National Chess Day 2012

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Avatar of walkingcro

Does anybody know the official national chess day for 2012?

Avatar of Conflagration_Planet

Google it.

Avatar of walkingcro

I did the google thing but nothing came up for 2012, only 2011's day of 10/9 came up.

Avatar of goldendog

I got the definition of "it"--now what?

Avatar of mnag

It's been October 9th since 1976.

Avatar of TheGrobe

What fun would that be?  If someone else Google's it and posts it here, then we'll all know.  Plus, in the mean time, we all get to chastise the OP for not Googling it himself.

Dude, you could have just Googled it....

Avatar of kco

@goldendog, did it direct you to the stephen king's novel ?

Avatar of TheGrobe

Google it yourself.

Avatar of kco

got "it yourself" now what ?

Avatar of Conflagration_Planet

I didn' even know there was such a day.

Avatar of goldendog

Don't google google. Black hole stuff.

Avatar of kco

whoa !! bad stuff dog, you're right never google "google"

Avatar of heinzie

The Dutch government has been giving serious consideration about introducing the "chess awareness day"

Avatar of kco

no kidding ?

Avatar of MysticKnight

October 13, 2012...

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/sres539

Avatar of corrijean

That's my brother's birthday. Lucky him.

Avatar of ILBCNU

More importantly, Wednesday Is Talk Like a Pirate Day.

Avatar of Crazychessplaya

Smile

Avatar of TheGrobe

I refuse to recognize the validity of National Chess Day until there is also a National Men's Chess Day.

(Just in case anyone missed ciljettu.)

Avatar of corrijean

Arrrh.

That's for talk like a pirate day. Maybe for cjett, too.