Chess Federation of Canada

Chess Federation of Canada
Fédération canadienne des échecs
AbbreviationCFC (English)
FCE (French)
Formation1872
HeadquartersBurlington, Ontario
Region
Canada
Membership (2022)
Increase 2,547[1]
President
Vlad Drkulec
Vice President
Olga Mushtaler
Executive Director
Robert Gillanders
AffiliationsFIDE, Confederation of Chess for America
Websitehttps://www.chess.ca/en/
Formerly called
Canadian Chess Association (1872–1932)

The Chess Federation of Canada or CFC (French name: Fédération canadienne des échecs) is Canada's national chess organization. Canadian Chess Association, founded in 1872, was replaced in 1932 by the Canadian Chess Federation (CCF), which for the first time included representation from all major cities in Canada. In 1945 the name was changed to avoid confusion with the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation.[2] The CFC organizes tournaments and publishes national ratings. The highest rated player in Canada is Evgeny Bareev of Toronto.[3]

  1. ^ https://www.chess.ca/en/cfc/membership-statistics/]. Chess Federation of Canada. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Sunnucks, Anne (1970), The Encyclopaedia of Chess, St. Martin's Press, p. 61, LCCN 78106371
  3. ^ Rating List Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine at CFC