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{{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 [[Grandmaster (chess)|grandmaster]]s 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
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| {{AFG}} ||  3.4 || [[Afghan National Chess Federation]] || 0 || [[:Category:Afghan chess players|452]] || [[Afghan Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{ALB}} || 1.5a || {{Interlanguage link|Albania Chess Federation|WD=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 || [[:Category:Albanian chess players|972]] || [[Albanian Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{ALG}} || 4.1 || {{Interlanguage link|Algerian Chess Federation|WD=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 || [[:Category:Algerian chess players|6,376]] || [[Algerian Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{AND}} || 1.10 || {{Interlanguage link|Andorran Chess Federation|WD=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 || [[:Category:Andorran chess players|175]] || [[Andorran Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{ANG}} || 4.5 || {{Interlanguage link|Angolan Chess Federation|WD=Q16382532|lt=Federação Angolana de Xadrez}}  || 0 || [[:Category:Angolan chess players|1,889]] || [[Angolan Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{ATG}} || 2.3.5 || [[Antigua and Barbuda Chess Federation]] || 0 || [[:Category:Antigua and Barbuda chess players|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 || [[:Category:Argentine chess players|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 || [[:Category:Armenian chess players|2,356]] || [[Armenian Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{ABW}} || 2.3.5 || Federashon di Ajedrez di Aruba  || 0 || [[:Category:Aruban chess players|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 || [[:Category:Australian chess players|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 || [[:Category:Austrian chess players|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 || [[:Category:Azerbaijani chess players|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 || [[:Category:Bahamian chess players|202]] || [[Bahamian Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{BHR}} || 3.1 || [[Bahrain Olympic Committee#Bahrain Mind Sports Association|Bahrain Mind Sports Association]] || 0 || [[:Category:Bahraini chess players|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 || [[:Category:Bangladeshi chess players|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 || [[:Category:Barbadian chess players|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 || [[:Category:Belarusian chess players|3,119]] || [[Belarusian Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{BEL}} || 1.1b || {{Interlanguage link|FRBE-KBSB-KSB|WD=Q2634993}} <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.frbe-kbsb.be/|title=Accueil|website=www.frbe-kbsb.be}}</ref>|| 9 || [[:Category:Belgian chess players|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 || [[:Category:Belizean chess players|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 || [[:Category:Bermudian chess players|193]] || –
|-
| {{BHU}} || 3.2 || Bhutan Chess Federation || 0 || [[:Category:Bhutanese chess players|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 || [[:Category:Bolivian chess players|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 || [[:Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina chess players|3,881]] || [[Bosnia and Herzegovina Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{BWA}} || 4.5 || [[Botswana Chess Federation]] || 0 || [[:Category:Botswana chess players|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 || [[:Category:Brazilian chess players|26,903]] || [[Brazilian Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{VGB}} || 2.3.5 || British Virgin Islands Chess Federation || 0 || [[:Category:British Virgin Island chess players|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 || [[:Category:Bruneian chess players|366]] || [[Brunei Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{BUL}} || 1.4 || Bulgarian Chess Federation <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bgchessfederation.org/|title=Новини|website=bgchessfederation.org}}</ref>|| 35 || [[:Category:Bulgarian chess players|6,120]] || [[Bulgarian Chess Championship]] 
|-
| {{BUR}} || 4.2 || Comité National Burkinabé des Échecs || 0 || [[:Category:Burkinabé chess players|46]] || [[Burkinabé Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{BDI}} || 4.3 || {{Interlanguage link|Burundi Chess Federation|WD=Q16637549}} || 0 || [[:Category:Burundian chess players|82]] || [[Burundian Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{CAM}} || 3.3 || Cambodian Chess Federation || 0 || [[:Category:Cambodian chess players|20]] || [[Cambodian Chess Championship]] 
|-
| {{CMR}} || 4.3 || {{Interlanguage link|Cameroon Chess Federation|WD=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 || [[:Category:Cameroonian chess players|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 || [[:Category:Canadian chess players|6,051]] || [[Canadian Chess Championship]] 
|-
| {{CPV}} || 4.2 || {{Interlanguage link|Federação Cabo-verdiana de Xadrez|WD=Q27023266}} || 0 || [[:Category:Cape Verdean chess players|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 || [[:Category:Cayman Islands chess players|68]] || -
|-
| {{CAF}} || 4.3 || Chess Federation of Central African Republic || 0 || [[:Category:Central African chess players|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 || [[:Category:Chad chess players|17]] || -
|-
| {{CHL}} || 2.5 || Fed. Deportiva Nacional De Ajedrez  || 6 || [[:Category:Chilean chess players|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 || [[:Category:Chinese chess players|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 || [[:Category:Taiwanese chess players|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 || [[:Category:Colombian chess players|13,176]] || [[Colombian Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{COM}} || 4.4 || {{Interlanguage link|Comoros Islands Chess Federation|WD=Q3091496}} || 0 || [[:Category:Comorian chess players|44]] || [[Comorian Chess Championship]] 
|-
| {{CGO}} || 4.3 || {{Interlanguage link|Congolese Chess Federation|WD=Q16637533}} || 0 || [[:Category:Congolese chess players|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 || [[:Category:Costa Rican chess players|6,264]] || [[Costa Rican Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{CRO}} || 1.2b || [[Croatian Chess Federation|Hrvatski šahovski savez]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hrvatski-sahovski-savez.hr/|title=Hrvatski šahovski savez|accessdate=19 August 2023}}</ref>|| 30 || [[:Category:Croatian chess players|11,726]] || [[Croatian Chess Championship]] 
|-
| {{CUB}} || 2.3.3 || Fed. Cubana de Ajedrez || 26 || [[:Category:Cuban chess players|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}}</ref>|| 0 || [[:Category:Cypriot chess players|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 || [[:Category:Czech chess players|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 || [[:Category:Danish chess players|8,092]] || [[Danish Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{DJI}} || 4.4 || Djiboutian Chess Federation || 0 || [[:Category:Djiboutian chess players|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 || [[:Category:Dominica chess players|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 || [[:Category:Dominican chess players|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 || [[:Category:Ecuadorian chess players|5,560]] || [[Ecuadorian Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{EGY}} || 4.1 || Egyptian Chess Federation || 6 || [[:Category:Egyptian chess players|16,217]] || [[Egyptian Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{ESA}} || 2.3.2 || Federación Salvadoreña de Ajedrez <ref>[http://www.ajedrezenelsalvador.org/ Federación Salvadoreña de Ajedrez]</ref>|| 0 || [[:Category:Salvadoran chess players|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 || [[:Category:English chess players|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 || [[:Category:Equatorial Guinea chess players|65]] || -
|-
| {{ERI}} || 4.4 || Eritrea Chess Federation || 0 || [[:Category:Eritrean chess players|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 || [[:Category:Estonian chess players|2,685]] || [[Estonian Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{SWZ}} || 4.5 || Eswatini National Chess Federation || 0 || [[:Category:Swazi chess players|288]] ||  [[Swazi Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{ETH}} || 4.4 || Ethiopian Chess Federation <ref>[http://www.ethiochess.org/ Ethiopian Chess Federation]</ref>|| 0 || [[:Category:Ethiopian chess players|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 || [[:Category:Faroese chess players|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 || [[:Category:Fijian chess players|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 || [[:Category:Finnish chess players|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 || [[:Category:French chess players|98,861]] || [[French Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{GAB}} || 4.3 || Fédération Gabonaise des Échecs  || 0 || [[:Category:Gabonese chess players|123]] || [[Gabonese Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{GAM}} || 4.2 || Gambia Chess Federation  || 0 || [[:Category:Gambian chess players|75]] || [[Gambian Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{GEO}} || 1.5b || Chess Federation of Georgia  || 31 || [[:Category:Chess in Georgia (country)|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 || [[:Category:German chess players|47,579]] || [[German Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{GHA}} || 4.2 || {{Interlanguage link|Ghana Chess Association|WD=Q16382630}} <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ghanachess.com/|title=Ghana Chess Association|website=Ghana Chess Association}}</ref>|| 0 || [[:Category:Ghanaian chess players|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 || [[:Category:Greek chess players|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 || [[:Category:Grenada chess players|21]] || -
|-
| {{GUM}} || 3.6 || Guam Chess Federation || 0 || [[:Category:Guamanian chess players|432]] || –
|-
| {{GUA}} || 2.3.2 || Fed. Nac. de Ajedrez de Guatemala  || 0 || [[:Category:Guatemalan chess players|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 || [[:Category:Guernsey chess players|41]] || [[Guernsey Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{GUY}} || 2.3.5 || [[Guyana Chess Federation]] || 0 || [[:Category:Guyanese chess players|302]] || [[Guyanese Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{HAI}} || 2.3.5 || [[Haitian Chess Federation]] || 0 || [[:Category:Haitian chess players|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 || [[:Category:Honduran chess players|1,318]] || [[Honduran Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{HKG}} || 3.3 || [[Hong Kong Chess Federation]] || 0 || [[:Category:Hong Kong chess players|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 || [[:Category:Hungarian chess players|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 || [[:Category:Icelandic chess players|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>|| 83 || [[:Category:Indian chess players|134,560]] || [[Indian Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{INA}} || 3.3 || Persatuan Catur Seluruh Indonesia <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbpercasi.com/|title=CATUR INDONESIA|accessdate=19 August 2023}}</ref>|| 4 || [[:Category:Indonesian chess players|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 || [[:Category:Iranian chess players|63,462]] || [[Iranian Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{IRQ}} || 3.1 || Iraqi Chess Federation   || 0 ||  [[:Category:Iraqi chess players|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 || [[:Category:Irish chess players|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 || [[:Category:Israeli chess players|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 || [[:Category:Italian chess players|32,862]] || [[Italian Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{CIV}} || 4.2 || {{Interlanguage link|Fédération Ivoirienne des Échecs|WD=Q16637628}} || 0 || [[:Category:Ivorian chess players|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 || [[:Category:Jamaican chess players|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 || [[:Category:Japanese chess players|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 || [[:Category:Jersey chess players|223]] || [[Jersey Chess Championship]]
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| {{JOR}} || 3.1 || Royal Jordanian Chess Federation  <ref>[http://www.jordanchess.com/ Royal Jordanian Chess Federation]</ref>|| 1 || [[:Category:Jordanian chess players|2,908]] || [[Jordanian Chess Championship]]
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| {{KAZ}} || 3.4 || Kazakhstan Chess Federation <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kazchess.kz/|title=KazChess &#124; Казахстанская федерация шахмат|website=kazchess.kz}}</ref>|| 18 || [[:Category:Kazakhstani chess players|13,681]] || [[Kazakhstani Chess Championship]]
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| {{KEN}} || 4.4 || {{Interlanguage link|Chess Kenya|WD=Q16539017}} <ref>[https://www.chesskenya.or.ke Kenyan Chess]/</ref>|| 0 || [[:Category:Kenyan chess players|4,797]] || [[Kenyan Chess Championship]]
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| {{KOS}} || 1.2b || Kosovo Chess Federation <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shahu-rks.com/|title=FSHK|website=FSHK}}</ref>|| 0 || [[:Category:Kosovan chess players|875]] || [[Kosovan Chess Championship]]
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| {{KUW}} || 3.1 || Kuwait Chess Federation || 0 || [[:Category:Kuwaiti chess players|834]] || [[Kuwaiti Chess Championship]]
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| {{KGZ}} || 3.4 || Chess Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic || 0 || [[:Category:Kyrgyzstani chess players|4,782]] || [[Kyrgyzstani Chess Championship]]
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| {{LAO}} || 3.3 || Lao Chess Federation || 0 || [[:Category:Laotian chess players|202]] || [[Laotian Chess Championship]]
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| {{LAT}} || 1.7 || Latvijas Šaha Federācija <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sahafederacija.lv/|title=Latvijas Šaha Federācija|website=www.sahafederacija.lv}}</ref> 
| 10 || [[:Category:Latvian chess players|4,537]] || [[Latvian Chess Championship]]
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| {{LIB}} || 3.1 || Federation Libanaise des Echecs <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lebanesechessfederation.org/|title=Lebanese Chess Federation|accessdate=19 August 2023}}</ref>|| 0 || [[:Category:Lebanese chess players|2,480]] || [[Lebanese Chess Championship]]
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| {{LES}} || 4.5 || Chess Federation of Lesotho || 0 || [[:Category:Lesotho chess players|434]] || [[Lesotho Chess Championship]]
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| {{LBR}} || 4.2 || Liberia Chess Federation || 0 || [[:Category:Liberian chess players|328]] || [[Liberian Chess Championship]]
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| {{LBA}} || 4.1 || General Libyan Chess Federation || 0 || [[:Category:Libyan chess players|1,881]] || [[Libyan Chess Championship]]
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| {{LIE}} || 1.10 || Liechtensteiner Schachverband || 0 || [[:Category:Liechtenstein chess players|45]] || [[Liechtenstein Chess Championship]]
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| {{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 || [[:Category:Lithuanian chess players|6,341]] || [[Lithuanian Chess Championship]]
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| {{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 || [[:Category:Luxembourgian chess players|875]] || [[Luxembourg Chess Championship]]
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| {{MAC}} || 3.3 || Grupo de Xadrez de Macau || 0 || [[:Category:Macau chess players|86]] || –
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| {{MAD}} || 4.4 || {{Interlanguage link|Madagascar Chess Federation|WD=Q16637635}} || 0 || [[:Category:Malagasy chess players|953]] || [[Malagasy Chess Championship]]
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| {{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 || [[:Category:Malawian chess players|1,009]] || [[Malawian Chess Championship]]
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| {{MAS}} || 3.3 || [[Malaysian Chess Federation]]  <ref>[http://malaysiachess.com Malaysian Chess Federation]</ref>|| 0 || [[:Category:Malaysian chess players|15,533]] || [[Malaysian Chess Championship]]
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| {{MDV}} || 3.2 || Maldives Chess Federation || 0 || [[:Category:Maldivian chess players|573]] || [[Maldivian Chess Championship]]
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| {{MLI}} || 4.2 || {{Interlanguage link|Federation Malienne du Jeu D'Echecs|WD=Q16637637}} || 0 || [[:Category:Malian chess players|135]] || [[Malian Chess Championship]]
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| {{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 || [[:Category:Maltese chess players|142]] || [[Maltese Chess Championship]]
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| {{MTN}} || 4.1 || {{Interlanguage link|Mauritanian Chess Federation|WD=Q16637640}} <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mauritaniachess.com/|title=Federation Mauritanienne des Jeux d'Echecs|website=Federation Mauritanienne des Jeux d'Echecs}}</ref>|| 0 || [[:Category:Mauritanian chess players|839]] || [[Mauritanian Chess Championship]]
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| {{MRI}} || 4.4 || {{Interlanguage link|Mauritius Chess Federation|WD=Q16637539}} <ref>[http://www.mauritius-chess-federation.com/ Mauritius Chess Federation]</ref>|| 0 || [[:Category:Mauritian chess players|69]] || [[Mauritian Chess Championship]]
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| {{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 || [[:Category:Mexican chess players|14,128]] || [[Mexican Chess Championship]] 
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| {{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 || [[:Category:Moldovan chess players|1,524]] || [[Moldovan Chess Championship]]
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| {{MON}} || 1.10 || {{Interlanguage link|Monaco Chess Federation|WD=Q16637642}} || 3 || [[:Category:Monegasque chess players|303]] || [[Monaco Chess Championship]]
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| {{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 || [[:Category:Mongolian chess players|2,663]] || [[Mongolian Chess Championship]]
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| {{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 || [[:Category:Montenegrin chess players|1,377]] || [[Montenegrin Chess Championship]]
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| {{MAR}} || 4.1 || Fed. Royale Marocaine des Echecs  <ref>[http://www.frme.net Moroccan Chess Federation]</ref>|| 1 || [[:Category:Moroccan chess players|4,879]] || [[Moroccan Chess Championship]]
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| {{MOZ}} || 4.5 || {{Interlanguage link|Mozambique Chess Federation|WD=Q27070621}} || 0 || [[:Category:Mozambican chess players|634]] || [[Mozambican Chess Championship]]
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| {{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 || [[:Category:Myanmar chess players|2,354]] || [[Myanmar Chess Championship]]
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| {{NAM}} || 4.5 || Namibia Chess Federation <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://namchess.blogspot.com/|title=Namibian Chess News|website=namchess.blogspot.com}}</ref>|| 0 || [[:Category:Namibian chess players|1,206]] || [[Namibian Chess Championship]]
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| {{NRU}} || 3.6 || Nauru Chess Federation || 0 || [[:Category:Nauruan chess players|69]] || [[Nauruan Chess Championship]]
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| {{NEP}} || 3.2 || [[Nepal Chess Association]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nepalchess.com/|title=Nepalchess|website=www.nepalchess.com}}</ref>|| 0 || [[:Category:Nepalese chess players|4,986]] || [[Nepalese Chess Championship]]
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| {{NED}} || 1.1b || Koninklijke Nederlandse Schaakbond  <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://schaakbond.nl/|title=De Schaakbond, ondersteuningspunt voor schakers|date=August 7, 2023|website=Schaakbond}}</ref>|| 43 || [[:Category:Dutch chess players|10,479]] || [[Dutch Chess Championship]]
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| {{AHO}} || 2.3.5 || Curaçao Chess Federation || 0 || [[:Category:Dutch Antillean chess players|276]] || [[Netherlands Antilles Chess Championship]]
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| {{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 || [[:Category:New Zealand chess players|2,547]] || [[New Zealand Chess Championship]]
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| {{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 || [[:Category:Nicaraguan chess players|1,255]] || [[Nicaraguan Chess Championship]]
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| {{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 || [[:Category:Niger chess players|69]] || -
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| {{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 || [[:Category:Nigerian chess players|3,878]] || [[Nigerian Chess Championship]]
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| {{MKD}} || 1.2b || Chess Federation of Macedonia<ref>[https://chess-mkd.mk/ Chess Federation of Macedonia]</ref>|| 10 || [[:Category:Macedonian chess players|1,749]] || [[Macedonian Chess Championship]]
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| {{NOR}} || 1.3 || Norges Sjakkforbund  <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sjakk.no/|title=Forside|website=Sjakkforbundet}}</ref>|| 18 || [[:Category:Norwegian chess players|8,552]] || [[Norwegian Chess Championship]]
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| {{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 || [[:Category:Omani chess players|2,595]] || [[Omani Chess Championship]]
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| {{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 || [[:Category:Pakistani chess players|2,963]] || [[Pakistani Chess Championship]]
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| {{PLW}} || 3.6 || Palau Chess Federation <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/|title=Palau Chess|accessdate=19 August 2023}}</ref>|| 0 || [[:Category:Palauan chess players|267]] || [[Palauan Chess Championship]]
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| {{PLE}} || 3.1 || Palestine Chess Federation  || 0 || [[:Category:Palestinian chess players|2,410]] || [[Palestinian Chess Championship]]
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| {{PAN}} || 2.3.2 || Fed. de Ajedrez de Panama <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ajedrezpanama.org/|title=Inicio / Noticias|website=ajedrezpanama.org}}</ref>|| 0 || [[:Category:Panamanian chess players|2,786]] || [[Panamanian Chess Championship]]
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| {{PNG}} || 3.6 || Papua New Guinea Chess Federation || 0 || [[:Category:Papua New Guinean chess players|22]] || [[Papua New Guinean Chess Championship]]
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| {{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 || [[:Category:Paraguayan chess players|1,724]] || [[Paraguayan Chess Championship]]
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| {{PER}} || 2.4 || Federacion Peruana de Ajedrez <ref>[http://www.ajedrezenperu.com Peruvian Chess Federation]</ref>|| 10 || [[:Category:Peruvian chess players|13,178]] || [[Peruvian Chess Championship]]
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| {{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 || [[:Category:Filipino chess players|11,996]] || [[Philippine Chess Championship]]
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| {{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 || [[:Category:Polish chess players|43,572]] || [[Polish Chess Championship]]
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| {{POR}} || 1.1c || [[Portuguese Chess Federation|Federação Portuguesa de Xadrez]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fpx.weebly.com/|title=Federação Portuguesa de Xadrez|website=Federação Portuguesa de Xadrez}}</ref>|| 4 || [[:Category:Portuguese chess players|8,047]] || [[Portuguese Chess Championship]]
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| {{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 || [[:Category:Puerto Rican chess players|1,316]] || [[Puerto Rican Chess Championship]]
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| {{QAT}} || 3.1 || [[Qatar Chess Association]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qatarchess.qa/|title=Home Page|website=Qatar Chess Association}}</ref>|| 3 || [[:Category:Qatari chess players|186]] || [[Qatari Chess Championship]]
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| {{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 || [[:Category:Romanian chess players|13,041]] || [[Romanian Chess Championship]]
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| {{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 || [[:Category:Russian chess players|120,128]] || [[Russian Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{RWA}} || 4.4 || {{Interlanguage link|Rwanda Chess Federation|WD=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 || [[:Category:Rwandan chess players|192]] || [[Rwandan Chess Championship]]
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| {{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 || -
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| {{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 || -
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| {{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 || -
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| {{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 || [[:Category:Sammarinese chess players|54]] || [[Sammarinese Chess Championship]]
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| {{STP}} || 4.3 || {{Interlanguage link|Sao Tome and Principe Chess Federation|WD=Q27070525}} || 0 || [[:Category:São Tomé and Príncipe chess players|170]] || [[São Tomé and Príncipe Chess Championship]]
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| {{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 || [[:Category:Saudi Arabian chess players|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 || [[:Category:Scottish chess players|1,468]] || [[Scottish Chess Championship]]
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| {{SEN}} || 4.2 || {{Interlanguage link|Senegalese Chess Federation|WD=Q16637662}} || 1 || [[:Category:Senegalese chess players|194]] || [[Senegalese Chess Championship]]
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| {{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 || [[:Category:Serbian chess players|12,767]] || [[Serbian Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{SEY}} || 4.4 || Seychelles Chess Federation   || 0 || [[:Category:Seychelles chess players|79]] || [[Seychelles Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{SLE}} || 4.2 || Sierra Leone Chess Federation || 0 || [[:Category:Sierra Leonean chess players|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 || [[:Category:Singaporean chess players|5,618]] || [[Singaporean Chess Championship]]
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| {{SVK}} || 1.4 || Slovenský šachový zväz <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chess.sk/|title=Slovenský šachový zväz|website=www.chess.sk}}</ref>|| 14 || [[:Category:Slovak chess players|9,528]] || [[Slovak Chess Championship]]
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| {{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 || [[:Category:Slovenian chess players|7,053]] ||  [[Slovenian Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{SLB}} || 3.6 || Solomon Islands Chess Federation || 0 || [[:Category:Solomon Island chess players|122]] ||  [[Solomon Island Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{SOM}} || 4.4 || Somali Chess Federation || 0 || [[:Category:Somali chess players|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 || [[:Category:South African chess players|8,599]] || [[South African Chess Championship]]
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| {{KOR}} || 3.3 || Korea Chess Federation <ref>[http://www.kchess.or.kr/ Korea Chess Federation]</ref>|| 1 || [[:Category:South Korean chess players|2,416]] ||  [[South Korean Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{SSD}} || 4.4 || South Sudan Chess Federation || 0 || [[:Category:South Sudanese chess players|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 || [[:Category:Spanish chess players|74,610]] || [[Spanish Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{SRI}} || 3.2 || Chess Federation of Sri Lanka || 0 || [[:Category:Sri Lankan chess players|21,776]] ||  [[Sri Lankan Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{SUD}} || 4.4 || Sudan Chess Federation || 0 || [[:Category:Sudanese chess players|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 || [[:Category:Surinamese chess players|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 || [[:Category:Swedish chess players|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 || [[:Category:Swiss chess players|5,854]] || [[Swiss Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{SYR}} || 3.1 || Syrian Arab Chess Federation || 0 || [[:Category:Syrian chess players|1,531]] || [[Syrian Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{TJK}} || 3.4 || Federazijai Shakhmati Tajikistan   || 1 || [[:Category:Tajikistani chess players|409]] || [[Tajikistani Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{TAN}} || 4.4 || Tanzania Chess Association || 0 || [[:Category:Tanzanian chess players|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 || [[:Category:Thai chess players|2,087]] ||  [[Thai Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{TLS}} || 3.3 || Federação Xadrez de Timor-Leste || 0 || [[:Category:Timorese chess players|594]] ||  [[Timorese Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{TOG}} || 4.2 || {{Interlanguage link|Togolese Chess Federation|WD=Q16637666}} <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://togo-echecs.forumactif.org/|title=Le jeu d'Echecs au Togo|website=togo-echecs.forumactif.org}}</ref>|| 0 || [[:Category:Togolese chess players|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 || [[:Category:Trinidad and Tobago chess players|1,326]] || [[Trinidad and Tobago Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{TUN}} || 4.1 || {{Interlanguage link|Tunisian Chess Federation|WD=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 || [[:Category:Tunisian chess players|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 || [[:Category:Turkish chess players|49,282]] || [[Turkish Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{TKM}} || 3.4 || Turkmenistan Chess Federation  || 7 || [[:Category:Turkmenistan chess players|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 || [[:Category: Ugandan chess players|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 || [[:Category:Ukrainian chess players|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 || [[:Category:Emirati chess players|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 || [[:Category:American chess players|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 || [[:Category:United States Virgin Island chess players|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 || [[:Category:Uruguayan chess players|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 || [[:Category:Uzbekistani chess players|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 || [[:Category:Venezuelan chess players|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 || [[:Category:Vietnamese chess players|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 || [[:Category:Welsh chess players|830]] || [[Welsh Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{YEM}} || 3.1 || Yemen Chess Association   || 0 || [[:Category:Yemeni chess players|656]] || [[Yemeni Chess Championship]]
|-
| {{ZAM}} || 4.5 || [[Chess Federation of Zambia]] || 1 || [[:Category:Zambian chess players|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 || [[:Category:Zimbabwean chess players|1,863]] || [[Zimbabwean Chess Championship]]
|}

In addition, the Isle of Man Chess Association (since 2020) and the Chess League of New Caledonia (''Ligue d'Echecs de Nouvelle-Calédonie'', since 2023) 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> || [[European Individual Chess Championship|Individual]], [[European Youth Chess Championship|Youth]], [[European Junior Chess Championship|Junior]], <br> [[European Senior Chess Championship|Senior]] and [[European Team Chess Championship|Team]]
|-
| [[Americas|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]]
|-
| [[List of Mediterranean countries|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==
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