Chess 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.webp) 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.webp) 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 .svg.png.webp) 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.webp) 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 Foroya [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  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 Sakkszovetseg [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.webp) 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  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 - Federatia Romana 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 - Slovensky Sachovy Zvaz [114] - 14 - 9,528 - Slovak Chess Championship  Slovenia Slovenia- 1.2a - Sahovska 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.webp) Switzerland Switzerland- 1.2a - Schweizerischer Schachbund [121] - 11 - 5,854 - Swiss Chess Championship  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  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  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 
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.webp) Yugoslavia Yugoslavia- Yugoslav Chess Championship 
Supranational level
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