MIAMI.- He chess has its world day on July 20. In 2019, the United Nations proclaimed this date to recognize the creation of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in Paris in 1924.
“It is a global game that promotes equity, inclusion and mutual respect, and in this respect can contribute to the creation of an environment of tolerance and understanding between peoples and nations,” the organisation said.
At the same time, the United Nations points out that although chess is now associated with peace, it originated as a game simulating a battlefield. This game is often associated with diplomacy and multilateralism.
According to the UN, around 70% of the adult population (United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Russia, India) has played chess at some point in their lives. Furthermore, 605 million adults play chess regularly.
Chess is a board game between two players played on a checkerboard on which each player’s 16 pieces are arranged, of unequal importance and value, which move and eat the opponent’s pieces according to certain rules. Thus, the goal of the game is to “overthrow the opponent’s king.” Today, more than 2,000 variants of the game have been identified.
Sport and reasoning
The United Nations highlights that the chess It is one of the oldest games that encompasses an intellectual and cultural character, and fuses elements of sport, scientific reasoning and art.
“Anyone, anywhere, can play chess as it transcends language barriers, age, gender, physical ability or social status,” the UN said.
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Source: United Nations / RAE / International Day Portal
