Singapore Chess Federation

{{Short description|Governing body for chess in Singapore}}

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The Singapore Chess Federation (Abbreviation: SCF) is the principal authority over all chess events in Singapore. SCF was founded in 1949 by Lim Kok Ann.{{cite news | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/chess-singapores-four-grandmasters-to-take-on-100-challengers-to-celebrate-father-of-chess | title=Chess: Singapore's four Grandmasters to take on 100 challengers to celebrate 'Father of chess' Professor Lim Kok Ann | access-date=27 October 2020}} The Federation is affiliated to the world governing body, International Chess Federation (FIDE), and is part of the ASEAN Chess Confederation and the Asian Chess Federation.{{cite web|url=http://www.singaporechess.org.sg/new/?page_id=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228005313/http://www.singaporechess.org.sg/new/?page_id=2|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 February 2010|title=Singapore Chess Federation - About us}} SCF is located at Singapore Intellectual Games Centre in Bishan.{{Cite news |last=Aziz |first=Sazali Abdul |date=5 April 2022 |title=Singapore Chess Federation gets $360K boost as trio band together to back the sport |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/singapore-chess-federation-gets-360k-boost-as-trio-band-together-to-back-the-sport |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}

Its promotion of the game has caused participation in its youth and interschool events, among others, to jump from 517 in 1999 to over 1200 in 2004. As a result, Singapore has one of the highest number of chess players in schools per capita in Asia.

The current president is International Master Hsu Li Yang. The current vice president is Grandmaster Wong Meng Kong.