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Chess, a strategy board game, 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.
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 |
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Afghanistan | 3.4 | Afghan National Chess Federation | 0 | 452 | Afghan Chess Championship |
Albania | 1.5a | Albania Chess Federation [3] | 1 | 972 | Albanian Chess Championship |
Algeria | 4.1 | Fédération Algérienne des échecs [4] | 3 | 6,376 | Algerian Chess Championship |
Andorra | 1.10 | Federació d'Escacs Valls d'Andorra [5] | 3 | 175 | Andorran Chess Championship |
Angola | 4.5 | Federação Angolana de Xadrez | 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 [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 | 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 | 0 | 82 | Burundian Chess Championship |
Cambodia | 3.3 | Cambodian Chess Federation | 0 | 20 | Cambodian Chess Championship |
Cameroon | 4.3 | Cameroon Chess Federation [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 | 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 | 0 | 44 | Comorian Chess Championship |
Republic of the Congo | 4.3 | Congolese Chess Federation | 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 [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 | 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 [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 [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 | 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 | 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 [75] | 0 | 839 | Mauritanian Chess Championship |
Mauritius | 4.4 | Mauritius Chess Federation [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 | 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 | 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 [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 | 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 | 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 [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 [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.
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 |
---|---|---|
Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovak Chess Championship | |
Soviet Union | USSR Chess Federation | USSR Chess Championship |
Yugoslavia | Yugoslav Chess Championship | |
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