Turkish Chess Federation

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Abbreviation TSF Headquarters Ulus, Ankara President Gülkız Tulay		Formation 1991 Region served Turkey

Affiliations FIDEMediterranean Chess Association

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. As of 2012, the president of the federation is Gülkız Tulay. 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.

Competitions

The federation organizes the following chess competitions:

Türkiye İş Bankası Chess League

Turkish Chess Premier League

Turkish Chess Championship

Turkish Women's Chess Championship

Turkish Cadets' Chess Championship

Turkish Children's Chess Championship

Turkish Chess Clubs Championship

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 World Team Chess Championships (November 24- December 4, 2013) in Antalya

2015 European Schools Chess Championship (June 24-July 3, 2015) in Konya

References

Turkish Chess Federation Wikipedia

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