List of chess organizations

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.

The first Official World Championship was held in 1886, and there has always been at least one world champion since then. From 1993 to 2008, there were always two champions from rival organizations.

The dominant correspondence chess organization is the International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF).

International

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

World Chess Boxing Organisation World Chess Boxing Association

Americas

Confederation of Chess for America

United States of America Academic Chess America's Foundation for Chess United States Chess Federation Alaska Chess Federation Colorado State Chess Association Florida Chess Association Idaho Chess Association Nebraska State Chess Association Silver State Chess Association New York State Chess Association Pennsylvania State Chess Federation Utah Chess Association Wyoming Chess Association World Chess Hall of Fame United States Chess League US Chess Center Professional Rapid Online Chess League Collins Kids organization The Gift of Chess American Chess Association

Canada

Chess Federation of Canada Chess'n Math Association Manitoba Chess Association

South America

Argentine Chess Federation Belize National Youth Chess Foundation Brazilian Chess Confederation Dominica Chess Federation Guyana Chess Federation Uruguayan Chess Federation Haitian Chess Federation

Asia

Asian Chess Federation

China Chinese Chess Association

Bangladesh Bangladesh Chess Federation

Hong Kong Hong Kong Chess Federation

Japan

Japan Chess Association

Singapore Singapore Chess Federation

Malaysia Malaysian Chess Federation

Pakistan Chess Federation of Pakistan

Philippines National Chess Federation of the Philippines Professional Chess Association of the Philippines

Qatar Qatar Chess Association

India

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

Taiwan Chinese Taipei Chess Association

UAE UAE Chess Federation Dubai Chess and Culture Club Arab Chess Federation

Europe

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

British Chess Problem Society Berlin Pleiades British Chess Variants Society Play Magnus Group ChessBase

Swedan

Swedish Chess Federation Swedish Chess Computer Association

Russia

Chess Federation of Russia USSR Chess Federation

Africa

African Chess Union Chess Federation of Zambia Chess South Africa Uganda Chess Federation Chess in Slums Africa Botswana Chess Federation Ethiopia Chess Federation

Oceania

Australia Australian Chess Federation Chess Kids

New Zealand

New Zealand Chess Federation

Fiji

Fiji Chess Federation

References