Today, 20 July, is World Chess Day

Episode 2 of the Alasdair Gray Archive’s UNLIKELY OBJECTS MOSTLY looks at Alasdair’s chessboard & the part chess played in his practice, uncovering the game’s pivotal role in the making of his Hillhead Subway mural & the novel POOR THINGS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vbB7OeYkeo

#Scottish #literature #AlasdairGray #PoorThings #mural #murals #publicart #Glasgow #Chess #WorldChessDay

Celebrate World Chess Day with Disney's Queen of Katwe, based on the real life story of international chess star Phiona Mutesi. This vibrant feature film inspires students about chess and following their dreams. Our free Discussion Guide makes it easy to use Queen of Katwe in the classroom. https://journeysinfilm.org/product/queen-of-katwe/

#WorldChessDay #Chess #PhionaMutesi #Education #BlackHistory #K12 #Disney #QueenOfKatwe @edutooters @film

Episode 2 of the Alasdair Gray Archive’s UNLIKELY OBJECTS MOSTLY looks at Alasdair’s chessboard & the role #chess played in his practice: uncovering the game’s pivotal role in the making of the Hillhead Subway mural & the novel POOR THINGS

#Scottish #literature #AlasdairGray #PoorThings #WorldChessDay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vbB7OeYkeo

#WorldChessDay #Xadrez #Échecs #Chess #Ajedrez

https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-chess-day

On this day 100 years ago, #FIDE was founded. Happy #WorldChessDay to all my fellow #chess players!  #ChessDay

https://100.fide.com/

PSA to all #chess players:

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) are planning to set a #GuinnessWorldRecord for most amount of chess games played in 24 hours on #WorldChessDay, July 20, 2024 (FIDE's 100th birthday). You can play in person or online. 

https://100.fide.com/gwr/

#FIDE #Chesstodon #WorldRecord #WorldRecords #GuinnessWorldRecords #GWR

July 20 is celebrated as #WorldChessDay

The #chess has origins in #india
The forerunner of the #game is Pachisi or #Chaupar played in #AncientIndia

This c1725 AD #Rajput #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Bikaner #rajasthan now at Victoria & Albert #museum London from a 'Barahmasa' or, 12 months shows a game of chaupar being played (top, right).

Barahmasa #paintings use activities of lovers & nature to illustrate the months, this #painting from a dispersed set being of 'Kartik' i.e. November

♟️ Since the computer Deep Blue first beat #chess legend Garry Kasparov back in 1996, it's been downhill for human players ever since.
🤖 Now researchers are developing a chess #AI that plays more like a human.
Find out more on #WorldChessDay ➡️https://bit.ly/46X9UJg https://t.co/iHkDEnJZ11

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