♟️ About the Organizer

Confederation of Chess for the Americas, commonly known as CCA or FIDE America, is the continental organization that coordinates chess across North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. Its official Spanish name is Confederación de Ajedrez de las Américas. The organization is affiliated with the International Chess Federation and represents the national chess federations of the American continent.

CCA establishes continental competition regulations, approves championship hosts, coordinates its annual tournament program, and works with national federations on player nominations and official participation. It also supports arbiters, organizers, coaches, federation officials, and chess-development programs. Representatives of 36 of its 42 member federations participated in the 2025 General Assembly. José Antonio Carrillo Pujol serves as president for the 2022–2026 term.

🏆 Continental and Pan-American Championships

The confederation oversees a broad program of official championships for players of different ages, rating levels, and competitive categories. Its events include the Continental Absolute and Women’s Championships, Pan-American Youth Championships, Pan-American U20 Championships, Pan-American Amateur Championships, senior competitions, school championships, and regional events for North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.

CCA works with a selected national federation or local organizer to deliver each championship. It provides the applicable competition regulations, confirms eligibility requirements, coordinates official entries through member federations, appoints or approves key technical officials, and supervises continental titles and qualification rights.

For the Pan-American Amateur Chess Championship 2026, CCA is working with the Brazilian Chess Confederation. The championship program includes separate Open and Women’s competitions in the U2300, U2000, and U1700 categories. CCA regulations require the Pan-American Amateur Championships to be held under its authority and establish the principal eligibility, title, prize, and organizational conditions.

🌱 Chess Education and Continental Development

Beyond tournament administration, CCA promotes chess as an educational and social-development tool. Its activities include arbiter and organizer seminars, coaching initiatives, youth development, federation-support programs, school chess, and cooperation with public institutions.

In 2025, CCA signed a cooperation agreement with the Asian Chess Federation covering player and coach exchanges, educational materials, research, professional training, youth festivals, and sports-management development. In 2026, the confederation also worked with FIDE, the Costa Rican Chess Federation, and government institutions on a chess-in-education program designed for public schools.

Through continental championships, education projects, technical seminars, federation coordination, and international partnerships, FIDE America connects national chess organizations across a geographically diverse continent. It provides a common structure for official competition while helping member federations expand participation, improve tournament standards, and develop future players, arbiters, coaches, and organizers.