Turkish Chess Federation

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Turkish Chess Federation
AbbreviationTSF
Formation1991
HeadquartersUlus, Ankara
Region served
Turkey
President
AffiliationsFIDE
Mediterranean Chess Association
Websitewww.tsf.org.tr

The Turkish Chess Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Satranç Federasyonu, TSF) is the governing chess organization within Turkey. The TSF was founded in 1954, and became a member of the FIDE in 1962. The federation was integrated into the General Directorate of Youth and Sports in 1991, gaining its official nationwide recognition.[1] As of 2012, the president of the federation is . Having over 800,000 licensed players, TSF is the largest sports Federation in Turkey.

The TSF is also member of the European Chess Union and Mediterranean Chess Association.[2] [3]

Competitions[]

The federation organizes the following chess competitions:

International events[]

  • 34th Chess Olympiad (October 28-November 12, 2000) in Istanbul
  • Women's World Chess Championship (December 2–25, 2010) in Hatay
  • World Amateur Championship (October 1-11, 2011) in Antalya
  • Women's World Team Championship (December 17-28, 2011) in Mardin
  • 2011 European Schools Chess Championship (October 12-20, 2011) in Antalya
  • 40th Chess Olympiad (August 27-September 10, 2012) in Istanbul
  • 2012 European Individual Women's Chess Championship (March 1-14, 2012) in Gaziantep
  • 2013 World Junior U20 Chess Championships (September 12-27, 2013) in Kocaeli
  • 2013 (November 24- December 4, 2013) in Antalya
  • 2015 European Schools Chess Championship (June 24-July 3, 2015) in Konya

Rating System[]

  • Turkish Chess Federation uses Ukd system.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Altın, Orhan. "Ülkemizin Satranç Gerçeği" (in Turkish). Türkiye Satranç Federasyonu-Burdur İl Temsilciliği. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
  2. ^ "Members of Mediterranean Chess Association". Mediterranean Chess Association. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
  3. ^ "Members of European Chess Union". European Chess Union. Retrieved 2016-12-11.

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