Geography of chess
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
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] are also indicated.
Country Zone National federation #GM #FIDE National championship Afghanistan 3.4 Afghan National Chess Federation 0 134 Afghan Chess Championship Albania 1.5a Albania Chess Federation 1 249 Albanian Chess Championship Algeria 4.1 Fédération Algérienne des échecs 2 2080 Algerian Chess Championship Andorra 1.10 Federació d'Escacs Valls d'Andorra 2 114 Andorran Chess Championship Angola 4.3 Federação Angolana de Xadrez 0 608 Angolan Chess Championship Argentina 2.5 Argentine Chess Federation 23 6553 Argentine Chess Championship Armenia 1.5b Armenian Chess Federation 37 1348 Armenian Chess Championship Aruba 2.3.5 Federashon di Ajedrez di Aruba 0 80 – Australia 3.6 Australian Chess Federation 5 3128 Australian Chess Championship Austria 1.2a Österreichischer Schachbund 7 5818 Austrian Chess Championship Azerbaijan 1.8 Azerbaijan Chess Federation 24 2697 Azerbaijani Chess Championship Bahamas 2.3.5 Bahamas Chess Federation 0 92 Bahamian Chess Championship Bahrain 3.1 Bahrain Mind Sports Association 0 282 Bahraini Chess Championship Bangladesh 3.2 Bangladesh Chess Federation 5 2659 Bangladeshi Chess Championship Barbados 2.3.5 Barbados Chess Federation 0 392 Barbadian Chess Championship Belarus 1.8 Belarus Chess Federation 17 1717 Belarusian Chess Championship Belgium 1.1b FRBE-KBSB-KSB 4 5421 Belgian Chess Championship Bermuda 2.3.5 Bermuda Chess Association 0 92 – Bhutan 3.2 Bhutan Chess Federation 0 57 Bhutan National Premier Chess Championship Bolivia 2.4 Federación Boliviana de Ajedrez 1 1854 Bolivian Chess Championship Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.2b Sahovski Savez Bosne i Hercegovine 9 1626 Bosnia and Herzegovina Chess Championship Botswana 4.3 Botswana Chess Federation 0 1442 Botswana Chess Championship Brazil 2.4 Confed. Brasileira de Xadrez 12 11,588 Brazilian Chess Championship British Virgin Islands 2.3.5 British Virgin Islands Chess Federation 0 9 – Brunei 3.3 Brunei Chess Federation 0 197 Brunei Chess Championship Bulgaria 1.4 Bulgarian Chess Federation 36 3367 Bulgarian Chess Championship Burkina Faso 4.4 Comité National Burkinabé des Échecs 0 34 Burkinabé Chess Championship Burundi 4.2 Burundi Chess Federation 0 28 Burundian Chess Championship Cambodia 3.3 Cambodian Chess Federation 0 7 Cambodian Chess Championship Cameroon 4.4 Cameroon Chess Federation 0 88 Cameroonian Chess Championship Canada 2.2 Chess Federation of Canada 12 2791 Canadian Chess Championship Cape Verde 4.4 Federação Cabo-verdiana de Xadrez 0 1 Cape Verdean Chess Championship Central African Republic 4.4 Chess Federation of Central African Republic 0 76 Central African Chess Championship Chile 2.5 Fed. Deportiva Nacional De Ajedrez 4 3607 Chilean Chess Championship China 3.5 Chinese Chess Association 39 2065 Chinese Chess Championship Chinese Taipei 3.3 Chinese Taipei Chess Association 0 146 Taiwanese Chess Championship Colombia 2.3.4 Fed. Colombiana de Ajedrez 5 6919 Colombian Chess Championship Comoros 4.3 Comoros Islands Chess Federation 0 17 Comorian Chess Championship Republic of the Congo 4.3 Congolese Chess Federation 0 15 Congolese Chess Championship Costa Rica 2.3.2 Federacion Central de Ajedrez 1 1252 Costa Rican Chess Championship Croatia 1.2b Croatian Chess Federation 31 6656 Croatian Chess Championship Cuba 2.3.3 Fed. Cubana de Ajedrez 20 2528 Cuban Chess Championship Cyprus 1.10 Cyprus Chess Federation 0 480 Cypriot Chess Championship Czech Republic 1.4 Šachový svaz České republiky 32 10,834 Czech Chess Championship Denmark 1.3 Dansk Skak Union 13 6056 Danish Chess Championship Djibouti 4.2 Djiboutian Chess Federation 0 18 Djiboutian Chess Championship Dominican Republic 2.3.5 Federación Dominicana de Ajedrez 1 2055 Dominican Chess Championship Ecuador 2.3.5 Fed. Ecuatoriana de Ajedrez 1 3234 Ecuadorian Chess Championship Egypt 4.2 Egyptian Chess Federation 5 4562 Egyptian Chess Championship England 1.1a English Chess Federation 35 5468 British Chess Championship El Salvador 2.3.2 Federación Salvadoreña de Ajedrez 0 724 Salvadoran Chess Championship Eritrea 4.2 Eritrea Chess Federation 0 98 Eritrean Chess Championship Estonia 1.7 Eesti Maleliit 5 1091 Estonian Chess Championship Ethiopia 4.2 Ethiopian Chess Federation 0 273 Ethiopian Chess Championship Faroe Islands 1.10 Talvsamband Foroya 0 241 Faroe Islands Chess Championship Fiji 3.6 Fiji Chess Federation 0 168 Fijian Chess Championship Finland 1.3 Suomen Keskusshakkiliitto 5 1490 Finnish Chess Championship France 1.1b French Chess Federation 49 44,612 French Chess Championship Gabon 4.4 Fédération Gabonaise des Échecs 0 20 Gabonese Chess Championship Gambia 4.4 Gambia Chess Federation 0 37 Gambian Chess Championship Georgia 1.5b Chess Federation of Georgia 28 2027 Georgian Chess Championship Germany 1.2a Deutscher Schachbund 91 32,347 German Chess Championship Ghana 4.4 Ghana Chess Association 0 94 Ghanaian Chess Championship Greece 1.5a Elliniki Skakistiki Omospondia 13 16,768 Greek Chess Championship Guam 3.6 Guam Chess Federation 0 57 – Guatemala 2.3.2 Fed. Nac. de Ajedrez de Guatemala 0 321 Guatemalan Chess Championship Guernsey 1.10 Guernsey Chess Federation 0 24 Guernsey Chess Championship Guyana 2.3.5 Guyana Chess Federation 0 56 Guyanese Chess Championship Haiti 2.3.5 Haitian Chess Federation 0 48 Haitian Chess Championship Honduras 2.3.2 Federación Nacional de Ajedrez de Honduras 0 492 Honduran Chess Championship Hong Kong 3.3 Hong Kong Chess Federation 0 617 Hong Kong Chess Championship Hungary 1.4 Magyar Sakkszovetseg 54 9581 Hungarian Chess Championship Iceland 1.3 Skáksamband Íslands 13 1616 Icelandic Chess Championship India 3.7 All India Chess Federation 43 58,002 Indian Chess Championship Indonesia 3.3 Persatuan Catur Seluruh Indonesia 6 1676 Indonesian Chess Championship Iran 3.1 Chess Fed. of Islamic Rep. of Iran 9 20,462 Iranian Chess Championship Iraq 3.1 Iraqi Chess Federation 0 1286 Iraqi Chess Championship Ireland 1.1a Irish Chess Union 1 1123 Irish Chess Championship Israel 1.2b Israel Chess Federation 41 3477 Israeli Chess Championship Italy 1.1c Federazione Scacchistica Italiana 11 15,493 Italian Chess Championship Ivory Coast 4.4 Fédération Ivoirienne des Échecs 0 38 Ivorian Chess Championship Jamaica 2.3.5 Jamaica Chess Federation 0 310 Jamaican Chess Championship Japan 3.3 Japan Chess Association 0 260 Japanese Chess Championship Jersey 1.10 Jersey Chess Federation 0 196 Jersey Chess Championship Jordan 3.1 Royal Jordanian Chess Federation 0 1058 Jordanian Chess Championship Kazakhstan 3.4 Kazakhstan Chess Federation 15 2652 Kazakhstani Chess Championship Kenya 4.2 Chess Kenya 0 929 Kenyan Chess Championship Kosovo 1.2b Kosovo Chess Federation 0 256 Kosovan Chess Championship Kuwait 3.1 Kuwait Chess Federation 0 218 Kuwaiti Chess Championship Kyrgyzstan 3.4 Chess Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic 1 340 Kyrgyzstani Chess Championship Laos 3.3 Lao Chess Federation 0 60 Laotian Chess Championship Latvia 1.7 Latvijas Saha Savieniba 11 1498 Latvian Chess Championship Lebanon 3.1 Federation Libanaise des Echecs 0 699 Lebanese Chess Championship Lesotho 4.3 Chess Federation of Lesotho 0 91 Lesotho Chess Championship Liberia 4.4 Liberia Chess Federation 0 34 Liberian Chess Championship Libya 4.1 General Libyan Chess Federation 0 813 Libyan Chess Championship Liechtenstein 1.10 Liechtensteiner Schachverband 0 23 Liechtenstein Chess Championship Lithuania 1.7 Lietuvos Sachmatu Federacija 8 2907 Lithuanian Chess Championship Luxembourg 1.10 Federation Luxembourgeoise des Echecs 0 519 Luxembourg Chess Championship Macau 3.3 Grupo de Xadrez de Macau 0 73 – Macedonia 1.2b Chess Federation of FYROM 9 573 Macedonian Chess Championship Madagascar 4.3 Madagascar Chess Federation 0 262 Malagasy Chess Championship Malawi 4.3 Chess Association of Malawi 0 400 Malawian Chess Championship Malaysia 3.3 Malaysian Chess Federation 0 3163 Malaysian Chess Championship Maldives 3.2 Maldives Chess Federation 0 92 Maldivian Chess Championship Mali 4.1 Federation Malienne du Jeu D'Echecs 0 23 Malian Chess Championship Malta 1.10 Il-Federazzjoni Maltija tac-Cess 0 236 Maltese Chess Championship Mauritania 4.1 Mauritanian Chess Federation 0 181 Mauritanian Chess Championship Mauritius 4.3 Mauritius Chess Federation 0 37 Mauritian Chess Championship Mexico 2.3.1 Fed. Nac. de Ajedrez de Mexico AC 5 3479 Mexican Chess Championship Moldova 1.8 Federația de Șah a Republicii Moldova 6 802 Moldovan Chess Championship Monaco 1.10 Monaco Chess Federation 4 98 Monaco Chess Championship Mongolia 3.3 Mongolian Chess Federation 4 726 Mongolian Chess Championship Montenegro 1.5a Montenegro Chess Federation 6 756 Montenegrin Chess Championship Morocco 4.1 Fed. Royale Marocaine des Echecs 1 1214 Moroccan Chess Championship Mozambique 4.3 Mozambique Chess Federation 0 61 Mozambican Chess Championship Myanmar 3.3 Myanmar Chess Federation 1 659 Myanmar Chess Championship Namibia 4.3 Namibia Chess Federation 0 109 Namibian Chess Championship Nauru 3.6 Nauru Chess Federation 0 3 Nauruan Chess Championship Nepal 3.2 Nepal Chess Association 0 1613 Nepalese Chess Championship Netherlands 1.1b Koninklijke Nederlandse Schaakbond 35 5753 Dutch Chess Championship Netherlands Antilles 2.3.5 Curaçao Chess Federation 0 138 Netherlands Antilles Chess Championship New Zealand 3.6 New Zealand Chess Federation 1 743 New Zealand Chess Championship Nicaragua 2.3.2 Federacion Nicaragüense de Ajedrez 0 655 Nicaraguan Chess Championship Nigeria 4.4 Nigeria Chess Federation 0 791 Nigerian Chess Championship Norway 1.3 Norges Sjakkforbund 13 3863 Norwegian Chess Championship Oman 3.1 Oman Chess Committee 0 439 Omani Chess Championship Pakistan 3.2 Chess Federation of Pakistan 0 304 Pakistani Chess Championship Palau 3.6 Palau Chess Federation 0 152 Palauan Chess Championship Palestine 3.1 Palestine Chess Federation 0 526 Palestinian Chess Championship Panama 2.3.2 Fed. de Ajedrez de Panama 0 427 Panamanian Chess Championship Papua New Guinea 3.6 Papua New Guinea Chess Federation 0 17 Papua New Guinean Chess Championship Paraguay 2.5 Federacion Paraguaya de Ajedrez 4 680 Paraguayan Chess Championship Peru 2.4 Federacion Peruana de Ajedrez 6 3964 Peruvian Chess Championship Philippines 3.3 National Chess Federation of the Philippines 14 2619 Philippine Chess Championship Poland 1.4 Polish Chess Federation 41 18,252 Polish Chess Championship Portugal 1.1c Federação Portuguesa de Xadrez 3 5320 Portuguese Chess Championship Puerto Rico 2.3.5 Fed. de Ajedrez de Puerto Rico 0 670 Puerto Rican Chess Championship Qatar 3.1 Qatar Chess Association 3 123 Qatari Chess Championship Romania 1.4 Federatia Romana de Sah 21 6592 Romanian Chess Championship Russia 1.6 Russian Chess Federation 234 59,294 Russian Chess Championship Rwanda 4.2 Rwanda Chess Federation 0 79 Rwandan Chess Championship San Marino 1.10 Federazione Sammarinese degli Scacchi 0 15 Sammarinese Chess Championship São Tomé and Príncipe 4.4 Sao Tome and Principe Chess Federation 0 18 São Tomé and Príncipe Chess Championship Saudi Arabia 3.1 Saudi Chess Association 0 993 Saudi Arabian Chess Championship Scotland 1.1a Chess Scotland 6 708 Scottish Chess Championship Senegal 4.1 Senegalese Chess Federation 0 21 Senegalese Chess Championship Serbia 1.5a Chess Federation of Serbia 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 3 2377 Singaporean Chess Championship Slovakia 1.4 Slovensky Sachovy Zvaz 10 6192 Slovak Chess Championship Slovenia 1.2a Sahovska Zveza Slovenije 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 1 2478 South African Chess Championship South Korea 3.3 Korea Chess Federation 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 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 0 355 Surinamese Chess Championship Swaziland 4.3 Swaziland National Chess Federation 0 63 Swazi Chess Championship Sweden 1.3 Sveriges Schackförbund 21 4561 Swedish Chess Championship Switzerland 1.2a Schweizerischer Schachbund 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 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 0 95 Togolese Chess Championship Trinidad and Tobago 2.3.5 Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association 0 535 Trinidad and Tobago Chess Championship Tunisia 4.1 Tunisian Chess Federation 2 941 Tunisian Chess Championship Turkey 1.5a Turkish Chess Federation 10 24,200 Turkish Chess Championship Turkmenistan 3.4 Turkmenistan Chess Federation 5 410 Turkmen Chess Championship Uganda 4.2 Uganda Chess Federation 0 369 Uganda Chess Championship Ukraine 1.9 Ukrainian Chess Federation 87 8713 Ukrainian Chess Championship United Arab Emirates 3.1 UAE Chess Federation 2 1949 Emirati Chess Championship United States 2.1 United States Chess Federation 90 13,579 U.S. Chess Championship
U.S. Women's Chess ChampionshipUnited States Virgin Islands 2.3.5 US Virgin Islands Chess Federation 0 50 – Uruguay 2.5 Federación Uruguaya de Ajedrez 1 952 Uruguayan Chess Championship Uzbekistan 3.4 Chess Federation of Uzbekistan 12 1073 Uzbekistani Chess Championship Venezuela 2.3.5 Fed. Venezolana de Ajedrez 1 4700 Venezuelan Chess Championship Vietnam 3.3 Vietnam Chess Federation 9 1855 Vietnamese Chess Championship Wales 1.1a Welsh Chess Union 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 0 433 Zimbabwean Chess Championship
Former FIDE members
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 Belizean Chess Championship Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak Chess Championship Soviet Union USSR Chess Federation USSR Chess Championship Yugoslavia Yugoslav Chess Championship
Supranational level
References
- ↑ "Member Federations by Zone". FIDE. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ↑ "Federations Ranking". FIDE. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ↑ "FIDE Advanced players search". FIDE. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
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