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Chess South Africa (CHESS SA, previously CHESSA) is the national governing body for the sport of chess in South Africa. Chess South Africa is affiliated to the World Chess Federation (FIDE), [2] and to the African Chess Confederation (ACC). Chess South Africa administers the official national chess rating [3] system based on the elo rating ...
A History of Chess in Southern Africa, by Leonard Reitstein (2003), ISBN 978-0-620-29829-2. This covers the period from 1892 until 1945. South African Chessplayer, edited by Leonard Reitstein, published from 1953 to 1986. Guinness Chess: The Records, by Ken Whyld (1986), page 114. This list covers the period from 1892 until 1986.
South Africa first participated in the 1958 Olympiad in Munich. The team stopped participating in international chess in 1974 due to the sports boycott as a result of the country's apartheid policies, returning to play at the 1992 Olympiad after the end of apartheid.
This is a list of chess organizations.Chess is played all over the world. The dominant international governing body of chess is FIDE, which confers titles and conducts world championship tournaments.
Chess Federation of Zambia; Chess South Africa; U. Uganda Chess Federation This page was last edited on 16 May 2023, at 09:09 (UTC). Text ...
The International Correspondence Chess Federation national member federations number 56 nations, divided into four geographical zones: Zone 1: Europe (35 countries) World Zone (16 countries)
The South African Open is a chess tournament played in South Africa. It was first held in 1962. History First held in 1962, the SA Open was held every two years until ...
Somali Chess Championship South Africa: 4.5: Chess South Africa [116] 1: 8,599: South African Chess Championship South Korea: 3.3: Korea Chess Federation [117] 1: 2,416: South Korean Chess Championship South Sudan: 4.4: South Sudan Chess Federation: 0: 502: South Sudanese Chess Championship Spain: 1.1c: Federacion Espanola de Ajedrez [118] 59: ...