Mezue nkebi ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: E mere mgbalị n'afọ 1924 ịgụnye chess n'Egwuregwu Olimpik. Agbanyeghị, n'ihi na o siri ike ịmata ọdịiche dị n'etiti ndị egwuregwu egwuregwu amateur na ndị ọkachamara, a kagbuola ihe omume ahụ. Ọ bụ ezie na egwuregwu Olympic nke 1924 na-ewere ọnọdụ na Paris, 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad weere ọnọdụ iche na Olympics, kamakwa na Paris. E guzobere Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) n'ụbọchị mmechi nke Olympiad Chess mbụ na-abụghị nke gọọmentị. FIDE haziri egwuregwu Chess Olympiad mbụ n'afọ 1927 nke mba iri na isii so na ya. Site na
Na 29th Chess Olympiad na 1990, enwere mba 127 so na ya. Ndị FIDE na-eme egwuregwu Chess Olympiads n'oge na-adịghị anya ruo 1950; kemgbe ahụ, a na-eme ha mgbe niile kwa afọ abụọ.