20th Chess Olympiad

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Official logo of the Olympiad.

The 20th Chess Olympiad (Macedonian: 20. Шаховска олимпијада, 20. Šahovska olimpijada), organized by FIDE and comprising an open[1] team tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between September 18 and October 13, 1972, in Skopje, Yugoslavia (present-day Macedonia).

  1. ^ Although commonly referred to as the men's division, this section is open to both male and female players.