Congratulations to all chess lovers, professional and non-professional chess players on the International Chess Day!

This holiday was initiated by UNESCO in 1966 to commemorate the date of FIDE establishment on the 20th of July 1924 in Paris. Today FIDE includes 188 national chess federations, organizes numerous events all around the World, including World Championship Cycle and World Chess Olympiad. Millions of people of all ages love our sport and play chess regularly.

FIDE believes that all nations should be included in the international chess community. Our aim is to achieve significant growth in the number of people of all ages participating in chess events at all levels and to develop chess by increasing the level of tournament participation globally.