Organizations

The international governing body for competitive chess, providing official frameworks for rules, ratings, titles, and major international events.

The national chess federation of the United States, responsible for organizing and rating much of the country's official competitive chess.

The continental organization that brings national federations together and coordinates institutional and competitive chess in Africa.

The continental organization coordinating national federations and official chess competitions across the Americas.

The continental organization that coordinates national federations, championships and chess development across Asia.

A continental association of national federations that represents and organizes European chess.

A regional organization that coordinates and promotes chess activity among federations and communities across Oceania.

A transnational organization that brings together and coordinates chess federations from Arab countries.

An international organization representing shared chess activities among countries of the Commonwealth.

The international federation for correspondence chess, where moves are transmitted remotely and thinking time is normally far longer than in live play.

The world federation for chess composition, covering the creation, solving, regulation, and competition of chess problems and studies.

An international organization for research, development and competition involving programs that play chess and other games.

An international organization connecting school associations and promoting chess as both an educational and competitive activity.

The international organization promoting and structuring chess for blind and visually impaired people.

The international organization representing and organizing competitive chess for deaf people.

A FIDE-affiliated international federation representing and creating competitive opportunities for chess players with physical disabilities.