Global observance

World Chess Day

World Chess Day is an annual global observance recorded by the United Nations. This countdown follows the published calendar date worldwide and retains the United Nations source for review.

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days to go43 weeks and 6 days · about 10 months

DateJuly 20, 2027

CountdownWhole calendar days

TimezoneYour local timezone

LocationWorldwide

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When is World Chess Day?

The United Nations lists World Chess Day on July 20 each year. This countdown follows that published global observance date.

This calendar-date countdown follows your local timezone. It does not invent a universal midnight.

Date schedule

Current and future dates for World Chess Day.

These dates are calculated from a reviewed recurrence rule and stop at the stored source-review horizon. Estimated rows remain labelled as estimates.

Tuesday, July 20, 2027Current countdown
Confirmed by source · Whole calendar days
United Nations · Checked August 1, 2026
Thursday, July 20, 2028
Confirmed by source · Whole calendar days
United Nations · Checked August 1, 2026
Friday, July 20, 2029
Confirmed by source · Whole calendar days
United Nations · Checked August 1, 2026
Saturday, July 20, 2030
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United Nations · Checked August 1, 2026
Sunday, July 20, 2031
Confirmed by source · Whole calendar days
United Nations · Checked August 1, 2026