Chess around the world

Chess is played all over the world and is organised in different chess federations. These are organised on a national, supranational and international level. FIDE, the Fédération Internationale des Échecs was established in 1924 and most national chess federations are now part of FIDE.

National level

The table below lists the different national chess federations and their national championship. The number of grandmasters and FIDE rated players are also indicated.

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Country	Zone	National Federation	#GM	#FIDE	National Championship
Albania	1.5a	Federata Shqiptare e Shahut [1]	1	45	Albanian Chess Championship
Argentina	2.5	Fed. Argentina de Ajedrez [2]	12	1265	Argentine Chess Championship
Armenia	1.5b	Armenian Chess Federation [3]	20	255	Armenian Chess Championship
Australia	3.6	Australian Chess Federation [4]	2	468	Australian Chess Championship
Austria	1.2a	Österreichischer Schachbund [5]	5	1477	Austrian Chess Championship
Azerbaijan	1.8	Chess Federation of Azerbaijan	16	238	Azerbaijan Chess Championship
Bangladesh	3.2	Bangladesh Chess Federation [6]	5	336	Bangladeshi Chess Championship
Belarus	1.8	Belarus Chess Federation [7]	13	425	Belarusian Chess Championship
Belgium	1.1b	Fed. Royale Belge des Echecs [8]	4	618	Belgian Chess Championship
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.2b	Sahovski Savez Bosne i Hercegovine [9]	5	267	Bosnia and Herzegovina Chess Championship
Brazil	2.4	Confed. Brasileira de Xadrez [10]	7	993	Brazilian Chess Championship
Bulgaria	1.4	Federation Bulgare des Echecs [11]	25	606	Bulgarian Chess Championship
Canada	2.2	Chess Federation of Canada [12]	6	445	Canadian Chess Championship
Chile	2.5	Fed. Deportiva Nacional De Ajedrez	2	729	Chilean Chess Championship
China	3.5	Chinese Chess Association [13]	19	345	Chinese Chess Championship
Colombia	2.3b	Fed. Colombiana de Ajedrez [14]	3	385	Colombian Chess Championship
Costa Rica	2.3c	Federacion Central de Ajedrez [15]	1	88	Costa Rican Chess Championship
Croatia	1.2b	Croatian Chess Federation [16]	29	1317	Croatian Chess Championship
Cuba	2.3a	Fed. Cubana de Ajedrez	13	885	Cuban Chess Championship
Czech Republic	1.4	Sachovy Svaz Ceske Republiky [17]	23	2541	Czech Chess Championship
Denmark	1.3	Dansk Skak Union [18]	8	999	Danish Chess Championship
Ecuador	2.3b	Fed. Ecuatoriana de Ajedrez [19]	1	392	Ecuadorian Chess Championship
Egypt	4.2	Egyptian Chess Federation	2	350	Egyptian Chess Championship
England	1.1a	English Chess Federation [20]	35	1211	British Chess Championship
Estonia	1.7	Eesti Maleliit [21]	4	150	Estonian Chess Championship
Faroe Islands	1.3	Talvsamband Foroya [22]	0	57	Faroe Islands Chess Championship
Fiji	3.6	Fiji Chess Federation [23]	0	9	Fijian Chess Championship
Finland	1.3	Suomen Keskusshakkiliitto [24]	5	437	Finnish Chess Championship
France	1.1b	Fédération Française des Échecs [25]	31	5596	French Chess Championship
Georgia	1.5b	Chess Federation of Georgia	22	352	Georgian Chess Championship
Germany	1.2a	Deutscher Schachbund [26]	66	10897	German Chess Championship
Greece	1.5a	Elliniki Skakistiki Omospondia [27]	10	1252	Greek Chess Championship
Guatemala	2.3.2	Fed. Nac. de Ajedrez de Guatemala	0	43	Guatemalan Chess Championship
Guyana	-	Guyana Chess Federation	-	-	Guyanese Chess Championship
Hong Kong	3.3	Hong Kong Chess Federation	0	22	Hong Kong Chess Championship
Hungary	1.4	Magyar Sakkszovetseg [28]	40	2817	Hungarian Chess Championship
Iceland	1.3	Skaksamband Islands [29]	11	227	Icelandic Chess Championship
India	3.2	All India Chess Federation [30]	15	3154	Indian Chess Championship
Indonesia	3.3	Persatuan Catur Seluruh Indonesia [31]	3	158	Indonesian Chess Championship
Iran	3.1	Chess Fed. of lslamic Rep. of Iran [32]	4	516	Iranian Chess Championship
Iraq	3.1	Iraqi Chess Federation	0	174	Iraqi Chess Championship
Ireland	1.1a	Irish Chess Union [33]	1	139	Irish Chess Championship
Israel	1.2b	Israel Chess Federation [34]	34	717	Israeli Chess Championship
Italy	1.1c	Federazione Scacchistica Italiana [35]	6	2308	Italian Chess Championship
Jamaica	2.3a	Jamaica Chess Federation [36]	0	31	Jamaican Chess Championship
Japan	3.3	Japan Chess Association [37]	0	61	Japanese Chess Championship
Kazakhstan	3.4	Chess Fed. of Rep. of Kazakhstan	10	338	Kazakhstani Chess Championship
Latvia	1.7	Latvijas Saha Savieniba [38]	7	217	Latvian Chess Championship
Lebanon	3.1	Federation Libanaise des Echecs [39]	0	55	Lebanese Chess Championship
Lithuania	1.7	Lietuvos Sachmatu Federacija [40]	6	353	Lithuanian Chess Championship
Luxembourg	1.1b	Federation Luxembourgeoise des Echecs [41]	1	99	Luxembourgian Chess Championship
Malaysia	3.3	Malaysia Chess Federation [42]	0	161	Malaysian Chess Championship
Malta	1.5a	Il-Federazzjoni Maltija tac-Cess [43]	0	32	Maltese Chess Championship
Mexico	2.3c	Fed. Nac. de Ajedrez de Mexico AC [44]	3	553	Mexican Chess Championship
Moldova	1.8	Fed. de Sah a Republicii Moldova [45]	6	283	Moldovan Chess Championship
Mongolia	3.3	Mongolian Chess Federation	2	91	Mongolian Chess Championship
Montenegro	1.5a	Montenegro Chess Federation [46]	6	46	Montenegrin Chess Championship
Morocco	4.1	Fed. Royale Marocaine des Echecs [47]	1	68	Moroccan Chess Championship
Netherlands	1.1b	Koninklijke Nederlandse Schaakbond [48]	19	1553	Dutch Chess Championship
New Zealand	3.6	New Zealand Chess Federation [49]	1	155	New Zealand Chess Championship
Norway	1.3	Norges Sjakkforbund [50]	9	480	Norwegian Chess Championship
Panama	2.3c	Fed. de Ajedrez de Panama [51]	0	28	Panamanian Chess Championship
Paraguay	2.5	Federacion Paraguaya de Ajedrez [52]	1	146	Paraguayan Chess Championship
Peru	2.4	Federacion Peruana de Ajedrez [53]	1	258	Peruvian Chess Championship
Philippines	3.3	Nat. Chess Fed. of the Philippines [54]	5	179	Philippine Chess Championship
Palestine	3.1	Palestine Chess Federation	1	33	Palestinian Chess Championship
Poland	1.4	Polish Chess Federation [55]	25	3469	Polish Chess Championship
Portugal	1.1c	Federação Portuguesa de Xadrez [56]	2	678	Portuguese Chess Championship
Puerto Rico	2.3a	Fed. de Ajedrez de Puerto Rico [57]	0	57	Puerto Rican Chess Championship
Qatar	3.1	Qatar Chess Association [58]	2	32	Qatari Chess Championship
Romania	1.4	Federatia Romana de Sah [59]	17	1388	Romanian Chess Championship
Russia	1.6	Russian Chess Federation [60]	174	9853	Russian Chess Championship
Scotland	1.1a	Chess Scotland [61]	5	193	Scottish Chess Championship
Serbia	1.5a	Chess Federation of Serbia [62]	44	2427	Serbian Chess Championship
Seychelles	4.2	Seychelles Chess Federation	0	9	Seychelles Chess Championship
Singapore	3.3	Singapore Chess Federation [63]	4	132	Singaporean Chess Championship
Slovakia	1.4	Slovensky Sachovy Zvaz [64]	9	1152	Slovak Chess Championship
Slovenia	1.2a	Sahovska Zveza Slovenije [65]	5	548	Slovenian Chess Championship
South Africa	4.3	Chess South Africa [66]	0	99	South African Chess Championship
Spain	1.1c	Federacion Espanola de Ajedrez [67]	27	6901	Spanish Chess Championship
Sweden	1.3	Sveriges Schackförbund [68]	16	800	Swedish Chess Championship
Switzerland	1.2a	Schweizerischer Schachbund [69]	7	1015	Swiss Chess Championship
Syria	3.1	Syrian Arab Chess Federation	0	106	Syrian Chess Championship
Tajikistan	3.4	Federazijai Shakhmati Tajikistan	1	17	Tajikistani Chess Championship
Turkey	1.5a	Turkiye Satranc Federasyonu [70]	2	545	Turkish Chess Championship
Ukraine	1.9	Ukrainian Chess Federation [71]	64	1628	Ukrainian Chess Championship
United Arab Emirates	3.1	UAE Chess Federation [72]	1	133	Emirati Chess Championship
United States	2.1	United States Chess Federation [73]	61	1785	U.S. Chess Championship U.S. Women's Chess Championship
Uruguay	2.5	Federación Uruguaya de Ajedrez [74]	1	90	Uruguayan Chess Championship
Uzbekistan	3.6	Chess Federation of Uzbekistan [75]	9	168	Uzbekistani Chess Championship
Venezuela	2.3c	Fed. Venezolana de Ajedrez [76]	1	136	Venezuelan Chess Championship
Vietnam	3.3	Lien Doan Co Viet Nam [77]	5	120	Vietnamese Chess Championship
Wales	1.1a	Welsh Chess Union [78]	0	117	Welsh Chess Championship
Zambia	4.3	Chess Federation of Zambia	0	21	Zambian Chess Championship