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Copyright © 1999-2001 by Mind Sports Organisation Worldwide Ltd.

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All about MSO 3 MSO 3 details
The Third Mind Sports Olympiad

took place between 21-29 August 1999 at the Olympiad Conference Center, London.

The total prize fund was £100,000 ($167,000).


MSO 3 in video

We have video footage shot at MSO 3, optimised for three different speeds. You need to have RealPlayer 7.0, or a more recent version, installed in order to view it.
  • Watch the MSO 3 video optimised for 28000 bps (older modems).
  • Watch the MSO 3 video optimised for 56000 bps (newer modems).
  • Watch the MSO 3 video optimised for 128000 bps (dual ISDN or better).
MSO 3 in the Press

MSO 3 was covered in a number of national and international newspapers and magazines. We have the best press clippings so that you can see what people were saying about us.

MSO 3 photo gallery

A collection of photographs taken at MSO 3. Feel free to download them and use them however you like. Many more to follow.

David Howell full coverage

At 5pm on Sunday 29th August, 8-year-old David Howell beat International Grandmaster Dr. John Nunn in the five-minute chess event and set a World Record by being the youngest player ever to beat a chess Grandmaster. Includes article written by IM Malcolm Pein, who writes for the Electronic Telegraph.

All the results from the 1999 Mind Sports Olympiad

A complete list of all the medal-winners from the Third Mind Sports Olympiad, with details of many of the winning performances. Several of the tournaments have full sets of tournament results, too; more to follow!

Schedule of tournaments at MSO 3

A long chart with all the competitions in each mind sport at MSO 3 at a glance along with their dates and entry details.

Details of tournaments at MSO 3

All the details we have about each competition at MSO 3: their dates, their formats, their entry fees and their prizes.

Press section and photo gallery

A collection of photographs taken at the Mind Sports Olympiad. Feel free to download them and use them however you like. Many more to follow.
Olympiad News


A daily bulletin published at Mind Sports Olympiad 3 with:
  • feature articles
  • all the MSO 3 gossip
  • all the MSO 3 news
  • full-length interviews with the top names
  • lists of results
  • daily event previews
  • the medals table
Day 1
Opening ceremony
Magnus Magnusson interview

Day 2
Quiz Championship final
Tony Buzan interview

Day 3
Creative Thinking report
Demis Hassabis interview

Day 4
Introduction to Dama
Bill Hartston interview

Day 5
First Korean MSO
Dominic O'Brien interview

Day 6
Memory Championships day 1
Mark Nyman interview

Day 7
Bob Wade profile
Reiner Knizia interview

Day 8
Web site team profile
David Levy interview

Day 9
Closing highlights
final medal details