Portuguese Chess Federation
Encyclopedia
The Portuguese Chess Federation is the governing body
for chess
in Portugal
. It is affiliated to FIDE. Its president is Jorge Antão.
Sport governing body
A sport governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sport governing bodies come in various forms, and have a variety of regulatory functions. Examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport...
for chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. It is affiliated to FIDE. Its president is Jorge Antão.
Portuguese Team Championship
Up to 2008, the national team championship was a 9-round competition involving 10 teams. Each match was played across four boards. From 2009, the championship will be competed for by 16 teams across six boards. The 2009 edition will be the 51st team championship.| 2007 | Évora | GD Diana (Évora) |
| 2008 | Évora | GD Diana (Évora) |
| 2009 | Vila Nova de Gaia | AX Gaia |
| 2010 | Vila Nova de Gaia | AX Gaia |
| 2011 | Torres Vedras | AX Gaia |
Portuguese Chess Cup
The Portuguese Chess Cup is open to all clubs registered with the Portuguese Chess Federation. Each match is played across four boards.| 2008 Final | GD Diana (Évora) | 2.5 - 1.5 | ACR Vale de Câmbra |
| 2009 Final | ACR Vale de Câmbra | 3 - 1 | AX Gaia |
| 2010 Final | GD Diana (Évora) | 2.5 - 1.5 | ACR Vale de Cambra |
| 2011 Final | ACR Vale de Cambra | 4 - 0 | Moto Clube do Porto |