Chess around the world
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Chess is played all over the world and is organised in different chess federations. These are are organised on a national, supranational and international level. FIDE, the Fédération Internationale des Échecs was established in 1924 and most national chess federations are now part of FIDE.
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[edit] National level
The table below lists the different national chess federations and their national championship. The number of grandmasters and FIDE rated players are also indicated. Some countries such as Chile and Syria are temporarily excluded from FIDE because of overdue fees.
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
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[edit] Former nations
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Country National Championship 
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovak Chess Championship 
YugoslaviaYugoslav Chess Championship 
Soviet UnionUSSR Chess Championship
[edit] Supranational level
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
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Countries (zone) Federation Official Website Championships Europe (1) European Chess Union (ECU) http://www.eurochess.org Individual, Youth, Junior,
Senior and TeamAmerica (2) Confederation of Chess for America (CCA) http://www.fideamerica.com Pan American Chess Championship Asia (3) Asian Chess Federation (ACF) http://asia-chess.com Asian Chess Championship Africa (4) African Chess Union (ACU) http://africhess.com African Chess Championship Arab World Arab Chess Federation (ACF) http://www.arabfide.com Arab Chess Championship Baltic region - - Baltic Chess Championship Caribbean - - Caribbean Chess Championship Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth Chess Association (CCA) - Commonwealth Chess Championship Nordic countries - - Nordic Chess Championship South America - - South American Chess Championship
