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How to Find Clubs and Events
Looking for a club or a local tournament? Here are some quick links to the national federation pages which list clubs and events for the English-speaking countries.

So You Want to Organize Chess Tournaments?
Let's say you started playing chess later in life, realize that you are never going to be World Champion, but still want to make a contribution. You are an ideal candidate to get involved in chess organizing. Chess organizers have three different hats; many wear all three : club manager, tournament organizer, tournament director.

FIDE : World Chess Federation
FIDE, founded in Paris in 1924, is a French acronym for the organization known in English as the World Chess Federation. Gens Una Sumus!

FIDE : Zones
FIDE, the World Chess Federation, is geographically organized by continent, zone, and country. The table shows how countries are organized by continent and by zone.

FIDE
Federation Internationale des Echecs (International Chess Federation) official site.

United States Chess Federation (USCF)
The national chess organization of the United States.

U.S. Chess League (USCL)
USCL League Commissioner : IM Greg Shahade.

Australian Chess Federation (ACF)
News, bulletin, and interesting games. Links to other Australian chess sites.

British Chess Federation (BCF)
News, columns, publications and games to download. 'Founded in 1904, [the BCF] is the organisation that controls, directs and promotes the playing of chess in England. Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the Channel Islands have their own federations.'

Chess Federation of Canada (CFC)
Canadian news, tournaments, and clubs.

IndianChessFed.org
The official website of the All India Chess Federation.

Irish Chess Union
Official website of the Irish Chess Union.

New Zealand Chess Federation
Chess news and events in New Zealand. List of clubs.

National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP)
Official website.

Scottish Chess Association
News and info about chess in Scotland.

Links to National Chess Federation Web Sites
'The largest collection of National Chess Federations on the Internet.'

Association of Chess Professionals (ACP)
'Article 2 - The association's purpose is the protection of professional chess players' rights, the practice and promotion of chess worldwide, in particular through the organisation of chess tournaments and other chess events.' Founded 2003.

America's Foundation for Chess (AF4C)
Non-profit organization based in Seattle. Hosts for the U.S. Chess Championships (2000, 2002, 2003).

ASEAN Chess Confederation
Asian national federations with links to member sites.

Braille Chess Association
'Our association aims to bring blind and partially sighted chess players together to compete with one another in tournaments organised by us and the IBCA.'

European Chess Union (ECU)
'The ECU intends to safeguard and further the interests of Chess in Europe, as well as the interests of its members.'

International Committee of Silent Chess (ICSC)
'International organisation based on voluntary service. Establishes and organizes the world individuals events for deaf men and women, World Teams Deaf Chess Championships, European Clubs Chess Championships, and friendly international tournaments.'

Chess Collectors International (CCI)
For collectors of anything related to chess, primarily chess sets.

Chess Journalists of America (CJA)
'An American organization of chess journalists created to promote high quality chess journalism, to provide assistance to the working journalist through articles and contacts and to recognize chess journalism at its best through an annual awards program.'

USCF Affiliates
List of affiliates by and clubs state. Also has an advanced search.

Marshall Chess Club
News, tournaments, and calendar of events from the historic club in New York, NY.

Chess Meetup Groups Worldwide
'Find Chess Groups Near You. Meet other local chess players to talk strategy and play games. "A convenient, non-threatening way to connect to other people who share similar interests and live nearby." Time Magazine'

Chessdon by Don Schultz
Home page of the former USCF President (1996-1999), FIDE representative, and assistant to Fischer during the 1972 match with Spassky.