Geography of chess

{{Short description|Governing bodies of the game}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} 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== The table below lists the member federations of FIDE<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ratings.fide.com/fide_directory.phtml?zone=1 |title=Member Federations by Zone |publisher=FIDE |access-date=2024-01-07}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ratings.fide.com/ |title=FIDE Ratings and Statistics – Advanced search |publisher=FIDE |access-date=2024-01-07}}</ref>

:{| class="sortable wikitable" ! Country !! Zone !! National federation !! #GM !! #FIDE !! National championship |- | {{AFG}} || 3.4 || Afghan National Chess Federation || 0 || 452 || Afghan Chess Championship |- | {{ALB}} || 1.5a || {{Interlanguage link|Albania Chess Federation|qid=Q16354981}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fshsh.org.al/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115110155/http://www.fshsh.org.al/ | archive-date=2016-11-15 | title=Federata Shqiptare e Shahut }}</ref>|| 1 || 972 || Albanian Chess Championship |- | {{ALG}} || 4.1 || {{Interlanguage link|Algerian Chess Federation|qid=Q27019865|lt=Fédération Algérienne des échecs}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fade-dz.net/|title=Championnat d'Afriques Individuel des Ehecs Oran 2017 &#124; Articles|website=fade-dz.net}}</ref>|| 3 || 6,376 || Algerian Chess Championship |- | {{AND}} || 1.10 || {{Interlanguage link|Andorran Chess Federation|qid=Q16637535|lt=Federació d'Escacs Valls d'Andorra}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.escacsandorra.com/|title=Escacs Andorra|accessdate=19 August 2023}}</ref>|| 3 || 175 || Andorran Chess Championship |- | {{ANG}} || 4.5 || {{Interlanguage link|Angolan Chess Federation|qid=Q16382532|lt=Federação Angolana de Xadrez}} || 0 || 1,889 || Angolan Chess Championship |- | {{ATG}} || 2.3.5 || Antigua and Barbuda Chess Federation || 0 || 52 || – |- | {{ARG}} || 2.5 || Argentine Chess Federation<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ajedrez.com.ar/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207095031/http://www.ajedrez.com.ar/ | archive-date=2012-02-07 | title=Federación Argentina de Ajedrez }}</ref>|| 23 || 14,121 || Argentine Chess Championship |- | {{ARM}} || 1.5b || Armenian Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chessfed.am/ |title=Armenian Chess Federation |access-date=15 December 2007 |archive-date=30 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230214219/http://chessfed.am/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>|| 40 || 2,356 || Armenian Chess Championship |- | {{ABW}} || 2.3.5 || Federashon di Ajedrez di Aruba || 0 || 182 || – |- | {{AUS}} || 3.6 || Australian Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://auschess.org.au/|title=Australian Chess Federation Inc.|website=auschess.org.au}}</ref>|| 10 || 7,276 || Australian Chess Championship |- | {{AUT}} || 1.2a || Österreichischer Schachbund<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chess.at/|title=Startseite|website=Österreichischer Schachbund}}</ref>|| 11 || 9,553 || Austrian Chess Championship |- | {{AZE}} || 1.8 || Azerbaijan Chess Federation<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.chess.az/AzerbaijanEn.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023100951/http://www.chess.az/AzerbaijanEn.html | archive-date=2012-10-23 | title=Chess - Azerbaijan }}</ref>|| 30 || 7,219 || Azerbaijani Chess Championship |- | {{BHS}} || 2.3.5 || Bahamas Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bahamaschessfederation.org/|title=Bahamas Chess Federation|website=Bahamas Chess Federation - The Governing Body for Chess in The Bahamas}}</ref>|| 0 || 202 || Bahamian Chess Championship |- | {{BHR}} || 3.1 || Bahrain Mind Sports Association || 0 || 791 || Bahraini Chess Championship |- | {{BAN}} || 3.2 || Bangladesh Chess Federation<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bcf-online.org/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224212332/http://www.bcf-online.org/ | archive-date=2007-12-24 | title=Welcome to Bangladesh Chess Federation }}</ref>|| 5 || 9,637 || Bangladeshi Chess Championship |- | {{BAR}} || 2.3.5 || Barbados Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://barbadoschess.org/home/|title=Barbados Chess Federation|date=August 7, 2023|website=Barbados Chess Federation}}</ref>|| 0 || 688 || Barbadian Chess Championship |- | {{BLR}} || 1.8 || Belarus Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chess.by/ |title=Belarus Chess Federation |access-date=15 December 2007 |archive-date=13 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213022447/http://www.chess.by/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>|| 15 || 3,119 || Belarusian Chess Championship |- | {{BEL}} || 1.1b || {{Interlanguage link|FRBE-KBSB-KSB|qid=Q2634993}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.frbe-kbsb.be/|title=Accueil|website=www.frbe-kbsb.be}}</ref>|| 9 || 8,893 || Belgian Chess Championship |- | {{BLZ}} || 2.3.2 || Belize Chess Federation<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.belizechess.com/ | title=Belize Chess Federation | date=January 7, 2024}}</ref>|| 0 || 9 || Belize National Chess Championship |- | {{BMU}} || 2.3.5 || Bermuda Chess Association<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bermudachess.com/|title=Bermuda Chess Association|website=chess}}</ref>|| 0 || 193 || – |- | {{BHU}} || 3.2 || Bhutan Chess Federation || 0 || 133 || Bhutan National Premier Chess Championship |- | {{BOL}} || 2.4 || Federación Boliviana de Ajedrez<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140516120556/http://www.fbajedrez.com/ Federación Boliviana de Ajedrez]</ref>|| 1 || 5,454 || Bolivian Chess Championship |- | {{BIH}} || 1.2b || Sahovski Savez Bosne i Hercegovine<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sah.ba/|title=Šahovski savez Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine – Oficijelna stranica Šahovskog saveza Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine|accessdate=19 August 2023}}</ref>|| 7 || 3,881 || Bosnia and Herzegovina Chess Championship |- | {{BWA}} || 4.5 || Botswana Chess Federation || 0 || 2,888 || Botswana Chess Championship |- | {{BRA}} || 2.4 || Confed. Brasileira de Xadrez<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cbx.org.br/|title=CBX - Confederação Brasileira de Xadrez|website=cbx.org.br}}</ref>|| 15 || 26,903 || Brazilian Chess Championship |- | {{VGB}} || 2.3.5 || British Virgin Islands Chess Federation || 0 || 10 || – |- | {{BRN}} || 3.3 || Brunei Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bruneichess.org.bn/|title=Bruneichess.org.bn|date=May 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513022054/http://www.bruneichess.org.bn/ |archive-date=2008-05-13 }}</ref>|| 0 || 366 || Brunei Chess Championship |- | {{BUL}} || 1.4 || Bulgarian Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bgchessfederation.org/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111103223/http://bgchessfederation.org/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=11 January 2018|title=Новини|website=bgchessfederation.org}}</ref>|| 35 || 6,120 || Bulgarian Chess Championship |- | {{BUR}} || 4.2 || Comité National Burkinabé des Échecs || 0 || 46 || Burkinabé Chess Championship |- | {{BDI}} || 4.3 || {{Interlanguage link|Burundi Chess Federation|qid=Q16637549}} || 0 || 82 || Burundian Chess Championship |- | {{CAM}} || 3.3 || Cambodian Chess Federation || 0 || 20 || Cambodian Chess Championship |- | {{CMR}} || 4.3 || {{Interlanguage link|Cameroon Chess Federation|qid=Q16637527}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fecade.cm/index.php/en/ |title=Cameroon Chess Federation |access-date=25 September 2016 |archive-date=27 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927122434/http://www.fecade.cm/index.php/en/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>|| 0 || 196 || Cameroonian Chess Championship |- | {{CAN}} || 2.2 || Chess Federation of Canada<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chess.ca/en/|title=CFC - Home|website=www.chess.ca}}</ref>|| 14 || 6,051 || Canadian Chess Championship |- | {{CPV}} || 4.2 || {{Interlanguage link|Federação Cabo-verdiana de Xadrez|qid=Q27023266}} || 0 || 270 || Cape Verdean Chess Championship |- | {{CYM}} || 2.3.5 || Cayman Islands Chess Federation<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ratings.fide.com/fide_directory.phtml?country=CAY&list=994 | title=Cayman Islands FIDE Directory | date=January 7, 2024}}</ref>|| 0 || 68 || - |- | {{CAF}} || 4.3 || Chess Federation of Central African Republic || 0 || 100 || Central African Chess Championship |- | {{TCD}} || 4.3 || Chad Chess Federation<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ratings.fide.com/fide_directory.phtml?country=CHA&list=998 | title=Chad FIDE Directory | date=January 7, 2024}}</ref>|| 0 || 17 || - |- | {{CHL}} || 2.5 || Fed. Deportiva Nacional De Ajedrez || 6 || 7,422 || Chilean Chess Championship |- | {{CHN}} || 3.5 || Chinese Chess Association<ref>{{cite web | url=http://chess.sport.org.cn/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208024404/http://chess.sport.org.cn/ | archive-date=2007-12-08 | title=中国国际象棋协会官方网站 }}</ref>|| 51 || 5,024 || Chinese Chess Championship |- | {{TPE}} || 3.3 || Chinese Taipei Chess Association<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chinesetaipeichess.com.tw/|title=首頁|website=www.chinesetaipeichess.com.tw}}</ref>|| 1 || 521 || Taiwanese Chess Championship |- | {{COL}} || 2.3.4 || Fed. Colombiana de Ajedrez<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://federacioncolombianadeajedrez.com/|title=Calendario|website=Federación Colombiana de Ajedrez}}</ref>|| 11 || 13,176 || Colombian Chess Championship |- | {{COM}} || 4.4 || {{Interlanguage link|Comoros Islands Chess Federation|qid=Q3091496}} || 0 || 44 || Comorian Chess Championship |- | {{CGO}} || 4.3 || {{Interlanguage link|Congolese Chess Federation|qid=Q16637533}} || 0 || 97 || Congolese Chess Championship |- | {{CRC}} || 2.3.2 || Federacion Central de Ajedrez<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.federaciondeajedrez.com/fca/ | title=Últimas entradas - Federación Central de Ajedrez }}</ref>|| 1 || 6,264 || Costa Rican Chess Championship |- | {{CRO}} || 1.2b || Hrvatski šahovski savez<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hrvatski-sahovski-savez.hr/|title=Hrvatski šahovski savez|accessdate=19 August 2023}}</ref>|| 30 || 11,726 || Croatian Chess Championship |- | {{CUB}} || 2.3.3 || Fed. Cubana de Ajedrez || 26 || 3,518 || Cuban Chess Championship |- | {{CYP}} || 1.10 || Cyprus Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ww38.chesscy.com/|title=chesscy.com|website=ww38.chesscy.com|url-status=dead}}</ref>|| 0 || 1,296 || Cypriot Chess Championship |- | {{CZE}} || 1.4 || Šachový svaz České republiky<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chess.cz/|title=Šachový svaz České republiky|first=Litea Solution|last=s.r.o}}</ref>|| 33 || 16,984 || Czech Chess Championship |- | {{DEN}} || 1.3 || Dansk Skak Union<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dsu.dk/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222144531/http://www.dsu.dk/ | archive-date=2007-12-22 | title=Dansk Skak Union }}</ref>|| 16 || 8,092 || Danish Chess Championship |- | {{DJI}} || 4.4 || Djiboutian Chess Federation || 0 || 130 || Djiboutian Chess Championship |- | {{DMA}} || 2.3.5 || Dominica Chess Federation<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ratings.fide.com/fide_directory.phtml?country=DMA&list=1602 | title=Dominica FIDE Directory | date=January 7, 2024}}</ref>|| 0 || 37 || - |- | {{DOM}} || 2.3.5 || Federación Dominicana de Ajedrez<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fdajedrez.com/|title=Federación Dominicana de Ajedrez - FDA|website=fdajedrez.com}}</ref>|| 1 || 3,470 || Dominican Chess Championship |- | {{ECU}} || 2.4 || Fed. Ecuatoriana de Ajedrez<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ajedrezenecuador.com/|title=FEDERACIÓN ECUATORIANA DE AJEDREZ|website=www.ajedrezenecuador.com}}</ref>|| 1 || 5,560 || Ecuadorian Chess Championship |- | {{EGY}} || 4.1 || Egyptian Chess Federation || 6 || 16,217 || Egyptian Chess Championship |- | {{ESA}} || 2.3.2 || Federación Salvadoreña de Ajedrez<ref>[http://www.ajedrezenelsalvador.org/ Federación Salvadoreña de Ajedrez]</ref>|| 0 || 1,072 || Salvadoran Chess Championship |- | {{ENG}} || 1.1a || English Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.englishchess.org.uk/|title=The English Chess Federation|website=English Chess Federation}}</ref>|| 40 || 13,885 || British Chess Championship |- | {{GNQ}} || 4.3 || Asociación Nacional de Ajedrez de Guinea Ecuatorial<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ratings.fide.com/fide_directory.phtml?country=GEQ&list=993 | title=Equatorial Guinea FIDE Directory | date=January 7, 2024}}</ref>|| 0 || 65 || - |- | {{ERI}} || 4.4 || Eritrea Chess Federation || 0 || 171 || Eritrean Chess Championship |- | {{EST}} || 1.7 || Eesti Maleliit<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.maleliit.ee/et/|title=Esilehele|website=www.maleliit.ee}}</ref>|| 6 || 2,685 || Estonian Chess Championship |- | {{SWZ}} || 4.5 || Eswatini National Chess Federation || 0 || 288 || Swazi Chess Championship |- | {{ETH}} || 4.4 || Ethiopian Chess Federation<ref>[http://www.ethiochess.org/ Ethiopian Chess Federation]</ref>|| 0 || 1,071 || Ethiopian Chess Championship |- | {{FRO}} || 1.10 || Talvsamband Føroya<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://faroechess.com/|title=Talvsamband Føroya - Faroechess|website=faroechess.com}}</ref>|| 1 || 532 || Faroese Chess Championship |- | {{FIJ}} || 3.6 || Fiji Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fijichessfederation.com/|title=Fiji Chess Federation – Promoting Chess in Fiji|accessdate=19 August 2023}}</ref>|| 0 || 435 || Fijian Chess Championship |- | {{FIN}} || 1.3 || Suomen Keskusshakkiliitto<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shakkiliitto.fi/|title=Suomen Shakkiliitto|website=Suomen Shakkiliitto}}</ref>|| 4 || 2,154 || Finnish Chess Championship |- | {{FRA}} || 1.1b || French Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.echecs.asso.fr/|title=Fédération Française des Échecs|website=www.echecs.asso.fr}}</ref>|| 55 || 98,861 || French Chess Championship |- | {{GAB}} || 4.3 || Fédération Gabonaise des Échecs || 0 || 123 || Gabonese Chess Championship |- | {{GAM}} || 4.2 || Gambia Chess Federation || 0 || 75 || Gambian Chess Championship |- | {{GEO}} || 1.5b || Chess Federation of Georgia || 31 || 4,542 || Georgian Chess Championship |- | {{GER}} || 1.2a || Deutscher Schachbund<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.schachbund.de/|title=Deutscher Schachbund e. V. - Deutscher Schachbund - Schach in Deutschland|website=www.schachbund.de}}</ref>|| 97 || 47,579 || German Chess Championship |- | {{GHA}} || 4.2 || {{Interlanguage link|Ghana Chess Association|qid=Q16382630}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ghanachess.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141119183506/http://ghanachess.com/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=19 November 2014|title=Ghana Chess Association|website=Ghana Chess Association}}</ref>|| 0 || 358 || Ghanaian Chess Championship |- | {{GRE}} || 1.5a || Elliniki Skakistiki Omospondia<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chessfed.gr/|title=ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΣΚΑΚΙΣΤΙΚΗ ΟΜΟΣΠΟΝΔΙΑ|website=www.chessfed.gr}}</ref>|| 17 || 28,134 || Greek Chess Championship |- | {{GRD}} || 2.3.5 || Grenada Chess Federation<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ratings.fide.com/fide_directory.phtml?country=GRN&list=997 | title=Grenada FIDE Directory | date=January 7, 2024}}</ref>|| 0 || 21 || - |- | {{GUM}} || 3.6 || Guam Chess Federation || 0 || 432 || – |- | {{GUA}} || 2.3.2 || Fed. Nac. de Ajedrez de Guatemala || 0 || 764 || Guatemalan Chess Championship |- | {{GGY}} || 1.10 || Guernsey Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.guernseychessclub.org.gg/|title=Guernsey Chess Club and Federation|website=www.guernseychessclub.org.gg}}</ref>|| 0 || 41 || Guernsey Chess Championship |- | {{GUY}} || 2.3.5 || Guyana Chess Federation || 0 || 302 || Guyanese Chess Championship |- | {{HAI}} || 2.3.5 || Haitian Chess Federation || 0 || 252 || Haitian Chess Championship |- | {{HON}} || 2.3.2 || Federación Nacional de Ajedrez de Honduras<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ajedrezhonduras.com/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416192700/http://ajedrezhonduras.com/ | archive-date=2019-04-16 | title=Ajedrez de Honduras - Enlighten the Space }}</ref>|| 0 || 1,318 || Honduran Chess Championship |- | {{HKG}} || 3.3 || Hong Kong Chess Federation || 0 || 1,654 || Hong Kong Chess Championship |- | {{HUN}} || 1.4 || Magyar Sakkszövetség<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chess.hu/|title=Home|accessdate=19 August 2023}}</ref>|| 52 || 12,532 || Hungarian Chess Championship |- | {{ISL}} || 1.3 || Skáksamband Íslands<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://skak.is/skaksamband/|title=Skáksamband Íslands &#124; Gens una sumus|date=July 17, 2023}}</ref>|| 15 || 3,021 || Icelandic Chess Championship |- | {{IND}} || 3.7 || All India Chess Federation<ref>{{cite web | url=https://prs.aicf.in/players | title=PRS - All India Chess Federation }}</ref>|| 92<ref>{{Cite web |title=21-year-old Aaryan Varshney from Delhi has become India’s 92nd Chess Grandmaster – All India Chess Federation |url=https://aicf.in/21-year-old-aaryan-varshney-from-delhi-has-become-indias-92nd-chess-grandmaster/ |access-date=2026-01-24 |website=aicf.in}}</ref>|| 134,560 || Indian Chess Championship |- | {{INA}} || 3.3 || Persatuan Catur Seluruh Indonesia<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbpercasi.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407002422/http://www.pbpercasi.com/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=7 April 2015|title=CATUR INDONESIA|accessdate=19 August 2023}}</ref>|| 4 || 3,364 || Indonesian Chess Championship |- | {{IRI}} || 3.1 || Chess Fed. of Islamic Rep. of Iran<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ircf.ir/|title=فدراسیون شطرنج جمهوری اسلامی ایران|website=www.ircf.ir}}</ref>|| 15 || 63,462 || Iranian Chess Championship |- | {{IRQ}} || 3.1 || Iraqi Chess Federation || 0 || 3,705 || Iraqi Chess Championship |- | {{IRL}} || 1.1a || Irish Chess Union<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icu.ie/|title=Irish Chess Union|website=www.icu.ie}}</ref>|| 1 || 2,971 || Irish Chess Championship |- | {{ISR}} || 1.2b || Israel Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chess.org.il/|title=האיגוד הישראלי לשחמט|website=www.chess.org.il}}</ref>|| 49 || 7,538 || Israeli Chess Championship |- | {{ITA}} || 1.1c || Federazione Scacchistica Italiana<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.federscacchi.it/|title=FSI - Federazione Scacchistica Italiana|website=www.federscacchi.it}}</ref>|| 18 || 32,862 || Italian Chess Championship |- | {{CIV}} || 4.2 || {{Interlanguage link|Fédération Ivoirienne des Échecs|qid=Q16637628}} || 0 || 556 || Ivorian Chess Championship |- | {{JAM}} || 2.3.5 || Jamaica Chess Federation<ref>{{cite web | url=http://chessjamaica.org/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013185847/http://chessjamaica.org/ | archive-date=2007-10-13 | title=Jamaican Chess Federation Home Page }}</ref>|| 0 || 1,073 || Jamaican Chess Championship |- | {{JPN}} || 3.3 || {{ill|National Chess Society of Japan|ja}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://japanchess.org/|title=日本チェス連盟|date=April 30, 2019}}</ref>|| 0 || 609 || Japanese Chess Championship |- | {{JEY}} || 1.10 || Jersey Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jerseychessclub.com/|title=Home|first=Jersey Chess|last=Club|date=August 16, 2023|website=Jersey Chess Club}}</ref>|| 0 || 223 || Jersey Chess Championship |- | {{JOR}} || 3.1 || Royal Jordanian Chess Federation<ref>[http://www.jordanchess.com/ Royal Jordanian Chess Federation]</ref>|| 1 || 2,908 || Jordanian Chess Championship |- | {{KAZ}} || 3.4 || Kazakhstan Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kazchess.kz/|title=KazChess &#124; Казахстанская федерация шахмат|website=kazchess.kz}}</ref>|| 18 || 13,681 || Kazakhstani Chess Championship |- | {{KEN}} || 4.4 || {{Interlanguage link|Chess Kenya|qid=Q16539017}}<ref>[https://www.chesskenya.or.ke Kenyan Chess]/</ref>|| 0 || 4,797 || Kenyan Chess Championship |- | {{KOS}} || 1.2b || Kosovo Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shahu-rks.com/|title=FSHK|website=FSHK|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220422222822/https://shahu-rks.com/|archive-date=2022-04-22}}</ref>|| 0 || 875 || Kosovan Chess Championship |- | {{KUW}} || 3.1 || Kuwait Chess Federation || 0 || 834 || Kuwaiti Chess Championship |- | {{KGZ}} || 3.4 || Chess Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic || 0 || 4,782 || Kyrgyzstani Chess Championship |- | {{LAO}} || 3.3 || Lao Chess Federation || 0 || 202 || Laotian Chess Championship |- | {{LAT}} || 1.7 || Latvijas Šaha Federācija<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sahafederacija.lv/|title=Latvijas Šaha Federācija|website=www.sahafederacija.lv}}</ref> | 10 || 4,537 || Latvian Chess Championship |- | {{LIB}} || 3.1 || Federation Libanaise des Echecs<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lebanesechessfederation.org/|title=Lebanese Chess Federation|accessdate=19 August 2023}}</ref>|| 0 || 2,480 || Lebanese Chess Championship |- | {{LES}} || 4.5 || Chess Federation of Lesotho || 0 || 434 || Lesotho Chess Championship |- | {{LBR}} || 4.2 || Liberia Chess Federation || 0 || 328 || Liberian Chess Championship |- | {{LBA}} || 4.1 || General Libyan Chess Federation || 0 || 1,881 || Libyan Chess Championship |- | {{LIE}} || 1.10 || Liechtensteiner Schachverband || 0 || 45 || Liechtenstein Chess Championship |- | {{LTU}} || 1.7 || Lietuvos šachmatų federacija<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chessfed.lt/|title=Lietuvos šachmatų federacija - Lithuanian Chess Federation|website=www.chessfed.lt}}</ref>|| 11 || 6,341 || Lithuanian Chess Championship |- | {{LUX}} || 1.10 || Federation Luxembourgeoise des Echecs<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flde.lu/|title=F.L.D.E.|accessdate=19 August 2023}}</ref>|| 0 || 875 || Luxembourg Chess Championship |- | {{MAC}} || 3.3 || Grupo de Xadrez de Macau || 0 || 86 || – |- | {{MAD}} || 4.4 || {{Interlanguage link|Madagascar Chess Federation|qid=Q16637635}} || 0 || 953 || Malagasy Chess Championship |- | {{MAW}} || 4.5 || Chess Association of Malawi<ref>{{cite web | url=http://malawi.fide.com/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011182904/http://malawi.fide.com/ | archive-date=2019-10-11 | title=Malawi Chess Federation }}</ref> || 0 || 1,009 || Malawian Chess Championship |- | {{MAS}} || 3.3 || Malaysian Chess Federation<ref>[http://malaysiachess.com Malaysian Chess Federation]</ref>|| 0 || 15,533 || Malaysian Chess Championship |- | {{MDV}} || 3.2 || Maldives Chess Federation || 0 || 573 || Maldivian Chess Championship |- | {{MLI}} || 4.2 || {{Interlanguage link|Federation Malienne du Jeu D'Echecs|qid=Q16637637}} || 0 || 135 || Malian Chess Championship |- | {{MLT}} || 1.10 || Il-Federazzjoni Maltija tac-Cess<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chessmalta.com/|title=Home - Malta Chess Federation|date=January 5, 2021}}</ref>|| 0 || 142 || Maltese Chess Championship |- | {{MTN}} || 4.1 || {{Interlanguage link|Mauritanian Chess Federation|qid=Q16637640}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mauritaniachess.com/|title=Federation Mauritanienne des Jeux d'Echecs|website=Federation Mauritanienne des Jeux d'Echecs}}</ref>|| 0 || 839 || Mauritanian Chess Championship |- | {{MRI}} || 4.4 || {{Interlanguage link|Mauritius Chess Federation|qid=Q16637539}}<ref>[http://www.mauritius-chess-federation.com/ Mauritius Chess Federation]</ref>|| 0 || 69 || Mauritian Chess Championship |- | {{MEX}} || 2.3.1 || Fed. Nac. de Ajedrez de Mexico AC<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fenamac.org.mx/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030015658/http://www.fenamac.org.mx/ | archive-date=2007-10-30 | title=Fenamac }}</ref>|| 5 || 14,128 || Mexican Chess Championship |- | {{MDA}} || 1.8 || Federația de Șah a Republicii Moldova<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sahmoldova.md/|title=Chess Federation of the Republic of Moldova|date=August 16, 2023|website=Federația de Șah a Republicii Moldova}}</ref>|| 7 || 1,524 || Moldovan Chess Championship |- | {{MON}} || 1.10 || {{Interlanguage link|Monaco Chess Federation|qid=Q16637642}} || 3 || 303 || Monaco Chess Championship |- | {{MGL}} || 3.3 || Mongolian Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mongolchess.mn/|title=Монголд шатарын спорт дээр бооцоо тавихад тохиромжтой топ букмейкерүүд|website=www.mongolchess.mn}}</ref>|| 8 || 2,663 || Mongolian Chess Championship |- | {{MNE}} || 1.5a || Montenegro Chess Federation<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cgsah.org/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229170552/http://www.cgsah.org/ | archive-date=2008-02-29 | title=Šahovski savez Crne Gore }}</ref>|| 11 || 1,377 || Montenegrin Chess Championship |- | {{MAR}} || 4.1 || Fed. Royale Marocaine des Echecs<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.frme.net/ |title=Moroccan Chess Federation |access-date=25 December 2007 |archive-date=17 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017184227/http://www.frme.net/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>|| 1 || 4,879 || Moroccan Chess Championship |- | {{MOZ}} || 4.5 || {{Interlanguage link|Mozambique Chess Federation|qid=Q27070621}} || 0 || 634 || Mozambican Chess Championship |- | {{MYA}} || 3.3 || Myanmar Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.myachess.com/|title=Chess Federation of Myanmar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927171231/http://www.myachess.com/ |archive-date=2011-09-27 }}</ref>|| 0 || 2,354 || Myanmar Chess Championship |- | {{NAM}} || 4.5 || Namibia Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://namchess.blogspot.com/|title=Namibian Chess News|website=namchess.blogspot.com}}</ref>|| 0 || 1,206 || Namibian Chess Championship |- | {{NRU}} || 3.6 || Nauru Chess Federation || 0 || 69 || Nauruan Chess Championship |- | {{NEP}} || 3.2 || Nepal Chess Association<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nepalchess.com/|title=Nepalchess|website=www.nepalchess.com}}</ref>|| 0 || 4,986 || Nepalese Chess Championship |- | {{NED}} || 1.1b || Royal Dutch Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://schaakbond.nl/|title=De Schaakbond, ondersteuningspunt voor schakers|date=August 7, 2023|website=Schaakbond}}</ref>|| 43 || 10,479 || Dutch Chess Championship |- | {{AHO}} || 2.3.5 || Curaçao Chess Federation || 0 || 276 || Netherlands Antilles Chess Championship |- | {{NZL}} || 3.6 || New Zealand Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nzchess.co.nz/|title=Chess in New Zealand|website=www.nzchess.co.nz}}</ref>|| 1 || 2,547 || New Zealand Chess Championship |- | {{NCA}} || 2.3.2 || Federacion Nicaragüense de Ajedrez<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.academiadeajedrezjulioramirezdearellano.com/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009173058/http://www.academiadeajedrezjulioramirezdearellano.com/ | archive-date=2019-10-09 | title=Academia de Ajedrez "Julio Ramírez de Arellano" - Inicio }}</ref> || 0 || 1,255 || Nicaraguan Chess Championship |- | {{NER}} || 4.2 || Niger Chess Federation<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ratings.fide.com/fide_directory.phtml?country=NIG&list=1604 | title=Niger FIDE Directory | date=January 7, 2024}}</ref>|| 0 || 69 || - |- | {{NGR}} || 4.2 || Nigeria Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ncf.com.ng/ |title=Nigeria Chess Federation |access-date=25 September 2016 |archive-date=7 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007031543/http://www.ncf.com.ng/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>|| 0 || 3,878 || Nigerian Chess Championship |- | {{MKD}} || 1.2b || Chess Federation of Macedonia<ref>[https://chess-mkd.mk/ Chess Federation of Macedonia]</ref>|| 10 || 1,749 || Macedonian Chess Championship |- | {{NOR}} || 1.3 || Norges Sjakkforbund<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sjakk.no/|title=Forside|website=Sjakkforbundet}}</ref>|| 18 || 8,552 || Norwegian Chess Championship |- | {{OMA}} || 3.1 || Oman Chess Committee<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oman-chess.com/ |title=Oman Chess Committee |access-date=3 October 2016 |archive-date=7 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007031321/http://www.oman-chess.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>|| 0 || 2,595 || Omani Chess Championship |- | {{PAK}} || 3.2 || Chess Federation of Pakistan<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cfp.com.pk/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706231759/http://www.cfp.com.pk/ | archive-date=2014-07-06 | title=CFP &#124; Official Website of Chess Federation of Pakistan }}</ref> || 0 || 2,963 || Pakistani Chess Championship |- | {{PLW}} || 3.6 || Palau Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/|title=Palau Chess|accessdate=19 August 2023}}</ref>|| 0 || 267 || Palauan Chess Championship |- | {{PLE}} || 3.1 || Palestine Chess Federation || 0 || 2,410 || Palestinian Chess Championship |- | {{PAN}} || 2.3.2 || Fed. de Ajedrez de Panama<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ajedrezpanama.org/|title=Inicio / Noticias|website=ajedrezpanama.org|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210120224701/http://ajedrezpanama.org/|archive-date=2021-01-20}}</ref>|| 0 || 2,786 || Panamanian Chess Championship |- | {{PNG}} || 3.6 || Papua New Guinea Chess Federation || 0 || 22 || Papua New Guinean Chess Championship |- | {{PAR}} || 2.5 || Federacion Paraguaya de Ajedrez<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.winner.com.py/feparaj/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080101005405/http://www.winner.com.py/feparaj/ | archive-date=2008-01-01 | title=Federación Paraguaya de Ajedrez - FEPARAJ }}</ref>|| 5 || 1,724 || Paraguayan Chess Championship |- | {{PER}} || 2.4 || Federacion Peruana de Ajedrez<ref>[http://www.ajedrezenperu.com Peruvian Chess Federation]</ref>|| 10 || 13,178 || Peruvian Chess Championship |- | {{PHI}} || 3.3 || National Chess Federation of the Philippines<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ncf-phil.org/ |title=National Chess Federation of the Philippines |access-date=11 November 2013 |archive-date=3 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403094141/http://www.ncf-phil.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>|| 13 || 11,996 || Philippine Chess Championship |- | {{POL}} || 1.4 || Polish Chess Federation<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pzszach.org.pl/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416104117/http://www.pzszach.org.pl/ | archive-date=2019-04-16 | title=Serwisy internetowe PZSzach }}</ref>|| 50 || 43,572 || Polish Chess Championship |- | {{POR}} || 1.1c || Federação Portuguesa de Xadrez<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fpx.weebly.com/|title=Federação Portuguesa de Xadrez|website=Federação Portuguesa de Xadrez}}</ref>|| 4 || 8,047 || Portuguese Chess Championship |- | {{PUR}} || 2.3.5 || Fed. de Ajedrez de Puerto Rico<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.federaciondeajedrezdepuertorico.com/|title=Inicio &#124; Federación de Ajedrez de Puerto Rico|website=FAPR}}</ref>|| 0 || 1,316 || Puerto Rican Chess Championship |- | {{QAT}} || 3.1 || Qatar Chess Association<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qatarchess.qa/|title=Home Page|website=Qatar Chess Association|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210303120129/https://www.qatarchess.qa/|archive-date=2021-03-03}}</ref>|| 3 || 186 || Qatari Chess Championship |- | {{ROU}} || 1.4 || Federația Română de Șah<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://frsah.ro/|title=Federația Română de Șah|date=August 17, 2023|website=Federația Română de Șah}}</ref>|| 26 || 13,041 || Romanian Chess Championship |- | {{RUS}} || 3.8 || Chess Federation of Russia<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.russiachess.org/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213150814/http://www.russiachess.org/ | archive-date=2007-12-13 | title=Russian Chess Federation - Главная }}</ref>|| 185 || 120,128 || Russian Chess Championship |- | {{RWA}} || 4.4 || {{Interlanguage link|Rwanda Chess Federation|qid=Q16637659}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ferwade.rw/ |title=Rwanda Chess Federation |access-date=3 October 2016 |archive-date=3 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003184718/http://www.ferwade.rw/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>|| 0 || 192 || Rwandan Chess Championship |- | {{KNA}} || 2.3.5 || Saint Kitts and Nevis Chess Federation<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ratings.fide.com/fide_directory.phtml?country=SKN&list=995 | title=Saint Kitts and Nevis FIDE Directory | date=January 7, 2024}}</ref>|| 0 || 12 || - |- | {{LCA}} || 2.3.5 || Saint Lucia Chess Federation<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ratings.fide.com/fide_directory.phtml?list=992 | title=Saint Lucia FIDE Directory | date=January 7, 2024}}</ref>|| 0 || 70 || - |- | {{VCT}} || 2.3.5 || Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Chess Federation<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ratings.fide.com/fide_directory.phtml?country=VIN&list=1603 | title=Saint Vincent and the Grenadines FIDE Directory | date=January 7, 2024}}</ref>|| 0 || 21 || - |- | {{SMR}} || 1.10 || Federazione Sammarinese degli Scacchi<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sanmarinoscacchi.com/|title=Federazione Sammarinese degli Scacchi|accessdate=19 August 2023}}</ref>|| 0 || 54 || Sammarinese Chess Championship |- | {{STP}} || 4.3 || {{Interlanguage link|Sao Tome and Principe Chess Federation|qid=Q27070525}} || 0 || 170 || São Tomé and Príncipe Chess Championship |- | {{KSA}} || 3.1 || Saudi Chess Association<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.saudichess.com/ |title=Saudi Chess Association |access-date=3 October 2016 |archive-date=2 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002052720/http://www.saudichess.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>|| 0 || 3,516 || Saudi Arabian Chess Championship |- | {{SCO}} || 1.1a || Chess Scotland<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chessscotland.com/|title=Chess Scotland - The home of Chess in Scotland|website=www.chessscotland.com}}</ref>|| 6 || 1,468 || Scottish Chess Championship |- | {{SEN}} || 4.2 || {{Interlanguage link|Senegalese Chess Federation|qid=Q16637662}} || 1 || 194 || Senegalese Chess Championship |- | {{SRB}} || 1.5a || Chess Federation of Serbia<ref>{{cite web | url=http://serbiachess.net/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209154138/http://serbiachess.net/ | archive-date=2020-12-09 | title=Šahovski savez Srbije - www.serbiachess.net }}</ref> || 53 || 12,767 || Serbian Chess Championship |- | {{SEY}} || 4.4 || Seychelles Chess Federation || 0 || 79 || Seychelles Chess Championship |- | {{SLE}} || 4.2 || Sierra Leone Chess Federation || 0 || 79 || Sierra Leonean Chess Championship |- | {{SGP}} || 3.3 || Singapore Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://singaporechess.org.sg/|title=Singapore Chess Federation|website=singaporechess.org.sg}}</ref>|| 5 || 5,618 || Singaporean Chess Championship |- | {{SVK}} || 1.4 || Slovenský šachový zväz<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chess.sk/|title=Slovenský šachový zväz|website=www.chess.sk}}</ref>|| 14 || 9,528 || Slovak Chess Championship |- | {{SLO}} || 1.2a || Šahovska Zveza Slovenije<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sah-zveza.si/|title=Šahovska Zveza Slovenije|website=www.sah-zveza.si}}</ref>|| 14 || 7,053 || Slovenian Chess Championship |- | {{SLB}} || 3.6 || Solomon Islands Chess Federation || 0 || 122 || Solomon Island Chess Championship |- | {{SOM}} || 4.4 || Somali Chess Federation || 0 || 146 || Somali Chess Championship |- | {{RSA}} || 4.5 || Chess South Africa<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chessa.co.za/|title=Chess South Africa - Ratings Database|website=chessa.co.za}}</ref>|| 1 || 8,599 || South African Chess Championship |- | {{KOR}} || 3.3 || Korea Chess Federation<ref>[http://www.kchess.or.kr/ Korea Chess Federation]</ref>|| 1 || 2,416 || South Korean Chess Championship |- | {{SSD}} || 4.4 || South Sudan Chess Federation || 0 || 502 || South Sudanese Chess Championship |- | {{ESP}} || 1.1c || Federacion Espanola de Ajedrez<ref>{{cite web | url=https://feda.org/feda2k16/ | title=FEDA – Federación Española de Ajedrez }}</ref>|| 59 || 74,610 || Spanish Chess Championship |- | {{SRI}} || 3.2 || Chess Federation of Sri Lanka || 0 || 21,776 || Sri Lankan Chess Championship |- | {{SUD}} || 4.4 || Sudan Chess Federation || 0 || 1,664 || Sudanese Chess Championship |- | {{SUR}} || 2.3.5 || De Surinaamse Schaakbond<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.surichess.com/ssb/ |title=Surinamese Chess Federation |access-date=2 October 2016 |archive-date=7 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007031741/http://www.surichess.com/ssb/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>|| 0 || 637 || Surinamese Chess Championship |- | {{SWE}} || 1.3 || Sveriges Schackförbund<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://schack.se/|title=Sveriges Schackförbund|date=August 17, 2023|website=Sveriges Schackförbund}}</ref>|| 25 || 8,537 || Swedish Chess Championship |- | {{SUI}} || 1.2a || Schweizerischer Schachbund<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swisschess.ch/home-de.html|title=Home-de - SSB|website=www.swisschess.ch}}</ref>|| 11 || 5,854 || Swiss Chess Championship |- | {{SYR}} || 3.1 || Syrian Arab Chess Federation || 0 || 1,531 || Syrian Chess Championship |- | {{TJK}} || 3.4 || Federazijai Shakhmati Tajikistan || 1 || 409 || Tajikistani Chess Championship |- | {{TAN}} || 4.4 || Tanzania Chess Association || 0 || 242 || Tanzanian Chess Championship |- | {{THA}} || 3.3 || Thailand Chess Association<ref>{{cite web | url=http://thailandchess.or.th/?lang=en | title=Home | date=18 September 2022 }}</ref>|| 0 || 2,087 || Thai Chess Championship |- | {{TLS}} || 3.3 || Federação Xadrez de Timor-Leste || 0 || 594 || Timorese Chess Championship |- | {{TOG}} || 4.2 || {{Interlanguage link|Togolese Chess Federation|qid=Q16637666}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://togo-echecs.forumactif.org/|title=Le jeu d'Echecs au Togo|website=togo-echecs.forumactif.org}}</ref>|| 0 || 546 || Togolese Chess Championship |- | {{TTO}} || 2.3.5 || Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association<ref>{{cite web | url=http://chesstt.org/home/ | title=Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association | date=27 July 2023 }}</ref>|| 0 || 1,326 || Trinidad and Tobago Chess Championship |- | {{TUN}} || 4.1 || {{Interlanguage link|Tunisian Chess Federation|qid=Q3092224}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.chess.tn/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816122425/http://www.chess.tn/ | archive-date=2016-08-16 | title=Fédération Tunisienne des Echecs - Tunisian Chess Federation }}</ref> || 3 || 4,933 || Tunisian Chess Championship |- | {{TUR}} || 1.5a || Turkish Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tsf.org.tr/|title=Türkiye Satranç Federasyonu|website=www.tsf.org.tr}}</ref>|| 14 || 49,282 || Turkish Chess Championship |- | {{TKM}} || 3.4 || Turkmenistan Chess Federation || 7 || 1,347 || Turkmen Chess Championship |- | {{UGA}} || 4.4 || Uganda Chess Federation<ref>{{cite web | url=http://uganda.fide.com/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910141149/http://uganda.fide.com/ | archive-date=2019-09-10 | title=Home }}</ref> || 0 || 3,870 || Ugandan Chess Championship |- | {{UKR}} || 1.9 || Ukrainian Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ukrchess.org.ua/|title=The Ukrainian Chess Federation official site|website=www.ukrchess.org.ua}}</ref>|| 88 || 18,518 || Ukrainian Chess Championship |- | {{UAE}} || 3.1 || UAE Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uaechess.ae/|title=UAE CHESS FEDERATION|website=www.uaechess.ae}}</ref>|| 2 || 3,244 || Emirati Chess Championship |- | {{USA}} || 2.1 || United States Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://new.uschess.org/welcome|title=Welcome|date=November 15, 2019|website=US Chess.org}}</ref>|| 106 || 25,204 || U.S. Chess Championship <br> U.S. Women's Chess Championship |- | {{ISV}} || 2.3.5 || US Virgin Islands Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.usvichessfederation.com/home.html|title=Home|website=USVI Chess Federation}}</ref>|| 0 || 73 || – |- | {{URY}} || 2.5 || Federación Uruguaya de Ajedrez<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fuajedrez.org/|title=Federación Uruguaya de Ajedrez|accessdate=19 August 2023}}</ref>|| 3 || 2,453 || Uruguayan Chess Championship |- | {{UZB}} || 3.4 || Chess Federation of Uzbekistan<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uzchess.uz/|title=O'zbekiston Shaxmat Federatsiyasi|website=uzchess.uz}}</ref>|| 17 || 3,304 || Uzbekistani Chess Championship |- | {{VEN}} || 2.3.5 || Fed. Venezolana de Ajedrez<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fva.com.ve/|title=FVA – Federación Venezolana de Ajedrez|date=August 13, 2023}}</ref>|| 1 || 11,363 || Venezuelan Chess Championship |- | {{VIE}} || 3.3 || Vietnam Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vietnamchess.vn/|title=Mang tin cờ Việt đến mọi nhà|website=Vietnamchess}}</ref>|| 13 || 6,065 || Vietnamese Chess Championship |- | {{WLS}} || 1.1a || Welsh Chess Union<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.welshchessunion.uk/|title=Welsh Chess Union (Undeb Gwyddbwyll Cymru)|website=www.welshchessunion.uk}}</ref>|| 0 || 830 || Welsh Chess Championship |- | {{YEM}} || 3.1 || Yemen Chess Association || 0 || 656 || Yemeni Chess Championship |- | {{ZAM}} || 4.5 || Chess Federation of Zambia || 1 || 2,932 || Zambian Chess Championship |- | {{ZIM}} || 4.5 || Zimbabwe Chess Federation<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.zimchess.org/ |title=Zimbabwe Chess Federation |access-date=25 September 2016 |archive-date=30 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430105745/http://www.zimchess.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>|| 0 || 1,863 || Zimbabwean Chess Championship |}

In addition, the Isle of Man Chess Association (since 2020), the Chess League of New Caledonia (''Ligue d'Echecs de Nouvelle-Calédonie'', since 2023), and the Greenlandic Chess Federation (since 2024) are affiliated organizations.

===Former FIDE members=== The list below includes nations that no longer exist as well as national federations that are currently not members of FIDE. :{| class="sortable wikitable" ! Country !! National federation !! National championship |- | {{CSK}} || || Czechoslovak Chess Championship |- | {{USSR}} || USSR Chess Federation || USSR Chess Championship |- | {{YUG}} || || Yugoslav Chess Championship |- |}

==Supranational level== :{| class="sortable wikitable" ! Countries (zone) !! Federation !! Official Website !! Championships |- | Europe (1) || European Chess Union (ECU) || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.europechess.org/|title=European Chess Union|date=August 16, 2023|website=European Chess Union}}</ref> || Individual, Youth, Junior, <br> Senior and Team |- | America (2) || Confederation of Chess for America (CCA) || <ref>[https://fideamerica.net/site/en/ FIDE America]</ref> || Pan American Chess Championship |- | Asia (3) || Asian Chess Federation (ACF) || <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://asianchess.com/|title=Asian Chess|accessdate=19 August 2023}}</ref> || Asian Chess Championship, Asian Senior Chess Championship |- | Africa (4) || African Chess Confederation (ACC) || <ref>[http://africa-chess.org African Chess Confederation]</ref> || African Chess Championship |- | Arab world || Arab Chess Federation (ACF) || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.arabchessfederation.com/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119082229/http://www.arabchessfederation.com/ | archive-date=2023-01-19 | title=Arab Chess Federation – Arab Chess Federation }}</ref> || Arab Chess Championship |- | ASEAN || ASEAN Chess Confederation || <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aseanchess.org/|title=ASEAN Chess Confederation – Promoting Excellence in Chess|website=aseanchess.org}}</ref> || – |- | Commonwealth of Nations || Commonwealth Chess Association (CCA) || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.commonwealthchess.com/|title=CommonWealth Chess Association|website=www.commonwealthchess.com}}</ref> || Commonwealth Chess Championship |- | European microstates || – || – || European Small Nations Chess Championship |- | Francophone countries || International Chess Federation of French-speaking countries (AIDEF) || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://aidef.ffechecs.org/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809133711/http://aidef.ffechecs.org/ | archive-date=2017-08-09 | title=Association Internationale des Echecs Francophones }}</ref> || AIDEF Chess Championship |- | Ibero-America || Iberoamerican Chess Federation (FIBDA) || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fibda.com/|title=FIBDA|date=July 3, 2023|website=FIBDA}}</ref> || Iberoamerican Chess Championship |- | Mediterranean countries || Mediterranean Chess Association || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mca.fide.com/|title=MCA – MEDITERRANEAN CHESS ASSOCIATION|date=September 12, 2022}}</ref> || Mediterranean Chess Championship |- | Nordic countries || Nordic Chess Federation || <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sjakk.no/Nordisk/default.htm|title=Nordic Chess Federation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017012405/http://www.sjakk.no/Nordisk/default.htm |archive-date=2011-10-17 }}</ref> || Nordic Chess Championship |- | Oceania (3.6) || Oceania Chess Confederation (OCC) || <ref>[http://www.oceaniachess.com/ Oceania Chess Confederation]</ref> || Oceania Chess Championship |- | South America || - || - || South American Chess Championship |}

==References== {{Reflist}} {{Geography of chess}} {{chess}} Geography chess