International Chess Day has been celebrated on July 20, since 1966. The initiative for this holiday was taken by the International Chess Federation, which was founded precisely on July 20, 1924, in Paris. According to FIDE, there were 605 million adults playing chess regularly worldwide in 2012.

On the occasion of International Chess Day, we invite you to read an interview with our alumnus, FIDE International Chess Grandmaster Mr Jacek Gdański:

https://ug.edu.pl/news/pl/1377/skandynawistyka-byly-kameralne-studia