List of chess organizations
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This is a list of chess organizations. Chess is played all over the world. The dominant international governing body of chess is FIDE, which confers titles and conducts world championship tournaments.[1]
The first Official World Championship was held in 1886, and there has always been at least one world champion since then.[2] From 1993 to 2008, there were always two champions from rival organizations.[2]
The dominant correspondence chess organization is the International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF).
International
[edit]- FIDE (International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation)
- Association of Chess Professionals
- Professional Chess Association
- International Braille Chess Association
- Grand Slam Chess Association
- International Correspondence Chess Federation
- Internationaler Fernschachbund
Chess boxing
[edit]Americas
[edit]United States of America
[edit]- Academic Chess
- America's Foundation for Chess
- United States Chess Federation
- United States Chess League
- US Chess Center
- Professional Rapid Online Chess League
- Collins Kids organization
- The Gift of Chess
- American Chess Association
Canada
[edit]South America
[edit]- Argentine Chess Federation
- Belize National Youth Chess Foundation
- Brazilian Chess Confederation
- Dominica Chess Federation
- Guyana Chess Federation
- Uruguayan Chess Federation
- Haitian Chess Federation
Asia
[edit]China
[edit]Japan
[edit]- Japan Chess Association
Singapore
[edit]Malaysia
[edit]Pakistan
[edit]Philippines
[edit]Qatar
[edit]India
[edit]- All India Chess Federation
- All India Chess Federation for the Blind
- All Assam Chess Association
- All Tripura Chess Association
- Bengal Chess Association
- Chess Players Association of India
- Goa State Chess Association
- Maharashtra Chess Association
- South Kanara District Chess Association
- Tamil Nadu State Chess Association
- West Bengal Chess Association
- Goodricke National Chess Academy
- Mind Champions Academy
UAE
[edit]Europe
[edit]- European Chess Union
- Chess Federation of Armenia
- Austrian Chess Federation
- Azerbaijan Chess Federation
- Bulgarian Chess Federation
- Croatian Chess Federation
- English Chess Federation
- French Chess Federation
- German Chess Federation
- Hungarian Chess Federation
- Irish Chess Union
- Italian Chess Federation
- Malta Chess Federation
- Royal Dutch Chess Federation
- Norwegian Chess Federation
- Polish Chess Federation
- Portuguese Chess Federation
- Chess Scotland
- Turkish Chess Federation
- Welsh Chess Union
Societies and companies
[edit]Swedan
[edit]Russia
[edit]Africa
[edit]Oceania
[edit]Australia
[edit]New Zealand
[edit]Fiji
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Munsterman, Ronn (2010). Chess handbook for parents and coaches. Createspace. p. 117. ISBN 9781451576252.
- ^ a b Mantell, Paul (2010). Chess in action: From first attack to checkmate. New York: Sterling. p. 93. ISBN 9781402760464.