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- Every year on July 20, International Chess Day is celebrated by people around the world.
- The day highlights chess players like Viswanathan Anand, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhan, and Magnus Carlsen and their positive impact on society.
- UNESCO proposed the idea of celebrating 20 July as International Chess Day.
- The day is being celebrated since 1966 to commemorate the establishment of the International Chess Federation (FIDE).
- The date of July 20 was chosen because the International Chess Federation (FIDE) was founded on this date in 1924 in Paris.
- On December 12, 2019, United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared International Chess Day as an international event.
- The International Olympic Committee recognized FIDE in 1999.
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