We are pleased to announce the detailed playing schedule for the 7th Mind Sports Olympiad, which will take place in the Manchester Conference Centre at UMIST, between Saturday 16th August 2003 and Monday 25th August 2003. Spectators are welcome and there will be no charge made.
All prizes and entry fees are in pounds sterling (£) per player. Note that the first entry fee given is for adults and the concessionary entry fee (in brackets) is for junior entrants (under 19 on August 16th), and for entrants over 60, unemployed entrants and entrants with disabilities. All new entries now attract a £5 late Penalty Fee surcharge.
For those who wish to take part in several tournaments we will have a special entry fee of £100 (£50 for juniors, entrants over 60, unemployed entrants and entrants with disabilities) for which you may enter as many events as you wish, excluding any invitational or pre-qualification tournaments, provided the schedules do not conflict.
Almost all of the tournaments at the Mind Sports Olympiad are run on the Swiss system. This means that you do not get knocked out of a tournament if you lose a game - you continue to play against opponents who have approximately the same score as yourself and you continue to play every round no matter what your score may be.
The total guaranteed prize fund currently stands at more than £15,000 (i.e. more than $25,000 or 25,000 Euros). We hope and expect to attract additional sponsorship so that the value of the prizes can be increased. From time to time we will update the prize information on this site, so please visit us again if you want to know the latest information on prizes.
We will make an entry form available on this web site very soon. Printed entry forms may be obtained by sending a large self-addressed envelope to:
Mind Sports Olympiad,
51 Borough Way,
Potters Bar,
Herts EN6 3HA,
England.
Tel: 01707 659080 (or +44 1707 659080 from outside the UK)
Fax: 01707 661160 (or +44 1707 661160 from outside the UK)
E-mail: entries@msoworld.com
CHINESE CHESS (XIANGQI)
(Prize fund £750)
- Olympiad Championship
- Saturday 16, 2pm-6pm and
Sunday 17 - Monday 18, 9:30am-6pm
- Entry fee: £22 (£11)
- Seven rounds in this tournament
- Each player will have 90 minutes per game
- Prizes: 1st place £250, 2nd place £125, 3rd place £75
- World Quickplay Open Championship
- Tuesday 19 - Wednesday 20, 9:30am-6pm
- Entry fee: £22 (£11)
- Eight rounds in this tournament
- Each player will have 30 minutes per game
- Prizes: 1st place £150, 2nd place £100, 3rd place £50
GO
(Prize fund £1,000)
- Please note that in all tournaments Komi is 6.5.
- Olympiad Championship - the Northern Go Tournament
- Saturday 16, 10:30am-7pm and
Sunday 17, 9am-6pm
- Entry fee: £26 (£13)
- Each player will have 60 minutes per game plus 5 minutes for 30 moves overtime
- Prizes: 1st place £250, 2nd place £100, 3rd place £50, 4th place £30, 5th place £20, 6th place £10
- Rapidplay Olympiad Championship
- Saturday 23, 10:30am-7pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Each player will have 30 minutes per game with no overtime
- Prizes: 1st place £100, 2nd place £50, 3rd place £30, 4th place £20, 5th place £10
- Beginners' Teaching Session and Tournament
- Sunday 24, 9am-1pm
- Free entry
- No medals, no prizes
- 19x19 Lightning Olympiad Championship
- Sunday 24, 9am-1pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Each player will have 12 minutes per game with no overtime
- Prizes: 1st place £50, 2nd place £30, 3rd place £20, 4th place £10
- 13x13 Lightning Olympiad Championship
- Sunday 24, 2pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Each player will have 15 minutes per game with no overtime
- Prizes: 1st place £50, 2nd place £30, 3rd place £20, 4th place £10
- Go-Pair Olympiad Championship
- Monday 25, 10am-5pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7) per player
- Each pair will have 45 minutes per game with no overtime
- Prizes: 1st place £50, 2nd place £30, 3rd place £20, 4th place £10
SHOGI
(Prize fund £100)
- Olympiad Championship
- Saturday 23 - Sunday 24, 9am-6pm
and Monday 25, 9am-1pm
- Entry fee: £22 (£11)
- Prize fund of £100 for this event
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