Geography of chess

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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.

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National level: Current FIDE members

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]

CountryZoneNational federation#GM#FIDENational championship
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 3.4 Afghan National Chess Federation 0 452 Afghan Chess Championship
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 1.5a Albania Chess Federation  [ Wikidata ] [3] 1 972 Albanian Chess Championship
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 4.1 Fédération Algérienne des échecs  [ Wikidata ] [4] 3 6,376 Algerian Chess Championship
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 1.10 Federació d'Escacs Valls d'Andorra  [ Wikidata ] [5] 3 175 Andorran Chess Championship
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 4.5 Federação Angolana de Xadrez  [ Wikidata ]0 1,889 Angolan Chess Championship
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 2.3.5 Antigua and Barbuda Chess Federation 0 52 –
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2.5 Argentine Chess Federation [6] 23 14,121 Argentine Chess Championship
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 1.5b Armenian Chess Federation [7] 40 2,356 Armenian Chess Championship
Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 2.3.5Federashon di Ajedrez di Aruba0 182 –
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3.6 Australian Chess Federation [8] 10 7,276 Australian Chess Championship
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1.2a Österreichischer Schachbund [9] 11 9,553 Austrian Chess Championship
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 1.8 Azerbaijan Chess Federation [10] 30 7,219 Azerbaijani Chess Championship
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 2.3.5Bahamas Chess Federation [11] 0 202 Bahamian Chess Championship
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 3.1 Bahrain Mind Sports Association 0 791 Bahraini Chess Championship
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 3.2Bangladesh Chess Federation [12] 5 9,637 Bangladeshi Chess Championship
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 2.3.5Barbados Chess Federation [13] 0 688 Barbadian Chess Championship
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 1.8Belarus Chess Federation [14] 15 3,119 Belarusian Chess Championship
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1.1b FRBE-KBSB-KSB  [ Wikidata ] [15] 9 8,893 Belgian Chess Championship
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 2.3.2Belize Chess Federation [16] 0 9 Belize National Chess Championship
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 2.3.5Bermuda Chess Association [17] 0 193 –
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 3.2Bhutan Chess Federation0 133 Bhutan National Premier Chess Championship
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 2.4Federación Boliviana de Ajedrez [18] 1 5,454 Bolivian Chess Championship
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.2bSahovski Savez Bosne i Hercegovine [19] 7 3,881 Bosnia and Herzegovina Chess Championship
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 4.5 Botswana Chess Federation  [ Wikidata ]0 2,888 Botswana Chess Championship
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2.4Confed. Brasileira de Xadrez [20] 15 26,903 Brazilian Chess Championship
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands 2.3.5British Virgin Islands Chess Federation0 10 –
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 3.3Brunei Chess Federation [21] 0 366 Brunei Chess Championship
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1.4Bulgarian Chess Federation [22] 35 6,120 Bulgarian Chess Championship
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 4.2Comité National Burkinabé des Échecs0 46 Burkinabé Chess Championship
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 4.3 Burundi Chess Federation  [ Wikidata ]0 82 Burundian Chess Championship
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 3.3Cambodian Chess Federation0 20 Cambodian Chess Championship
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 4.3 Cameroon Chess Federation  [ Wikidata ] [23] 0 196 Cameroonian Chess Championship
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2.2 Chess Federation of Canada [24] 14 6,051 Canadian Chess Championship
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 4.2 Federação Cabo-verdiana de Xadrez  [ Wikidata ]0 270 Cape Verdean Chess Championship
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 2.3.5Cayman Islands Chess Federation [25] 0 68 -
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 4.3Chess Federation of Central African Republic0 100 Central African Chess Championship
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 4.3Chad Chess Federation [26] 0 17 -
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2.5Fed. Deportiva Nacional De Ajedrez6 7,422 Chilean Chess Championship
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3.5 Chinese Chess Association [27] 51 5,024 Chinese Chess Championship
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 3.3 Chinese Taipei Chess Association [28] 1 521 Taiwanese Chess Championship
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2.3.4Fed. Colombiana de Ajedrez [29] 11 13,176 Colombian Chess Championship
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 4.4 Comoros Islands Chess Federation  [ Wikidata ]0 44 Comorian Chess Championship
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 4.3 Congolese Chess Federation  [ Wikidata ]0 97 Congolese Chess Championship
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2.3.2Federacion Central de Ajedrez [30] 1 6,264 Costa Rican Chess Championship
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1.2b Hrvatski šahovski savez [31] 30 11,726 Croatian Chess Championship
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2.3.3Fed. Cubana de Ajedrez26 3,518 Cuban Chess Championship
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 1.10Cyprus Chess Federation [32] 0 1,296 Cypriot Chess Championship
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1.4Šachový svaz České republiky [33] 33 16,984 Czech Chess Championship
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1.3Dansk Skak Union [34] 16 8,092 Danish Chess Championship
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 4.4Djiboutian Chess Federation0 130 Djiboutian Chess Championship
Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 2.3.5Dominica Chess Federation [35] 0 37 -
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 2.3.5Federación Dominicana de Ajedrez [36] 1 3,470 Dominican Chess Championship
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 2.4Fed. Ecuatoriana de Ajedrez [37] 1 5,560 Ecuadorian Chess Championship
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 4.1Egyptian Chess Federation6 16,217 Egyptian Chess Championship
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2.3.2Federación Salvadoreña de Ajedrez [38] 0 1,072 Salvadoran Chess Championship
Flag of England.svg  England 1.1a English Chess Federation [39] 40 13,885 British Chess Championship
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 4.3Asociación Nacional de Ajedrez de Guinea Ecuatorial [40] 0 65 -
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 4.4Eritrea Chess Federation0 171 Eritrean Chess Championship
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1.7Eesti Maleliit [41] 6 2,685 Estonian Chess Championship
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 4.5Eswatini National Chess Federation0 288 Swazi Chess Championship
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 4.4Ethiopian Chess Federation [42] 0 1,071 Ethiopian Chess Championship
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 1.10Talvsamband Foroya [43] 1 532 Faroese Chess Championship
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3.6 Fiji Chess Federation [44] 0 435 Fijian Chess Championship
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1.3Suomen Keskusshakkiliitto [45] 4 2,154 Finnish Chess Championship
Flag of France.svg  France 1.1b French Chess Federation [46] 55 98,861 French Chess Championship
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 4.3Fédération Gabonaise des Échecs0 123 Gabonese Chess Championship
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 4.2Gambia Chess Federation0 75 Gambian Chess Championship
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 1.5bChess Federation of Georgia31 4,542 Georgian Chess Championship
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1.2a Deutscher Schachbund [47] 97 47,579 German Chess Championship
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 4.2 Ghana Chess Association  [ Wikidata ] [48] 0 358 Ghanaian Chess Championship
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1.5aElliniki Skakistiki Omospondia [49] 17 28,134 Greek Chess Championship
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 2.3.5Grenada Chess Federation [50] 0 21 -
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 3.6Guam Chess Federation0 432 –
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2.3.2Fed. Nac. de Ajedrez de Guatemala0 764 Guatemalan Chess Championship
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 1.10Guernsey Chess Federation [51] 0 41 Guernsey Chess Championship
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 2.3.5 Guyana Chess Federation 0 302 Guyanese Chess Championship
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 2.3.5 Haitian Chess Federation 0 252 Haitian Chess Championship
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 2.3.2Federación Nacional de Ajedrez de Honduras [52] 0 1,318 Honduran Chess Championship
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 3.3 Hong Kong Chess Federation 0 1,654 Hong Kong Chess Championship
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1.4Magyar Sakkszövetség [53] 52 12,532 Hungarian Chess Championship
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1.3Skáksamband Íslands [54] 15 3,021 Icelandic Chess Championship
Flag of India.svg  India 3.7 All India Chess Federation [55] 83 134,560 Indian Chess Championship
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 3.3Persatuan Catur Seluruh Indonesia [56] 4 3,364 Indonesian Chess Championship
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 3.1Chess Fed. of Islamic Rep. of Iran [57] 15 63,462 Iranian Chess Championship
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 3.1Iraqi Chess Federation0 3,705 Iraqi Chess Championship
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1.1aIrish Chess Union [58] 1 2,971 Irish Chess Championship
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1.2bIsrael Chess Federation [59] 49 7,538 Israeli Chess Championship
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1.1c Federazione Scacchistica Italiana [60] 18 32,862 Italian Chess Championship
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 4.2 Fédération Ivoirienne des Échecs  [ Wikidata ]0 556 Ivorian Chess Championship
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2.3.5Jamaica Chess Federation [61] 0 1,073 Jamaican Chess Championship
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3.3 National Chess Society of Japan  [ ja ] [62] 0 609 Japanese Chess Championship
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 1.10Jersey Chess Federation [63] 0 223 Jersey Chess Championship
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 3.1Royal Jordanian Chess Federation [64] 1 2,908 Jordanian Chess Championship
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 3.4Kazakhstan Chess Federation [65] 18 13,681 Kazakhstani Chess Championship
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 4.4 Chess Kenya  [ Wikidata ] [66] 0 4,797 Kenyan Chess Championship
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 1.2bKosovo Chess Federation [67] 0 875 Kosovan Chess Championship
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 3.1Kuwait Chess Federation0 834 Kuwaiti Chess Championship
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 3.4Chess Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic0 4,782 Kyrgyzstani Chess Championship
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 3.3Lao Chess Federation0 202 Laotian Chess Championship
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1.7Latvijas Šaha Federācija [68] 10 4,537 Latvian Chess Championship
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 3.1Federation Libanaise des Echecs [69] 0 2,480 Lebanese Chess Championship
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 4.5Chess Federation of Lesotho0 434 Lesotho Chess Championship
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 4.2Liberia Chess Federation0 328 Liberian Chess Championship
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 4.1General Libyan Chess Federation0 1,881 Libyan Chess Championship
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 1.10Liechtensteiner Schachverband0 45 Liechtenstein Chess Championship
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1.7Lietuvos šachmatų federacija [70] 11 6,341 Lithuanian Chess Championship
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1.10Federation Luxembourgeoise des Echecs [71] 0 875 Luxembourg Chess Championship
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 3.3Grupo de Xadrez de Macau0 86 –
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 4.4 Madagascar Chess Federation  [ Wikidata ]0 953 Malagasy Chess Championship
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 4.5Chess Association of Malawi [72] 0 1,009 Malawian Chess Championship
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 3.3 Malaysian Chess Federation [73] 0 15,533 Malaysian Chess Championship
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 3.2Maldives Chess Federation0 573 Maldivian Chess Championship
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 4.2 Federation Malienne du Jeu D'Echecs  [ Wikidata ]0 135 Malian Chess Championship
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 1.10Il-Federazzjoni Maltija tac-Cess [74] 0 142 Maltese Chess Championship
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 4.1 Mauritanian Chess Federation  [ Wikidata ] [75] 0 839 Mauritanian Chess Championship
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 4.4 Mauritius Chess Federation  [ Wikidata ] [76] 0 69 Mauritian Chess Championship
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2.3.1Fed. Nac. de Ajedrez de Mexico AC [77] 5 14,128 Mexican Chess Championship
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 1.8Federația de Șah a Republicii Moldova [78] 7 1,524 Moldovan Chess Championship
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 1.10 Monaco Chess Federation  [ Wikidata ]3 303 Monaco Chess Championship
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 3.3Mongolian Chess Federation [79] 8 2,663 Mongolian Chess Championship
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 1.5aMontenegro Chess Federation [80] 11 1,377 Montenegrin Chess Championship
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 4.1Fed. Royale Marocaine des Echecs [81] 1 4,879 Moroccan Chess Championship
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 4.5 Mozambique Chess Federation  [ Wikidata ]0 634 Mozambican Chess Championship
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 3.3Myanmar Chess Federation [82] 0 2,354 Myanmar Chess Championship
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 4.5Namibia Chess Federation [83] 0 1,206 Namibian Chess Championship
Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 3.6Nauru Chess Federation0 69 Nauruan Chess Championship
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 3.2 Nepal Chess Association [84] 0 4,986 Nepalese Chess Championship
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1.1bKoninklijke Nederlandse Schaakbond [85] 43 10,479 Dutch Chess Championship
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles 2.3.5Curaçao Chess Federation0 276 Netherlands Antilles Chess Championship
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3.6 New Zealand Chess Federation [86] 1 2,547 New Zealand Chess Championship
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 2.3.2Federacion Nicaragüense de Ajedrez [87] 0 1,255 Nicaraguan Chess Championship
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 4.2Niger Chess Federation [88] 0 69 -
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 4.2Nigeria Chess Federation [89] 0 3,878 Nigerian Chess Championship
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 1.2bChess Federation of Macedonia [90] 10 1,749 Macedonian Chess Championship
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1.3Norges Sjakkforbund [91] 18 8,552 Norwegian Chess Championship
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 3.1Oman Chess Committee [92] 0 2,595 Omani Chess Championship
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3.2Chess Federation of Pakistan [93] 0 2,963 Pakistani Chess Championship
Flag of Palau.svg  Palau 3.6Palau Chess Federation [94] 0 267 Palauan Chess Championship
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 3.1Palestine Chess Federation0 2,410 Palestinian Chess Championship
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 2.3.2Fed. de Ajedrez de Panama [95] 0 2,786 Panamanian Chess Championship
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 3.6Papua New Guinea Chess Federation0 22 Papua New Guinean Chess Championship
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 2.5Federacion Paraguaya de Ajedrez [96] 5 1,724 Paraguayan Chess Championship
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 2.4Federacion Peruana de Ajedrez [97] 10 13,178 Peruvian Chess Championship
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 3.3 National Chess Federation of the Philippines [98] 13 11,996 Philippine Chess Championship
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1.4 Polish Chess Federation [99] 50 43,572 Polish Chess Championship
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1.1c Federação Portuguesa de Xadrez [100] 4 8,047 Portuguese Chess Championship
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 2.3.5Fed. de Ajedrez de Puerto Rico [101] 0 1,316 Puerto Rican Chess Championship
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 3.1 Qatar Chess Association [102] 3 186 Qatari Chess Championship
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1.4Federația Română de Șah [103] 26 13,041 Romanian Chess Championship
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3.8 Chess Federation of Russia [104] 185 120,128 Russian Chess Championship
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 4.4 Rwanda Chess Federation  [ Wikidata ] [105] 0 192 Rwandan Chess Championship
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.3.5Saint Kitts and Nevis Chess Federation [106] 012-
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 2.3.5Saint Lucia Chess Federation [107] 070-
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.3.5Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Chess Federation [108] 021-
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 1.10Federazione Sammarinese degli Scacchi [109] 0 54 Sammarinese Chess Championship
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 4.3 Sao Tome and Principe Chess Federation  [ Wikidata ]0 170 São Tomé and Príncipe Chess Championship
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 3.1Saudi Chess Association [110] 0 3,516 Saudi Arabian Chess Championship
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1.1a Chess Scotland [111] 6 1,468 Scottish Chess Championship
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 4.2 Senegalese Chess Federation  [ Wikidata ]1 194 Senegalese Chess Championship
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1.5aChess Federation of Serbia [112] 53 12,767 Serbian Chess Championship
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 4.4Seychelles Chess Federation0 79 Seychelles Chess Championship
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 4.2Sierra Leone Chess Federation0 79 Sierra Leonean Chess Championship
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 3.3 Singapore Chess Federation [113] 5 5,618 Singaporean Chess Championship
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1.4Slovenský šachový zväz [114] 14 9,528 Slovak Chess Championship
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1.2aŠahovska Zveza Slovenije [115] 14 7,053 Slovenian Chess Championship
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 3.6Solomon Islands Chess Federation0 122 Solomon Island Chess Championship
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 4.4Somali Chess Federation0 146 Somali Chess Championship
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4.5 Chess South Africa [116] 1 8,599 South African Chess Championship
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3.3Korea Chess Federation [117] 1 2,416 South Korean Chess Championship
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 4.4South Sudan Chess Federation0 502 South Sudanese Chess Championship
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1.1cFederacion Espanola de Ajedrez [118] 59 74,610 Spanish Chess Championship
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3.2Chess Federation of Sri Lanka0 21,776 Sri Lankan Chess Championship
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 4.4Sudan Chess Federation0 1,664 Sudanese Chess Championship
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 2.3.5De Surinaamse Schaakbond [119] 0 637 Surinamese Chess Championship
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1.3Sveriges Schackförbund [120] 25 8,537 Swedish Chess Championship
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1.2aSchweizerischer Schachbund [121] 11 5,854 Swiss Chess Championship
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 3.1Syrian Arab Chess Federation0 1,531 Syrian Chess Championship
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 3.4Federazijai Shakhmati Tajikistan1 409 Tajikistani Chess Championship
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 4.4Tanzania Chess Association0 242 Tanzanian Chess Championship
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 3.3Thailand Chess Association [122] 0 2,087 Thai Chess Championship
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste 3.3Federação Xadrez de Timor-Leste0 594 Timorese Chess Championship
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 4.2 Togolese Chess Federation  [ Wikidata ] [123] 0 546 Togolese Chess Championship
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 2.3.5Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association [124] 0 1,326 Trinidad and Tobago Chess Championship
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 4.1 Tunisian Chess Federation  [ Wikidata ] [125] 3 4,933 Tunisian Chess Championship
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1.5a Turkish Chess Federation [126] 14 49,282 Turkish Chess Championship
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 3.4Turkmenistan Chess Federation7 1,347 Turkmen Chess Championship
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 4.4 Uganda Chess Federation [127] 0 3,870 Ugandan Chess Championship
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1.9Ukrainian Chess Federation [128] 88 18,518 Ukrainian Chess Championship
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 3.1UAE Chess Federation [129] 2 3,244 Emirati Chess Championship
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2.1 United States Chess Federation [130] 106 25,204 U.S. Chess Championship
U.S. Women's Chess Championship
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  United States Virgin Islands 2.3.5US Virgin Islands Chess Federation [131] 0 73 –
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2.5Federación Uruguaya de Ajedrez [132] 3 2,453 Uruguayan Chess Championship
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 3.4Chess Federation of Uzbekistan [133] 17 3,304 Uzbekistani Chess Championship
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 2.3.5Fed. Venezolana de Ajedrez [134] 1 11,363 Venezuelan Chess Championship
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 3.3Vietnam Chess Federation [135] 13 6,065 Vietnamese Chess Championship
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1.1a Welsh Chess Union [136] 0 830 Welsh Chess Championship
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 3.1Yemen Chess Association0 656 Yemeni Chess Championship
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 4.5 Chess Federation of Zambia 1 2,932 Zambian Chess Championship
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 4.5Zimbabwe 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

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

CountryNational federationNational championship
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak Chess Championship
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union USSR Chess Federation USSR Chess Championship
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Yugoslav Chess Championship

Supranational level

Countries (zone)FederationOfficial WebsiteChampionships
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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The chess championship of El Salvador is organized by the Salvadoran Chess Federation, and was first held in 1946. FIDE Master Boris Pineda has won the title a record eight times. A separate Salvadoran Women's Chess Championship has also been held annually since 1993.

The Honduran Chess Championship is organized by FENAH, the chess federation of Honduras, which was founded in 1993.

The Malagasy Chess Championship is organized by the Madagascar Chess Federation, which was initially founded in 1970 and most recently revived in 2008 after a decade of inactivity. The national championship was first held in 1994. There is also a separate Malagasy Women's Chess Championship which was first held in 2009.

Federico Perez Ponsa is an Argentine chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in 2011.

Margareta Perevoznic was a Romanian chess player who held the title of Woman International Master. She was the winner of the Romanian Women's Chess Championship in 1962.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hans Niemann</span> American chess grandmaster (born 2003)

Hans Moke Niemann is an American chess grandmaster and Twitch streamer. He became a FIDE Grandmaster on January 22, 2021. In July 2021, he won the World Open chess tournament in Philadelphia. He first entered the Top 100 Junior players list at position 88 on March 1, 2019, and as of September 2023, he was the eighth-highest-rated Junior in the world. His peak global ranking was No. 31, in May 2023.

The 2021 chess calendar was again disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and because of this many chess OTB tournaments were stopped, but major events that took place included the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, won by Jorden van Foreest.

Gabriela Olărașu is a Romanian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster. She is six times Romanian Women Chess Champion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Volodia Vaisman</span> Romanian-French chess player (1937–2023)

Volodia Vaisman was a Romanian-French chess player. He became an International Master in 1975.

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