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.
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The table below lists the different national chess federations and their national championship. The number of grandmasters and FIDE rated players are also indicated.
| 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 |
| Nepal | 3.5 | Nepal Chess Association [49] | 1 | 155 | Nepal Chess Championship |
| New Zealand | 3.6 | New Zealand Chess Federation [50] | 1 | 155 | New Zealand Chess Championship |
| Norway | 1.3 | Norges Sjakkforbund [51] | 9 | 480 | Norwegian Chess Championship |
| Panama | 2.3c | Fed. de Ajedrez de Panama [52] | 0 | 28 | Panamanian Chess Championship |
| Paraguay | 2.5 | Federacion Paraguaya de Ajedrez [53] | 1 | 146 | Paraguayan Chess Championship |
| Peru | 2.4 | Federacion Peruana de Ajedrez [54] | 1 | 258 | Peruvian Chess Championship |
| Philippines | 3.3 | Nat. Chess Fed. of the Philippines [55] | 5 | 179 | Philippine Chess Championship |
| Palestinian territories | 3.1 | Palestine Chess Federation | 1 | 33 | Palestinian Chess Championship |
| Poland | 1.4 | Polish Chess Federation [56] | 25 | 3469 | Polish Chess Championship |
| Portugal | 1.1c | Federação Portuguesa de Xadrez [57] | 2 | 678 | Portuguese Chess Championship |
| Puerto Rico | 2.3a | Fed. de Ajedrez de Puerto Rico [58] | 0 | 57 | Puerto Rican Chess Championship |
| Qatar | 3.1 | Qatar Chess Association [59] | 2 | 32 | Qatari Chess Championship |
| Romania | 1.4 | Federatia Romana de Sah [60] | 17 | 1388 | Romanian Chess Championship |
| Russia | 1.6 | Russian Chess Federation [61] | 174 | 9853 | Russian Chess Championship |
| Scotland | 1.1a | Chess Scotland [62] | 5 | 193 | Scottish Chess Championship |
| Serbia | 1.5a | Chess Federation of Serbia [63] | 44 | 2427 | Serbian Chess Championship |
| Seychelles | 4.2 | Seychelles Chess Federation | 0 | 9 | Seychelles Chess Championship |
| Singapore | 3.3 | Singapore Chess Federation [64] | 4 | 132 | Singaporean Chess Championship |
| Slovakia | 1.4 | Slovensky Sachovy Zvaz [65] | 9 | 1152 | Slovak Chess Championship |
| Slovenia | 1.2a | Sahovska Zveza Slovenije [66] | 5 | 548 | Slovenian Chess Championship |
| South Africa | 4.3 | Chess South Africa [67] | 0 | 99 | South African Chess Championship |
| Spain | 1.1c | Federacion Espanola de Ajedrez [68] | 27 | 6901 | Spanish Chess Championship |
| Sweden | 1.3 | Sveriges Schackförbund [69] | 16 | 800 | Swedish Chess Championship |
| Switzerland | 1.2a | Schweizerischer Schachbund [70] | 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 [71] | 2 | 545 | Turkish Chess Championship |
| Ukraine | 1.9 | Ukrainian Chess Federation [72] | 64 | 1628 | Ukrainian Chess Championship |
| United Arab Emirates | 3.1 | UAE Chess Federation [73] | 1 | 133 | Emirati Chess Championship |
| United States | 2.1 | United States Chess Federation [74] | 61 | 1785 | U.S. Chess Championship U.S. Women's Chess Championship |
| Uruguay | 2.5 | Federación Uruguaya de Ajedrez [75] | 1 | 90 | Uruguayan Chess Championship |
| Uzbekistan | 3.6 | Chess Federation of Uzbekistan [76] | 9 | 168 | Uzbekistani Chess Championship |
| Venezuela | 2.3c | Fed. Venezolana de Ajedrez [77] | 1 | 136 | Venezuelan Chess Championship |
| Vietnam | 3.3 | Lien Doan Co Viet Nam [78] | 5 | 120 | Vietnamese Chess Championship |
| Wales | 1.1a | Welsh Chess Union [79] | 0 | 117 | Welsh Chess Championship |
| Zambia | 4.3 | Chess Federation of Zambia | 1 | 21 | Zambian Chess Championship |
| Country | National Championship |
|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovak Chess Championship |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslav Chess Championship |
| Soviet Union | USSR Chess Championship |
| Countries (zone) | Federation | Official Website | Championships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe (1) | European Chess Union (ECU) | http://www.eurochess.org | Individual, Youth, Junior, Senior and Team |
| America (2) | Confederation of Chess for America (CCA) | http://www.fideamerica.com | Pan American Chess Championship |
| Asia (3) | Asian Chess Federation (ACF) | http://asia-chess.com | Asian Chess Championship |
| Africa (4) | African Chess Union (ACU) | http://africhess.com | African Chess Championship |
| Arab World | Arab Chess Federation (ACF) | http://www.arabfide.com | Arab Chess Championship |
| Baltic region | - | - | Baltic Chess Championship |
| Caribbean | - | - | Caribbean Chess Championship |
| Commonwealth of Nations | Commonwealth Chess Association (CCA) | - | Commonwealth Chess Championship |
| Nordic countries | - | - | Nordic Chess Championship |
| Oceania (3.6) | Oceania Chess Confederation (OCC) | http://www.oceaniachess.com/ | Oceania Chess Championship |
| South America | - | - | South American Chess Championship |