__NOTOC__ The Brazilian Chess Confederation ( pt, Confederação Brasileira de Xadrez) is the national governing body for

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and a member of the

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(usually referred to as FIDE). The organization was founded on November 11, 1924 as the Federação Brasileira de Xadrez (Brazilian Chess Federation) and affiliated with FIDE in 1935.Xadrez
, Asociação Brasileira de Esportes Intelectuais (Brazilian Association of

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s), 2011, retrieved April 30, 2013 It is based in

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. Its president is

Darcy Lima Darcy Gustavo Machado Vieira Lima (born 22 May 1962) is a Brazilian chess player. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1989 and the Grandmaster title in 1997. Also a chess official, Lima was granted the titles of FIDE Trainer in 2 ...

, who took office in 2013.Presidentes da Confederação Brasileira de Xadrez
, Tabuleiro de Xadrez, retrieved April 30, 2013 It has 19 constituent clubs and 30,000 members. Chess in Brazil is more popular in the South and Southeast than in the Northeast, and the confederation and its member associations have been affected by competition from online chess.Raitza Vieira, ''Diário de Pernambuco''
"Xeque-mate no xadrez de Pernambuco"
Super Esportes, January 24, 2011

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Chess in Brazil

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