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
Chess Olympiad mbụ na 1927 nke nwere mba iri na isii na-esonye. Site na 29th Chess Olympiad na 1990, e nwere 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.