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Geography of chess

January 01, 1970

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 and players registered for each federation in the FIDE database, as of January 2024, are also indicated.[2]

Country Zone National federation #GM #FIDE National championship
  Afghanistan 3.4 Afghan National Chess Federation 0 452 Afghan Chess Championship
  Albania 1.5a Albania Chess Federation [Wikidata] [3] 1 972 Albanian Chess Championship
  Algeria 4.1 Fédération Algérienne des échecs [Wikidata] [4] 3 6,376 Algerian Chess Championship
  Andorra 1.10 Federació d'Escacs Valls d'Andorra [Wikidata] [5] 3 175 Andorran Chess Championship
  Angola 4.5 Federação Angolana de Xadrez [Wikidata] 0 1,889 Angolan Chess Championship
  Antigua and Barbuda 2.3.5 Antigua and Barbuda Chess Federation 0 52 –
  Argentina 2.5 Argentine Chess Federation[6] 23 14,121 Argentine Chess Championship
  Armenia 1.5b Armenian Chess Federation[7] 40 2,356 Armenian Chess Championship
  Aruba 2.3.5 Federashon di Ajedrez di Aruba 0 182 –
  Australia 3.6 Australian Chess Federation[8] 10 7,276 Australian Chess Championship
  Austria 1.2a Österreichischer Schachbund[9] 11 9,553 Austrian Chess Championship
  Azerbaijan 1.8 Azerbaijan Chess Federation[10] 30 7,219 Azerbaijani Chess Championship
  Bahamas 2.3.5 Bahamas Chess Federation [11] 0 202 Bahamian Chess Championship
  Bahrain 3.1 Bahrain Mind Sports Association 0 791 Bahraini Chess Championship
  Bangladesh 3.2 Bangladesh Chess Federation [12] 5 9,637 Bangladeshi Chess Championship
  Barbados 2.3.5 Barbados Chess Federation [13] 0 688 Barbadian Chess Championship
  Belarus 1.8 Belarus Chess Federation [14] 15 3,119 Belarusian Chess Championship
  Belgium 1.1b FRBE-KBSB-KSB [Wikidata] [15] 9 8,893 Belgian Chess Championship
  Belize 2.3.2 Belize Chess Federation[16] 0 9 Belize National Chess Championship
  Bermuda 2.3.5 Bermuda Chess Association [17] 0 193 –
  Bhutan 3.2 Bhutan Chess Federation 0 133 Bhutan National Premier Chess Championship
  Bolivia 2.4 Federación Boliviana de Ajedrez [18] 1 5,454 Bolivian Chess Championship
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.2b Sahovski Savez Bosne i Hercegovine [19] 7 3,881 Bosnia and Herzegovina Chess Championship
  Botswana 4.5 Botswana Chess Federation [Wikidata] 0 2,888 Botswana Chess Championship
  Brazil 2.4 Confed. Brasileira de Xadrez [20] 15 26,903 Brazilian Chess Championship
  British Virgin Islands 2.3.5 British Virgin Islands Chess Federation 0 10 –
  Brunei 3.3 Brunei Chess Federation [21] 0 366 Brunei Chess Championship
  Bulgaria 1.4 Bulgarian Chess Federation [22] 35 6,120 Bulgarian Chess Championship
  Burkina Faso 4.2 Comité National Burkinabé des Échecs 0 46 Burkinabé Chess Championship
  Burundi 4.3 Burundi Chess Federation [Wikidata] 0 82 Burundian Chess Championship
  Cambodia 3.3 Cambodian Chess Federation 0 20 Cambodian Chess Championship
  Cameroon 4.3 Cameroon Chess Federation [Wikidata] [23] 0 196 Cameroonian Chess Championship
  Canada 2.2 Chess Federation of Canada[24] 14 6,051 Canadian Chess Championship
  Cape Verde 4.2 Federação Cabo-verdiana de Xadrez [Wikidata] 0 270 Cape Verdean Chess Championship
  Cayman Islands 2.3.5 Cayman Islands Chess Federation[25] 0 68 -
  Central African Republic 4.3 Chess Federation of Central African Republic 0 100 Central African Chess Championship
  Chad 4.3 Chad Chess Federation[26] 0 17 -
  Chile 2.5 Fed. Deportiva Nacional De Ajedrez 6 7,422 Chilean Chess Championship
  China 3.5 Chinese Chess Association[27] 51 5,024 Chinese Chess Championship
  Chinese Taipei 3.3 Chinese Taipei Chess Association[28] 1 521 Taiwanese Chess Championship
  Colombia 2.3.4 Fed. Colombiana de Ajedrez [29] 11 13,176 Colombian Chess Championship
  Comoros 4.4 Comoros Islands Chess Federation [Wikidata] 0 44 Comorian Chess Championship
  Republic of the Congo 4.3 Congolese Chess Federation [Wikidata] 0 97 Congolese Chess Championship
  Costa Rica 2.3.2 Federacion Central de Ajedrez [30] 1 6,264 Costa Rican Chess Championship
  Croatia 1.2b Hrvatski šahovski savez[31] 30 11,726 Croatian Chess Championship
  Cuba 2.3.3 Fed. Cubana de Ajedrez 26 3,518 Cuban Chess Championship
  Cyprus 1.10 Cyprus Chess Federation [32] 0 1,296 Cypriot Chess Championship
  Czech Republic 1.4 Šachový svaz České republiky [33] 33 16,984 Czech Chess Championship
  Denmark 1.3 Dansk Skak Union [34] 16 8,092 Danish Chess Championship
  Djibouti 4.4 Djiboutian Chess Federation 0 130 Djiboutian Chess Championship
  Dominica 2.3.5 Dominica Chess Federation[35] 0 37 -
  Dominican Republic 2.3.5 Federación Dominicana de Ajedrez [36] 1 3,470 Dominican Chess Championship
  Ecuador 2.4 Fed. Ecuatoriana de Ajedrez [37] 1 5,560 Ecuadorian Chess Championship
  Egypt 4.1 Egyptian Chess Federation 6 16,217 Egyptian Chess Championship
  El Salvador 2.3.2 Federación Salvadoreña de Ajedrez [38] 0 1,072 Salvadoran Chess Championship
  England 1.1a English Chess Federation[39] 40 13,885 British Chess Championship
  Equatorial Guinea 4.3 Asociación Nacional de Ajedrez de Guinea Ecuatorial[40] 0 65 -
  Eritrea 4.4 Eritrea Chess Federation 0 171 Eritrean Chess Championship
  Estonia 1.7 Eesti Maleliit [41] 6 2,685 Estonian Chess Championship
  Eswatini 4.5 Eswatini National Chess Federation 0 288 Swazi Chess Championship
  Ethiopia 4.4 Ethiopian Chess Federation [42] 0 1,071 Ethiopian Chess Championship
  Faroe Islands 1.10 Talvsamband Føroya [43] 1 532 Faroese Chess Championship
  Fiji 3.6 Fiji Chess Federation[44] 0 435 Fijian Chess Championship
  Finland 1.3 Suomen Keskusshakkiliitto [45] 4 2,154 Finnish Chess Championship
  France 1.1b French Chess Federation[46] 55 98,861 French Chess Championship
  Gabon 4.3 Fédération Gabonaise des Échecs 0 123 Gabonese Chess Championship
  Gambia 4.2 Gambia Chess Federation 0 75 Gambian Chess Championship
  Georgia 1.5b Chess Federation of Georgia 31 4,542 Georgian Chess Championship
  Germany 1.2a Deutscher Schachbund[47] 97 47,579 German Chess Championship
  Ghana 4.2 Ghana Chess Association [Wikidata] [48] 0 358 Ghanaian Chess Championship
  Greece 1.5a Elliniki Skakistiki Omospondia [49] 17 28,134 Greek Chess Championship
  Grenada 2.3.5 Grenada Chess Federation[50] 0 21 -
  Guam 3.6 Guam Chess Federation 0 432 –
  Guatemala 2.3.2 Fed. Nac. de Ajedrez de Guatemala 0 764 Guatemalan Chess Championship
  Guernsey 1.10 Guernsey Chess Federation [51] 0 41 Guernsey Chess Championship
  Guyana 2.3.5 Guyana Chess Federation 0 302 Guyanese Chess Championship
  Haiti 2.3.5 Haitian Chess Federation 0 252 Haitian Chess Championship
  Honduras 2.3.2 Federación Nacional de Ajedrez de Honduras [52] 0 1,318 Honduran Chess Championship
  Hong Kong 3.3 Hong Kong Chess Federation 0 1,654 Hong Kong Chess Championship
  Hungary 1.4 Magyar Sakkszövetség [53] 52 12,532 Hungarian Chess Championship
  Iceland 1.3 Skáksamband Íslands [54] 15 3,021 Icelandic Chess Championship
  India 3.7 All India Chess Federation[55] 83 134,560 Indian Chess Championship
  Indonesia 3.3 Persatuan Catur Seluruh Indonesia [56] 4 3,364 Indonesian Chess Championship
  Iran 3.1 Chess Fed. of Islamic Rep. of Iran [57] 15 63,462 Iranian Chess Championship
  Iraq 3.1 Iraqi Chess Federation 0 3,705 Iraqi Chess Championship
  Ireland 1.1a Irish Chess Union [58] 1 2,971 Irish Chess Championship
  Israel 1.2b Israel Chess Federation [59] 49 7,538 Israeli Chess Championship
  Italy 1.1c Federazione Scacchistica Italiana [60] 18 32,862 Italian Chess Championship
  Ivory Coast 4.2 Fédération Ivoirienne des Échecs [Wikidata] 0 556 Ivorian Chess Championship
  Jamaica 2.3.5 Jamaica Chess Federation [61] 0 1,073 Jamaican Chess Championship
  Japan 3.3 National Chess Society of Japan [ja] [62] 0 609 Japanese Chess Championship
  Jersey 1.10 Jersey Chess Federation [63] 0 223 Jersey Chess Championship
  Jordan 3.1 Royal Jordanian Chess Federation [64] 1 2,908 Jordanian Chess Championship
  Kazakhstan 3.4 Kazakhstan Chess Federation [65] 18 13,681 Kazakhstani Chess Championship
  Kenya 4.4 Chess Kenya [Wikidata] [66] 0 4,797 Kenyan Chess Championship
  Kosovo 1.2b Kosovo Chess Federation [67] 0 875 Kosovan Chess Championship
  Kuwait 3.1 Kuwait Chess Federation 0 834 Kuwaiti Chess Championship
  Kyrgyzstan 3.4 Chess Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic 0 4,782 Kyrgyzstani Chess Championship
  Laos 3.3 Lao Chess Federation 0 202 Laotian Chess Championship
  Latvia 1.7 Latvijas Šaha Federācija [68] 10 4,537 Latvian Chess Championship
  Lebanon 3.1 Federation Libanaise des Echecs [69] 0 2,480 Lebanese Chess Championship
  Lesotho 4.5 Chess Federation of Lesotho 0 434 Lesotho Chess Championship
  Liberia 4.2 Liberia Chess Federation 0 328 Liberian Chess Championship
  Libya 4.1 General Libyan Chess Federation 0 1,881 Libyan Chess Championship
  Liechtenstein 1.10 Liechtensteiner Schachverband 0 45 Liechtenstein Chess Championship
  Lithuania 1.7 Lietuvos šachmatų federacija [70] 11 6,341 Lithuanian Chess Championship
  Luxembourg 1.10 Federation Luxembourgeoise des Echecs [71] 0 875 Luxembourg Chess Championship
  Macau 3.3 Grupo de Xadrez de Macau 0 86 –
  Madagascar 4.4 Madagascar Chess Federation [Wikidata] 0 953 Malagasy Chess Championship
  Malawi 4.5 Chess Association of Malawi [72] 0 1,009 Malawian Chess Championship
  Malaysia 3.3 Malaysian Chess Federation [73] 0 15,533 Malaysian Chess Championship
  Maldives 3.2 Maldives Chess Federation 0 573 Maldivian Chess Championship
  Mali 4.2 Federation Malienne du Jeu D'Echecs [Wikidata] 0 135 Malian Chess Championship
  Malta 1.10 Il-Federazzjoni Maltija tac-Cess [74] 0 142 Maltese Chess Championship
  Mauritania 4.1 Mauritanian Chess Federation [Wikidata] [75] 0 839 Mauritanian Chess Championship
  Mauritius 4.4 Mauritius Chess Federation [Wikidata] [76] 0 69 Mauritian Chess Championship
  Mexico 2.3.1 Fed. Nac. de Ajedrez de Mexico AC [77] 5 14,128 Mexican Chess Championship
  Moldova 1.8 Federația de Șah a Republicii Moldova [78] 7 1,524 Moldovan Chess Championship
  Monaco 1.10 Monaco Chess Federation [Wikidata] 3 303 Monaco Chess Championship
  Mongolia 3.3 Mongolian Chess Federation [79] 8 2,663 Mongolian Chess Championship
  Montenegro 1.5a Montenegro Chess Federation [80] 11 1,377 Montenegrin Chess Championship
  Morocco 4.1 Fed. Royale Marocaine des Echecs [81] 1 4,879 Moroccan Chess Championship
  Mozambique 4.5 Mozambique Chess Federation [Wikidata] 0 634 Mozambican Chess Championship
  Myanmar 3.3 Myanmar Chess Federation [82] 0 2,354 Myanmar Chess Championship
  Namibia 4.5 Namibia Chess Federation [83] 0 1,206 Namibian Chess Championship
  Nauru 3.6 Nauru Chess Federation 0 69 Nauruan Chess Championship
  Nepal 3.2 Nepal Chess Association[84] 0 4,986 Nepalese Chess Championship
  Netherlands 1.1b Koninklijke Nederlandse Schaakbond [85] 43 10,479 Dutch Chess Championship
  Netherlands Antilles 2.3.5 Curaçao Chess Federation 0 276 Netherlands Antilles Chess Championship
  New Zealand 3.6 New Zealand Chess Federation[86] 1 2,547 New Zealand Chess Championship
  Nicaragua 2.3.2 Federacion Nicaragüense de Ajedrez [87] 0 1,255 Nicaraguan Chess Championship
  Niger 4.2 Niger Chess Federation[88] 0 69 -
  Nigeria 4.2 Nigeria Chess Federation [89] 0 3,878 Nigerian Chess Championship
  North Macedonia 1.2b Chess Federation of Macedonia[90] 10 1,749 Macedonian Chess Championship
  Norway 1.3 Norges Sjakkforbund [91] 18 8,552 Norwegian Chess Championship
  Oman 3.1 Oman Chess Committee [92] 0 2,595 Omani Chess Championship
  Pakistan 3.2 Chess Federation of Pakistan [93] 0 2,963 Pakistani Chess Championship
  Palau 3.6 Palau Chess Federation [94] 0 267 Palauan Chess Championship
  Palestine 3.1 Palestine Chess Federation 0 2,410 Palestinian Chess Championship
  Panama 2.3.2 Fed. de Ajedrez de Panama [95] 0 2,786 Panamanian Chess Championship
  Papua New Guinea 3.6 Papua New Guinea Chess Federation 0 22 Papua New Guinean Chess Championship
  Paraguay 2.5 Federacion Paraguaya de Ajedrez [96] 5 1,724 Paraguayan Chess Championship
  Peru 2.4 Federacion Peruana de Ajedrez [97] 10 13,178 Peruvian Chess Championship
  Philippines 3.3 National Chess Federation of the Philippines[98] 13 11,996 Philippine Chess Championship
  Poland 1.4 Polish Chess Federation [99] 50 43,572 Polish Chess Championship
  Portugal 1.1c Federação Portuguesa de Xadrez[100] 4 8,047 Portuguese Chess Championship
  Puerto Rico 2.3.5 Fed. de Ajedrez de Puerto Rico [101] 0 1,316 Puerto Rican Chess Championship
  Qatar 3.1 Qatar Chess Association[102] 3 186 Qatari Chess Championship
  Romania 1.4 Federația Română de Șah [103] 26 13,041 Romanian Chess Championship
  Russia 3.8 Chess Federation of Russia[104] 185 120,128 Russian Chess Championship
  Rwanda 4.4 Rwanda Chess Federation [Wikidata] [105] 0 192 Rwandan Chess Championship
  Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.3.5 Saint Kitts and Nevis Chess Federation[106] 0 12 -
  Saint Lucia 2.3.5 Saint Lucia Chess Federation[107] 0 70 -
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.3.5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Chess Federation[108] 0 21 -
  San Marino 1.10 Federazione Sammarinese degli Scacchi [109] 0 54 Sammarinese Chess Championship
  São Tomé and Príncipe 4.3 Sao Tome and Principe Chess Federation [Wikidata] 0 170 São Tomé and Príncipe Chess Championship
  Saudi Arabia 3.1 Saudi Chess Association [110] 0 3,516 Saudi Arabian Chess Championship
  Scotland 1.1a Chess Scotland[111] 6 1,468 Scottish Chess Championship
  Senegal 4.2 Senegalese Chess Federation [Wikidata] 1 194 Senegalese Chess Championship
  Serbia 1.5a Chess Federation of Serbia [112] 53 12,767 Serbian Chess Championship
  Seychelles 4.4 Seychelles Chess Federation 0 79 Seychelles Chess Championship
  Sierra Leone 4.2 Sierra Leone Chess Federation 0 79 Sierra Leonean Chess Championship
  Singapore 3.3 Singapore Chess Federation[113] 5 5,618 Singaporean Chess Championship
  Slovakia 1.4 Slovenský šachový zväz [114] 14 9,528 Slovak Chess Championship
  Slovenia 1.2a Šahovska Zveza Slovenije [115] 14 7,053 Slovenian Chess Championship
  Solomon Islands 3.6 Solomon Islands Chess Federation 0 122 Solomon Island Chess Championship
  Somalia 4.4 Somali Chess Federation 0 146 Somali Chess Championship
  South Africa 4.5 Chess South Africa[116] 1 8,599 South African Chess Championship
  South Korea 3.3 Korea Chess Federation [117] 1 2,416 South Korean Chess Championship
  South Sudan 4.4 South Sudan Chess Federation 0 502 South Sudanese Chess Championship
  Spain 1.1c Federacion Espanola de Ajedrez [118] 59 74,610 Spanish Chess Championship
  Sri Lanka 3.2 Chess Federation of Sri Lanka 0 21,776 Sri Lankan Chess Championship
  Sudan 4.4 Sudan Chess Federation 0 1,664 Sudanese Chess Championship
  Suriname 2.3.5 De Surinaamse Schaakbond [119] 0 637 Surinamese Chess Championship
  Sweden 1.3 Sveriges Schackförbund [120] 25 8,537 Swedish Chess Championship
  Switzerland 1.2a Schweizerischer Schachbund [121] 11 5,854 Swiss Chess Championship
  Syria 3.1 Syrian Arab Chess Federation 0 1,531 Syrian Chess Championship
  Tajikistan 3.4 Federazijai Shakhmati Tajikistan 1 409 Tajikistani Chess Championship
  Tanzania 4.4 Tanzania Chess Association 0 242 Tanzanian Chess Championship
  Thailand 3.3 Thailand Chess Association [122] 0 2,087 Thai Chess Championship
  Timor-Leste 3.3 Federação Xadrez de Timor-Leste 0 594 Timorese Chess Championship
  Togo 4.2 Togolese Chess Federation [Wikidata] [123] 0 546 Togolese Chess Championship
  Trinidad and Tobago 2.3.5 Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association [124] 0 1,326 Trinidad and Tobago Chess Championship
  Tunisia 4.1 Tunisian Chess Federation [Wikidata] [125] 3 4,933 Tunisian Chess Championship
  Turkey 1.5a Turkish Chess Federation[126] 14 49,282 Turkish Chess Championship
  Turkmenistan 3.4 Turkmenistan Chess Federation 7 1,347 Turkmen Chess Championship
  Uganda 4.4 Uganda Chess Federation[127] 0 3,870 Ugandan Chess Championship
  Ukraine 1.9 Ukrainian Chess Federation [128] 88 18,518 Ukrainian Chess Championship
  United Arab Emirates 3.1 UAE Chess Federation [129] 2 3,244 Emirati Chess Championship
  United States 2.1 United States Chess Federation[130] 106 25,204 U.S. Chess Championship
U.S. Women's Chess Championship
  United States Virgin Islands 2.3.5 US Virgin Islands Chess Federation [131] 0 73 –
  Uruguay 2.5 Federación Uruguaya de Ajedrez [132] 3 2,453 Uruguayan Chess Championship
  Uzbekistan 3.4 Chess Federation of Uzbekistan [133] 17 3,304 Uzbekistani Chess Championship
  Venezuela 2.3.5 Fed. Venezolana de Ajedrez [134] 1 11,363 Venezuelan Chess Championship
  Vietnam 3.3 Vietnam Chess Federation [135] 13 6,065 Vietnamese Chess Championship
  Wales 1.1a Welsh Chess Union[136] 0 830 Welsh Chess Championship
  Yemen 3.1 Yemen Chess Association 0 656 Yemeni Chess Championship
  Zambia 4.5 Chess Federation of Zambia 1 2,932 Zambian Chess Championship
  Zimbabwe 4.5 Zimbabwe Chess Federation [137] 0 1,863 Zimbabwean Chess Championship

In addition, the Isle of Man Chess Association (since 2020) and the Chess League of New Caledonia (Ligue d'Echecs de Nouvelle-Calédonie, since 2023) are affiliated organizations.

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.

Supranational level edit

Countries (zone) Federation Official Website Championships
Europe (1) European Chess Union (ECU) [138] Individual, Youth, Junior,
Senior and Team
America (2) Confederation of Chess for America (CCA) [139] Pan American Chess Championship
Asia (3) Asian Chess Federation (ACF) [140] Asian Chess Championship, Asian Senior Chess Championship
Africa (4) African Chess Confederation (ACC) [141] African Chess Championship
Arab world Arab Chess Federation (ACF) [142] Arab Chess Championship
ASEAN ASEAN Chess Confederation [143] –
Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth Chess Association (CCA) [144] Commonwealth Chess Championship
European microstates – – European Small Nations Chess Championship
Francophone countries International Chess Federation of French-speaking countries (AIDEF) [145] AIDEF Chess Championship
Ibero-America Iberoamerican Chess Federation (FIBDA) [146] Iberoamerican Chess Championship
Mediterranean countries Mediterranean Chess Association [147] Mediterranean Chess Championship
Nordic countries Nordic Chess Federation [148] Nordic Chess Championship
Oceania (3.6) Oceania Chess Confederation (OCC) [149] Oceania Chess Championship
South America - - South American Chess Championship

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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 and players registered for each federation in the FIDE database as of January 2024 are also indicated 2 Country Zone National federation GM FIDE National championship nbsp Afghanistan 3 4 Afghan National Chess Federation 0 452 Afghan Chess Championship nbsp Albania 1 5a Albania Chess Federation Wikidata 3 1 972 Albanian Chess Championship nbsp Algeria 4 1 Federation Algerienne des echecs Wikidata 4 3 6 376 Algerian Chess Championship nbsp Andorra 1 10 Federacio d Escacs Valls d Andorra Wikidata 5 3 175 Andorran Chess Championship nbsp Angola 4 5 Federacao Angolana de Xadrez Wikidata 0 1 889 Angolan Chess Championship nbsp Antigua and Barbuda 2 3 5 Antigua and Barbuda Chess Federation 0 52 nbsp Argentina 2 5 Argentine Chess Federation 6 23 14 121 Argentine Chess Championship nbsp Armenia 1 5b Armenian Chess Federation 7 40 2 356 Armenian Chess Championship nbsp Aruba 2 3 5 Federashon di Ajedrez di Aruba 0 182 nbsp Australia 3 6 Australian Chess Federation 8 10 7 276 Australian Chess Championship nbsp Austria 1 2a Osterreichischer Schachbund 9 11 9 553 Austrian Chess Championship nbsp Azerbaijan 1 8 Azerbaijan Chess Federation 10 30 7 219 Azerbaijani Chess Championship nbsp Bahamas 2 3 5 Bahamas Chess Federation 11 0 202 Bahamian Chess Championship nbsp Bahrain 3 1 Bahrain Mind Sports Association 0 791 Bahraini Chess Championship nbsp Bangladesh 3 2 Bangladesh Chess Federation 12 5 9 637 Bangladeshi Chess Championship nbsp Barbados 2 3 5 Barbados Chess Federation 13 0 688 Barbadian Chess Championship nbsp Belarus 1 8 Belarus Chess Federation 14 15 3 119 Belarusian Chess Championship nbsp Belgium 1 1b FRBE KBSB KSB Wikidata 15 9 8 893 Belgian Chess Championship nbsp Belize 2 3 2 Belize Chess Federation 16 0 9 Belize National Chess Championship nbsp Bermuda 2 3 5 Bermuda Chess Association 17 0 193 nbsp Bhutan 3 2 Bhutan Chess Federation 0 133 Bhutan National Premier Chess Championship nbsp Bolivia 2 4 Federacion Boliviana de Ajedrez 18 1 5 454 Bolivian Chess Championship nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 2b Sahovski Savez Bosne i Hercegovine 19 7 3 881 Bosnia and Herzegovina Chess Championship nbsp Botswana 4 5 Botswana Chess Federation Wikidata 0 2 888 Botswana Chess Championship nbsp Brazil 2 4 Confed Brasileira de Xadrez 20 15 26 903 Brazilian Chess Championship nbsp British Virgin Islands 2 3 5 British Virgin Islands Chess Federation 0 10 nbsp Brunei 3 3 Brunei Chess Federation 21 0 366 Brunei Chess Championship nbsp Bulgaria 1 4 Bulgarian Chess Federation 22 35 6 120 Bulgarian Chess Championship nbsp Burkina Faso 4 2 Comite National Burkinabe des Echecs 0 46 Burkinabe Chess Championship nbsp Burundi 4 3 Burundi Chess Federation Wikidata 0 82 Burundian Chess Championship nbsp Cambodia 3 3 Cambodian Chess Federation 0 20 Cambodian Chess Championship nbsp Cameroon 4 3 Cameroon Chess Federation Wikidata 23 0 196 Cameroonian Chess Championship nbsp Canada 2 2 Chess Federation of Canada 24 14 6 051 Canadian Chess Championship nbsp Cape Verde 4 2 Federacao Cabo verdiana de Xadrez Wikidata 0 270 Cape Verdean Chess Championship nbsp Cayman Islands 2 3 5 Cayman Islands Chess Federation 25 0 68 nbsp Central African Republic 4 3 Chess Federation of Central African Republic 0 100 Central African Chess Championship nbsp Chad 4 3 Chad Chess Federation 26 0 17 nbsp Chile 2 5 Fed Deportiva Nacional De Ajedrez 6 7 422 Chilean Chess Championship nbsp China 3 5 Chinese Chess Association 27 51 5 024 Chinese Chess Championship nbsp Chinese Taipei 3 3 Chinese Taipei Chess Association 28 1 521 Taiwanese Chess Championship nbsp Colombia 2 3 4 Fed Colombiana de Ajedrez 29 11 13 176 Colombian Chess Championship nbsp Comoros 4 4 Comoros Islands Chess Federation Wikidata 0 44 Comorian Chess Championship nbsp Republic of the Congo 4 3 Congolese Chess Federation Wikidata 0 97 Congolese Chess Championship nbsp Costa Rica 2 3 2 Federacion Central de Ajedrez 30 1 6 264 Costa Rican Chess Championship nbsp Croatia 1 2b Hrvatski sahovski savez 31 30 11 726 Croatian Chess Championship nbsp Cuba 2 3 3 Fed Cubana de Ajedrez 26 3 518 Cuban Chess Championship nbsp Cyprus 1 10 Cyprus Chess Federation 32 0 1 296 Cypriot Chess Championship nbsp Czech Republic 1 4 Sachovy svaz Ceske republiky 33 33 16 984 Czech Chess Championship nbsp Denmark 1 3 Dansk Skak Union 34 16 8 092 Danish Chess Championship nbsp Djibouti 4 4 Djiboutian Chess Federation 0 130 Djiboutian Chess Championship nbsp Dominica 2 3 5 Dominica Chess Federation 35 0 37 nbsp Dominican Republic 2 3 5 Federacion Dominicana de Ajedrez 36 1 3 470 Dominican Chess Championship nbsp Ecuador 2 4 Fed Ecuatoriana de Ajedrez 37 1 5 560 Ecuadorian Chess Championship nbsp Egypt 4 1 Egyptian Chess Federation 6 16 217 Egyptian Chess Championship nbsp El Salvador 2 3 2 Federacion Salvadorena de Ajedrez 38 0 1 072 Salvadoran Chess Championship nbsp England 1 1a English Chess Federation 39 40 13 885 British Chess Championship nbsp Equatorial Guinea 4 3 Asociacion Nacional de Ajedrez de Guinea Ecuatorial 40 0 65 nbsp Eritrea 4 4 Eritrea Chess Federation 0 171 Eritrean Chess Championship nbsp Estonia 1 7 Eesti Maleliit 41 6 2 685 Estonian Chess Championship nbsp Eswatini 4 5 Eswatini National Chess Federation 0 288 Swazi Chess Championship nbsp Ethiopia 4 4 Ethiopian Chess Federation 42 0 1 071 Ethiopian Chess Championship nbsp Faroe Islands 1 10 Talvsamband Foroya 43 1 532 Faroese Chess Championship nbsp Fiji 3 6 Fiji Chess Federation 44 0 435 Fijian Chess Championship nbsp Finland 1 3 Suomen Keskusshakkiliitto 45 4 2 154 Finnish Chess Championship nbsp France 1 1b French Chess Federation 46 55 98 861 French Chess Championship nbsp Gabon 4 3 Federation Gabonaise des Echecs 0 123 Gabonese Chess Championship nbsp Gambia 4 2 Gambia Chess Federation 0 75 Gambian Chess Championship nbsp Georgia 1 5b Chess Federation of Georgia 31 4 542 Georgian Chess Championship nbsp Germany 1 2a Deutscher Schachbund 47 97 47 579 German Chess Championship nbsp Ghana 4 2 Ghana Chess Association Wikidata 48 0 358 Ghanaian Chess Championship nbsp Greece 1 5a Elliniki Skakistiki Omospondia 49 17 28 134 Greek Chess Championship nbsp Grenada 2 3 5 Grenada Chess Federation 50 0 21 nbsp Guam 3 6 Guam Chess Federation 0 432 nbsp Guatemala 2 3 2 Fed Nac de Ajedrez de Guatemala 0 764 Guatemalan Chess Championship nbsp Guernsey 1 10 Guernsey Chess Federation 51 0 41 Guernsey Chess Championship nbsp Guyana 2 3 5 Guyana Chess Federation 0 302 Guyanese Chess Championship nbsp Haiti 2 3 5 Haitian Chess Federation 0 252 Haitian Chess Championship nbsp Honduras 2 3 2 Federacion Nacional de Ajedrez de Honduras 52 0 1 318 Honduran Chess Championship nbsp Hong Kong 3 3 Hong Kong Chess Federation 0 1 654 Hong Kong Chess Championship nbsp Hungary 1 4 Magyar Sakkszovetseg 53 52 12 532 Hungarian Chess Championship nbsp Iceland 1 3 Skaksamband Islands 54 15 3 021 Icelandic Chess Championship nbsp India 3 7 All India Chess Federation 55 83 134 560 Indian Chess Championship nbsp Indonesia 3 3 Persatuan Catur Seluruh Indonesia 56 4 3 364 Indonesian Chess Championship nbsp Iran 3 1 Chess Fed of Islamic Rep of Iran 57 15 63 462 Iranian Chess Championship nbsp Iraq 3 1 Iraqi Chess Federation 0 3 705 Iraqi Chess Championship nbsp Ireland 1 1a Irish Chess Union 58 1 2 971 Irish Chess Championship nbsp Israel 1 2b Israel Chess Federation 59 49 7 538 Israeli Chess Championship nbsp Italy 1 1c Federazione Scacchistica Italiana 60 18 32 862 Italian Chess Championship nbsp Ivory Coast 4 2 Federation Ivoirienne des Echecs Wikidata 0 556 Ivorian Chess Championship nbsp Jamaica 2 3 5 Jamaica Chess Federation 61 0 1 073 Jamaican Chess Championship nbsp Japan 3 3 National Chess Society of Japan ja 62 0 609 Japanese Chess Championship nbsp Jersey 1 10 Jersey Chess Federation 63 0 223 Jersey Chess Championship nbsp Jordan 3 1 Royal Jordanian Chess Federation 64 1 2 908 Jordanian Chess Championship nbsp Kazakhstan 3 4 Kazakhstan Chess Federation 65 18 13 681 Kazakhstani Chess Championship nbsp Kenya 4 4 Chess Kenya Wikidata 66 0 4 797 Kenyan Chess Championship nbsp Kosovo 1 2b Kosovo Chess Federation 67 0 875 Kosovan Chess Championship nbsp Kuwait 3 1 Kuwait Chess Federation 0 834 Kuwaiti Chess Championship nbsp Kyrgyzstan 3 4 Chess Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic 0 4 782 Kyrgyzstani Chess Championship nbsp Laos 3 3 Lao Chess Federation 0 202 Laotian Chess Championship nbsp Latvia 1 7 Latvijas Saha Federacija 68 10 4 537 Latvian Chess Championship nbsp Lebanon 3 1 Federation Libanaise des Echecs 69 0 2 480 Lebanese Chess Championship nbsp Lesotho 4 5 Chess Federation of Lesotho 0 434 Lesotho Chess Championship nbsp Liberia 4 2 Liberia Chess Federation 0 328 Liberian Chess Championship nbsp Libya 4 1 General Libyan Chess Federation 0 1 881 Libyan Chess Championship nbsp Liechtenstein 1 10 Liechtensteiner Schachverband 0 45 Liechtenstein Chess Championship nbsp Lithuania 1 7 Lietuvos sachmatu federacija 70 11 6 341 Lithuanian Chess Championship nbsp Luxembourg 1 10 Federation Luxembourgeoise des Echecs 71 0 875 Luxembourg Chess Championship nbsp Macau 3 3 Grupo de Xadrez de Macau 0 86 nbsp Madagascar 4 4 Madagascar Chess Federation Wikidata 0 953 Malagasy Chess Championship nbsp Malawi 4 5 Chess Association of Malawi 72 0 1 009 Malawian Chess Championship nbsp Malaysia 3 3 Malaysian Chess Federation 73 0 15 533 Malaysian Chess Championship nbsp Maldives 3 2 Maldives Chess Federation 0 573 Maldivian Chess Championship nbsp Mali 4 2 Federation Malienne du Jeu D Echecs Wikidata 0 135 Malian Chess Championship nbsp Malta 1 10 Il Federazzjoni Maltija tac Cess 74 0 142 Maltese Chess Championship nbsp Mauritania 4 1 Mauritanian Chess Federation Wikidata 75 0 839 Mauritanian Chess Championship nbsp Mauritius 4 4 Mauritius Chess Federation Wikidata 76 0 69 Mauritian Chess Championship nbsp Mexico 2 3 1 Fed Nac de Ajedrez de Mexico AC 77 5 14 128 Mexican Chess Championship nbsp Moldova 1 8 Federația de Șah a Republicii Moldova 78 7 1 524 Moldovan Chess Championship nbsp Monaco 1 10 Monaco Chess Federation Wikidata 3 303 Monaco Chess Championship nbsp Mongolia 3 3 Mongolian Chess Federation 79 8 2 663 Mongolian Chess Championship nbsp Montenegro 1 5a Montenegro Chess Federation 80 11 1 377 Montenegrin Chess Championship nbsp Morocco 4 1 Fed Royale Marocaine des Echecs 81 1 4 879 Moroccan Chess Championship nbsp Mozambique 4 5 Mozambique Chess Federation Wikidata 0 634 Mozambican Chess Championship nbsp Myanmar 3 3 Myanmar Chess Federation 82 0 2 354 Myanmar Chess Championship nbsp Namibia 4 5 Namibia Chess Federation 83 0 1 206 Namibian Chess Championship nbsp Nauru 3 6 Nauru Chess Federation 0 69 Nauruan Chess Championship nbsp Nepal 3 2 Nepal Chess Association 84 0 4 986 Nepalese Chess Championship nbsp Netherlands 1 1b Koninklijke Nederlandse Schaakbond 85 43 10 479 Dutch Chess Championship nbsp Netherlands Antilles 2 3 5 Curacao Chess Federation 0 276 Netherlands Antilles Chess Championship nbsp New Zealand 3 6 New Zealand Chess Federation 86 1 2 547 New Zealand Chess Championship nbsp Nicaragua 2 3 2 Federacion Nicaraguense de Ajedrez 87 0 1 255 Nicaraguan Chess Championship nbsp Niger 4 2 Niger Chess Federation 88 0 69 nbsp Nigeria 4 2 Nigeria Chess Federation 89 0 3 878 Nigerian Chess Championship nbsp North Macedonia 1 2b Chess Federation of Macedonia 90 10 1 749 Macedonian Chess Championship nbsp Norway 1 3 Norges Sjakkforbund 91 18 8 552 Norwegian Chess Championship nbsp Oman 3 1 Oman Chess Committee 92 0 2 595 Omani Chess Championship nbsp Pakistan 3 2 Chess Federation of Pakistan 93 0 2 963 Pakistani Chess Championship nbsp Palau 3 6 Palau Chess Federation 94 0 267 Palauan Chess Championship nbsp Palestine 3 1 Palestine Chess Federation 0 2 410 Palestinian Chess Championship nbsp Panama 2 3 2 Fed de Ajedrez de Panama 95 0 2 786 Panamanian Chess Championship nbsp Papua New Guinea 3 6 Papua New Guinea Chess Federation 0 22 Papua New Guinean Chess Championship nbsp Paraguay 2 5 Federacion Paraguaya de Ajedrez 96 5 1 724 Paraguayan Chess Championship nbsp Peru 2 4 Federacion Peruana de Ajedrez 97 10 13 178 Peruvian Chess Championship nbsp Philippines 3 3 National Chess Federation of the Philippines 98 13 11 996 Philippine Chess Championship nbsp Poland 1 4 Polish Chess Federation 99 50 43 572 Polish Chess Championship nbsp Portugal 1 1c Federacao Portuguesa de Xadrez 100 4 8 047 Portuguese Chess Championship nbsp Puerto Rico 2 3 5 Fed de Ajedrez de Puerto Rico 101 0 1 316 Puerto Rican Chess Championship nbsp Qatar 3 1 Qatar Chess Association 102 3 186 Qatari Chess Championship nbsp Romania 1 4 Federația Romană de Șah 103 26 13 041 Romanian Chess Championship nbsp Russia 3 8 Chess Federation of Russia 104 185 120 128 Russian Chess Championship nbsp Rwanda 4 4 Rwanda Chess Federation Wikidata 105 0 192 Rwandan Chess Championship nbsp Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 3 5 Saint Kitts and Nevis Chess Federation 106 0 12 nbsp Saint Lucia 2 3 5 Saint Lucia Chess Federation 107 0 70 nbsp Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 3 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Chess Federation 108 0 21 nbsp San Marino 1 10 Federazione Sammarinese degli Scacchi 109 0 54 Sammarinese Chess Championship nbsp Sao Tome and Principe 4 3 Sao Tome and Principe Chess Federation Wikidata 0 170 Sao Tome and Principe Chess Championship nbsp Saudi Arabia 3 1 Saudi Chess Association 110 0 3 516 Saudi Arabian Chess Championship nbsp Scotland 1 1a Chess Scotland 111 6 1 468 Scottish Chess Championship nbsp Senegal 4 2 Senegalese Chess Federation Wikidata 1 194 Senegalese Chess Championship nbsp Serbia 1 5a Chess Federation of Serbia 112 53 12 767 Serbian Chess Championship nbsp Seychelles 4 4 Seychelles Chess Federation 0 79 Seychelles Chess Championship nbsp Sierra Leone 4 2 Sierra Leone Chess Federation 0 79 Sierra Leonean Chess Championship nbsp Singapore 3 3 Singapore Chess Federation 113 5 5 618 Singaporean Chess Championship nbsp Slovakia 1 4 Slovensky sachovy zvaz 114 14 9 528 Slovak Chess Championship nbsp Slovenia 1 2a Sahovska Zveza Slovenije 115 14 7 053 Slovenian Chess Championship nbsp Solomon Islands 3 6 Solomon Islands Chess Federation 0 122 Solomon Island Chess Championship nbsp Somalia 4 4 Somali Chess Federation 0 146 Somali Chess Championship nbsp South Africa 4 5 Chess South Africa 116 1 8 599 South African Chess Championship nbsp South Korea 3 3 Korea Chess Federation 117 1 2 416 South Korean Chess Championship nbsp South Sudan 4 4 South Sudan Chess Federation 0 502 South Sudanese Chess Championship nbsp Spain 1 1c Federacion Espanola de Ajedrez 118 59 74 610 Spanish Chess Championship nbsp Sri Lanka 3 2 Chess Federation of Sri Lanka 0 21 776 Sri Lankan Chess Championship nbsp Sudan 4 4 Sudan Chess Federation 0 1 664 Sudanese Chess Championship nbsp Suriname 2 3 5 De Surinaamse Schaakbond 119 0 637 Surinamese Chess Championship nbsp Sweden 1 3 Sveriges Schackforbund 120 25 8 537 Swedish Chess Championship nbsp Switzerland 1 2a Schweizerischer Schachbund 121 11 5 854 Swiss Chess Championship nbsp Syria 3 1 Syrian Arab Chess Federation 0 1 531 Syrian Chess Championship nbsp Tajikistan 3 4 Federazijai Shakhmati Tajikistan 1 409 Tajikistani Chess Championship nbsp Tanzania 4 4 Tanzania Chess Association 0 242 Tanzanian Chess Championship nbsp Thailand 3 3 Thailand Chess Association 122 0 2 087 Thai Chess Championship nbsp Timor Leste 3 3 Federacao Xadrez de Timor Leste 0 594 Timorese Chess Championship nbsp Togo 4 2 Togolese Chess Federation Wikidata 123 0 546 Togolese Chess Championship nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 2 3 5 Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association 124 0 1 326 Trinidad and Tobago Chess Championship nbsp Tunisia 4 1 Tunisian Chess Federation Wikidata 125 3 4 933 Tunisian Chess Championship nbsp Turkey 1 5a Turkish Chess Federation 126 14 49 282 Turkish Chess Championship nbsp Turkmenistan 3 4 Turkmenistan Chess Federation 7 1 347 Turkmen Chess Championship nbsp Uganda 4 4 Uganda Chess Federation 127 0 3 870 Ugandan Chess Championship nbsp Ukraine 1 9 Ukrainian Chess Federation 128 88 18 518 Ukrainian Chess Championship nbsp United Arab Emirates 3 1 UAE Chess Federation 129 2 3 244 Emirati Chess Championship nbsp United States 2 1 United States Chess Federation 130 106 25 204 U S Chess Championship U S Women s Chess Championship nbsp United States Virgin Islands 2 3 5 US Virgin Islands Chess Federation 131 0 73 nbsp Uruguay 2 5 Federacion Uruguaya de Ajedrez 132 3 2 453 Uruguayan Chess Championship nbsp Uzbekistan 3 4 Chess Federation of Uzbekistan 133 17 3 304 Uzbekistani Chess Championship nbsp Venezuela 2 3 5 Fed Venezolana de Ajedrez 134 1 11 363 Venezuelan Chess Championship nbsp Vietnam 3 3 Vietnam Chess Federation 135 13 6 065 Vietnamese Chess Championship nbsp Wales 1 1a Welsh Chess Union 136 0 830 Welsh Chess Championship nbsp Yemen 3 1 Yemen Chess Association 0 656 Yemeni Chess Championship nbsp Zambia 4 5 Chess Federation of Zambia 1 2 932 Zambian Chess Championship nbsp Zimbabwe 4 5 Zimbabwe Chess Federation 137 0 1 863 Zimbabwean Chess Championship In addition the Isle of Man Chess Association since 2020 and the Chess League of New Caledonia Ligue d Echecs de Nouvelle Caledonie since 2023 are affiliated organizations 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 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 Championships Europe 1 European Chess Union ECU 138 Individual Youth Junior Senior and Team America 2 Confederation of Chess for America CCA 139 Pan American Chess Championship Asia 3 Asian Chess Federation ACF 140 Asian Chess Championship Asian Senior Chess Championship Africa 4 African Chess Confederation ACC 141 African Chess Championship Arab world Arab Chess Federation ACF 142 Arab Chess Championship ASEAN ASEAN Chess Confederation 143 Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth Chess Association CCA 144 Commonwealth Chess Championship European microstates European Small Nations Chess Championship Francophone countries International Chess Federation of French speaking countries AIDEF 145 AIDEF Chess Championship Ibero America Iberoamerican Chess Federation FIBDA 146 Iberoamerican Chess Championship Mediterranean countries Mediterranean Chess Association 147 Mediterranean Chess Championship Nordic countries Nordic Chess Federation 148 Nordic Chess Championship Oceania 3 6 Oceania Chess Confederation OCC 149 Oceania Chess Championship South America South American Chess ChampionshipReferences edit Member Federations by Zone FIDE Retrieved 7 January 2024 FIDE Ratings and Statistics Advanced search FIDE Retrieved 7 January 2024 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 Belize Chess Federation 7 January 2024 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 Cayman Islands FIDE Directory 7 January 2024 Chad FIDE Directory 7 January 2024 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 Dominica FIDE Directory 7 January 2024 Federacion Dominicana de Ajedrez FDA fdajedrez com FEDERACIoN ECUATORIANA DE AJEDREZ www ajedrezenecuador com Federacion Salvadorena de Ajedrez The English Chess Federation English Chess Federation Equatorial Guinea FIDE Directory 7 January 2024 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 Grenada FIDE Directory 7 January 2024 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 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 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