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| Formation | 1927 |
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| Headquarters | Tigran Petrosian Chess House, Yerevan |
Region | Armenia |
| Affiliations | FIDE, European Chess Union |
| Website | chessfed |
The Chess Federation of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի շախմատի ֆեդերացիա, romanized: Hayastani shakhmati federats’ia), also known as the Armenian Chess Federation, is the governing chess organization in Armenia and is affiliated to FIDE.[1] The body was founded in 1927.[2] Responsible for organizing individual and club championships for men and women and the various important international tournaments in Armenia, it also forms the Armenian national men's and women's teams. The Federation is a member of the European Chess Union.