International or national bodies that govern a competitive sport recognized within this atlas's hobby and pastime holdings, following the standard distinction between a sport governing body and a hobbyist association. Belongs here: the recognized governing body of a competitive game or sport this atlas covers. Does not belong here: a body that merely promotes or teaches a pastime without governing competition.
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1. FIDE (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationFIDE (Wikipedia), Foundation and early years sectionQuote, FIDE (Wikipedia), Foundation and early years section
On July 20, 1924, the participants at the Paris tournament founded FIDE as a kind of players' union.
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