This is a list of chess players who have represented more than one nation in
FIDE
The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE ( Fédération Internationale des Échecs), is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national c ...
-sanctioned tournaments. These players underwent a change in national federation affiliation but may not necessarily changed their citizenship in the process but may have to satisfy residency requirements. This excludes players which did not compete in any FIDE-sanctioned event for their previous federation.
To countries in the Americas
To countries in Asia
To countries in Europe
To countries in Oceania
See also
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List of sportspeople who competed for more than one nation
This is a list of sportspeople who have moved to compete for another country. Not included in this list are:
*Players who could choose to play for a new country after the dissolution of their former country. This mainly affected players from the ...
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FIDE flag player
A FIDE flag player is a chess player who is unaffiliated with any national federation, and thus does not officially play for any country or national federation in FIDE-sanctioned tournaments. The flag takes its name from the French acronym for Int ...
References
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*{{cite web , url=https://www.olimpbase.org/Elo/players.html , title=Alphabetical list of players on FIDE lists 1971-2001 , website=Olimpbase
Nationality transfers in chess
Chess
Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to disti ...