Italian Chess Federation

The Italian Chess Federation "Federazione Scacchistica Italiana (FSI)" is the governing chess organization of Italy. It is a member of the Italian National Olympic Committee "Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (CONI)" and the World Chess Federation "Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE)."

Administration

• President
• President Honoris
• Board of Directors (10 members)
• Presidential Commission (5 members)
• Board of Fiscal Directors (5 members)
• Commission of Justice and Discipline (14 members)
• Commission of Arbiters (5 members)
• Office staff (3 members)

Only the 3 member office staff receives compensation.

Clubs and Individual Members

The Italian Chess Federation is structured in terms of clubs which are members of the federation, and individuals which are members of the clubs. All individual memberships are made through the clubs and are on a calendar year basis with the individual being a member of only one club for any particular calendar year.

2008 Membership Statistics:^[1]

• 384 clubs
• 13,920 individual members
• 688 instructors (a part (subset) of the individual members)
• 316 arbiters (a part (subset) of the individual members)

Since memberships are on an annual basis as opposed to a rolling basis, complete 2009 statistics will be not available until December 31st, 2009.

See also

• Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE)
• International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF)

References

External links

Official website of the Italian Chess Federation (FSI)