Chess is played all over the world. The international governing body of chess is

FIDE The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE ( Fédération Internationale des Échecs), is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national c ...

, 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 and their national championship. The number of grandmasters and players registered for each federation in the FIDE database as of September 2016 are also indicated. :

Former FIDE members

The list below includes nations that no longer exist as well as national federations that are currently not members of FIDE. :

Supranational level

References

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