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Geography of chess

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

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The table below lists the member federations of FIDE[1] 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.[2]

Country Zone National federation #GM #FIDE National championship
  Afghanistan 3.4 Afghan National Chess Federation 0 452 Afghan Chess Championship
  Albania 1.5a Albania Chess Federation [Wikidata] [3] 1 972 Albanian Chess Championship
  Algeria 4.1 Fédération Algérienne des échecs [Wikidata] [4] 3 6,376 Algerian Chess Championship
  Andorra 1.10 Federació d'Escacs Valls d'Andorra [Wikidata] [5] 3 175 Andorran Chess Championship
  Angola 4.5 Federação Angolana de Xadrez [Wikidata] 0 1,889 Angolan Chess Championship
  Antigua and Barbuda 2.3.5 Antigua and Barbuda Chess Federation 0 52 –
  Argentina 2.5 Argentine Chess Federation[6] 23 14,121 Argentine Chess Championship
  Armenia 1.5b Armenian Chess Federation[7] 40 2,356 Armenian Chess Championship
  Aruba 2.3.5 Federashon di Ajedrez di Aruba 0 182 –
  Australia 3.6 Australian Chess Federation[8] 10 7,276 Australian Chess Championship
  Austria 1.2a Österreichischer Schachbund[9] 11 9,553 Austrian Chess Championship
  Azerbaijan 1.8 Azerbaijan Chess Federation[10] 30 7,219 Azerbaijani Chess Championship
  Bahamas 2.3.5 Bahamas Chess Federation [11] 0 202 Bahamian Chess Championship
  Bahrain 3.1 Bahrain Mind Sports Association 0 791 Bahraini Chess Championship
  Bangladesh 3.2 Bangladesh Chess Federation [12] 5 9,637 Bangladeshi Chess Championship
  Barbados 2.3.5 Barbados Chess Federation [13] 0 688 Barbadian Chess Championship
  Belarus 1.8 Belarus Chess Federation [14] 15 3,119 Belarusian Chess Championship
  Belgium 1.1b FRBE-KBSB-KSB [Wikidata] [15] 9 8,893 Belgian Chess Championship
  Belize 2.3.2 Belize Chess Federation[16] 0 9 Belize National Chess Championship
  Bermuda 2.3.5 Bermuda Chess Association [17] 0 193 –
  Bhutan 3.2 Bhutan Chess Federation 0 133 Bhutan National Premier Chess Championship
  Bolivia 2.4 Federación Boliviana de Ajedrez [18] 1 5,454 Bolivian Chess Championship
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.2b Sahovski Savez Bosne i Hercegovine [19] 7 3,881 Bosnia and Herzegovina Chess Championship
  Botswana 4.5 Botswana Chess Federation 0 2,888 Botswana Chess Championship
  Brazil 2.4 Confed. Brasileira de Xadrez [20] 15 26,903 Brazilian Chess Championship
  British Virgin Islands 2.3.5 British Virgin Islands Chess Federation 0 10 –
  Brunei 3.3 Brunei Chess Federation [21] 0 366 Brunei Chess Championship
  Bulgaria 1.4 Bulgarian Chess Federation [22] 35 6,120 Bulgarian Chess Championship
  Burkina Faso 4.2 Comité National Burkinabé des Échecs 0 46 Burkinabé Chess Championship
  Burundi 4.3 Burundi Chess Federation [Wikidata] 0 82 Burundian Chess Championship
  Cambodia 3.3 Cambodian Chess Federation 0 20 Cambodian Chess Championship
  Cameroon 4.3 Cameroon Chess Federation [Wikidata] [23] 0 196 Cameroonian Chess Championship
  Canada 2.2 Chess Federation of Canada[24] 14 6,051 Canadian Chess Championship
  Cape Verde 4.2 Federação Cabo-verdiana de Xadrez [Wikidata] 0 270 Cape Verdean Chess Championship
  Cayman Islands 2.3.5 Cayman Islands Chess Federation[25] 0 68 -
  Central African Republic 4.3 Chess Federation of Central African Republic 0 100 Central African Chess Championship
  Chad 4.3 Chad Chess Federation[26] 0 17 -
  Chile 2.5 Fed. Deportiva Nacional De Ajedrez 6 7,422 Chilean Chess Championship
  China 3.5 Chinese Chess Association[27] 51 5,024 Chinese Chess Championship
  Chinese Taipei 3.3 Chinese Taipei Chess Association[28] 1 521 Taiwanese Chess Championship
  Colombia 2.3.4 Fed. Colombiana de Ajedrez [29] 11 13,176 Colombian Chess Championship
  Comoros 4.4 Comoros Islands Chess Federation [Wikidata] 0 44 Comorian Chess Championship
  Republic of the Congo 4.3 Congolese Chess Federation [Wikidata] 0 97 Congolese Chess Championship
  Costa Rica 2.3.2 Federacion Central de Ajedrez [30] 1 6,264 Costa Rican Chess Championship
  Croatia 1.2b Hrvatski šahovski savez[31] 30 11,726 Croatian Chess Championship
  Cuba 2.3.3 Fed. Cubana de Ajedrez 26 3,518 Cuban Chess Championship
  Cyprus 1.10 Cyprus Chess Federation [32] 0 1,296 Cypriot Chess Championship
  Czech Republic 1.4 Šachový svaz České republiky [33] 33 16,984 Czech Chess Championship
  Denmark 1.3 Dansk Skak Union [34] 16 8,092 Danish Chess Championship
  Djibouti 4.4 Djiboutian Chess Federation 0 130 Djiboutian Chess Championship
  Dominica 2.3.5 Dominica Chess Federation[35] 0 37 -
  Dominican Republic 2.3.5 Federación Dominicana de Ajedrez [36] 1 3,470 Dominican Chess Championship
  Ecuador 2.4 Fed. Ecuatoriana de Ajedrez [37] 1 5,560 Ecuadorian Chess Championship
  Egypt 4.1 Egyptian Chess Federation 6 16,217 Egyptian Chess Championship
  El Salvador 2.3.2 Federación Salvadoreña de Ajedrez [38] 0 1,072 Salvadoran Chess Championship
  England 1.1a English Chess Federation[39] 40 13,885 British Chess Championship
  Equatorial Guinea 4.3 Asociación Nacional de Ajedrez de Guinea Ecuatorial[40] 0 65 -
  Eritrea 4.4 Eritrea Chess Federation 0 171 Eritrean Chess Championship
  Estonia 1.7 Eesti Maleliit [41] 6 2,685 Estonian Chess Championship
  Eswatini 4.5 Eswatini National Chess Federation 0 288 Swazi Chess Championship
  Ethiopia 4.4 Ethiopian Chess Federation [42] 0 1,071 Ethiopian Chess Championship
  Faroe Islands 1.10 Talvsamband Føroya [43] 1 532 Faroese Chess Championship
  Fiji 3.6 Fiji Chess Federation[44] 0 435 Fijian Chess Championship
  Finland 1.3 Suomen Keskusshakkiliitto [45] 4 2,154 Finnish Chess Championship
  France 1.1b French Chess Federation[46] 55 98,861 French Chess Championship
  Gabon 4.3 Fédération Gabonaise des Échecs 0 123 Gabonese Chess Championship
  Gambia 4.2 Gambia Chess Federation 0 75 Gambian Chess Championship
  Georgia 1.5b Chess Federation of Georgia 31 4,542 Georgian Chess Championship
  Germany 1.2a Deutscher Schachbund[47] 97 47,579 German Chess Championship
  Ghana 4.2 Ghana Chess Association [Wikidata] [48] 0 358 Ghanaian Chess Championship
  Greece 1.5a Elliniki Skakistiki Omospondia [49] 17 28,134 Greek Chess Championship
  Grenada 2.3.5 Grenada Chess Federation[50] 0 21 -
  Guam 3.6 Guam Chess Federation 0 432 –
  Guatemala 2.3.2 Fed. Nac. de Ajedrez de Guatemala 0 764 Guatemalan Chess Championship
  Guernsey 1.10 Guernsey Chess Federation [51] 0 41 Guernsey Chess Championship
  Guyana 2.3.5 Guyana Chess Federation 0 302 Guyanese Chess Championship
  Haiti 2.3.5 Haitian Chess Federation 0 252 Haitian Chess Championship
  Honduras 2.3.2 Federación Nacional de Ajedrez de Honduras [52] 0 1,318 Honduran Chess Championship
  Hong Kong 3.3 Hong Kong Chess Federation 0 1,654 Hong Kong Chess Championship
  Hungary 1.4 Magyar Sakkszövetség [53] 52 12,532 Hungarian Chess Championship
  Iceland 1.3 Skáksamband Íslands [54] 15 3,021 Icelandic Chess Championship
  India 3.7 All India Chess Federation[55] 83 134,560 Indian Chess Championship
  Indonesia 3.3 Persatuan Catur Seluruh Indonesia [56] 4 3,364 Indonesian Chess Championship
  Iran 3.1 Chess Fed. of Islamic Rep. of Iran [57] 15 63,462 Iranian Chess Championship
  Iraq 3.1 Iraqi Chess Federation 0 3,705 Iraqi Chess Championship
  Ireland 1.1a Irish Chess Union [58] 1 2,971 Irish Chess Championship
  Israel 1.2b Israel Chess Federation [59] 49 7,538 Israeli Chess Championship
  Italy 1.1c Federazione Scacchistica Italiana [60] 18 32,862 Italian Chess Championship
  Ivory Coast 4.2 Fédération Ivoirienne des Échecs [Wikidata] 0 556 Ivorian Chess Championship
  Jamaica 2.3.5 Jamaica Chess Federation [61] 0 1,073 Jamaican Chess Championship
  Japan 3.3 National Chess Society of Japan [ja] [62] 0 609 Japanese Chess Championship
  Jersey 1.10 Jersey Chess Federation [63] 0 223 Jersey Chess Championship
  Jordan 3.1 Royal Jordanian Chess Federation [64] 1 2,908 Jordanian Chess Championship
  Kazakhstan 3.4 Kazakhstan Chess Federation [65] 18 13,681 Kazakhstani Chess Championship
  Kenya 4.4 Chess Kenya [Wikidata] [66] 0 4,797 Kenyan Chess Championship
  Kosovo 1.2b Kosovo Chess Federation [67] 0 875 Kosovan Chess Championship
  Kuwait 3.1 Kuwait Chess Federation 0 834 Kuwaiti Chess Championship
  Kyrgyzstan 3.4 Chess Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic 0 4,782 Kyrgyzstani Chess Championship
  Laos 3.3 Lao Chess Federation 0 202 Laotian Chess Championship
  Latvia 1.7 Latvijas Šaha Federācija [68] 10 4,537 Latvian Chess Championship
  Lebanon 3.1 Federation Libanaise des Echecs [69] 0 2,480 Lebanese Chess Championship
  Lesotho 4.5 Chess Federation of Lesotho 0 434 Lesotho Chess Championship
  Liberia 4.2 Liberia Chess Federation 0 328 Liberian Chess Championship
  Libya 4.1 General Libyan Chess Federation 0 1,881 Libyan Chess Championship
  Liechtenstein 1.10 Liechtensteiner Schachverband 0 45 Liechtenstein Chess Championship
  Lithuania 1.7 Lietuvos šachmatų federacija [70] 11 6,341 Lithuanian Chess Championship
  Luxembourg 1.10 Federation Luxembourgeoise des Echecs [71] 0 875 Luxembourg Chess Championship
  Macau 3.3 Grupo de Xadrez de Macau 0 86 –
  Madagascar 4.4 Madagascar Chess Federation [Wikidata] 0 953 Malagasy Chess Championship
  Malawi 4.5 Chess Association of Malawi [72] 0 1,009 Malawian Chess Championship
  Malaysia 3.3 Malaysian Chess Federation [73] 0 15,533 Malaysian Chess Championship
  Maldives 3.2 Maldives Chess Federation 0 573 Maldivian Chess Championship
  Mali 4.2 Federation Malienne du Jeu D'Echecs [Wikidata] 0 135 Malian Chess Championship
  Malta 1.10 Il-Federazzjoni Maltija tac-Cess [74] 0 142 Maltese Chess Championship
  Mauritania 4.1 Mauritanian Chess Federation [Wikidata] [75] 0 839 Mauritanian Chess Championship
  Mauritius 4.4 Mauritius Chess Federation [Wikidata] [76] 0 69 Mauritian Chess Championship
  Mexico 2.3.1 Fed. Nac. de Ajedrez de Mexico AC [77] 5 14,128 Mexican Chess Championship
  Moldova 1.8 Federația de Șah a Republicii Moldova [78] 7 1,524 Moldovan Chess Championship
  Monaco 1.10 Monaco Chess Federation [Wikidata] 3 303 Monaco Chess Championship
  Mongolia 3.3 Mongolian Chess Federation [79] 8 2,663 Mongolian Chess Championship
  Montenegro 1.5a Montenegro Chess Federation [80] 11 1,377 Montenegrin Chess Championship
  Morocco 4.1 Fed. Royale Marocaine des Echecs [81] 1 4,879 Moroccan Chess Championship
  Mozambique 4.5 Mozambique Chess Federation [Wikidata] 0 634 Mozambican Chess Championship
  Myanmar 3.3 Myanmar Chess Federation [82] 0 2,354 Myanmar Chess Championship
  Namibia 4.5 Namibia Chess Federation [83] 0 1,206 Namibian Chess Championship
  Nauru 3.6 Nauru Chess Federation 0 69 Nauruan Chess Championship
  Nepal 3.2 Nepal Chess Association[84] 0 4,986 Nepalese Chess Championship
  Netherlands 1.1b Koninklijke Nederlandse Schaakbond [85] 43 10,479 Dutch Chess Championship
  Netherlands Antilles 2.3.5 Curaçao Chess Federation 0 276 Netherlands Antilles Chess Championship
  New Zealand 3.6 New Zealand Chess Federation[86] 1 2,547 New Zealand Chess Championship
  Nicaragua 2.3.2 Federacion Nicaragüense de Ajedrez [87] 0 1,255 Nicaraguan Chess Championship
  Niger 4.2 Niger Chess Federation[88] 0 69 -
  Nigeria 4.2 Nigeria Chess Federation [89] 0 3,878 Nigerian Chess Championship
  North Macedonia 1.2b Chess Federation of Macedonia[90] 10 1,749 Macedonian Chess Championship
  Norway 1.3 Norges Sjakkforbund [91] 18 8,552 Norwegian Chess Championship
  Oman 3.1 Oman Chess Committee [92] 0 2,595 Omani Chess Championship
  Pakistan 3.2 Chess Federation of Pakistan [93] 0 2,963 Pakistani Chess Championship
  Palau 3.6 Palau Chess Federation [94] 0 267 Palauan Chess Championship
  Palestine 3.1 Palestine Chess Federation 0 2,410 Palestinian Chess Championship
  Panama 2.3.2 Fed. de Ajedrez de Panama [95] 0 2,786 Panamanian Chess Championship
  Papua New Guinea 3.6 Papua New Guinea Chess Federation 0 22 Papua New Guinean Chess Championship
  Paraguay 2.5 Federacion Paraguaya de Ajedrez [96] 5 1,724 Paraguayan Chess Championship
  Peru 2.4 Federacion Peruana de Ajedrez [97] 10 13,178 Peruvian Chess Championship
  Philippines 3.3 National Chess Federation of the Philippines[98] 13 11,996 Philippine Chess Championship
  Poland 1.4 Polish Chess Federation [99] 50 43,572 Polish Chess Championship
  Portugal 1.1c Federação Portuguesa de Xadrez[100] 4 8,047 Portuguese Chess Championship
  Puerto Rico 2.3.5 Fed. de Ajedrez de Puerto Rico [101] 0 1,316 Puerto Rican Chess Championship
  Qatar 3.1 Qatar Chess Association[102] 3 186 Qatari Chess Championship
  Romania 1.4 Federația Română de Șah [103] 26 13,041 Romanian Chess Championship
  Russia 3.8 Chess Federation of Russia[104] 185 120,128 Russian Chess Championship
  Rwanda 4.4 Rwanda Chess Federation [Wikidata] [105] 0 192 Rwandan Chess Championship
  Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.3.5 Saint Kitts and Nevis Chess Federation[106] 0 12 -
  Saint Lucia 2.3.5 Saint Lucia Chess Federation[107] 0 70 -
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.3.5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Chess Federation[108] 0 21 -
  San Marino 1.10 Federazione Sammarinese degli Scacchi [109] 0 54 Sammarinese Chess Championship
  São Tomé and Príncipe 4.3 Sao Tome and Principe Chess Federation [Wikidata] 0 170 São Tomé and Príncipe Chess Championship
  Saudi Arabia 3.1 Saudi Chess Association [110] 0 3,516 Saudi Arabian Chess Championship
  Scotland 1.1a Chess Scotland[111] 6 1,468 Scottish Chess Championship
  Senegal 4.2 Senegalese Chess Federation [Wikidata] 1 194 Senegalese Chess Championship
  Serbia 1.5a Chess Federation of Serbia [112] 53 12,767 Serbian Chess Championship
  Seychelles 4.4 Seychelles Chess Federation 0 79 Seychelles Chess Championship
  Sierra Leone 4.2 Sierra Leone Chess Federation 0 79 Sierra Leonean Chess Championship
  Singapore 3.3 Singapore Chess Federation[113] 5 5,618 Singaporean Chess Championship
  Slovakia 1.4 Slovenský šachový zväz [114] 14 9,528 Slovak Chess Championship
  Slovenia 1.2a Šahovska Zveza Slovenije [115] 14 7,053 Slovenian Chess Championship
  Solomon Islands 3.6 Solomon Islands Chess Federation 0 122 Solomon Island Chess Championship
  Somalia 4.4 Somali Chess Federation 0 146 Somali Chess Championship
  South Africa 4.5 Chess South Africa[116] 1 8,599 South African Chess Championship
  South Korea 3.3 Korea Chess Federation [117] 1 2,416 South Korean Chess Championship
  South Sudan 4.4 South Sudan Chess Federation 0 502 South Sudanese Chess Championship
  Spain 1.1c Federacion Espanola de Ajedrez [118] 59 74,610 Spanish Chess Championship
  Sri Lanka 3.2 Chess Federation of Sri Lanka 0 21,776 Sri Lankan Chess Championship
  Sudan 4.4 Sudan Chess Federation 0 1,664 Sudanese Chess Championship
  Suriname 2.3.5 De Surinaamse Schaakbond [119] 0 637 Surinamese Chess Championship
  Sweden 1.3 Sveriges Schackförbund [120] 25 8,537 Swedish Chess Championship
  Switzerland 1.2a Schweizerischer Schachbund [121] 11 5,854 Swiss Chess Championship
  Syria 3.1 Syrian Arab Chess Federation 0 1,531 Syrian Chess Championship
  Tajikistan 3.4 Federazijai Shakhmati Tajikistan 1 409 Tajikistani Chess Championship
  Tanzania 4.4 Tanzania Chess Association 0 242 Tanzanian Chess Championship
  Thailand 3.3 Thailand Chess Association [122] 0 2,087 Thai Chess Championship
  Timor-Leste 3.3 Federação Xadrez de Timor-Leste 0 594 Timorese Chess Championship
  Togo 4.2 Togolese Chess Federation [Wikidata] [123] 0 546 Togolese Chess Championship
  Trinidad and Tobago 2.3.5 Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association [124] 0 1,326 Trinidad and Tobago Chess Championship
  Tunisia 4.1 Tunisian Chess Federation [Wikidata] [125] 3 4,933 Tunisian Chess Championship
  Turkey 1.5a Turkish Chess Federation[126] 14 49,282 Turkish Chess Championship
  Turkmenistan 3.4 Turkmenistan Chess Federation 7 1,347 Turkmen Chess Championship
  Uganda 4.4 Uganda Chess Federation[127] 0 3,870 Ugandan Chess Championship
  Ukraine 1.9 Ukrainian Chess Federation [128] 88 18,518 Ukrainian Chess Championship
  United Arab Emirates 3.1 UAE Chess Federation [129] 2 3,244 Emirati Chess Championship
  United States 2.1 United States Chess Federation[130] 106 25,204 U.S. Chess Championship
U.S. Women's Chess Championship
  United States Virgin Islands 2.3.5 US Virgin Islands Chess Federation [131] 0 73 –
  Uruguay 2.5 Federación Uruguaya de Ajedrez [132] 3 2,453 Uruguayan Chess Championship
  Uzbekistan 3.4 Chess Federation of Uzbekistan [133] 17 3,304 Uzbekistani Chess Championship
  Venezuela 2.3.5 Fed. Venezolana de Ajedrez [134] 1 11,363 Venezuelan Chess Championship
  Vietnam 3.3 Vietnam Chess Federation [135] 13 6,065 Vietnamese Chess Championship
  Wales 1.1a Welsh Chess Union[136] 0 830 Welsh Chess Championship
  Yemen 3.1 Yemen Chess Association 0 656 Yemeni Chess Championship
  Zambia 4.5 Chess Federation of Zambia 1 2,932 Zambian Chess Championship
  Zimbabwe 4.5 Zimbabwe Chess Federation [137] 0 1,863 Zimbabwean Chess Championship

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

Former FIDE members

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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
  Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak Chess Championship
  Soviet Union USSR Chess Federation USSR Chess Championship
  Yugoslavia Yugoslav Chess Championship

Supranational level

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Countries (zone) Federation Official Website Championships
Europe (1) European Chess Union (ECU) [138] Individual, Youth, Junior,
Senior and Team
America (2) Confederation of Chess for America (CCA) [139] Pan American Chess Championship
Asia (3) Asian Chess Federation (ACF) [140] Asian Chess Championship, Asian Senior Chess Championship
Africa (4) African Chess Confederation (ACC) [141] African Chess Championship
Arab world Arab Chess Federation (ACF) [142] Arab Chess Championship
ASEAN ASEAN Chess Confederation [143] –
Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth Chess Association (CCA) [144] Commonwealth Chess Championship
European microstates – – European Small Nations Chess Championship
Francophone countries International Chess Federation of French-speaking countries (AIDEF) [145] AIDEF Chess Championship
Ibero-America Iberoamerican Chess Federation (FIBDA) [146] Iberoamerican Chess Championship
Mediterranean countries Mediterranean Chess Association [147] Mediterranean Chess Championship
Nordic countries Nordic Chess Federation [148] Nordic Chess Championship
Oceania (3.6) Oceania Chess Confederation (OCC) [149] Oceania Chess Championship
South America - - South American Chess Championship

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  78. ^ "Chess Federation of the Republic of Moldova". Federația de Șah a Republicii Moldova. 16 August 2023.
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  81. ^ Moroccan Chess Federation
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  84. ^ "Nepalchess". www.nepalchess.com.
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  89. ^ "Nigeria Chess Federation". Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  90. ^ Chess Federation of Macedonia
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  92. ^ "Oman Chess Committee". Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  93. ^ "CFP | Official Website of Chess Federation of Pakistan". Archived from the original on 6 July 2014.
  94. ^ "Palau Chess". Retrieved 19 August 2023.
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  96. ^ "Federación Paraguaya de Ajedrez - FEPARAJ". Archived from the original on 1 January 2008.
  97. ^ Peruvian Chess Federation
  98. ^ "National Chess Federation of the Philippines". Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  99. ^ "Serwisy internetowe PZSzach". Archived from the original on 16 April 2019.
  100. ^ "Federação Portuguesa de Xadrez". Federação Portuguesa de Xadrez.
  101. ^ "Inicio | Federación de Ajedrez de Puerto Rico". FAPR.
  102. ^ "Home Page". Qatar Chess Association.
  103. ^ "Federația Română de Șah". Federația Română de Șah. 17 August 2023.
  104. ^ "Russian Chess Federation - Главная". Archived from the original on 13 December 2007.
  105. ^ "Rwanda Chess Federation". Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  106. ^ "Saint Kitts and Nevis FIDE Directory". 7 January 2024.
  107. ^ "Saint Lucia FIDE Directory". 7 January 2024.
  108. ^ "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines FIDE Directory". 7 January 2024.
  109. ^ "Federazione Sammarinese degli Scacchi". Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  110. ^ "Saudi Chess Association". Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  111. ^ "Chess Scotland - The home of Chess in Scotland". www.chessscotland.com.
  112. ^ "Šahovski savez Srbije - www.serbiachess.net". Archived from the original on 9 December 2020.
  113. ^ "Singapore Chess Federation". singaporechess.org.sg.
  114. ^ "Slovenský šachový zväz". www.chess.sk.
  115. ^ "Šahovska Zveza Slovenije". www.sah-zveza.si.
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  117. ^ Korea Chess Federation
  118. ^ "FEDA – Federación Española de Ajedrez".
  119. ^ "Surinamese Chess Federation". Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
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  124. ^ "Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association". 27 July 2023.
  125. ^ "Fédération Tunisienne des Echecs - Tunisian Chess Federation". Archived from the original on 16 August 2016.
  126. ^ "Türkiye Satranç Federasyonu". www.tsf.org.tr.
  127. ^ "Home". Archived from the original on 10 September 2019.
  128. ^ "The Ukrainian Chess Federation official site". www.ukrchess.org.ua.
  129. ^ "UAE CHESS FEDERATION". www.uaechess.ae.
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  132. ^ "Federación Uruguaya de Ajedrez". Retrieved 19 August 2023.
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  134. ^ "FVA – Federación Venezolana de Ajedrez". 13 August 2023.
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  137. ^ "Zimbabwe Chess Federation". Archived from the original on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  138. ^ "European Chess Union". European Chess Union. 16 August 2023.
  139. ^ FIDE America
  140. ^ "Asian Chess". Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  141. ^ African Chess Confederation
  142. ^ "Arab Chess Federation – Arab Chess Federation". Archived from the original on 19 January 2023.
  143. ^ "ASEAN Chess Confederation – Promoting Excellence in Chess". aseanchess.org.
  144. ^ "CommonWealth Chess Association". www.commonwealthchess.com.
  145. ^ "Association Internationale des Echecs Francophones". Archived from the original on 9 August 2017.
  146. ^ "FIBDA". FIBDA. 3 July 2023.
  147. ^ "MCA – MEDITERRANEAN CHESS ASSOCIATION". 12 September 2022.
  148. ^ "Nordic Chess Federation". Archived from the original on 17 October 2011.
  149. ^ Oceania Chess Confederation
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