The Myanmar Chess Federation ( my, မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ စစ်တုရင် အဖွဲ့ချုပ်) is the governing body for
chess competition in
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
. Founded in 1972, it joined
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 ...
, the International Chess Federation, in 1990.
It is also a member of the ASEAN Chess Confederation.
The federation organizes the annual
Myanmar National Chess Championship
The Myanmar National Chess Championship ( my, အမျိုးသားတံခွန်စိုက် စစ်တုရင် ပြိုင်ပွဲ) is an annual chess tournament organized by the Myanmar Chess Federation. With the exc ...
.
See also
*
Sittuyin (Traditional Burmese chess)
References
{{Sports governing bodies in Myanmar
Chess in Myanmar
Sports organizations established in 1972