Schaakbond 81 35 4128 Dutch Chess Championship nbsp Netherlands Antilles 2 3 5 Curacao Chess Federation 0 44 Netherlands Antilles Chess Championship nbsp New Zealand 3 6 New Zealand Chess Federation 82 1 446 New Zealand Chess Championship nbsp Nicaragua 2 3 2 Federacion Nicaraguense de Ajedrez 83 0 361 Nicaraguan Chess Championship nbsp Nigeria 4 4 Nigeria Chess Federation 84 0 307 Nigerian Chess Championship nbsp Norway 1 3 Norges Sjakkforbund 85 16 3025 Norwegian Chess Championship nbsp Oman 3 1 Oman Chess Committee 86 0 82 Omani Chess Championship nbsp Pakistan 3 2 Chess Federation of Pakistan 87 0 120 Pakistani Chess Championship nbsp Palau 3 6 Palau Chess Federation 88 0 112 Palauan Chess Championship nbsp Palestine 3 1 Palestine Chess Federation 0 183 Palestinian Chess Championship nbsp Panama 2 3 2 Fed de Ajedrez de Panama 89 0 246 Panamanian Chess Championship nbsp Papua New Guinea 3 6 Papua New Guinea Chess Federation 0 10 Papua New Guinean Chess Championship nbsp Paraguay 2 5 Federacion Paraguaya de Ajedrez 90 4 1089 Paraguayan Chess Championship nbsp Peru 2 4 Federacion Peruana de Ajedrez 91 8 6201 Peruvian Chess Championship nbsp Philippines 3 3 National Chess Federation of the Philippines 92 14 2619 Philippine Chess Championship nbsp Poland 1 4 Polish Chess Federation 93 41 18 252 Polish Chess Championship nbsp Portugal 1 1c Federacao Portuguesa de Xadrez 94 3 5320 Portuguese Chess Championship nbsp Puerto Rico 2 3 5 Fed de Ajedrez de Puerto Rico 95 0 670 Puerto Rican Chess Championship nbsp Qatar 3 1 Qatar Chess Association 96 3 123 Qatari Chess Championship nbsp Romania 1 4 Federatia Romana de Șah 97 21 6592 Romanian Chess Championship nbsp Russia 3 8 Chess Federation of Russia 98 234 59 294 Russian Chess Championship nbsp Rwanda 4 2 Rwanda Chess Federation Wikidata 99 0 79 Rwandan Chess Championship nbsp San Marino 1 10 Federazione Sammarinese degli Scacchi 100 0 15 Sammarinese Chess Championship nbsp Sao Tome and Principe 4 4 Sao Tome and Principe Chess Federation Wikidata 0 18 Sao Tome and Principe Chess Championship nbsp Saudi Arabia 3 1 Saudi Chess Association 101 0 993 Saudi Arabian Chess Championship nbsp Scotland 1 1a Chess Scotland 102 6 708 Scottish Chess Championship nbsp Senegal 4 1 Senegalese Chess Federation Wikidata 0 21 Senegalese Chess Championship nbsp Serbia 1 5a Chess Federation of Serbia 103 55 7732 Serbian Chess Championship nbsp Seychelles 4 2 Seychelles Chess Federation 0 50 Seychelles Chess Championship nbsp Sierra Leone 4 4 Sierra Leone Chess Federation 0 14 Sierra Leonean Chess Championship nbsp Singapore 3 3 Singapore Chess Federation 104 3 2377 Singaporean Chess Championship nbsp Slovakia 1 4 Slovensky Sachovy Zvaz 105 10 6192 Slovak Chess Championship nbsp Slovenia 1 2a Sahovska Zveza Slovenije 106 12 4143 Slovenian Chess Championship nbsp Solomon Islands 3 6 Solomon Islands Chess Federation 0 35 Solomon Island Chess Championship nbsp Somalia 4 2 Somali Chess Federation 0 43 Somali Chess Championship nbsp South Africa 4 3 Chess South Africa 107 1 2478 South African Chess Championship nbsp South Korea 3 3 Korea Chess Federation 108 1 752 South Korean Chess Championship nbsp South Sudan 4 2 South Sudan Chess Federation 0 74 South Sudanese Chess Championship nbsp Spain 1 1c Federacion Espanola de Ajedrez 109 47 39 632 Spanish Chess Championship nbsp Sri Lanka 3 2 Chess Federation of Sri Lanka 0 8993 Sri Lankan Chess Championship nbsp Sudan 4 2 Sudan Chess Federation 0 312 Sudanese Chess Championship nbsp Suriname 2 3 5 De Surinaamse Schaakbond 110 0 355 Surinamese Chess Championship nbsp Eswatini 4 3 Eswatini National Chess Federation 0 63 Swazi Chess Championship nbsp Sweden 1 3 Sveriges Schackforbund 111 21 4561 Swedish Chess Championship nbsp Switzerland 1 2a Schweizerischer Schachbund 112 8 3685 Swiss Chess Championship nbsp Syria 3 1 Syrian Arab Chess Federation 0 801 Syrian Chess Championship nbsp Tajikistan 3 4 Federazijai Shakhmati Tajikistan 1 166 Tajikistani Chess Championship nbsp Tanzania 4 2 Tanzania Chess Association 0 76 Tanzanian Chess Championship nbsp Thailand 3 3 Thailand Chess Association 113 0 704 Thai Chess Championship nbsp Timor Leste 3 3 Federacao Xadrez de Timor Leste 0 58 Timorese Chess Championship nbsp Togo 4 4 Togolese Chess Federation Wikidata 114 0 95 Togolese Chess Championship nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 2 3 5 Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association 115 0 535 Trinidad and Tobago Chess Championship nbsp Tunisia 4 1 Tunisian Chess Federation Wikidata 116 2 941 Tunisian Chess Championship nbsp Turkey 1 5a Turkish Chess Federation 117 10 24 200 Turkish Chess Championship nbsp Turkmenistan 3 4 Turkmenistan Chess Federation 5 410 Turkmen Chess Championship nbsp Uganda 4 2 Uganda Chess Federation 118 0 369 Ugandan Chess Championship nbsp Ukraine 1 9 Ukrainian Chess Federation 119 87 8713 Ukrainian Chess Championship nbsp United Arab Emirates 3 1 UAE Chess Federation 120 2 1949 Emirati Chess Championship nbsp United States 2 1 United States Chess Federation 121 90 13 579 U S Chess Championship U S Women s Chess Championship nbsp United States Virgin Islands 2 3 5 US Virgin Islands Chess Federation 122 0 50 nbsp Uruguay 2 5 Federacion Uruguaya de Ajedrez 123 1 952 Uruguayan Chess Championship nbsp Uzbekistan 3 4 Chess Federation of Uzbekistan 124 12 1073 Uzbekistani Chess Championship nbsp Venezuela 2 3 5 Fed Venezolana de Ajedrez 125 1 4700 Venezuelan Chess Championship nbsp Vietnam 3 3 Vietnam Chess Federation 126 9 1855 Vietnamese Chess Championship nbsp Wales 1 1a Welsh Chess Union 127 1 475 Welsh Chess Championship nbsp Yemen 3 1 Yemen Chess Association 0 280 Yemeni Chess Championship nbsp Zambia 4 3 Chess Federation of Zambia 1 893 Zambian Chess Championship nbsp Zimbabwe 4 3 Zimbabwe Chess Federation 128 0 433 Zimbabwean Chess ChampionshipFormer FIDE members edit The list below includes nations that no longer exist as well as national federations that are currently not members of FIDE Country National federation National championship nbsp Belize Belize Chess Federation 129 Belizean Chess Championship nbsp Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak Chess Championship nbsp Soviet Union USSR Chess Federation USSR Chess Championship nbsp Yugoslavia Yugoslav Chess ChampionshipSupranational level editCountries zone Federation Official Website ChampionshipsEurope 1 European Chess Union ECU 130 Individual Youth Junior Senior and TeamAmerica 2 Confederation of Chess for America CCA 131 Pan American Chess ChampionshipAsia 3 Asian Chess Federation ACF 132 Asian Chess Championship Asian Senior Chess ChampionshipAfrica 4 African Chess Confederation ACC 133 African Chess ChampionshipArab world Arab Chess Federation ACF 134 Arab Chess ChampionshipASEAN ASEAN Chess Confederation 135 Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth Chess Association CCA 136 Commonwealth Chess ChampionshipEuropean microstates European Small Nations Chess ChampionshipFrancophone countries International Chess Federation of French speaking countries AIDEF 137 AIDEF Chess ChampionshipIbero America Iberoamerican Chess Federation FIBDA 138 Iberoamerican Chess ChampionshipMediterranean countries Mediterranean Chess Association 139 Mediterranean Chess ChampionshipNordic countries Nordic Chess Federation 140 Nordic Chess ChampionshipOceania 3 6 Oceania Chess Confederation OCC 141 Oceania Chess ChampionshipSouth America South American Chess ChampionshipReferences edit Member Federations by Zone FIDE Retrieved 25 September 2016 Federations Ranking FIDE Retrieved 25 September 2016 FIDE Advanced players search FIDE Retrieved 25 September 2016 Federata Shqiptare e Shahut Archived from the original on 15 November 2016 Championnat d Afriques Individuel des Ehecs Oran 2017 Articles fade dz net Escacs Andorra Retrieved 19 August 2023 Federacion Argentina de Ajedrez Archived from the original on 7 February 2012 Armenian Chess Federation dead link Australian Chess Federation Inc auschess org au Startseite Osterreichischer Schachbund Chess Azerbaijan Archived from the original on 23 October 2012 Bahamas Chess Federation Bahamas Chess Federation The Governing Body for Chess in The Bahamas Welcome to Bangladesh Chess Federation Archived from the original on 24 December 2007 Barbados Chess Federation Barbados Chess Federation 7 August 2023 Belarus Chess Federation dead link Accueil www frbe kbsb be Bermuda Chess Association chess Federacion Boliviana de Ajedrez Sahovski savez Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine Oficijelna stranica Sahovskog saveza Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine Retrieved 19 August 2023 CBX Confederacao Brasileira de Xadrez cbx org br Bruneichess org bn 13 May 2008 Archived from the original on 13 May 2008 Novini bgchessfederation org Cameroon Chess Federation dead link CFC Home www chess ca 中国国际象棋协会官方网站 Archived from the original on 8 December 2007 首頁 www chinesetaipeichess com tw Calendario Federacion Colombiana de Ajedrez Ultimas entradas Federacion Central de Ajedrez Hrvatski sahovski savez Retrieved 19 August 2023 chesscy com ww38 chesscy com s r o Litea Solution Sachovy svaz Ceske republiky Dansk Skak Union Archived from the original on 22 December 2007 Federacion Dominicana de Ajedrez FDA fdajedrez com FEDERACIoN ECUATORIANA DE AJEDREZ www ajedrezenecuador com The English Chess Federation English Chess Federation Federacion Salvadorena de Ajedrez Esilehele www maleliit ee Ethiopian Chess Federation Talvsamband Foroya Faroechess faroechess com Fiji Chess Federation Promoting Chess in Fiji Retrieved 19 August 2023 Suomen Shakkiliitto Suomen Shakkiliitto Federation Francaise des Echecs www echecs asso fr Deutscher Schachbund e V Deutscher Schachbund Schach in Deutschland www schachbund de Ghana Chess Association Ghana Chess Association ELLHNIKH SKAKISTIKH OMOSPONDIA www chessfed gr Guernsey Chess Club and Federation www guernseychessclub org gg Ajedrez de Honduras Enlighten the Space Archived from the original on 16 April 2019 Home Retrieved 19 August 2023 Skaksamband Islands Gens una sumus 17 July 2023 PRS All India Chess Federation CATUR INDONESIA Retrieved 19 August 2023 فدراسیون شطرنج جمهوری اسلامی ایران www ircf ir Irish Chess Union www icu ie האיגוד הישראלי לשחמט www chess org il FSI Federazione Scacchistica Italiana www federscacchi it Jamaican Chess Federation Home Page Archived from the original on 13 October 2007 日本チェス連盟 30 April 2019 Club Jersey Chess 16 August 2023 Home Jersey Chess Club Royal Jordanian Chess Federation KazChess Kazahstanskaya federaciya shahmat kazchess kz Kenyan Chess FSHK FSHK Latvijas Saha Federacija www sahafederacija lv Lebanese Chess Federation Retrieved 19 August 2023 Lietuvos sachmatu federacija Lithuanian Chess Federation www chessfed lt F L D E Retrieved 19 August 2023 Chess Federation of Macedonia Malawi Chess Federation Archived from the original on 11 October 2019 Malaysian Chess Federation Home Malta Chess Federation 5 January 2021 Federation Mauritanienne des Jeux d Echecs Federation Mauritanienne des Jeux d Echecs Mauritius Chess Federation Fenamac Archived from the original on 30 October 2007 Chess Federation of the Republic of Moldova Federația de Șah a Republicii Moldova 16 August 2023 Mongold shataryn sport deer boocoo tavihad tohiromzhtoj top bukmejkerүүd www mongolchess mn Sahovski savez Crne Gore Archived from the original on 29 February 2008 Moroccan Chess Federation Chess Federation of Myanmar Archived from the original on 27 September 2011 Namibian Chess News namchess blogspot com Nepalchess www nepalchess com De Schaakbond ondersteuningspunt voor schakers Schaakbond 7 August 2023 Chess in New Zealand www nzchess co nz Academia de Ajedrez Julio Ramirez de Arellano Inicio Archived from the original on 9 October 2019 Nigeria Chess Federation dead link Forside Sjakkforbundet Oman Chess Committee dead link CFP Official Website of Chess Federation of Pakistan Archived from the original on 6 July 2014 Palau Chess Retrieved 19 August 2023 Inicio Noticias ajedrezpanama org Federacion Paraguaya de Ajedrez FEPARAJ Archived from the original on 1 January 2008 Peruvian Chess Federaion National Chess Federation of the Philippines dead link Serwisy internetowe PZSzach Archived from the original on 16 April 2019 Federacao Portuguesa de Xadrez Federacao Portuguesa de Xadrez Inicio Federacion de Ajedrez de Puerto Rico FAPR Home Page Qatar Chess Association Federația Romană de Șah Federația Romană de Șah 17 August 2023 Russian Chess Federation Glavnaya Archived from the original on 13 December 2007 Rwanda Chess Federation dead link Federazione Sammarinese degli Scacchi Retrieved 19 August 2023 Saudi Chess Association Chess Scotland The home of Chess in Scotland www chessscotland com Sahovski savez Srbije www serbiachess net Archived from the original on 9 December 2020 Singapore Chess Federation singaporechess org sg Slovensky sachovy zvaz www chess sk Sahovska Zveza Slovenije www sah zveza si Chess South Africa Ratings Database chessa co za Korea Chess Federation FEDA Federacion Espanola de Ajedrez Surinamese Chess Federation dead link Sveriges Schackforbund Sveriges Schackforbund 17 August 2023 Home de SSB www swisschess ch Home 18 September 2022 Le jeu d Echecs au Togo togo echecs forumactif org Trinidad and 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