Country |
Zone |
National federation |
#GM |
#FIDE |
National championship
|
Afghanistan |
3.4 |
Afghan National Chess Federation |
0 |
134 |
Afghan Chess Championship
|
Albania |
1.5a |
Albania Chess Federation [Wikidata] [1] |
1 |
249 |
Albanian Chess Championship
|
Algeria |
4.1 |
Fédération Algérienne des échecs [Wikidata] [2] |
2 |
2080 |
Algerian Chess Championship
|
Andorra |
1.10 |
Federació d'Escacs Valls d'Andorra [Wikidata] [3] |
2 |
114 |
Andorran Chess Championship
|
Angola |
4.3 |
Federação Angolana de Xadrez [Wikidata] |
0 |
608 |
Angolan Chess Championship
|
Argentina |
2.5 |
Argentine Chess Federation [4] |
23 |
6553 |
Argentine Chess Championship
|
Armenia |
1.5b |
Armenian Chess Federation [5] |
37 |
1348 |
Armenian Chess Championship
|
Aruba |
2.3.5 |
Federashon di Ajedrez di Aruba |
0 |
80 |
–
|
Australia |
3.6 |
Australian Chess Federation [6] |
6 |
3128 |
Australian Chess Championship
|
Austria |
1.2a |
Österreichischer Schachbund [7] |
7 |
5818 |
Austrian Chess Championship
|
Azerbaijan |
1.8 |
Azerbaijan Chess Federation [8] |
24 |
2697 |
Azerbaijani Chess Championship
|
Bahamas |
2.3.5 |
Bahamas Chess Federation [9] |
0 |
92 |
Bahamian Chess Championship
|
Bahrain |
3.1 |
Bahrain Mind Sports Association |
0 |
282 |
Bahraini Chess Championship
|
Bangladesh |
3.2 |
Bangladesh Chess Federation [10] |
5 |
2659 |
Bangladeshi Chess Championship
|
Barbados |
2.3.5 |
Barbados Chess Federation [11] |
0 |
392 |
Barbadian Chess Championship
|
Belarus |
1.8 |
Belarus Chess Federation [12] |
17 |
1717 |
Belarusian Chess Championship
|
Belgium |
1.1b |
FRBE-KBSB-KSB [Wikidata] [13] |
4 |
5421 |
Belgian Chess Championship
|
Bermuda |
2.3.5 |
Bermuda Chess Association |
0 |
92 |
–
|
Bhutan |
3.2 |
Bhutan Chess Federation |
0 |
57 |
Bhutan National Premier Chess Championship
|
Bolivia |
2.4 |
Federación Boliviana de Ajedrez [14] |
1 |
1854 |
Bolivian Chess Championship
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1.2b |
Sahovski Savez Bosne i Hercegovine [15] |
9 |
1626 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina Chess Championship
|
Botswana |
4.3 |
Botswana Chess Federation |
0 |
1442 |
Botswana Chess Championship
|
Brazil |
2.4 |
Confed. Brasileira de Xadrez [16] |
12 |
11,588 |
Brazilian Chess Championship
|
British Virgin Islands |
2.3.5 |
British Virgin Islands Chess Federation |
0 |
9 |
–
|
Brunei |
3.3 |
Brunei Chess Federation [17] |
0 |
197 |
Brunei Chess Championship
|
Bulgaria |
1.4 |
Bulgarian Chess Federation [18] |
36 |
3367 |
Bulgarian Chess Championship
|
Burkina Faso |
4.4 |
Comité National Burkinabé des Échecs |
0 |
34 |
Burkinabé Chess Championship
|
Burundi |
4.2 |
Burundi Chess Federation [Wikidata] |
0 |
28 |
Burundian Chess Championship
|
Cambodia |
3.3 |
Cambodian Chess Federation |
0 |
7 |
Cambodian Chess Championship
|
Cameroon |
4.4 |
Cameroon Chess Federation [Wikidata] [19] |
0 |
88 |
Cameroonian Chess Championship
|
Canada |
2.2 |
Chess Federation of Canada [20] |
12 |
2791 |
Canadian Chess Championship
|
Cape Verde |
4.4 |
Federação Cabo-verdiana de Xadrez [Wikidata] |
0 |
1 |
Cape Verdean Chess Championship
|
Central African Republic |
4.4 |
Chess Federation of Central African Republic |
0 |
76 |
Central African Chess Championship
|
Chile |
2.5 |
Fed. Deportiva Nacional De Ajedrez |
4 |
3607 |
Chilean Chess Championship
|
China |
3.5 |
Chinese Chess Association [21] |
39 |
2065 |
Chinese Chess Championship
|
Chinese Taipei |
3.3 |
Chinese Taipei Chess Association [22] |
0 |
146 |
Taiwanese Chess Championship
|
Colombia |
2.3.4 |
Fed. Colombiana de Ajedrez [23] |
5 |
6919 |
Colombian Chess Championship
|
Comoros |
4.3 |
Comoros Islands Chess Federation [Wikidata] |
0 |
17 |
Comorian Chess Championship
|
Republic of the Congo |
4.3 |
Congolese Chess Federation [Wikidata] |
0 |
15 |
Congolese Chess Championship
|
Costa Rica |
2.3.2 |
Federacion Central de Ajedrez [24] |
1 |
1252 |
Costa Rican Chess Championship
|
Croatia |
1.2b |
Croatian Chess Federation [25] |
31 |
6656 |
Croatian Chess Championship
|
Cuba |
2.3.3 |
Fed. Cubana de Ajedrez |
20 |
2528 |
Cuban Chess Championship
|
Cyprus |
1.10 |
Cyprus Chess Federation [26] |
0 |
480 |
Cypriot Chess Championship
|
Czech Republic |
1.4 |
Šachový svaz České republiky [27] |
32 |
10,834 |
Czech Chess Championship
|
Denmark |
1.3 |
Dansk Skak Union [28] |
13 |
6056 |
Danish Chess Championship
|
Djibouti |
4.2 |
Djiboutian Chess Federation |
0 |
18 |
Djiboutian Chess Championship
|
Dominican Republic |
2.3.5 |
Federación Dominicana de Ajedrez [29] |
1 |
2055 |
Dominican Chess Championship
|
Ecuador |
2.3.5 |
Fed. Ecuatoriana de Ajedrez [30] |
1 |
3234 |
Ecuadorian Chess Championship
|
Egypt |
4.2 |
Egyptian Chess Federation |
5 |
4562 |
Egyptian Chess Championship
|
England |
1.1a |
English Chess Federation [31] |
35 |
5468 |
British Chess Championship
|
El Salvador |
2.3.2 |
Federación Salvadoreña de Ajedrez [32] |
0 |
724 |
Salvadoran Chess Championship
|
Eritrea |
4.2 |
Eritrea Chess Federation |
0 |
98 |
Eritrean Chess Championship
|
Estonia |
1.7 |
Eesti Maleliit [33] |
5 |
1091 |
Estonian Chess Championship
|
Ethiopia |
4.2 |
Ethiopian Chess Federation [34] |
0 |
273 |
Ethiopian Chess Championship
|
Faroe Islands |
1.10 |
Talvsamband Foroya [35] |
0 |
241 |
Faroese Chess Championship
|
Fiji |
3.6 |
Fiji Chess Federation [36] |
0 |
168 |
Fijian Chess Championship
|
Finland |
1.3 |
Suomen Keskusshakkiliitto [37] |
5 |
1490 |
Finnish Chess Championship
|
France |
1.1b |
French Chess Federation [38] |
49 |
44,612 |
French Chess Championship
|
Gabon |
4.4 |
Fédération Gabonaise des Échecs |
0 |
20 |
Gabonese Chess Championship
|
Gambia |
4.4 |
Gambia Chess Federation |
0 |
37 |
Gambian Chess Championship
|
Georgia |
1.5b |
Chess Federation of Georgia |
28 |
2027 |
Georgian Chess Championship
|
Germany |
1.2a |
Deutscher Schachbund [39] |
91 |
32,347 |
German Chess Championship
|
Ghana |
4.4 |
Ghana Chess Association [Wikidata] [40] |
0 |
94 |
Ghanaian Chess Championship
|
Greece |
1.5a |
Elliniki Skakistiki Omospondia [41] |
13 |
16,768 |
Greek Chess Championship
|
Guam |
3.6 |
Guam Chess Federation |
0 |
57 |
–
|
Guatemala |
2.3.2 |
Fed. Nac. de Ajedrez de Guatemala |
0 |
321 |
Guatemalan Chess Championship
|
Guernsey |
1.10 |
Guernsey Chess Federation [42] |
0 |
24 |
Guernsey Chess Championship
|
Guyana |
2.3.5 |
Guyana Chess Federation |
0 |
56 |
Guyanese Chess Championship
|
Haiti |
2.3.5 |
Haitian Chess Federation |
0 |
48 |
Haitian Chess Championship
|
Honduras |
2.3.2 |
Federación Nacional de Ajedrez de Honduras [43] |
0 |
492 |
Honduran Chess Championship
|
Hong Kong |
3.3 |
Hong Kong Chess Federation |
0 |
617 |
Hong Kong Chess Championship
|
Hungary |
1.4 |
Magyar Sakkszovetseg [44] |
54 |
9581 |
Hungarian Chess Championship
|
Iceland |
1.3 |
Skáksamband Íslands [45] |
13 |
1616 |
Icelandic Chess Championship
|
India |
3.7 |
All India Chess Federation [46] |
43 |
58,002 |
Indian Chess Championship
|
Indonesia |
3.3 |
Persatuan Catur Seluruh Indonesia [47] |
6 |
1676 |
Indonesian Chess Championship
|
Iran |
3.1 |
Chess Fed. of Islamic Rep. of Iran [48] |
9 |
20,462 |
Iranian Chess Championship
|
Iraq |
3.1 |
Iraqi Chess Federation |
0 |
1286 |
Iraqi Chess Championship
|
Ireland |
1.1a |
Irish Chess Union [49] |
1 |
1123 |
Irish Chess Championship
|
Israel |
1.2b |
Israel Chess Federation [50] |
41 |
3477 |
Israeli Chess Championship
|
Italy |
1.1c |
Federazione Scacchistica Italiana [51] |
11 |
15,493 |
Italian Chess Championship
|
Ivory Coast |
4.4 |
Fédération Ivoirienne des Échecs [Wikidata] |
0 |
38 |
Ivorian Chess Championship
|
Jamaica |
2.3.5 |
Jamaica Chess Federation [52] |
0 |
310 |
Jamaican Chess Championship
|
Japan |
3.3 |
Japan Chess Association [53] |
0 |
260 |
Japanese Chess Championship
|
Jersey |
1.10 |
Jersey Chess Federation [54] |
0 |
196 |
Jersey Chess Championship
|
Jordan |
3.1 |
Royal Jordanian Chess Federation [55] |
0 |
1058 |
Jordanian Chess Championship
|
Kazakhstan |
3.4 |
Kazakhstan Chess Federation [56] |
15 |
2652 |
Kazakhstani Chess Championship
|
Kenya |
4.2 |
Chess Kenya [Wikidata] |
0 |
929 |
Kenyan Chess Championship
|
Kosovo |
1.2b |
Kosovo Chess Federation [57] |
0 |
256 |
Kosovan Chess Championship
|
Kuwait |
3.1 |
Kuwait Chess Federation |
0 |
218 |
Kuwaiti Chess Championship
|
Kyrgyzstan |
3.4 |
Chess Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic |
1 |
340 |
Kyrgyzstani Chess Championship
|
Laos |
3.3 |
Lao Chess Federation |
0 |
60 |
Laotian Chess Championship
|
Latvia |
1.7 |
Latvijas Saha Savieniba [58] |
11 |
1498 |
Latvian Chess Championship
|
Lebanon |
3.1 |
Federation Libanaise des Echecs [59] |
0 |
699 |
Lebanese Chess Championship
|
Lesotho |
4.3 |
Chess Federation of Lesotho |
0 |
91 |
Lesotho Chess Championship
|
Liberia |
4.4 |
Liberia Chess Federation |
0 |
34 |
Liberian Chess Championship
|
Libya |
4.1 |
General Libyan Chess Federation |
0 |
813 |
Libyan Chess Championship
|
Liechtenstein |
1.10 |
Liechtensteiner Schachverband |
0 |
23 |
Liechtenstein Chess Championship
|
Lithuania |
1.7 |
Lietuvos Sachmatu Federacija [60] |
8 |
2907 |
Lithuanian Chess Championship
|
Luxembourg |
1.10 |
Federation Luxembourgeoise des Echecs [61] |
0 |
519 |
Luxembourg Chess Championship
|
Macau |
3.3 |
Grupo de Xadrez de Macau |
0 |
73 |
–
|
North Macedonia |
1.2b |
Chess Federation of FYROM [62] |
9 |
573 |
Macedonian Chess Championship
|
Madagascar |
4.3 |
Madagascar Chess Federation [Wikidata] |
0 |
262 |
Malagasy Chess Championship
|
Malawi |
4.3 |
Chess Association of Malawi [63] |
0 |
400 |
Malawian Chess Championship
|
Malaysia |
3.3 |
Malaysian Chess Federation [64] |
0 |
3163 |
Malaysian Chess Championship
|
Maldives |
3.2 |
Maldives Chess Federation |
0 |
92 |
Maldivian Chess Championship
|
Mali |
4.1 |
Federation Malienne du Jeu D'Echecs [Wikidata] |
0 |
23 |
Malian Chess Championship
|
Malta |
1.10 |
Il-Federazzjoni Maltija tac-Cess [65] |
0 |
236 |
Maltese Chess Championship
|
Mauritania |
4.1 |
Mauritanian Chess Federation [Wikidata] [66] |
0 |
181 |
Mauritanian Chess Championship
|
Mauritius |
4.3 |
Mauritius Chess Federation [Wikidata] [67] |
0 |
37 |
Mauritian Chess Championship
|
Mexico |
2.3.1 |
Fed. Nac. de Ajedrez de Mexico AC [68] |
5 |
3479 |
Mexican Chess Championship
|
Moldova |
1.8 |
Federația de Șah a Republicii Moldova [69] |
6 |
802 |
Moldovan Chess Championship
|
Monaco |
1.10 |
Monaco Chess Federation [Wikidata] |
4 |
98 |
Monaco Chess Championship
|
Mongolia |
3.3 |
Mongolian Chess Federation [70] |
4 |
726 |
Mongolian Chess Championship
|
Montenegro |
1.5a |
Montenegro Chess Federation [71] |
6 |
756 |
Montenegrin Chess Championship
|
Morocco |
4.1 |
Fed. Royale Marocaine des Echecs [72] |
1 |
1214 |
Moroccan Chess Championship
|
Mozambique |
4.3 |
Mozambique Chess Federation [Wikidata] |
0 |
61 |
Mozambican Chess Championship
|
Myanmar |
3.3 |
Myanmar Chess Federation [73] |
1 |
659 |
Myanmar Chess Championship
|
Namibia |
4.3 |
Namibia Chess Federation [74] |
0 |
109 |
Namibian Chess Championship
|
Nauru |
3.6 |
Nauru Chess Federation |
0 |
3 |
Nauruan Chess Championship
|
Nepal |
3.2 |
Nepal Chess Association [75] |
0 |
1613 |
Nepalese Chess Championship
|
Netherlands |
1.1b |
Koninklijke Nederlandse Schaakbond [76] |
35 |
5753 |
Dutch Chess Championship
|
Netherlands Antilles |
2.3.5 |
Curaçao Chess Federation |
0 |
138 |
Netherlands Antilles Chess Championship
|
New Zealand |
3.6 |
New Zealand Chess Federation [77] |
1 |
743 |
New Zealand Chess Championship
|
Nicaragua |
2.3.2 |
Federacion Nicaragüense de Ajedrez [78] |
0 |
655 |
Nicaraguan Chess Championship
|
Nigeria |
4.4 |
Nigeria Chess Federation [79] |
0 |
791 |
Nigerian Chess Championship
|
Norway |
1.3 |
Norges Sjakkforbund [80] |
13 |
3863 |
Norwegian Chess Championship
|
Oman |
3.1 |
Oman Chess Committee [81] |
0 |
439 |
Omani Chess Championship
|
Pakistan |
3.2 |
Chess Federation of Pakistan [82] |
0 |
304 |
Pakistani Chess Championship
|
Palau |
3.6 |
Palau Chess Federation [83] |
0 |
152 |
Palauan Chess Championship
|
Palestine |
3.1 |
Palestine Chess Federation |
0 |
526 |
Palestinian Chess Championship
|
Panama |
2.3.2 |
Fed. de Ajedrez de Panama [84] |
0 |
427 |
Panamanian Chess Championship
|
Papua New Guinea |
3.6 |
Papua New Guinea Chess Federation |
0 |
17 |
Papua New Guinean Chess Championship
|
Paraguay |
2.5 |
Federacion Paraguaya de Ajedrez [85] |
4 |
680 |
Paraguayan Chess Championship
|
Peru |
2.4 |
Federacion Peruana de Ajedrez [86] |
6 |
3964 |
Peruvian Chess Championship
|
Philippines |
3.3 |
National Chess Federation of the Philippines [87] |
14 |
2619 |
Philippine Chess Championship
|
Poland |
1.4 |
Polish Chess Federation [88] |
41 |
18,252 |
Polish Chess Championship
|
Portugal |
1.1c |
Federação Portuguesa de Xadrez [89] |
3 |
5320 |
Portuguese Chess Championship
|
Puerto Rico |
2.3.5 |
Fed. de Ajedrez de Puerto Rico [90] |
0 |
670 |
Puerto Rican Chess Championship
|
Qatar |
3.1 |
Qatar Chess Association [91] |
3 |
123 |
Qatari Chess Championship
|
Romania |
1.4 |
Federatia Romana de Sah [92] |
21 |
6592 |
Romanian Chess Championship
|
Russia |
1.6 |
Russian Chess Federation [93] |
234 |
59,294 |
Russian Chess Championship
|
Rwanda |
4.2 |
Rwanda Chess Federation [Wikidata] [94] |
0 |
79 |
Rwandan Chess Championship
|
San Marino |
1.10 |
Federazione Sammarinese degli Scacchi [95] |
0 |
15 |
Sammarinese Chess Championship
|
São Tomé and Príncipe |
4.4 |
Sao Tome and Principe Chess Federation [Wikidata] |
0 |
18 |
São Tomé and Príncipe Chess Championship
|
Saudi Arabia |
3.1 |
Saudi Chess Association [96] |
0 |
993 |
Saudi Arabian Chess Championship
|
Scotland |
1.1a |
Chess Scotland [97] |
6 |
708 |
Scottish Chess Championship
|
Senegal |
4.1 |
Senegalese Chess Federation [Wikidata] |
0 |
21 |
Senegalese Chess Championship
|
Serbia |
1.5a |
Chess Federation of Serbia [98] |
55 |
7732 |
Serbian Chess Championship
|
Seychelles |
4.2 |
Seychelles Chess Federation |
0 |
50 |
Seychelles Chess Championship
|
Sierra Leone |
4.4 |
Sierra Leone Chess Federation |
0 |
14 |
Sierra Leonean Chess Championship
|
Singapore |
3.3 |
Singapore Chess Federation [99] |
3 |
2377 |
Singaporean Chess Championship
|
Slovakia |
1.4 |
Slovensky Sachovy Zvaz [100] |
10 |
6192 |
Slovak Chess Championship
|
Slovenia |
1.2a |
Sahovska Zveza Slovenije [101] |
12 |
4143 |
Slovenian Chess Championship
|
Solomon Islands |
3.6 |
Solomon Islands Chess Federation |
0 |
35 |
Solomon Island Chess Championship
|
Somalia |
4.2 |
Somali Chess Federation |
0 |
43 |
Somali Chess Championship
|
South Africa |
4.3 |
Chess South Africa [102] |
1 |
2478 |
South African Chess Championship
|
South Korea |
3.3 |
Korea Chess Federation |
1 |
752 |
South Korean Chess Championship
|
South Sudan |
4.2 |
South Sudan Chess Federation |
0 |
74 |
South Sudanese Chess Championship
|
Spain |
1.1c |
Federacion Espanola de Ajedrez [103] |
47 |
39,632 |
Spanish Chess Championship
|
Sri Lanka |
3.2 |
Chess Federation of Sri Lanka |
0 |
8993 |
Sri Lankan Chess Championship
|
Sudan |
4.2 |
Sudan Chess Federation |
0 |
312 |
Sudanese Chess Championship
|
Suriname |
2.3.5 |
De Surinaamse Schaakbond [104] |
0 |
355 |
Surinamese Chess Championship
|
Eswatini |
4.3 |
Swaziland National Chess Federation |
0 |
63 |
Swazi Chess Championship
|
Sweden |
1.3 |
Sveriges Schackförbund [105] |
21 |
4561 |
Swedish Chess Championship
|
Switzerland |
1.2a |
Schweizerischer Schachbund [106] |
8 |
3685 |
Swiss Chess Championship
|
Syria |
3.1 |
Syrian Arab Chess Federation |
0 |
801 |
Syrian Chess Championship
|
Tajikistan |
3.4 |
Federazijai Shakhmati Tajikistan |
1 |
166 |
Tajikistani Chess Championship
|
Tanzania |
4.2 |
Tanzania Chess Association |
0 |
76 |
Tanzanian Chess Championship
|
Thailand |
3.3 |
Thailand Chess Association [107] |
0 |
704 |
Thai Chess Championship
|
Timor-Leste |
3.3 |
Federação Xadrez de Timor-Leste |
0 |
58 |
Timorese Chess Championship
|
Togo |
4.4 |
Togolese Chess Federation [Wikidata] [108] |
0 |
95 |
Togolese Chess Championship
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
2.3.5 |
Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association [109] |
0 |
535 |
Trinidad and Tobago Chess Championship
|
Tunisia |
4.1 |
Tunisian Chess Federation [Wikidata] [110] |
2 |
941 |
Tunisian Chess Championship
|
Turkey |
1.5a |
Turkish Chess Federation [111] |
10 |
24,200 |
Turkish Chess Championship
|
Turkmenistan |
3.4 |
Turkmenistan Chess Federation |
5 |
410 |
Turkmen Chess Championship
|
Uganda |
4.2 |
Uganda Chess Federation [112] |
0 |
369 |
Ugandan Chess Championship
|
Ukraine |
1.9 |
Ukrainian Chess Federation [113] |
87 |
8713 |
Ukrainian Chess Championship
|
United Arab Emirates |
3.1 |
UAE Chess Federation [114] |
2 |
1949 |
Emirati Chess Championship
|
United States |
2.1 |
United States Chess Federation [115] |
90 |
13,579 |
U.S. Chess Championship U.S. Women's Chess Championship
|
United States Virgin Islands |
2.3.5 |
US Virgin Islands Chess Federation [116] |
0 |
50 |
–
|
Uruguay |
2.5 |
Federación Uruguaya de Ajedrez [117] |
1 |
952 |
Uruguayan Chess Championship
|
Uzbekistan |
3.4 |
Chess Federation of Uzbekistan [118] |
12 |
1073 |
Uzbekistani Chess Championship
|
Venezuela |
2.3.5 |
Fed. Venezolana de Ajedrez [119] |
1 |
4700 |
Venezuelan Chess Championship
|
Vietnam |
3.3 |
Vietnam Chess Federation [120] |
9 |
1855 |
Vietnamese Chess Championship
|
Wales |
1.1a |
Welsh Chess Union [121] |
1 |
475 |
Welsh Chess Championship
|
Yemen |
3.1 |
Yemen Chess Association |
0 |
280 |
Yemeni Chess Championship
|
Zambia |
4.3 |
Chess Federation of Zambia |
1 |
893 |
Zambian Chess Championship
|
Zimbabwe |
4.3 |
Zimbabwe Chess Federation [122] |
0 |
433 |
Zimbabwean Chess Championship
|