USSR Chess Federation
The USSR Chess Federation was the national organization for chess in the USSR. It was founded in 1924 and its headquarters were in Moscow. It was affiliated with the World Chess Federation. The USSR Chess Federation organized a USSR Chess Championship and published a newspaper called Шахматы в СССР.
Administration
Board
The board consisted of a chairman, a deputy chairman, a secretary, and a treasurer.Chairmen
- Nikolai Krylenko
- Mikhail Botvinnik
- Vladimir Herman
- Boris Weinstein
- Vladislav Vinogradov
- M. Kharlamov
- Vladimir Alatortsev
- Boris Rodionov
- Alexey Serov
- Dmitry Postnikov
- Yuri Averbakh
- Vitaly Sevastyanov
- Aleksandre Chikvaidze
- Vladimir Popov
Soviet chess players
- Mikhail Botvinnik, chairman of the USSR Chess Federation and world champion and USSR champion
- Garry Kasparov, world champion
- Anatoly Karpov, world champion
- Mikhail Tal, USSR champion and world champion
- Tigran Petrosian, world champion