Happy International Chess Day!
- kacalderwood
- Jul 20, 2021
- 1 min read
On this day on July 20, 1924, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) was founded. UNESCO proposed the idea to celebrate this historic event as International Chess Day, and it was first celebrated after FIDE established it in 1966. International Chess Day was officially recognized by the UN General Assembly in 2019.
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