We are pleased to announce what we have arranged with regard to the detailed playing schedule for the 4th Mind Sports Olympiad.
All prizes and entry fees are in pounds sterling (£) per player. Note that the full first entry fee given is for adults and the concessionary second entry fee (in brackets) is for junior entrants (under 16 on August 19th), entrants over 60 and entrants with disabilities.
Postal entries submitted on printed forms now attract a £5 late
Penalty Fee surcharge, but entries received over the Internet
with payment by 11:59pm BST on Thursday 17th August escape this
Penalty Fee. Note that this represents a change of policy; e-mailed
entries on Friday 18th August and later now do attract the Penalty Fee.
This year we have extended the Olympiad from 9 days to 10, again significantly increasing the number of tournaments on offer. For those who wish to take part in several tournaments we have a special entry fee of £75 (£30 for juniors, entrants over 60 and entrants with disabilities) for which you may enter as many events as you wish, excluding the MSO Chess Masters and 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.
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: mso@tcs-chess.demon.co.uk
CHINESE CHESS (XIANGQI)
- Olympiad Individual Championship
- Saturday 19 - Sunday 20, 10am-2pm and 3pm-7:30pm
- Entry fee: £20 (£8)
- 10 minute Tournament
- Monday 21, 3:30pm-7:30pm and
Tuesday 22, 10am-2pm and 3:30pm-7:30pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£7)
- Simultaneous Display
- Wednesday 23, 3:30pm-7:30pm
- Entry fee: FREE!
- Display will contain up to 20 boards
- EUROPEAN TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP
- Friday 25, 3:30pm-7:30pm and
Saturday 26 - Monday 28, 10am-2pm and 3:30pm-7:30pm
- Entry fee: £13 (£5)
- Takes place between teams of 3
GO
- British Championship Title Match
- Saturday 19 - Tuesday 22 and Monday 28 if necessary, 10am start each day
- Takes place between championship qualifiers only
- Introduction to Go for Beginners
- Saturday 19, 3:30pm-7:30pm
- Repeated on Sunday 20, 3:30pm-7:30pm
- Entry fee: FREE!
- Lightning Tournament (12 minutes)
- Sunday 20, 10am-2pm
- Entry fee: £13 (£5)
- Youth Tournament
- Sunday 20, 3:30pm-7:30pm
- Entry fee: £13 (£5)
- Format to be announced
- Restricted to under-18s only
- Open Tournament (105 minutes)
- Wednesday 23 - Friday 25, 10am-2pm and 3:30pm-7:30pm
- Entry fee: £25 (£10)
- Rapidplay Tournament (30 minutes)
- Saturday 26, 10am-2pm and 3:30pm-7:30pm
- Entry fee: £15 (£6)
- Pairgo Tournament
- Sunday 27, 10am-2pm and 3:30pm-7:30pm
- Entry fee: £15 (£6)
- 13x13 Tournament
- Monday 28, 10am-2pm and 3:30pm-7:30pm
- Entry fee: £15 (£6)
- Novice Tournament
- Monday 28, 10am-2pm
- Entry fee: £13 (£5)
SHOGI
- Handicap Team Match
- Wednesday 23, 10am-6:30pm
- Entry fee: £15 (£6)
- Shogi For Beginners
- Wednesday 23, 10am-2pm
- Entry fee: FREE!
- Shogi lesson by Nakao Osamu, 6-dan professional
- Wednesday 23, 8pm-10:30pm
- Entry fee: FREE!
- Simultaneous Exhibition by Nakao Osamu
- Thursday 24, 9:30am-1:30pm
- Entry fee: £10 (£4)
- Olympiad Blitz Championship
- Thursday 24, 2:30pm-6:30pm
- Entry fee: £13 (£5)
- Demonstration Game by Nakao Osamu
- Thursday 24, 8pm-10:30pm
- Entry fee: FREE!
- EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
- Friday 25: 9am - 6:30pm with one meal break,
Saturday 26: 10am - 10:30pm with two meal breaks
and Sunday 27: 8:30am - 2:30pm with one meal break
- Entry fee: £25 (£10)
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