Chess Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arran ...

, a strategy board game, 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 ( , ), is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national chess federations and acts as the Spor ...

, 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 January 2024, are also indicated. : In addition, the Isle of Man Chess Association (since 2020), the Chess League of New Caledonia (''Ligue d'Echecs de Nouvelle-Calédonie'', since 2023), and the Greenlandic Chess Federation (since 2024) 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. :

Supranational level

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