Arab Chess Federation
The Arab Chess Federation (ArabFide) () is a non-profit organization that promotes chess within the Arab world. Though unaffiliated with the Arab League, it includes 18 of the latter's member states. History. Formed on July 27, 1975, in Damascus, Syria, the federation was established under the motto "Arab as one Nation". Mr. Nahed El Khany was the organization's first president. In 2015, the Arab Chess Federation co-organized the 1st edition of the Arab Chess Olympiad Championships in Agadir, Morocco.