Sandra Schmidt

♟️ Celebrating International Chess Day 2025: Every Move Counts 🌍✨ Each year on July 20, the global chess community unites to celebrate International Chess Day, commemorating the founding of FIDE in 1924. This year, FIDE launched the Year of Social Chess 🤝 — an initiative dedicated to using the game as a tool for inclusion, education, empowerment, and mental well-being. The theme for 2025 — “Every Move Counts” — reminds us that, on the board and in life, every decision shapes our journey. ✨ Creative Chess FIDE invites chess lovers everywhere to join us in promoting the game in the most imaginative way possible! It’s time to play Creative Chess. 📍 Set up a game in the most unusual or symbolic place you can think of: 🏔️ mountaintop, 🌊 underwater, 🏛️ a local landmark — anywhere wild and creative! 📸 Host your game or tournament between July 10 and 20, and share your photos/videos using #InternationalChessDay or email them to [email protected]. Your content could be seen across the globe and featured on FIDE’s channels or our YouTube broadcast on July 20. 🧠🌐 Global Online Celebration 🤝 In partnership with Lichess.org Join us for the largest-ever Social Chess Day tournament, co-hosted by FIDE and @lichess 🕐 When: July 20, 00:00 CEST – July 21, 00:00 CEST ⚡ Format: 5+3 Blitz Tournament 🌎 Open to players of all levels – join anytime and play as many games as you like! 🎁 All participants will be entered into random prize draws! 🔗 Join here: lichess.org/tournament/fscda… 🤗 Global Over-the-Board Events We warmly encourage federations to organize inclusive, over-the-board events on July 20th to celebrate this global day of chess. 👶♟️ “Teach Someone to Play Chess” Initiative One of the simplest yet most powerful ways to celebrate is by teaching someone how to play chess — and pass the love for the game forward. 🔗 Read more: fide.com/celebrating-interna… #InternationalChessDay @FIDESocialChess