Chess Organisations and Leagues

National and International Chess Organisations

• International Chess Federation (FIDE)  
  International Chess Federation (FIDE)
  FIDE is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national chess federations and acts as the governing body of international chess competition. 

• English Chess Federation
  English Chess Federation
  This is the governing chess organisation in England and is affiliated to FIDE.  

• English Chess Federation RATINGS   
  English Chess Federation RATINGS   
  A database of Over-the-Board and Online ratings which are further divided into Standard, Rapid and Blitz. 

• Chess-Results.com
  Chess-Results.com   

A database archive containing more than 700.000 tournaments from around the world, from club tournaments to European Championships and Chess Olympiads. It is usually updated very promptly.

Chess Associations

• North Gloucestershire Chess Association
  North Gloucestershire Chess Association
  A great source of chess information for the North Gloucestershire area.

• Chess Cornwall
  Chess Cornwall

The website of the Cornwall County Chess Association who, amongst other activities, organise the annual West of England Counties Online Championship.  

Chess Leagues 

• Four Nations Chess League (4NCL)
  Four Nations Chess League (4NCL)

Britain’s Four Nations Chess League (4NCL) is a team competition, and also plays a key role in providing opportunities for the best young talents aiming at the grandmaster title.  There is also a junior league (J4NCL). See this Guardian article for more information.