Geography of chess
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[1] 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.[2]
- Country - Zone - National federation - #GM - #FIDE - National championship  Afghanistan Afghanistan- 3.4 - Afghan National Chess Federation - 0 - 452 - Afghan Chess Championship  Albania Albania- 1.5a - Albania Chess Federation[3] - 1 - 972 - Albanian Chess Championship  Algeria Algeria- 4.1 - Fédération Algérienne des échecs[4] - 3 - 6,376 - Algerian Chess Championship  Andorra Andorra- 1.10 - Federació d'Escacs Valls d'Andorra[5] - 3 - 175 - Andorran Chess Championship  Angola Angola- 4.5 - Federação Angolana de Xadrez - 0 - 1,889 - Angolan Chess Championship  Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda- 2.3.5 - Antigua and Barbuda Chess Federation - 0 - 52 - –  Argentina Argentina- 2.5 - Argentine Chess Federation[6] - 23 - 14,121 - Argentine Chess Championship  Armenia Armenia- 1.5b - Armenian Chess Federation[7] - 40 - 2,356 - Armenian Chess Championship  Aruba Aruba- 2.3.5 - Federashon di Ajedrez di Aruba - 0 - 182 - – .svg.png) Australia Australia- 3.6 - Australian Chess Federation[8] - 10 - 7,276 - Australian Chess Championship  Austria Austria- 1.2a - Österreichischer Schachbund[9] - 11 - 9,553 - Austrian Chess Championship  Azerbaijan Azerbaijan- 1.8 - Azerbaijan Chess Federation[10] - 30 - 7,219 - Azerbaijani Chess Championship  Bahamas Bahamas- 2.3.5 - Bahamas Chess Federation[11] - 0 - 202 - Bahamian Chess Championship  Bahrain Bahrain- 3.1 - Bahrain Mind Sports Association - 0 - 791 - Bahraini Chess Championship  Bangladesh Bangladesh- 3.2 - Bangladesh Chess Federation[12] - 5 - 9,637 - Bangladeshi Chess Championship  Barbados Barbados- 2.3.5 - Barbados Chess Federation[13] - 0 - 688 - Barbadian Chess Championship  Belarus Belarus- 1.8 - Belarus Chess Federation[14] - 15 - 3,119 - Belarusian Chess Championship .svg.png) Belgium Belgium- 1.1b - FRBE-KBSB-KSB[15] - 9 - 8,893 - Belgian Chess Championship  Belize Belize- 2.3.2 - Belize Chess Federation[16] - 0 - 9 - Belize National Chess Championship  Bermuda Bermuda- 2.3.5 - Bermuda Chess Association[17] - 0 - 193 - –  Bhutan Bhutan- 3.2 - Bhutan Chess Federation - 0 - 133 - Bhutan National Premier Chess Championship  Bolivia Bolivia- 2.4 - Federación Boliviana de Ajedrez[18] - 1 - 5,454 - Bolivian Chess Championship  Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina- 1.2b - Sahovski Savez Bosne i Hercegovine[19] - 7 - 3,881 - Bosnia and Herzegovina Chess Championship  Botswana Botswana- 4.5 - Botswana Chess Federation - 0 - 2,888 - Botswana Chess Championship  Brazil Brazil- 2.4 - Confed. Brasileira de Xadrez[20] - 15 - 26,903 - Brazilian Chess Championship  British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands- 2.3.5 - British Virgin Islands Chess Federation - 0 - 10 - –  Brunei Brunei- 3.3 - Brunei Chess Federation[21] - 0 - 366 - Brunei Chess Championship  Bulgaria Bulgaria- 1.4 - Bulgarian Chess Federation[22] - 35 - 6,120 - Bulgarian Chess Championship  Burkina Faso Burkina Faso- 4.2 - Comité National Burkinabé des Échecs - 0 - 46 - Burkinabé Chess Championship  Burundi Burundi- 4.3 - Burundi Chess Federation - 0 - 82 - Burundian Chess Championship  Cambodia Cambodia- 3.3 - Cambodian Chess Federation - 0 - 20 - Cambodian Chess Championship  Cameroon Cameroon- 4.3 - Cameroon Chess Federation[23] - 0 - 196 - Cameroonian Chess Championship .svg.png) Canada Canada- 2.2 - Chess Federation of Canada[24] - 14 - 6,051 - Canadian Chess Championship  Cape Verde Cape Verde- 4.2 - Federação Cabo-verdiana de Xadrez - 0 - 270 - Cape Verdean Chess Championship  Cayman Islands Cayman Islands- 2.3.5 - Cayman Islands Chess Federation[25] - 0 - 68 - -  Central African Republic Central African Republic- 4.3 - Chess Federation of Central African Republic - 0 - 100 - Central African Chess Championship  Chad Chad- 4.3 - Chad Chess Federation[26] - 0 - 17 - -  Chile Chile- 2.5 - Fed. Deportiva Nacional De Ajedrez - 6 - 7,422 - Chilean Chess Championship  China China- 3.5 - Chinese Chess Association[27] - 51 - 5,024 - Chinese Chess Championship  Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei- 3.3 - Chinese Taipei Chess Association[28] - 1 - 521 - Taiwanese Chess Championship  Colombia Colombia- 2.3.4 - Fed. Colombiana de Ajedrez[29] - 11 - 13,176 - Colombian Chess Championship  Comoros Comoros- 4.4 - Comoros Islands Chess Federation - 0 - 44 - Comorian Chess Championship  Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo- 4.3 - Congolese Chess Federation - 0 - 97 - Congolese Chess Championship  Costa Rica Costa Rica- 2.3.2 - Federacion Central de Ajedrez[30] - 1 - 6,264 - Costa Rican Chess Championship  Croatia Croatia- 1.2b - Hrvatski šahovski savez[31] - 30 - 11,726 - Croatian Chess Championship  Cuba Cuba- 2.3.3 - Fed. Cubana de Ajedrez - 26 - 3,518 - Cuban Chess Championship  Cyprus Cyprus- 1.10 - Cyprus Chess Federation[32] - 0 - 1,296 - Cypriot Chess Championship  Czech Republic Czech Republic- 1.4 - Šachový svaz České republiky[33] - 33 - 16,984 - Czech Chess Championship  Denmark Denmark- 1.3 - Dansk Skak Union[34] - 16 - 8,092 - Danish Chess Championship  Djibouti Djibouti- 4.4 - Djiboutian Chess Federation - 0 - 130 - Djiboutian Chess Championship  Dominica Dominica- 2.3.5 - Dominica Chess Federation[35] - 0 - 37 - -  Dominican Republic Dominican Republic- 2.3.5 - Federación Dominicana de Ajedrez[36] - 1 - 3,470 - Dominican Chess Championship  Ecuador Ecuador- 2.4 - Fed. Ecuatoriana de Ajedrez[37] - 1 - 5,560 - Ecuadorian Chess Championship  Egypt Egypt- 4.1 - Egyptian Chess Federation - 6 - 16,217 - Egyptian Chess Championship  El Salvador El Salvador- 2.3.2 - Federación Salvadoreña de Ajedrez[38] - 0 - 1,072 - Salvadoran Chess Championship  England England- 1.1a - English Chess Federation[39] - 40 - 13,885 - British Chess Championship  Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea- 4.3 - Asociación Nacional de Ajedrez de Guinea Ecuatorial[40] - 0 - 65 - -  Eritrea Eritrea- 4.4 - Eritrea Chess Federation - 0 - 171 - Eritrean Chess Championship  Estonia Estonia- 1.7 - Eesti Maleliit[41] - 6 - 2,685 - Estonian Chess Championship  Eswatini Eswatini- 4.5 - Eswatini National Chess Federation - 0 - 288 - Swazi Chess Championship  Ethiopia Ethiopia- 4.4 - Ethiopian Chess Federation[42] - 0 - 1,071 - Ethiopian Chess Championship  Faroe Islands Faroe Islands- 1.10 - Talvsamband Føroya[43] - 1 - 532 - Faroese Chess Championship  Fiji Fiji- 3.6 - Fiji Chess Federation[44] - 0 - 435 - Fijian Chess Championship  Finland Finland- 1.3 - Suomen Keskusshakkiliitto[45] - 4 - 2,154 - Finnish Chess Championship  France France- 1.1b - French Chess Federation[46] - 55 - 98,861 - French Chess Championship  Gabon Gabon- 4.3 - Fédération Gabonaise des Échecs - 0 - 123 - Gabonese Chess Championship  Gambia Gambia- 4.2 - Gambia Chess Federation - 0 - 75 - Gambian Chess Championship  Georgia Georgia- 1.5b - Chess Federation of Georgia - 31 - 4,542 - Georgian Chess Championship  Germany Germany- 1.2a - Deutscher Schachbund[47] - 97 - 47,579 - German Chess Championship  Ghana Ghana- 4.2 - Ghana Chess Association[48] - 0 - 358 - Ghanaian Chess Championship  Greece Greece- 1.5a - Elliniki Skakistiki Omospondia[49] - 17 - 28,134 - Greek Chess Championship  Grenada Grenada- 2.3.5 - Grenada Chess Federation[50] - 0 - 21 - -  Guam Guam- 3.6 - Guam Chess Federation - 0 - 432 - –  Guatemala Guatemala- 2.3.2 - Fed. Nac. de Ajedrez de Guatemala - 0 - 764 - Guatemalan Chess Championship  Guernsey Guernsey- 1.10 - Guernsey Chess Federation[51] - 0 - 41 - Guernsey Chess Championship  Guyana Guyana- 2.3.5 - Guyana Chess Federation - 0 - 302 - Guyanese Chess Championship  Haiti Haiti- 2.3.5 - Haitian Chess Federation - 0 - 252 - Haitian Chess Championship .svg.png) Honduras Honduras- 2.3.2 - Federación Nacional de Ajedrez de Honduras[52] - 0 - 1,318 - Honduran Chess Championship  Hong Kong Hong Kong- 3.3 - Hong Kong Chess Federation - 0 - 1,654 - Hong Kong Chess Championship  Hungary Hungary- 1.4 - Magyar Sakkszövetség[53] - 52 - 12,532 - Hungarian Chess Championship  Iceland Iceland- 1.3 - Skáksamband Íslands[54] - 15 - 3,021 - Icelandic Chess Championship  India India- 3.7 - All India Chess Federation[55] - 83 - 134,560 - Indian Chess Championship  Indonesia Indonesia- 3.3 - Persatuan Catur Seluruh Indonesia[56] - 4 - 3,364 - Indonesian Chess Championship  Iran Iran- 3.1 - Chess Fed. of Islamic Rep. of Iran[57] - 15 - 63,462 - Iranian Chess Championship  Iraq Iraq- 3.1 - Iraqi Chess Federation - 0 - 3,705 - Iraqi Chess Championship  Ireland Ireland- 1.1a - Irish Chess Union[58] - 1 - 2,971 - Irish Chess Championship  Israel Israel- 1.2b - Israel Chess Federation[59] - 49 - 7,538 - Israeli Chess Championship  Italy Italy- 1.1c - Federazione Scacchistica Italiana[60] - 18 - 32,862 - Italian Chess Championship  Ivory Coast Ivory Coast- 4.2 - Fédération Ivoirienne des Échecs - 0 - 556 - Ivorian Chess Championship  Jamaica Jamaica- 2.3.5 - Jamaica Chess Federation[61] - 0 - 1,073 - Jamaican Chess Championship  Japan Japan- 3.3 - National Chess Society of Japan[62] - 0 - 609 - Japanese Chess Championship  Jersey Jersey- 1.10 - Jersey Chess Federation[63] - 0 - 223 - Jersey Chess Championship  Jordan Jordan- 3.1 - Royal Jordanian Chess Federation[64] - 1 - 2,908 - Jordanian Chess Championship  Kazakhstan Kazakhstan- 3.4 - Kazakhstan Chess Federation[65] - 18 - 13,681 - Kazakhstani Chess Championship  Kenya Kenya- 4.4 - Chess Kenya[66] - 0 - 4,797 - Kenyan Chess Championship  Kosovo Kosovo- 1.2b - Kosovo Chess Federation[67] - 0 - 875 - Kosovan Chess Championship  Kuwait Kuwait- 3.1 - Kuwait Chess Federation - 0 - 834 - Kuwaiti Chess Championship  Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan- 3.4 - Chess Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic - 0 - 4,782 - Kyrgyzstani Chess Championship  Laos Laos- 3.3 - Lao Chess Federation - 0 - 202 - Laotian Chess Championship  Latvia Latvia- 1.7 - Latvijas Šaha Federācija[68] - 10 - 4,537 - Latvian Chess Championship  Lebanon Lebanon- 3.1 - Federation Libanaise des Echecs[69] - 0 - 2,480 - Lebanese Chess Championship  Lesotho Lesotho- 4.5 - Chess Federation of Lesotho - 0 - 434 - Lesotho Chess Championship  Liberia Liberia- 4.2 - Liberia Chess Federation - 0 - 328 - Liberian Chess Championship  Libya Libya- 4.1 - General Libyan Chess Federation - 0 - 1,881 - Libyan Chess Championship  Liechtenstein Liechtenstein- 1.10 - Liechtensteiner Schachverband - 0 - 45 - Liechtenstein Chess Championship  Lithuania Lithuania- 1.7 - Lietuvos šachmatų federacija[70] - 11 - 6,341 - Lithuanian Chess Championship  Luxembourg Luxembourg- 1.10 - Federation Luxembourgeoise des Echecs[71] - 0 - 875 - Luxembourg Chess Championship  Macau Macau- 3.3 - Grupo de Xadrez de Macau - 0 - 86 - –  Madagascar Madagascar- 4.4 - Madagascar Chess Federation - 0 - 953 - Malagasy Chess Championship  Malawi Malawi- 4.5 - Chess Association of Malawi[72] - 0 - 1,009 - Malawian Chess Championship  Malaysia Malaysia- 3.3 - Malaysian Chess Federation[73] - 0 - 15,533 - Malaysian Chess Championship  Maldives Maldives- 3.2 - Maldives Chess Federation - 0 - 573 - Maldivian Chess Championship  Mali Mali- 4.2 - Federation Malienne du Jeu D'Echecs - 0 - 135 - Malian Chess Championship  Malta Malta- 1.10 - Il-Federazzjoni Maltija tac-Cess[74] - 0 - 142 - Maltese Chess Championship  Mauritania Mauritania- 4.1 - Mauritanian Chess Federation[75] - 0 - 839 - Mauritanian Chess Championship  Mauritius Mauritius- 4.4 - Mauritius Chess Federation[76] - 0 - 69 - Mauritian Chess Championship  Mexico Mexico- 2.3.1 - Fed. Nac. de Ajedrez de Mexico AC[77] - 5 - 14,128 - Mexican Chess Championship  Moldova Moldova- 1.8 - Federația de Șah a Republicii Moldova[78] - 7 - 1,524 - Moldovan Chess Championship  Monaco Monaco- 1.10 - Monaco Chess Federation - 3 - 303 - Monaco Chess Championship  Mongolia Mongolia- 3.3 - Mongolian Chess Federation[79] - 8 - 2,663 - Mongolian Chess Championship  Montenegro Montenegro- 1.5a - Montenegro Chess Federation[80] - 11 - 1,377 - Montenegrin Chess Championship  Morocco Morocco- 4.1 - Fed. Royale Marocaine des Echecs[81] - 1 - 4,879 - Moroccan Chess Championship  Mozambique Mozambique- 4.5 - Mozambique Chess Federation - 0 - 634 - Mozambican Chess Championship  Myanmar Myanmar- 3.3 - Myanmar Chess Federation[82] - 0 - 2,354 - Myanmar Chess Championship  Namibia Namibia- 4.5 - Namibia Chess Federation[83] - 0 - 1,206 - Namibian Chess Championship  Nauru Nauru- 3.6 - Nauru Chess Federation - 0 - 69 - Nauruan Chess Championship  Nepal Nepal- 3.2 - Nepal Chess Association[84] - 0 - 4,986 - Nepalese Chess Championship  Netherlands Netherlands- 1.1b - Koninklijke Nederlandse Schaakbond[85] - 43 - 10,479 - Dutch Chess Championship .svg.png) Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles- 2.3.5 - Curaçao Chess Federation - 0 - 276 - Netherlands Antilles Chess Championship  New Zealand New Zealand- 3.6 - New Zealand Chess Federation[86] - 1 - 2,547 - New Zealand Chess Championship  Nicaragua Nicaragua- 2.3.2 - Federacion Nicaragüense de Ajedrez[87] - 0 - 1,255 - Nicaraguan Chess Championship  Niger Niger- 4.2 - Niger Chess Federation[88] - 0 - 69 - -  Nigeria Nigeria- 4.2 - Nigeria Chess Federation[89] - 0 - 3,878 - Nigerian Chess Championship  North Macedonia North Macedonia- 1.2b - Chess Federation of Macedonia[90] - 10 - 1,749 - Macedonian Chess Championship  Norway Norway- 1.3 - Norges Sjakkforbund[91] - 18 - 8,552 - Norwegian Chess Championship  Oman Oman- 3.1 - Oman Chess Committee[92] - 0 - 2,595 - Omani Chess Championship  Pakistan Pakistan- 3.2 - Chess Federation of Pakistan[93] - 0 - 2,963 - Pakistani Chess Championship  Palau Palau- 3.6 - Palau Chess Federation[94] - 0 - 267 - Palauan Chess Championship  Palestine Palestine- 3.1 - Palestine Chess Federation - 0 - 2,410 - Palestinian Chess Championship  Panama Panama- 2.3.2 - Fed. de Ajedrez de Panama[95] - 0 - 2,786 - Panamanian Chess Championship  Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea- 3.6 - Papua New Guinea Chess Federation - 0 - 22 - Papua New Guinean Chess Championship  Paraguay Paraguay- 2.5 - Federacion Paraguaya de Ajedrez[96] - 5 - 1,724 - Paraguayan Chess Championship  Peru Peru- 2.4 - Federacion Peruana de Ajedrez[97] - 10 - 13,178 - Peruvian Chess Championship  Philippines Philippines- 3.3 - National Chess Federation of the Philippines[98] - 13 - 11,996 - Philippine Chess Championship  Poland Poland- 1.4 - Polish Chess Federation[99] - 50 - 43,572 - Polish Chess Championship .svg.png) Portugal Portugal- 1.1c - Federação Portuguesa de Xadrez[100] - 4 - 8,047 - Portuguese Chess Championship  Puerto Rico Puerto Rico- 2.3.5 - Fed. de Ajedrez de Puerto Rico[101] - 0 - 1,316 - Puerto Rican Chess Championship  Qatar Qatar- 3.1 - Qatar Chess Association[102] - 3 - 186 - Qatari Chess Championship  Romania Romania- 1.4 - Federația Română de Șah[103] - 26 - 13,041 - Romanian Chess Championship  Russia Russia- 3.8 - Chess Federation of Russia[104] - 185 - 120,128 - Russian Chess Championship  Rwanda Rwanda- 4.4 - Rwanda Chess Federation[105] - 0 - 192 - Rwandan Chess Championship  Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis- 2.3.5 - Saint Kitts and Nevis Chess Federation[106] - 0 - 12 - -  Saint Lucia Saint Lucia- 2.3.5 - Saint Lucia Chess Federation[107] - 0 - 70 - -  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines- 2.3.5 - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Chess Federation[108] - 0 - 21 - -  San Marino San Marino- 1.10 - Federazione Sammarinese degli Scacchi[109] - 0 - 54 - Sammarinese Chess Championship  São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe- 4.3 - Sao Tome and Principe Chess Federation - 0 - 170 - São Tomé and Príncipe Chess Championship  Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia- 3.1 - Saudi Chess Association[110] - 0 - 3,516 - Saudi Arabian Chess Championship  Scotland Scotland- 1.1a - Chess Scotland[111] - 6 - 1,468 - Scottish Chess Championship  Senegal Senegal- 4.2 - Senegalese Chess Federation - 1 - 194 - Senegalese Chess Championship  Serbia Serbia- 1.5a - Chess Federation of Serbia[112] - 53 - 12,767 - Serbian Chess Championship  Seychelles Seychelles- 4.4 - Seychelles Chess Federation - 0 - 79 - Seychelles Chess Championship  Sierra Leone Sierra Leone- 4.2 - Sierra Leone Chess Federation - 0 - 79 - Sierra Leonean Chess Championship  Singapore Singapore- 3.3 - Singapore Chess Federation[113] - 5 - 5,618 - Singaporean Chess Championship  Slovakia Slovakia- 1.4 - Slovenský šachový zväz[114] - 14 - 9,528 - Slovak Chess Championship  Slovenia Slovenia- 1.2a - Šahovska Zveza Slovenije[115] - 14 - 7,053 - Slovenian Chess Championship  Solomon Islands Solomon Islands- 3.6 - Solomon Islands Chess Federation - 0 - 122 - Solomon Island Chess Championship  Somalia Somalia- 4.4 - Somali Chess Federation - 0 - 146 - Somali Chess Championship  South Africa South Africa- 4.5 - Chess South Africa[116] - 1 - 8,599 - South African Chess Championship  South Korea South Korea- 3.3 - Korea Chess Federation[117] - 1 - 2,416 - South Korean Chess Championship  South Sudan South Sudan- 4.4 - South Sudan Chess Federation - 0 - 502 - South Sudanese Chess Championship  Spain Spain- 1.1c - Federacion Espanola de Ajedrez[118] - 59 - 74,610 - Spanish Chess Championship  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka- 3.2 - Chess Federation of Sri Lanka - 0 - 21,776 - Sri Lankan Chess Championship  Sudan Sudan- 4.4 - Sudan Chess Federation - 0 - 1,664 - Sudanese Chess Championship  Suriname Suriname- 2.3.5 - De Surinaamse Schaakbond[119] - 0 - 637 - Surinamese Chess Championship  Sweden Sweden- 1.3 - Sveriges Schackförbund[120] - 25 - 8,537 - Swedish Chess Championship .svg.png) Switzerland Switzerland- 1.2a - Schweizerischer Schachbund[121] - 11 - 5,854 - Swiss Chess Championship .svg.png) Syria Syria- 3.1 - Syrian Arab Chess Federation - 0 - 1,531 - Syrian Chess Championship  Tajikistan Tajikistan- 3.4 - Federazijai Shakhmati Tajikistan - 1 - 409 - Tajikistani Chess Championship  Tanzania Tanzania- 4.4 - Tanzania Chess Association - 0 - 242 - Tanzanian Chess Championship  Thailand Thailand- 3.3 - Thailand Chess Association[122] - 0 - 2,087 - Thai Chess Championship  Timor-Leste Timor-Leste- 3.3 - Federação Xadrez de Timor-Leste - 0 - 594 - Timorese Chess Championship .svg.png) Togo Togo- 4.2 - Togolese Chess Federation[123] - 0 - 546 - Togolese Chess Championship  Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago- 2.3.5 - Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association[124] - 0 - 1,326 - Trinidad and Tobago Chess Championship  Tunisia Tunisia- 4.1 - Tunisian Chess Federation[125] - 3 - 4,933 - Tunisian Chess Championship  Turkey Turkey- 1.5a - Turkish Chess Federation[126] - 14 - 49,282 - Turkish Chess Championship  Turkmenistan Turkmenistan- 3.4 - Turkmenistan Chess Federation - 7 - 1,347 - Turkmen Chess Championship  Uganda Uganda- 4.4 - Uganda Chess Federation[127] - 0 - 3,870 - Ugandan Chess Championship  Ukraine Ukraine- 1.9 - Ukrainian Chess Federation[128] - 88 - 18,518 - Ukrainian Chess Championship  United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates- 3.1 - UAE Chess Federation[129] - 2 - 3,244 - Emirati Chess Championship .png) United States United States- 2.1 - United States Chess Federation[130] - 106 - 25,204 - U.S. Chess Championship 
 U.S. Women's Chess Championship United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands- 2.3.5 - US Virgin Islands Chess Federation[131] - 0 - 73 - –  Uruguay Uruguay- 2.5 - Federación Uruguaya de Ajedrez[132] - 3 - 2,453 - Uruguayan Chess Championship  Uzbekistan Uzbekistan- 3.4 - Chess Federation of Uzbekistan[133] - 17 - 3,304 - Uzbekistani Chess Championship  Venezuela Venezuela- 2.3.5 - Fed. Venezolana de Ajedrez[134] - 1 - 11,363 - Venezuelan Chess Championship  Vietnam Vietnam- 3.3 - Vietnam Chess Federation[135] - 13 - 6,065 - Vietnamese Chess Championship  Wales Wales- 1.1a - Welsh Chess Union[136] - 0 - 830 - Welsh Chess Championship  Yemen Yemen- 3.1 - Yemen Chess Association - 0 - 656 - Yemeni Chess Championship  Zambia Zambia- 4.5 - Chess Federation of Zambia - 1 - 2,932 - Zambian Chess Championship  Zimbabwe Zimbabwe- 4.5 - Zimbabwe Chess Federation[137] - 0 - 1,863 - Zimbabwean Chess Championship 
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.
- Country - National federation - National championship  Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia- Czechoslovak Chess Championship  Soviet Union Soviet Union- USSR Chess Federation - USSR Chess Championship .svg.png) Yugoslavia Yugoslavia- Yugoslav Chess Championship 
Supranational level
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