| Country
|
Zone
|
National federation
|
#GM
|
#FIDE
|
National championship
|
| Afghanistan
|
3.4
|
Afghan National Chess Federation
|
0
|
197
|
Afghan Chess Championship
|
| Australia
|
3.6
|
Australian Chess Federation
|
8
|
2001
|
Australian Chess Championship
|
| Bahrain
|
3.1
|
Bahrain Mind Sports Association
|
0
|
53
|
Bahraini Chess Championship
|
| Bangladesh
|
3.2
|
Bangladesh Chess Federation
|
5
|
1322
|
Bangladeshi Chess Championship
|
| Bhutan
|
3.2
|
Bhutan Chess Federation
|
0
|
7
|
Bhutan National Premier Chess Championship
|
| Brunei
|
3.3
|
Brunei Chess Federation
|
0
|
79
|
Brunei Chess Championship
|
| Cambodia
|
3.3
|
Cambodian Chess Federation
|
0
|
2
|
Cambodian Chess Championship
|
| China
|
3.5
|
Chinese Chess Association
|
43
|
1445
|
Chinese Chess Championship
|
| Chinese Taipei
|
3.3
|
Chinese Taipei Chess Association
|
0
|
120
|
Taiwanese Chess Championship
|
| Fiji
|
3.6
|
Fiji Chess Federation
|
0
|
43
|
Fijian Chess Championship
|
| Guam
|
3.6
|
Guam Chess Federation
|
0
|
28
|
–
|
| Hong Kong
|
3.3
|
Hong Kong Chess Federation
|
0
|
258
|
Hong Kong Chess Championship
|
| India
|
3.7
|
All India Chess Federation
|
84
|
30,609
|
Indian Chess Championship
|
| Indonesia
|
3.3
|
Persatuan Catur Seluruh Indonesia
|
3
|
808
|
Indonesian Chess Championship
|
| Iran
|
3.1
|
Chess Fed. of Islamic Rep. of Iran
|
15
|
9502
|
Iranian Chess Championship
|
| Iraq
|
3.1
|
Iraqi Chess Federation
|
0
|
679
|
Iraqi Chess Championship
|
| Japan
|
3.3
|
Japan Chess Federation
|
0
|
206
|
Japanese Chess Championship
|
| Jordan
|
3.1
|
Royal Jordanian Chess Federation
|
0
|
495
|
Jordanian Chess Championship
|
| Kazakhstan
|
3.4
|
Kazakhstan Chess Federation
|
14
|
2162
|
Kazakhstani Chess Championship
|
| Kuwait
|
3.1
|
Kuwait Chess Federation
|
0
|
111
|
Kuwaiti Chess Championship
|
| Kyrgyzstan
|
3.4
|
Chess Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic
|
0
|
319
|
Kyrgyzstani Chess Championship
|
| Laos
|
3.3
|
Lao Chess Federation
|
0
|
16
|
Laotian Chess Championship
|
| Lebanon
|
3.1
|
Federation Libanaise des Echecs
|
0
|
214
|
Lebanese Chess Championship
|
| Macau
|
3.3
|
Grupo de Xadrez de Macau
|
0
|
39
|
–
|
| Malaysia
|
3.3
|
Malaysian Chess Federation
|
0
|
1573
|
Malaysian Chess Championship
|
| Maldives
|
3.2
|
Maldives Chess Federation
|
0
|
34
|
Maldivian Chess Championship
|
| Mongolia
|
3.3
|
Mongolian Chess Federation
|
4
|
530
|
Mongolian Chess Championship
|
| Myanmar
|
3.3
|
Myanmar Chess Federation
|
0
|
647
|
Myanmar Chess Championship
|
| Nauru
|
3.6
|
Nauru Chess Federation
|
0
|
8
|
Nauruan Chess Championship
|
| Nepal
|
3.2
|
Nepal Chess Association
|
0
|
724
|
Nepalese Chess Championship
|
| New Zealand
|
3.6
|
New Zealand Chess Federation
|
1
|
446
|
New Zealand Chess Championship
|
| Oman
|
3.1
|
Oman Chess Committee
|
0
|
82
|
Omani Chess Championship
|
| Pakistan
|
3.2
|
Chess Federation of Pakistan
|
0
|
120
|
Pakistani Chess Championship
|
| Palau
|
3.6
|
Palau Chess Federation
|
0
|
112
|
Palauan Chess Championship
|
| Palestine
|
3.1
|
Palestine Chess Federation
|
0
|
183
|
Palestinian Chess Championship
|
| Papua New Guinea
|
3.6
|
Papua New Guinea Chess Federation
|
0
|
10
|
Papua New Guinean Chess Championship
|
| Philippines
|
3.3
|
National Chess Federation of the Philippines
|
14
|
2619
|
Philippine Chess Championship
|
| Qatar
|
3.1
|
Qatar Chess Association
|
3
|
123
|
Qatari Chess Championship
|
| Russia
|
3.8
|
Chess Federation of Russia
|
234
|
59,294
|
Russian Chess Championship
|
| Saudi Arabia
|
3.1
|
Saudi Chess Association
|
0
|
993
|
Saudi Arabian Chess Championship
|
| Singapore
|
3.3
|
Singapore Chess Federation
|
3
|
2377
|
Singaporean Chess Championship
|
| Solomon Islands
|
3.6
|
Solomon Islands Chess Federation
|
0
|
35
|
Solomon Island Chess Championship
|
| South Korea
|
3.3
|
Korea Chess Federation
|
1
|
752
|
South Korean Chess Championship
|
| Sri Lanka
|
3.2
|
Chess Federation of Sri Lanka
|
0
|
8993
|
Sri Lankan Chess Championship
|
| Syria
|
3.1
|
Syrian Arab Chess Federation
|
0
|
801
|
Syrian Chess Championship
|
| Tajikistan
|
3.4
|
Federazijai Shakhmati Tajikistan
|
1
|
166
|
Tajikistani Chess Championship
|
| Thailand
|
3.3
|
Thailand Chess Association
|
0
|
704
|
Thai Chess Championship
|
| Timor-Leste
|
3.3
|
Federação Xadrez de Timor-Leste
|
0
|
58
|
Timorese Chess Championship
|
| Turkmenistan
|
3.4
|
Turkmenistan Chess Federation
|
5
|
410
|
Turkmen Chess Championship
|
| United Arab Emirates
|
3.1
|
UAE Chess Federation
|
2
|
1949
|
Emirati Chess Championship
|
| Uzbekistan
|
3.4
|
Chess Federation of Uzbekistan
|
12
|
1073
|
Uzbekistani Chess Championship
|
| Vietnam
|
3.3
|
Vietnam Chess Federation
|
9
|
1855
|
Vietnamese Chess Championship
|
| Yemen
|
3.1
|
Yemen Chess Association
|
0
|
280
|
Yemeni Chess Championship
|
