We are pleased to announce the detailed playing schedule for the 8th Mind Sports Olympiad, which will take place in the Manchester Conference Centre at UMIST, between Thursday 19th August and Monday 30th August 2004. A new, schools section of the event will be held on July 10th-11th at the same venue, where the Gigafinal of the British Land UK Chess Challenge will be taking place. 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 20th), and for entrants over 65, unemployed entrants and entrants with disabilities. There is a supplementary fee of £3 for booking participation in MSO competitions using a credit or debit card. All new entries now attract a £5 late entry 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 65, unemployed entrants and entrants with registered disabilities) for which you may enter as many events as you wish, excluding any Bridge, 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 £14,000 (i.e. more than $25,000 or €20,000). 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.
An online entry form is now available. Alternatively, 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 TBA)
- Olympiad Championship
- Saturday 21, 2pm-4:30pm and
Sunday 22 - Monday 23, 9:30am-5:30pm
- Entry fee: £22 (£11)
- Pentamind: 14 hours
- Seven rounds in this tournament
- Each player will have 90 minutes per game
- World Quickplay Open Championship
- Tuesday 24 - Wednesday 25, 9:30am-5:30pm
- Entry fee: £22 (£11)
- Pentamind: 14 hours
- Eight rounds in this tournament
- Each player will have 30 minutes per game
GO
(Prize fund £300)
- Please note that in all tournaments Komi is 6.5.
- Beginners' Teaching Session and Tournament
- Friday 27, 9:30am-1pm
- Free entry
- No medals, no prizes
- Pentamind: no credit
- 13x13 Olympiad Championship
- Friday 27, 2pm-5:30pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Pentamind: 3.5 hours
- Each player will have 15 minutes per game with no overtime
- Prizes: 1st place £20, plus a share of up to £200 of prizes in kind supplied by the British Go Association for excellent performances from players of all grades
- 19x19 Lightning Olympiad Championship
- Friday 27, 6:30pm-10:30pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Pentamind: 3.5 hours
- Each player will have 12 minutes per game with no overtime
- Prizes: 1st place £20, plus a share of up to £200 of prizes in kind supplied by the British Go Association for excellent performances from players of all grades
- Olympiad Championship - the Northern Go Tournament
- Saturday 28 - Sunday 29, 9:30am-1pm and 2pm-5:30pm
- Entry fee: £26 (£13)
- Pentamind: 14 hours
- Each player will have 60 minutes per game plus 5 minutes for 30 moves overtime
- Prizes: 1st place £40, plus a share of up to £200 of prizes in kind supplied by the British Go Association for excellent performances from players of all grades
- Rapidplay Olympiad Championship
- Monday 30, 9:30am-1pm and 2pm-5:30pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Pentamind: 7 hours
- Each player will have 30 minutes per game with no overtime
- Prizes: 1st place £20, plus a share of up to £200 of prizes in kind supplied by the British Go Association for excellent performances from players of all grades
SHOGI
(Prize fund TBA)
- Olympiad Championship
- Saturday 21 - Sunday 22, 9:30am-5:30pm
and Monday 23, 9:30am-1pm
- Entry fee: £22 (£11)
- Pentamind: 17.5 hours
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