Australian Chess Federation

The Australian Chess Federation, usually shortened to ACF, is the national body that promotes organised chess in Australia and is a member of FIDE, the World Chess Federation. It administers its own chess rating system for tournaments played in the country and runs the ACF Grand Prix, a series of tournaments put on by local organisers. It also produces a monthly email newsletter with local and international news and annotated games. Rather than enrolling individual clubs directly, the federation is made up of seven member associations, one for each of the six Australian states and one for the Australian Capital Territory, so state bodies such as the New South Wales Chess Association, Chess Victoria and the South Australian Chess Association sit beneath it. The article names Gary Wastell as its current president.