World Chess Day in United States - 2024
20 Jul 2024, Saturday
World Chess Day is a United Nations observance in the USA
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How many months until World Chess Day 2024?
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How many days until World Chess Day 2024?
82 Days
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1,968 Hours
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118,080 Minutes
When is World Chess Day in United States 2024?
20 July 2024, Saturday
About: World Chess Day
International Chess Day is celebrated annually on 20 July, the day the International Chess Federation 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 in 2013, the international chess day was celebrated in 178 countries, according to FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. On 12 December, 2019, the UN General Assembly unanimously approved a resolution recognizing the day.
| Observed by | Various countries |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 July |
| date | 20 July |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First time | 1966 |
| Related to | FIDE, Chess |
| Wikidata description | U.N. commemorative day, July 20th |
| Wikidata id | Q4288433 |
World Chess Day (2024) in other countries.
| S.no. | Country | Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 20 Jul, Saturday | World Chess Day | United Nations observance |