World Chess Day - July 20th, 2025
July 20th, 2025 - Get Ready to Make Your Move on World Chess Day! On July 20th, 2025, chess enthusiasts around the world will gather to celebrate the oldest strategy board game known to humanity - Chess! As a game that has been a part of human culture for over 1500 years, Chess has earned its special place in the hearts of millions. In 1966, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) proclaimed July 20th as International Chess Day, recognizing the game's universal values and its power to bring people together. The history of Chess is as fascinating as the game itself. Believed to have originated in ancient India in the 6th century AD, Chess was known as chaturanga , which translates to "having four arms" or "four divisions". The game was played on an 8x8 square board with pieces thatrepresented the four branches of the Indian army: infantry, cavalry, elephants, and chariots. From India, Chess spread to Persia, then to the ...