Regional Representation

 Mark Scully, sometime chess player, sometime lawyer, once wrote that in times long past, the earth consisted of at least 10,000 independent territories. This has now been reduced to around 195, give or take a few self declared/non recognised territories (eg Principality of Hutt River) FIDE have slightly less member nations, although they have extended membership to a number of non-country federations

The International Correspondence Chess Federation follow a similar model. However, with Correspondence Chess less constrained by travel, they also organise events for 'States and Regions'. A multi divisional championship of these bodies is currently running, and has attracted a large entry. Australia has a NSW team, as well as an Australia East, and Rest of Australia Team. And although the Rest of Australia Team isn't doing that well, it has scored some nice individual wins. 

Freire,Daniel J. (1787) - Eade,James V. (2243) [E45]
WLS/SRCCC/21/D4 (WLS) ICCF, 28.01.2021

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ba6 6. Qa4 Qe7 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Nxc3 O-O 9. e4 c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 d6 13. f4 Qd7 14. Qxd7 Nbxd7 15. O-O-O Nb6 16. Rxd6 Bxc4 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Rxb6 Bxf1 19. Rc6 Bd3 20. Rxc5 Rfc8 21. Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. Kd2 Rd8 23. Ke3 Bc2 24. Rc1 Bb3 25. Ne2 a5 26. Rc3 a4 27. Nc1 Bd1 28. Rd3 Rxd3+ 29. Nxd3 Kf8 30. Kd2 Bh5 31. Nc5 Bg6 32. Kd3 f5 33. e5 f6 34. exf6 Be8 35. Kd4 Kf7 36. Ke5 Bc6 37. h4 Bxg2 38. Nxe6 Bc6 39. Nd8+ 1-0