Asian Chess Federation

{{Short description|Continental governing body of chess in Asia}}

{{Infobox organization

|name = Asian Chess Federation

|image= Asian Chess Federation logo.png

|size =

|abbreviation = ACF

|formation =

|headquarters = Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates

|membership = 52 national federations

|leader_title = President

|leader_name = {{flagicon|UAE}} Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan

|language =

|website = {{URL|http://www.asianchess.com}}

}}

The Asian Chess Federation is the continental governing body of the sport of chess in Asia.{{cite web |title=Asian Chess Federation |url=https://www.chess.com/club/asian-chess-federation |publisher=Chess.com}} The ACF annually organized the Asian Chess Championship.

Member Federations

class="wikitable sortable"

!Country

!Zone

!National federation

!#GM

!#FIDE

!National championship

Afghanistan

|3.4

|Afghan National Chess Federation

|197

|Afghan Chess Championship

Australia

|3.6

|Australian Chess Federation

|2001

|Australian Chess Championship

Bahrain

|3.1

|Bahrain Mind Sports Association

|53

|Bahraini Chess Championship

Bangladesh

|3.2

|Bangladesh Chess Federation

|1322

|Bangladeshi Chess Championship

Bhutan

|3.2

|Bhutan Chess Federation

|Bhutan National Premier Chess Championship

Brunei

|3.3

|Brunei Chess Federation

|79

|Brunei Chess Championship

Cambodia

|3.3

|Cambodian Chess Federation

|Cambodian Chess Championship

China

|3.5

|Chinese Chess Association

|43

|1445

|Chinese Chess Championship

Chinese Taipei

|3.3

|Chinese Taipei Chess Association

|120

|Taiwanese Chess Championship

Fiji

|3.6

|Fiji Chess Federation

|43

|Fijian Chess Championship

Guam

|3.6

|Guam Chess Federation

|28

Hong Kong

|3.3

|Hong Kong Chess Federation

|258

|Hong Kong Chess Championship

India

|3.7

|All India Chess Federation

|84

|30,609

|Indian Chess Championship

Indonesia

|3.3

|Persatuan Catur Seluruh Indonesia

|808

|Indonesian Chess Championship

Iran

|3.1

|Chess Fed. of Islamic Rep. of Iran

|15

|9502

|Iranian Chess Championship

Iraq

|3.1

|Iraqi Chess Federation

|679

|Iraqi Chess Championship

Japan

|3.3

|Japan Chess Federation

|206

|Japanese Chess Championship

Jordan

|3.1

|Royal Jordanian Chess Federation

|495

|Jordanian Chess Championship

Kazakhstan

|3.4

|Kazakhstan Chess Federation

|14

|2162

|Kazakhstani Chess Championship

Kuwait

|3.1

|Kuwait Chess Federation

|111

|Kuwaiti Chess Championship

Kyrgyzstan

|3.4

|Chess Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic

|319

|Kyrgyzstani Chess Championship

Laos

|3.3

|Lao Chess Federation

|16

|Laotian Chess Championship

Lebanon

|3.1

|Federation Libanaise des Echecs

|214

|Lebanese Chess Championship

Macau

|3.3

|Grupo de Xadrez de Macau

|39

Malaysia

|3.3

|Malaysian Chess Federation

|1573

|Malaysian Chess Championship

Maldives

|3.2

|Maldives Chess Federation

|34

|Maldivian Chess Championship

Mongolia

|3.3

|Mongolian Chess Federation

|530

|Mongolian Chess Championship

Myanmar

|3.3

|Myanmar Chess Federation

|647

|Myanmar Chess Championship

Nauru

|3.6

|Nauru Chess Federation

|Nauruan Chess Championship

Nepal

|3.2

|Nepal Chess Association

|724

|Nepalese Chess Championship

New Zealand

|3.6

|New Zealand Chess Federation

|446

|New Zealand Chess Championship

Oman

|3.1

|Oman Chess Committee

|82

|Omani Chess Championship

Pakistan

|3.2

|Chess Federation of Pakistan

|120

|Pakistani Chess Championship

Palau

|3.6

|Palau Chess Federation

|112

|Palauan Chess Championship

Palestine

|3.1

|Palestine Chess Federation

|183

|Palestinian Chess Championship

Papua New Guinea

|3.6

|Papua New Guinea Chess Federation

|10

|Papua New Guinean Chess Championship

Philippines

|3.3

|National Chess Federation of the Philippines

|14

|2619

|Philippine Chess Championship

Qatar

|3.1

|Qatar Chess Association

|123

|Qatari Chess Championship

Russia

|3.8

|Chess Federation of Russia

|234

|59,294

|Russian Chess Championship

Saudi Arabia

|3.1

|Saudi Chess Association

|993

|Saudi Arabian Chess Championship

Singapore

|3.3

|Singapore Chess Federation

|2377

|Singaporean Chess Championship

Solomon Islands

|3.6

|Solomon Islands Chess Federation

|35

|Solomon Island Chess Championship

South Korea

|3.3

|Korea Chess Federation

|752

|South Korean Chess Championship

Sri Lanka

|3.2

|Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

|8993

|Sri Lankan Chess Championship

Syria

|3.1

|Syrian Arab Chess Federation

|801

|Syrian Chess Championship

Tajikistan

|3.4

|Federazijai Shakhmati Tajikistan

|166

|Tajikistani Chess Championship

Thailand

|3.3

|Thailand Chess Association

|704

|Thai Chess Championship

Timor-Leste

|3.3

|Federação Xadrez de Timor-Leste

|58

|Timorese Chess Championship

Turkmenistan

|3.4

|Turkmenistan Chess Federation

|410

|Turkmen Chess Championship

United Arab Emirates

|3.1

|UAE Chess Federation

|1949

|Emirati Chess Championship

Uzbekistan

|3.4

|Chess Federation of Uzbekistan

|12

|1073

|Uzbekistani Chess Championship

Vietnam

|3.3

|Vietnam Chess Federation

|1855

|Vietnamese Chess Championship

Yemen

|3.1

|Yemen Chess Association

|280

|Yemeni Chess Championship

Tournaments

References

External links

[https://www.facebook.com/AsianChessFederation/ Facebook page]
[https://www.checkmate.live/ Checkmate.live - Official ACF online speed chess tournament platform]

Category:FIDE zones

Category:Sports governing bodies in Asia

Category:Chess in Asia