International Chess Day is an international holiday dedicated to chess . Celebrated annually since 1966, July 20 [1] .
| International Chess Day | |
|---|---|
 Game of chess | |
| Installed | FIDE |
| Is celebrated | annually |
| Since | 1966 |
| date | July 20 |
History and Celebration
International Chess Day has been celebrated since 1966 . The initiative to create this holiday belongs to the World Chess Federation ( FIDE ), which was founded on July 20, 1924 in Paris [2] . According to FIDE in 2012, there were 605 million adults in the world who constantly play chess [3] .
The holiday is celebrated in 178 countries. The tradition of celebration laid down by UNESCO . On this day, under the auspices of FIDE, various thematic events and competitions are held [4] . Sessions of simultaneous playing chess are held even in places of detention [5] .
On July 20, 2004, world champion Anatoly Karpov gave a simultaneous game in the Kremlin . Among others, he tied with deputy Vladimir Zhirinovsky . They played an artistic set of diamond figures worth 150 thousand US dollars [6] .
Notes
- ↑ International Chess Day - July 20. The history and features of the holiday in the project Holiday Calendar 2010
- ↑ International Chess Day . RIA Novosti (07/20/2012). Date of treatment July 6, 2015.
- ↑ AGON releases new chess player statistics from YouGov . FIDE (09 August 2012). Date of treatment July 11, 2015.
- ↑ 178 countries celebrate International Chess Day . Vesti.Ru (July 20, 2013). Date of treatment July 6, 2015.
- ↑ On the occasion of International Chess Day, the priest held a session of simultaneous play with ... prisoners . Church Scientific Center "Orthodox Encyclopedia"
- ↑ Vasilenko R. July 20 - WORLD DAY OF CHESS . Russian Bazaar, No. 31 (431) (07/29/2004). Date of treatment July 6, 2015.
Links
- International Chess Day (inaccessible link) . internationalchessday.com. Date of treatment July 6, 2015. Archived July 8, 2015.
- International Chess Day 2009 (video)