July 20th 2017 is the 92nd anniversary of the founding of FIDE in Paris, France in 1924 and the 50th anniversary of the International Chess Day proposed by UNESCO in 1966.
The International chess day is celebrated annually on July 20, the day the International Chess Federation (FIDE) was founded, in 1924.
The idea to celebrate this day as the international chess day was proposed by UNESCO, and it has been celebrated as such since 1966, after it was established by FIDE.
FIDE, which has 181 chess federations as its members, organizes chess events and competitions around the world on this day.
As recently as 2013, the international chess day was celebrated in 178 countries, according to FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.
The day is celebrated by many of the 605 million regular chess players around the world.
Invented in India in the fifth century, it was named “Chaturanga” and this is likely one of the oldest games of our era. the game then spread to Persia.
When the Arabs conquered Persia, chess was taken up by the Muslim world and subsequently spread to Southern Europe.
In Europe, chess evolved into roughly its current form in the 15th century.
The first modern chess tournament having been held in London in 1851 and won by German Adolf Anderssen
The International chess day is celebrated annually on July 20, the day the International Chess Federation (FIDE) was founded, in 1924.
The idea to celebrate this day as the international chess day was proposed by UNESCO, and it has been celebrated as such since 1966, after it was established by FIDE.
FIDE, which has 181 chess federations as its members, organizes chess events and competitions around the world on this day.
As recently as 2013, the international chess day was celebrated in 178 countries, according to FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.
The day is celebrated by many of the 605 million regular chess players around the world.
Invented in India in the fifth century, it was named “Chaturanga” and this is likely one of the oldest games of our era. the game then spread to Persia.
When the Arabs conquered Persia, chess was taken up by the Muslim world and subsequently spread to Southern Europe.
In Europe, chess evolved into roughly its current form in the 15th century.
The first modern chess tournament having been held in London in 1851 and won by German Adolf Anderssen
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