International Chess Day

Name: International Chess Day
Start: 2021-07-20T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2021-07-20T23:59:59+00:00

July 20, 2021

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When: July 20	Where: Everywhere	First occurrence: 1966
International Chess Day celebrates the day the International Chess Federation (FIDE) was founded in 1924. International Chess Day was proposed by UNESCO and from then on celebrated since 1966. Much later in 2019 International Chess Day was officially adopted by the UN.

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