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CHESSGAMES COUNTRY CODES
This following list is a compilation of all 3-letter country-codes currently in use, followed by a shorter list of old codes for countries no longer in existence. Please use these codes in your PGN when submitting games to Chessgames.
  AFG   Afghanistan
  AHO   Netherlands Antilles
  ALB   Albania
  ALG   Algeria
  AND   Andorra
  ANG   Angola
  ARG   Argentina
  ARM   Armenia
  ARU   Aruba
  AUS   Australia
  AUT   Austria
  AZE   Azerbaijan
  BAH   Bahamas
  BAN   Bangladesh
  BAR   Barbados
  BDI   Burundi
  BEL   Belgium
  BER   Bermuda
  BHU   Bhutan
  BIH   Bosnia & Herzegovina
  BIZ   Belize
  BLR   Belarus
  BOL   Bolivia
  BOT   Botswana
  BRA   Brazil
  BRN   Bahrain
  BRU   Brunei
  BUL   Bulgaria
  BUR   Burkina Faso
  CAF   Central African Republic
  CAM   Cambodia
  CAN   Canada
  CGO   Congo
  CHI   Chile
  CIV   Côte d'Ivoire
  CHN   China
  CMR   Cameroon
  COL   Colombia
  COM   Comoros Islands
  CRC   Costa Rica
  CRO   Croatia
  CUB   Cuba
  CYP   Cyprus
  CZE   Czech Republic
  DEN   Denmark
  DOM   Dominican Republic
  ECU   Ecuador
  EGY   Egypt
  ENG   England
  ESA   El Salvador
  ESP   Spain
  EST   Estonia
  ETH   Ethiopia
  FAI   Faroe Islands
  FID   FIDE
  FIJ   Fiji
  FIN   Finland
  FRA   France
  GAB   Gabon
  GAM   Gambia
  GCI   Guernsey
  GEO   Georgia
  GER   Germany
  GHA   Ghana
  GIB   Gibraltar
  GRE   Greece
  GUA   Guatemala
  GUM   Guam
  GUY   Guyana
  HAI   Haiti
  HKG   Hong Kong
  HON   Honduras
  HUN   Hungary
  IMN   Isle of Man
  INA   Indonesia
  IND   India
  IRI   Iran
  IRL   Ireland
  IRQ   Iraq
  ISL   Iceland
  ISR   Israel
  ISV   US Virgin Islands
  ITA   Italy
  IVB   British Virgin Islands
  JAM   Jamaica
  JCI   Jersey
  JOR   Jordan
  JPN   Japan
  KAZ   Kazakhstan
  KEN   Kenya
  KGZ   Kyrgyzstan
  KOR   South Korea
  KSA   Saudi Arabia
  KUW   Kuwait
  LAO   Laos
  LAT   Latvia
  LBA   Libya
  LES   Lesotho
  LIB   Lebanon
  LIE   Liechtenstein
  LTU   Lithuania
  LUX   Luxembourg
  MAC   Macau
  MAD   Madagascar
  MAR   Morocco
  MAS   Malaysia
  MAW   Malawi
  MDA   Moldova
  MDV   Maldives
  MEX   Mexico
  MGL   Mongolia
  MKD   FYR Macedonia
  MLI   Mali
  MLT   Malta
  MNC   Monaco
  MNE   Montenegro
  MOZ   Mozambique
  MRI   Mauritius
  MTN   Mauritania
  MYA   Myanmar
  NAM   Namibia
  NCA   Nicaragua
  NRU   Nauru
  NED   Netherlands
  NEP   Nepal
  NGR   Nigeria
  NOR   Norway
  NZL   New Zealand
  OMA   Oman
  PAK   Pakistan
  PAN   Panama
  PAR   Paraguay
  PER   Peru
  PHI   Philippines
  PLE   Palestine
  PLW   Palau
  PNG   Papua New Guinea
  POL   Poland
  POR   Portugal
  PUR   Puerto Rico
  QAT   Qatar
  ROU   Romania
  RSA   South Africa
  RUS   Russia
  RWA   Rwanda
  SCO   Scotland
  SEN   Senegal
  SEY   Seychelles
  SIN   Singapore
  SLE   Sierra Leone
  SLO   Slovenia
  SMR   San Marino
  SOL   Solomon Islands
  SOM   Somalia
  SRB   Serbia
  SRI   Sri Lanka
  STP   Sao Tome and Principe
  SUD   Sudan
  SUI   Switzerland
  SUR   Suriname
  SVK   Slovakia
  SWE   Sweden
  SWZ   Swaziland
  SYR   Syria
  TAN   Tanzania
  THA   Thailand
  TJK   Tajikistan
  TKM   Turkmenistan
  TLS   Timor-Leste
  TOG   Togo
  TPE   Chinese Taipei
  TTO   Trinidad & Tobago
  TUN   Tunisia
  TUR   Turkey
  UAE   United Arab Emirates
  UGA   Uganda
  UKR   Ukraine
  URU   Uruguay
  USA   United States of America
  UZB   Uzbekistan
  VEN   Venezuela
  VIE   Vietnam
  WLS   Wales
  YEM   Yemen
  ZAM   Zambia
  ZIM   Zimbabwe
Thanks to OlimpBase the historical data from earlier years in FIDE's history has been preserved, providing these additional country codes which were in use:
  ANT   Antigua & Barbuda
  ASE   ASEAN
  BLZ   Belize
  CSR   Czechoslovakia
  FRG   West Germany
  GDR   East Germany
  GBG   Guernsey-Jersey
  GBR   Great Britain
  MAU   Mauritania
  NRD   Nordic Team
  ROM   Romania
  SAA   Saarland
  SCG   Serbia and Montenegro
  TRI   Trinidad & Tobago
  URS   Soviet Union
  VIR   Virgin Islands
  YUG   Yugoslavia
  ZAI   Zair
For historical purposes, the following codes are in use at Chessgames:
  RUE   Russian Empire
  AUH   Austro-Hungarian Empire
This page would not be possible without research by member Zanzibar.

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