Geography of chess

{{Short description|Governing bodies of the game}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}

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.

National level: Current FIDE members

The table below lists the member federations of FIDE{{cite web |url=https://ratings.fide.com/fide_directory.phtml?zone=1 |title=Member Federations by Zone |publisher=FIDE |access-date=2024-01-07}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://ratings.fide.com/ |title=FIDE Ratings and Statistics – Advanced search |publisher=FIDE |access-date=2024-01-07}}

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! Country !! Zone !! National federation !! #GM !! #FIDE !! National championship

{{AFG}}3.4Afghan National Chess Federation0452Afghan Chess Championship
{{ALB}}1.5a{{Interlanguage link|Albania Chess Federation|qid=Q16354981}}{{cite web | url=http://www.fshsh.org.al/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115110155/http://www.fshsh.org.al/ | archive-date=2016-11-15 | title=Federata Shqiptare e Shahut }}1972Albanian Chess Championship
{{ALG}}4.1{{Interlanguage link|Algerian Chess Federation|qid=Q27019865|lt=Fédération Algérienne des échecs}}{{Cite web|url=http://fade-dz.net/|title=Championnat d'Afriques Individuel des Ehecs Oran 2017 | Articles|website=fade-dz.net}}36,376Algerian Chess Championship
{{AND}}1.10{{Interlanguage link|Andorran Chess Federation|qid=Q16637535|lt=Federació d'Escacs Valls d'Andorra}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.escacsandorra.com/|title=Escacs Andorra|accessdate=19 August 2023}}3175Andorran Chess Championship
{{ANG}}4.5{{Interlanguage link|Angolan Chess Federation|qid=Q16382532|lt=Federação Angolana de Xadrez}}01,889Angolan Chess Championship
{{ATG}}2.3.5Antigua and Barbuda Chess Federation052
{{ARG}}2.5Argentine Chess Federation{{cite web | url=http://www.ajedrez.com.ar/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207095031/http://www.ajedrez.com.ar/ | archive-date=2012-02-07 | title=Federación Argentina de Ajedrez }}2314,121Argentine Chess Championship
{{ARM}}1.5bArmenian Chess Federation{{Cite web |url=http://www.chessfed.am/ |title=Armenian Chess Federation |access-date=15 December 2007 |archive-date=30 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230214219/http://chessfed.am/ |url-status=dead }}402,356Armenian Chess Championship
{{ABW}}2.3.5Federashon di Ajedrez di Aruba0182
{{AUS}}3.6Australian Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=https://auschess.org.au/|title=Australian Chess Federation Inc.|website=auschess.org.au}}107,276Australian Chess Championship
{{AUT}}1.2aÖsterreichischer Schachbund{{Cite web|url=https://www.chess.at/|title=Startseite|website=Österreichischer Schachbund}}119,553Austrian Chess Championship
{{AZE}}1.8Azerbaijan Chess Federation{{cite web | url=http://www.chess.az/AzerbaijanEn.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023100951/http://www.chess.az/AzerbaijanEn.html | archive-date=2012-10-23 | title=Chess - Azerbaijan }}307,219Azerbaijani Chess Championship
{{BHS}}2.3.5Bahamas Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=https://www.bahamaschessfederation.org/|title=Bahamas Chess Federation|website=Bahamas Chess Federation - The Governing Body for Chess in The Bahamas}}0202Bahamian Chess Championship
{{BHR}}3.1Bahrain Mind Sports Association0791Bahraini Chess Championship
{{BAN}}3.2Bangladesh Chess Federation{{cite web | url=http://www.bcf-online.org/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224212332/http://www.bcf-online.org/ | archive-date=2007-12-24 | title=Welcome to Bangladesh Chess Federation }}59,637Bangladeshi Chess Championship
{{BAR}}2.3.5Barbados Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=https://barbadoschess.org/home/|title=Barbados Chess Federation|date=August 7, 2023|website=Barbados Chess Federation}}0688Barbadian Chess Championship
{{BLR}}1.8Belarus Chess Federation{{Cite web |url=http://www.chess.by/ |title=Belarus Chess Federation |access-date=15 December 2007 |archive-date=13 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213022447/http://www.chess.by/ |url-status=dead }}153,119Belarusian Chess Championship
{{BEL}}1.1b{{Interlanguage link|FRBE-KBSB-KSB|qid=Q2634993}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.frbe-kbsb.be/|title=Accueil|website=www.frbe-kbsb.be}}98,893Belgian Chess Championship
{{BLZ}}2.3.2Belize Chess Federation{{cite web | url=https://www.belizechess.com/ | title=Belize Chess Federation | date=January 7, 2024}}09Belize National Chess Championship
{{BMU}}2.3.5Bermuda Chess Association{{Cite web|url=https://www.bermudachess.com/|title=Bermuda Chess Association|website=chess}}0193
{{BHU}}3.2Bhutan Chess Federation0133Bhutan National Premier Chess Championship
{{BOL}}2.4Federación Boliviana de Ajedrez[https://web.archive.org/web/20140516120556/http://www.fbajedrez.com/ Federación Boliviana de Ajedrez]15,454Bolivian Chess Championship
{{BIH}}1.2bSahovski Savez Bosne i Hercegovine{{Cite web|url=https://sah.ba/|title=Šahovski savez Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine – Oficijelna stranica Šahovskog saveza Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine|accessdate=19 August 2023}}73,881Bosnia and Herzegovina Chess Championship
{{BWA}}4.5Botswana Chess Federation02,888Botswana Chess Championship
{{BRA}}2.4Confed. Brasileira de Xadrez{{Cite web|url=https://cbx.org.br/|title=CBX - Confederação Brasileira de Xadrez|website=cbx.org.br}}1526,903Brazilian Chess Championship
{{VGB}}2.3.5British Virgin Islands Chess Federation010
{{BRN}}3.3Brunei Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=http://www.bruneichess.org.bn/|title=Bruneichess.org.bn|date=May 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513022054/http://www.bruneichess.org.bn/ |archive-date=2008-05-13 }}0366Brunei Chess Championship
{{BUL}}1.4Bulgarian Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=https://bgchessfederation.org/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111103223/http://bgchessfederation.org/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=11 January 2018|title=Новини|website=bgchessfederation.org}}356,120Bulgarian Chess Championship
{{BUR}}4.2Comité National Burkinabé des Échecs046Burkinabé Chess Championship
{{BDI}}4.3{{Interlanguage link|Burundi Chess Federation|qid=Q16637549}}082Burundian Chess Championship
{{CAM}}3.3Cambodian Chess Federation020Cambodian Chess Championship
{{CMR}}4.3{{Interlanguage link|Cameroon Chess Federation|qid=Q16637527}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.fecade.cm/index.php/en/ |title=Cameroon Chess Federation |access-date=25 September 2016 |archive-date=27 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927122434/http://www.fecade.cm/index.php/en/ |url-status=dead }}0196Cameroonian Chess Championship
{{CAN}}2.2Chess Federation of Canada{{Cite web|url=https://www.chess.ca/en/|title=CFC - Home|website=www.chess.ca}}146,051Canadian Chess Championship
{{CPV}}4.2{{Interlanguage link|Federação Cabo-verdiana de Xadrez|qid=Q27023266}}0270Cape Verdean Chess Championship
{{CYM}}2.3.5Cayman Islands Chess Federation{{cite web | url=https://ratings.fide.com/fide_directory.phtml?country=CAY&list=994 | title=Cayman Islands FIDE Directory | date=January 7, 2024}}068-
{{CAF}}4.3Chess Federation of Central African Republic0100Central African Chess Championship
{{TCD}}4.3Chad Chess Federation{{cite web | url=https://ratings.fide.com/fide_directory.phtml?country=CHA&list=998 | title=Chad FIDE Directory | date=January 7, 2024}}017-
{{CHL}}2.5Fed. Deportiva Nacional De Ajedrez67,422Chilean Chess Championship
{{CHN}}3.5Chinese Chess Association{{cite web | url=http://chess.sport.org.cn/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208024404/http://chess.sport.org.cn/ | archive-date=2007-12-08 | title=中国国际象棋协会官方网站 }}515,024Chinese Chess Championship
{{TPE}}3.3Chinese Taipei Chess Association{{Cite web|url=https://www.chinesetaipeichess.com.tw/|title=首頁|website=www.chinesetaipeichess.com.tw}}1521Taiwanese Chess Championship
{{COL}}2.3.4Fed. Colombiana de Ajedrez{{Cite web|url=https://federacioncolombianadeajedrez.com/|title=Calendario|website=Federación Colombiana de Ajedrez}}1113,176Colombian Chess Championship
{{COM}}4.4{{Interlanguage link|Comoros Islands Chess Federation|qid=Q3091496}}044Comorian Chess Championship
{{CGO}}4.3{{Interlanguage link|Congolese Chess Federation|qid=Q16637533}}097Congolese Chess Championship
{{CRC}}2.3.2Federacion Central de Ajedrez{{cite web | url=http://www.federaciondeajedrez.com/fca/ | title=Últimas entradas - Federación Central de Ajedrez }}16,264Costa Rican Chess Championship
{{CRO}}1.2bHrvatski šahovski savez{{Cite web|url=https://hrvatski-sahovski-savez.hr/|title=Hrvatski šahovski savez|accessdate=19 August 2023}}3011,726Croatian Chess Championship
{{CUB}}2.3.3Fed. Cubana de Ajedrez263,518Cuban Chess Championship
{{CYP}}1.10Cyprus Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=http://ww38.chesscy.com/|title=chesscy.com|website=ww38.chesscy.com}}01,296Cypriot Chess Championship
{{CZE}}1.4Šachový svaz České republiky{{Cite web|url=https://www.chess.cz/|title=Šachový svaz České republiky|first=Litea Solution|last=s.r.o}}3316,984Czech Chess Championship
{{DEN}}1.3Dansk Skak Union{{cite web | url=http://www.dsu.dk/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222144531/http://www.dsu.dk/ | archive-date=2007-12-22 | title=Dansk Skak Union }}168,092Danish Chess Championship
{{DJI}}4.4Djiboutian Chess Federation0130Djiboutian Chess Championship
{{DMA}}2.3.5Dominica Chess Federation{{cite web | url=https://ratings.fide.com/fide_directory.phtml?country=DMA&list=1602 | title=Dominica FIDE Directory | date=January 7, 2024}}037-
{{DOM}}2.3.5Federación Dominicana de Ajedrez{{Cite web|url=https://fdajedrez.com/|title=Federación Dominicana de Ajedrez - FDA|website=fdajedrez.com}}13,470Dominican Chess Championship
{{ECU}}2.4Fed. Ecuatoriana de Ajedrez{{Cite web|url=http://www.ajedrezenecuador.com/|title=FEDERACIÓN ECUATORIANA DE AJEDREZ|website=www.ajedrezenecuador.com}}15,560Ecuadorian Chess Championship
{{EGY}}4.1Egyptian Chess Federation616,217Egyptian Chess Championship
{{ESA}}2.3.2Federación Salvadoreña de Ajedrez[http://www.ajedrezenelsalvador.org/ Federación Salvadoreña de Ajedrez]01,072Salvadoran Chess Championship
{{ENG}}1.1aEnglish Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=https://www.englishchess.org.uk/|title=The English Chess Federation|website=English Chess Federation}}4013,885British Chess Championship
{{GNQ}}4.3Asociación Nacional de Ajedrez de Guinea Ecuatorial{{cite web | url=https://ratings.fide.com/fide_directory.phtml?country=GEQ&list=993 | title=Equatorial Guinea FIDE Directory | date=January 7, 2024}}065-
{{ERI}}4.4Eritrea Chess Federation0171Eritrean Chess Championship
{{EST}}1.7Eesti Maleliit{{Cite web|url=http://www.maleliit.ee/et/|title=Esilehele|website=www.maleliit.ee}}62,685Estonian Chess Championship
{{SWZ}}4.5Eswatini National Chess Federation0288Swazi Chess Championship
{{ETH}}4.4Ethiopian Chess Federation[http://www.ethiochess.org/ Ethiopian Chess Federation]01,071Ethiopian Chess Championship
{{FRO}}1.10Talvsamband Føroya{{Cite web|url=https://faroechess.com/|title=Talvsamband Føroya - Faroechess|website=faroechess.com}}1532Faroese Chess Championship
{{FIJ}}3.6Fiji Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=https://www.fijichessfederation.com/|title=Fiji Chess Federation – Promoting Chess in Fiji|accessdate=19 August 2023}}0435Fijian Chess Championship
{{FIN}}1.3Suomen Keskusshakkiliitto{{Cite web|url=https://www.shakkiliitto.fi/|title=Suomen Shakkiliitto|website=Suomen Shakkiliitto}}42,154Finnish Chess Championship
{{FRA}}1.1bFrench Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=http://www.echecs.asso.fr/|title=Fédération Française des Échecs|website=www.echecs.asso.fr}}5598,861French Chess Championship
{{GAB}}4.3Fédération Gabonaise des Échecs0123Gabonese Chess Championship
{{GAM}}4.2Gambia Chess Federation075Gambian Chess Championship
{{GEO}}1.5bChess Federation of Georgia314,542Georgian Chess Championship
{{GER}}1.2aDeutscher Schachbund{{Cite web|url=https://www.schachbund.de/|title=Deutscher Schachbund e. V. - Deutscher Schachbund - Schach in Deutschland|website=www.schachbund.de}}9747,579German Chess Championship
{{GHA}}4.2{{Interlanguage link|Ghana Chess Association|qid=Q16382630}}{{Cite web|url=https://ghanachess.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141119183506/http://ghanachess.com/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=19 November 2014|title=Ghana Chess Association|website=Ghana Chess Association}}0358Ghanaian Chess Championship
{{GRE}}1.5aElliniki Skakistiki Omospondia{{Cite web|url=https://www.chessfed.gr/|title=ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΣΚΑΚΙΣΤΙΚΗ ΟΜΟΣΠΟΝΔΙΑ|website=www.chessfed.gr}}1728,134Greek Chess Championship
{{GRD}}2.3.5Grenada Chess Federation{{cite web | url=https://ratings.fide.com/fide_directory.phtml?country=GRN&list=997 | title=Grenada FIDE Directory | date=January 7, 2024}}021-
{{GUM}}3.6Guam Chess Federation0432
{{GUA}}2.3.2Fed. Nac. de Ajedrez de Guatemala0764Guatemalan Chess Championship
{{GGY}}1.10Guernsey Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=http://www.guernseychessclub.org.gg/|title=Guernsey Chess Club and Federation|website=www.guernseychessclub.org.gg}}041Guernsey Chess Championship
{{GUY}}2.3.5Guyana Chess Federation0302Guyanese Chess Championship
{{HAI}}2.3.5Haitian Chess Federation0252Haitian Chess Championship
{{HON}}2.3.2Federación Nacional de Ajedrez de Honduras{{cite web | url=http://ajedrezhonduras.com/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416192700/http://ajedrezhonduras.com/ | archive-date=2019-04-16 | title=Ajedrez de Honduras - Enlighten the Space }}01,318Honduran Chess Championship
{{HKG}}3.3Hong Kong Chess Federation01,654Hong Kong Chess Championship
{{HUN}}1.4Magyar Sakkszövetség{{Cite web|url=https://chess.hu/|title=Home|accessdate=19 August 2023}}5212,532Hungarian Chess Championship
{{ISL}}1.3Skáksamband Íslands{{Cite web|url=https://skak.is/skaksamband/|title=Skáksamband Íslands | Gens una sumus|date=July 17, 2023}}153,021Icelandic Chess Championship
{{IND}}3.7All India Chess Federation{{cite web | url=https://prs.aicf.in/players | title=PRS - All India Chess Federation }}83134,560Indian Chess Championship
{{INA}}3.3Persatuan Catur Seluruh Indonesia{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbpercasi.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407002422/http://www.pbpercasi.com/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=7 April 2015|title=CATUR INDONESIA|accessdate=19 August 2023}}43,364Indonesian Chess Championship
{{IRI}}3.1Chess Fed. of Islamic Rep. of Iran{{Cite web|url=https://www.ircf.ir/|title=فدراسیون شطرنج جمهوری اسلامی ایران|website=www.ircf.ir}}1563,462Iranian Chess Championship
{{IRQ}}3.1Iraqi Chess Federation03,705Iraqi Chess Championship
{{IRL}}1.1aIrish Chess Union{{Cite web|url=https://www.icu.ie/|title=Irish Chess Union|website=www.icu.ie}}12,971Irish Chess Championship
{{ISR}}1.2bIsrael Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=https://www.chess.org.il/|title=האיגוד הישראלי לשחמט|website=www.chess.org.il}}497,538Israeli Chess Championship
{{ITA}}1.1cFederazione Scacchistica Italiana{{Cite web|url=http://www.federscacchi.it/|title=FSI - Federazione Scacchistica Italiana|website=www.federscacchi.it}}1832,862Italian Chess Championship
{{CIV}}4.2{{Interlanguage link|Fédération Ivoirienne des Échecs|qid=Q16637628}}0556Ivorian Chess Championship
{{JAM}}2.3.5Jamaica Chess Federation{{cite web | url=http://chessjamaica.org/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013185847/http://chessjamaica.org/ | archive-date=2007-10-13 | title=Jamaican Chess Federation Home Page }}01,073Jamaican Chess Championship
{{JPN}}3.3{{ill|National Chess Society of Japan|ja}}{{Cite web|url=https://japanchess.org/|title=日本チェス連盟|date=April 30, 2019}}0609Japanese Chess Championship
{{JEY}}1.10Jersey Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=https://jerseychessclub.com/|title=Home|first=Jersey Chess|last=Club|date=August 16, 2023|website=Jersey Chess Club}}0223Jersey Chess Championship
{{JOR}}3.1Royal Jordanian Chess Federation[http://www.jordanchess.com/ Royal Jordanian Chess Federation]12,908Jordanian Chess Championship
{{KAZ}}3.4Kazakhstan Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=https://kazchess.kz/|title=KazChess | Казахстанская федерация шахмат|website=kazchess.kz}}1813,681Kazakhstani Chess Championship
{{KEN}}4.4{{Interlanguage link|Chess Kenya|qid=Q16539017}}[https://www.chesskenya.or.ke Kenyan Chess]/04,797Kenyan Chess Championship
{{KOS}}1.2bKosovo Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=https://shahu-rks.com/|title=FSHK|website=FSHK}}0875Kosovan Chess Championship
{{KUW}}3.1Kuwait Chess Federation0834Kuwaiti Chess Championship
{{KGZ}}3.4Chess Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic04,782Kyrgyzstani Chess Championship
{{LAO}}3.3Lao Chess Federation0202Laotian Chess Championship
{{LAT}}1.7Latvijas Šaha Federācija{{Cite web|url=https://www.sahafederacija.lv/|title=Latvijas Šaha Federācija|website=www.sahafederacija.lv}}

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4,537Latvian Chess Championship
{{LIB}}3.1Federation Libanaise des Echecs{{Cite web|url=https://lebanesechessfederation.org/|title=Lebanese Chess Federation|accessdate=19 August 2023}}02,480Lebanese Chess Championship
{{LES}}4.5Chess Federation of Lesotho0434Lesotho Chess Championship
{{LBR}}4.2Liberia Chess Federation0328Liberian Chess Championship
{{LBA}}4.1General Libyan Chess Federation01,881Libyan Chess Championship
{{LIE}}1.10Liechtensteiner Schachverband045Liechtenstein Chess Championship
{{LTU}}1.7Lietuvos šachmatų federacija{{Cite web|url=http://www.chessfed.lt/|title=Lietuvos šachmatų federacija - Lithuanian Chess Federation|website=www.chessfed.lt}}116,341Lithuanian Chess Championship
{{LUX}}1.10Federation Luxembourgeoise des Echecs{{Cite web|url=https://www.flde.lu/|title=F.L.D.E.|accessdate=19 August 2023}}0875Luxembourg Chess Championship
{{MAC}}3.3Grupo de Xadrez de Macau086
{{MAD}}4.4{{Interlanguage link|Madagascar Chess Federation|qid=Q16637635}}0953Malagasy Chess Championship
{{MAW}}4.5Chess Association of Malawi{{cite web | url=http://malawi.fide.com/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011182904/http://malawi.fide.com/ | archive-date=2019-10-11 | title=Malawi Chess Federation }}01,009Malawian Chess Championship
{{MAS}}3.3Malaysian Chess Federation[http://malaysiachess.com Malaysian Chess Federation]015,533Malaysian Chess Championship
{{MDV}}3.2Maldives Chess Federation0573Maldivian Chess Championship
{{MLI}}4.2{{Interlanguage link|Federation Malienne du Jeu D'Echecs|qid=Q16637637}}0135Malian Chess Championship
{{MLT}}1.10Il-Federazzjoni Maltija tac-Cess{{Cite web|url=https://chessmalta.com/|title=Home - Malta Chess Federation|date=January 5, 2021}}0142Maltese Chess Championship
{{MTN}}4.1{{Interlanguage link|Mauritanian Chess Federation|qid=Q16637640}}{{Cite web|url=http://mauritaniachess.com/|title=Federation Mauritanienne des Jeux d'Echecs|website=Federation Mauritanienne des Jeux d'Echecs}}0839Mauritanian Chess Championship
{{MRI}}4.4{{Interlanguage link|Mauritius Chess Federation|qid=Q16637539}}[http://www.mauritius-chess-federation.com/ Mauritius Chess Federation]069Mauritian Chess Championship
{{MEX}}2.3.1Fed. Nac. de Ajedrez de Mexico AC{{cite web | url=http://www.fenamac.org.mx/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030015658/http://www.fenamac.org.mx/ | archive-date=2007-10-30 | title=Fenamac }}514,128Mexican Chess Championship
{{MDA}}1.8Federația de Șah a Republicii Moldova{{Cite web|url=https://sahmoldova.md/|title=Chess Federation of the Republic of Moldova|date=August 16, 2023|website=Federația de Șah a Republicii Moldova}}71,524Moldovan Chess Championship
{{MON}}1.10{{Interlanguage link|Monaco Chess Federation|qid=Q16637642}}3303Monaco Chess Championship
{{MGL}}3.3Mongolian Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=https://www.mongolchess.mn/|title=Монголд шатарын спорт дээр бооцоо тавихад тохиромжтой топ букмейкерүүд|website=www.mongolchess.mn}}82,663Mongolian Chess Championship
{{MNE}}1.5aMontenegro Chess Federation{{cite web | url=http://www.cgsah.org/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229170552/http://www.cgsah.org/ | archive-date=2008-02-29 | title=Šahovski savez Crne Gore }}111,377Montenegrin Chess Championship
{{MAR}}4.1Fed. Royale Marocaine des Echecs[http://www.frme.net Moroccan Chess Federation]14,879Moroccan Chess Championship
{{MOZ}}4.5{{Interlanguage link|Mozambique Chess Federation|qid=Q27070621}}0634Mozambican Chess Championship
{{MYA}}3.3Myanmar Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=http://www.myachess.com/|title=Chess Federation of Myanmar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927171231/http://www.myachess.com/ |archive-date=2011-09-27 }}02,354Myanmar Chess Championship
{{NAM}}4.5Namibia Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=http://namchess.blogspot.com/|title=Namibian Chess News|website=namchess.blogspot.com}}01,206Namibian Chess Championship
{{NRU}}3.6Nauru Chess Federation069Nauruan Chess Championship
{{NEP}}3.2Nepal Chess Association{{Cite web|url=http://www.nepalchess.com/|title=Nepalchess|website=www.nepalchess.com}}04,986Nepalese Chess Championship
{{NED}}1.1bKoninklijke Nederlandse Schaakbond{{Cite web|url=https://schaakbond.nl/|title=De Schaakbond, ondersteuningspunt voor schakers|date=August 7, 2023|website=Schaakbond}}4310,479Dutch Chess Championship
{{AHO}}2.3.5Curaçao Chess Federation0276Netherlands Antilles Chess Championship
{{NZL}}3.6New Zealand Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=http://www.nzchess.co.nz/|title=Chess in New Zealand|website=www.nzchess.co.nz}}12,547New Zealand Chess Championship
{{NCA}}2.3.2Federacion Nicaragüense de Ajedrez{{cite web | url=http://www.academiadeajedrezjulioramirezdearellano.com/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009173058/http://www.academiadeajedrezjulioramirezdearellano.com/ | archive-date=2019-10-09 | title=Academia de Ajedrez "Julio Ramírez de Arellano" - Inicio }}01,255Nicaraguan Chess Championship
{{NER}}4.2Niger Chess Federation{{cite web | url=https://ratings.fide.com/fide_directory.phtml?country=NIG&list=1604 | title=Niger FIDE Directory | date=January 7, 2024}}069-
{{NGR}}4.2Nigeria Chess Federation{{Cite web |url=http://www.ncf.com.ng/ |title=Nigeria Chess Federation |access-date=25 September 2016 |archive-date=7 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007031543/http://www.ncf.com.ng/ |url-status=dead }}03,878Nigerian Chess Championship
{{MKD}}1.2bChess Federation of Macedonia[https://chess-mkd.mk/ Chess Federation of Macedonia]101,749Macedonian Chess Championship
{{NOR}}1.3Norges Sjakkforbund{{Cite web|url=https://www.sjakk.no/|title=Forside|website=Sjakkforbundet}}188,552Norwegian Chess Championship
{{OMA}}3.1Oman Chess Committee{{Cite web |url=http://www.oman-chess.com/ |title=Oman Chess Committee |access-date=3 October 2016 |archive-date=7 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007031321/http://www.oman-chess.com/ |url-status=dead }}02,595Omani Chess Championship
{{PAK}}3.2Chess Federation of Pakistan{{cite web | url=http://www.cfp.com.pk/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706231759/http://www.cfp.com.pk/ | archive-date=2014-07-06 | title=CFP | Official Website of Chess Federation of Pakistan }}02,963Pakistani Chess Championship
{{PLW}}3.6Palau Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/|title=Palau Chess|accessdate=19 August 2023}}0267Palauan Chess Championship
{{PLE}}3.1Palestine Chess Federation02,410Palestinian Chess Championship
{{PAN}}2.3.2Fed. de Ajedrez de Panama{{Cite web|url=http://ajedrezpanama.org/|title=Inicio / Noticias|website=ajedrezpanama.org}}02,786Panamanian Chess Championship
{{PNG}}3.6Papua New Guinea Chess Federation022Papua New Guinean Chess Championship
{{PAR}}2.5Federacion Paraguaya de Ajedrez{{cite web | url=http://www.winner.com.py/feparaj/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080101005405/http://www.winner.com.py/feparaj/ | archive-date=2008-01-01 | title=Federación Paraguaya de Ajedrez - FEPARAJ }}51,724Paraguayan Chess Championship
{{PER}}2.4Federacion Peruana de Ajedrez[http://www.ajedrezenperu.com Peruvian Chess Federation]1013,178Peruvian Chess Championship
{{PHI}}3.3National Chess Federation of the Philippines{{Cite web |url=http://www.ncf-phil.org/ |title=National Chess Federation of the Philippines |access-date=11 November 2013 |archive-date=3 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403094141/http://www.ncf-phil.org/ |url-status=dead }}1311,996Philippine Chess Championship
{{POL}}1.4Polish Chess Federation{{cite web | url=http://www.pzszach.org.pl/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416104117/http://www.pzszach.org.pl/ | archive-date=2019-04-16 | title=Serwisy internetowe PZSzach }}5043,572Polish Chess Championship
{{POR}}1.1cFederação Portuguesa de Xadrez{{Cite web|url=https://fpx.weebly.com/|title=Federação Portuguesa de Xadrez|website=Federação Portuguesa de Xadrez}}48,047Portuguese Chess Championship
{{PUR}}2.3.5Fed. de Ajedrez de Puerto Rico{{Cite web|url=https://www.federaciondeajedrezdepuertorico.com/|title=Inicio | Federación de Ajedrez de Puerto Rico|website=FAPR}}01,316Puerto Rican Chess Championship
{{QAT}}3.1Qatar Chess Association{{Cite web|url=https://www.qatarchess.qa/|title=Home Page|website=Qatar Chess Association}}3186Qatari Chess Championship
{{ROU}}1.4Federația Română de Șah{{Cite web|url=https://frsah.ro/|title=Federația Română de Șah|date=August 17, 2023|website=Federația Română de Șah}}2613,041Romanian Chess Championship
{{RUS}}3.8Chess Federation of Russia{{cite web | url=http://www.russiachess.org/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213150814/http://www.russiachess.org/ | archive-date=2007-12-13 | title=Russian Chess Federation - Главная }}185120,128Russian Chess Championship
{{RWA}}4.4{{Interlanguage link|Rwanda Chess Federation|qid=Q16637659}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.ferwade.rw/ |title=Rwanda Chess Federation |access-date=3 October 2016 |archive-date=3 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003184718/http://www.ferwade.rw/ |url-status=dead }}0192Rwandan Chess Championship
{{KNA}}2.3.5Saint Kitts and Nevis Chess Federation{{cite web | url=https://ratings.fide.com/fide_directory.phtml?country=SKN&list=995 | title=Saint Kitts and Nevis FIDE Directory | date=January 7, 2024}}012-
{{LCA}}2.3.5Saint Lucia Chess Federation{{cite web | url=https://ratings.fide.com/fide_directory.phtml?list=992 | title=Saint Lucia FIDE Directory | date=January 7, 2024}}070-
{{VCT}}2.3.5Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Chess Federation{{cite web | url=https://ratings.fide.com/fide_directory.phtml?country=VIN&list=1603 | title=Saint Vincent and the Grenadines FIDE Directory | date=January 7, 2024}}021-
{{SMR}}1.10Federazione Sammarinese degli Scacchi{{Cite web|url=https://sanmarinoscacchi.com/|title=Federazione Sammarinese degli Scacchi|accessdate=19 August 2023}}054Sammarinese Chess Championship
{{STP}}4.3{{Interlanguage link|Sao Tome and Principe Chess Federation|qid=Q27070525}}0170São Tomé and Príncipe Chess Championship
{{KSA}}3.1Saudi Chess Association{{Cite web |url=http://www.saudichess.com/ |title=Saudi Chess Association |access-date=3 October 2016 |archive-date=2 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002052720/http://www.saudichess.com/ |url-status=dead }}03,516Saudi Arabian Chess Championship
{{SCO}}1.1aChess Scotland{{Cite web|url=https://www.chessscotland.com/|title=Chess Scotland - The home of Chess in Scotland|website=www.chessscotland.com}}61,468Scottish Chess Championship
{{SEN}}4.2{{Interlanguage link|Senegalese Chess Federation|qid=Q16637662}}1194Senegalese Chess Championship
{{SRB}}1.5aChess Federation of Serbia{{cite web | url=http://serbiachess.net/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209154138/http://serbiachess.net/ | archive-date=2020-12-09 | title=Šahovski savez Srbije - www.serbiachess.net }}5312,767Serbian Chess Championship
{{SEY}}4.4Seychelles Chess Federation079Seychelles Chess Championship
{{SLE}}4.2Sierra Leone Chess Federation079Sierra Leonean Chess Championship
{{SGP}}3.3Singapore Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=http://singaporechess.org.sg/|title=Singapore Chess Federation|website=singaporechess.org.sg}}55,618Singaporean Chess Championship
{{SVK}}1.4Slovenský šachový zväz{{Cite web|url=https://www.chess.sk/|title=Slovenský šachový zväz|website=www.chess.sk}}149,528Slovak Chess Championship
{{SLO}}1.2aŠahovska Zveza Slovenije{{Cite web|url=https://www.sah-zveza.si/|title=Šahovska Zveza Slovenije|website=www.sah-zveza.si}}147,053Slovenian Chess Championship
{{SLB}}3.6Solomon Islands Chess Federation0122Solomon Island Chess Championship
{{SOM}}4.4Somali Chess Federation0146Somali Chess Championship
{{RSA}}4.5Chess South Africa{{Cite web|url=https://chessa.co.za/|title=Chess South Africa - Ratings Database|website=chessa.co.za}}18,599South African Chess Championship
{{KOR}}3.3Korea Chess Federation[http://www.kchess.or.kr/ Korea Chess Federation]12,416South Korean Chess Championship
{{SSD}}4.4South Sudan Chess Federation0502South Sudanese Chess Championship
{{ESP}}1.1cFederacion Espanola de Ajedrez{{cite web | url=https://feda.org/feda2k16/ | title=FEDA – Federación Española de Ajedrez }}5974,610Spanish Chess Championship
{{SRI}}3.2Chess Federation of Sri Lanka021,776Sri Lankan Chess Championship
{{SUD}}4.4Sudan Chess Federation01,664Sudanese Chess Championship
{{SUR}}2.3.5De Surinaamse Schaakbond{{Cite web |url=http://www.surichess.com/ssb/ |title=Surinamese Chess Federation |access-date=2 October 2016 |archive-date=7 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007031741/http://www.surichess.com/ssb/ |url-status=dead }}0637Surinamese Chess Championship
{{SWE}}1.3Sveriges Schackförbund{{Cite web|url=https://schack.se/|title=Sveriges Schackförbund|date=August 17, 2023|website=Sveriges Schackförbund}}258,537Swedish Chess Championship
{{SUI}}1.2aSchweizerischer Schachbund{{Cite web|url=https://www.swisschess.ch/home-de.html|title=Home-de - SSB|website=www.swisschess.ch}}115,854Swiss Chess Championship
{{SYR}}3.1Syrian Arab Chess Federation01,531Syrian Chess Championship
{{TJK}}3.4Federazijai Shakhmati Tajikistan1409Tajikistani Chess Championship
{{TAN}}4.4Tanzania Chess Association0242Tanzanian Chess Championship
{{THA}}3.3Thailand Chess Association{{cite web | url=http://thailandchess.or.th/?lang=en | title=Home | date=18 September 2022 }}02,087Thai Chess Championship
{{TLS}}3.3Federação Xadrez de Timor-Leste0594Timorese Chess Championship
{{TOG}}4.2{{Interlanguage link|Togolese Chess Federation|qid=Q16637666}}{{Cite web|url=https://togo-echecs.forumactif.org/|title=Le jeu d'Echecs au Togo|website=togo-echecs.forumactif.org}}0546Togolese Chess Championship
{{TTO}}2.3.5Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association{{cite web | url=http://chesstt.org/home/ | title=Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association | date=27 July 2023 }}01,326Trinidad and Tobago Chess Championship
{{TUN}}4.1{{Interlanguage link|Tunisian Chess Federation|qid=Q3092224}}{{cite web | url=http://www.chess.tn/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816122425/http://www.chess.tn/ | archive-date=2016-08-16 | title=Fédération Tunisienne des Echecs - Tunisian Chess Federation }}34,933Tunisian Chess Championship
{{TUR}}1.5aTurkish Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=https://www.tsf.org.tr/|title=Türkiye Satranç Federasyonu|website=www.tsf.org.tr}}1449,282Turkish Chess Championship
{{TKM}}3.4Turkmenistan Chess Federation71,347Turkmen Chess Championship
{{UGA}}4.4Uganda Chess Federation{{cite web | url=http://uganda.fide.com/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910141149/http://uganda.fide.com/ | archive-date=2019-09-10 | title=Home }}03,870Ugandan Chess Championship
{{UKR}}1.9Ukrainian Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=https://www.ukrchess.org.ua/|title=The Ukrainian Chess Federation official site|website=www.ukrchess.org.ua}}8818,518Ukrainian Chess Championship
{{UAE}}3.1UAE Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=http://www.uaechess.ae/|title=UAE CHESS FEDERATION|website=www.uaechess.ae}}23,244Emirati Chess Championship
{{USA}}2.1United States Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=https://new.uschess.org/welcome|title=Welcome|date=November 15, 2019|website=US Chess.org}}10625,204U.S. Chess Championship
U.S. Women's Chess Championship
{{ISV}}2.3.5US Virgin Islands Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=http://www.usvichessfederation.com/home.html|title=Home|website=USVI Chess Federation}}073
{{URY}}2.5Federación Uruguaya de Ajedrez{{Cite web|url=http://fuajedrez.org/|title=Federación Uruguaya de Ajedrez|accessdate=19 August 2023}}32,453Uruguayan Chess Championship
{{UZB}}3.4Chess Federation of Uzbekistan{{Cite web|url=http://uzchess.uz/|title=O'zbekiston Shaxmat Federatsiyasi|website=uzchess.uz}}173,304Uzbekistani Chess Championship
{{VEN}}2.3.5Fed. Venezolana de Ajedrez{{Cite web|url=https://www.fva.com.ve/|title=FVA – Federación Venezolana de Ajedrez|date=August 13, 2023}}111,363Venezuelan Chess Championship
{{VIE}}3.3Vietnam Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=https://vietnamchess.vn/|title=Mang tin cờ Việt đến mọi nhà|website=Vietnamchess}}136,065Vietnamese Chess Championship
{{WLS}}1.1aWelsh Chess Union{{Cite web|url=https://www.welshchessunion.uk/|title=Welsh Chess Union (Undeb Gwyddbwyll Cymru)|website=www.welshchessunion.uk}}0830Welsh Chess Championship
{{YEM}}3.1Yemen Chess Association0656Yemeni Chess Championship
{{ZAM}}4.5Chess Federation of Zambia12,932Zambian Chess Championship
{{ZIM}}4.5Zimbabwe Chess Federation{{Cite web |url=http://www.zimchess.org/ |title=Zimbabwe Chess Federation |access-date=25 September 2016 |archive-date=30 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430105745/http://www.zimchess.org/ |url-status=dead }}01,863Zimbabwean Chess Championship

In addition, the Isle of Man Chess Association (since 2020), the Chess League of New Caledonia (Ligue d'Echecs de Nouvelle-Calédonie, since 2023), and the Greenlandic Chess Federation (since 2024) 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.

:

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! Country !! National federation !! National championship

{{CSK}}Czechoslovak Chess Championship
{{USSR}}USSR Chess FederationUSSR Chess Championship
{{YUG}}Yugoslav Chess Championship

Supranational level

:

class="sortable wikitable"

! Countries (zone) !! Federation !! Official Website !! Championships

Europe (1)European Chess Union (ECU){{Cite web|url=https://www.europechess.org/|title=European Chess Union|date=August 16, 2023|website=European Chess Union}}Individual, Youth, Junior,
Senior and Team
America (2)Confederation of Chess for America (CCA)[https://fideamerica.net/site/en/ FIDE America]Pan American Chess Championship
Asia (3)Asian Chess Federation (ACF){{Cite web|url=http://asianchess.com/|title=Asian Chess|accessdate=19 August 2023}}Asian Chess Championship, Asian Senior Chess Championship
Africa (4)African Chess Confederation (ACC)[http://africa-chess.org African Chess Confederation]African Chess Championship
Arab worldArab Chess Federation (ACF){{cite web | url=http://www.arabchessfederation.com/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119082229/http://www.arabchessfederation.com/ | archive-date=2023-01-19 | title=Arab Chess Federation – Arab Chess Federation }}Arab Chess Championship
ASEANASEAN Chess Confederation{{Cite web|url=http://aseanchess.org/|title=ASEAN Chess Confederation – Promoting Excellence in Chess|website=aseanchess.org}}
Commonwealth of NationsCommonwealth Chess Association (CCA){{Cite web|url=https://www.commonwealthchess.com/|title=CommonWealth Chess Association|website=www.commonwealthchess.com}}Commonwealth Chess Championship
European microstatesEuropean Small Nations Chess Championship
Francophone countriesInternational Chess Federation of French-speaking countries (AIDEF){{cite web | url=http://aidef.ffechecs.org/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809133711/http://aidef.ffechecs.org/ | archive-date=2017-08-09 | title=Association Internationale des Echecs Francophones }}AIDEF Chess Championship
Ibero-AmericaIberoamerican Chess Federation (FIBDA){{Cite web|url=https://www.fibda.com/|title=FIBDA|date=July 3, 2023|website=FIBDA}}Iberoamerican Chess Championship
Mediterranean countriesMediterranean Chess Association{{Cite web|url=https://mca.fide.com/|title=MCA – MEDITERRANEAN CHESS ASSOCIATION|date=September 12, 2022}}Mediterranean Chess Championship
Nordic countriesNordic Chess Federation{{Cite web|url=http://www.sjakk.no/Nordisk/default.htm|title=Nordic Chess Federation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017012405/http://www.sjakk.no/Nordisk/default.htm |archive-date=2011-10-17 }}Nordic Chess Championship
Oceania (3.6)Oceania Chess Confederation (OCC)[http://www.oceaniachess.com/ Oceania Chess Confederation]Oceania Chess Championship
South America--South American Chess Championship

References