We are pleased to announce what we have arranged with regard to the detailed playing schedule for the London half of the 5th 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 18th), entrants over 60, unemployed entrants and entrants with disabilities. A late entry penalty fee of £5 will be applied to entries postmarked after 11th August.
The London half of the fifth Mind Sports Olympiad is 10 days long, like last year's event. For those who wish to take part in several tournaments we will have a special entry fee of £80 (£40 for juniors, entrants over 60, unemployed entrants and entrants with disabilities) for which you may enter as many events as you wish, excluding the Ron Banwell 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
ABALONE
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Saturday 18 - Sunday 19, 11am-3pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
ACQUIRE
- Beginners' Tournament
- Wednesday 22, 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £10 (£5)
- Olympiad Championship
- Monday 27, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
BACKGAMMON
- Beginners' Tournament
- Saturday 18, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £10 (£5)
- Full backgammon tournament format details and rules are available.
- Weekend Tournament
- Saturday 18 - Sunday 19, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £26 (£13)
- Full backgammon tournament format details and rules are available.
- Olympiad Championship
- Monday 20 - Friday 24, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £26 (£13)
- Full backgammon tournament format details and rules are available.
- English Open
- Saturday 25 - Sunday 26, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £26 (£13)
- Full backgammon tournament format details and rules are available.
- Backgammon Finals
- Monday 27, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry by qualification only, from any of the four backgammon tournaments above
- Full backgammon tournament format details and rules are available.
BOKU
(Prize fund £500)
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Tuesday 21, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
and Wednesday 22, 11am-3pm
- Entry fee: £22 (£11)
- Prize fund of £500 for this event.
BORDERLINE
(Prize fund £500)
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Monday 27, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Prize fund of £500 for this event.
BRIDGE
(Prize fund £600)
- Mixed Pairs
- Friday 24, 2pm-5:30pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Ladies Pairs and Mens Pairs
- Friday 24, 7pm-10:30pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Two simultaneous separate tournaments
- MSO Pairs Championship Qualifier
- Saturday 25, 2pm-5:30pm
- Entry fee: £30 (£15)
- This is the qualifying event for the £600 MSO Pairs Championship in the evening
- Entry fee also pays for either MSO Pairs Championship Final or MSO Open Pairs
- MSO Pairs Championship Final
- Saturday 25, 7pm-10:30pm
- Entry fee: free to qualifiers from the MSO Pairs Championship Qualifier
- Prize fund of £600 for this event.
- MSO Open Pairs
- Saturday 25, 7pm-10:30pm
- Entry fee: free to participants in the MSO Pairs Championship Qualifier
- Open to those only who did not qualify for the MSO Pairs Championship Final
- Swiss Teams
- Sunday 26, 1pm-4:30pm and 5pm-8:30pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Swiss Pairs
- Monday 27, 1pm-4:30pm and 5pm-8:30pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- All sessions will be 24 boards.
CHESS
(Prize fund £2,050)
- Olympiad Championship, Major Division
- Saturday 18, 10am-3pm and
Sunday 19, 10am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £22 (£11)
- Open to players with BCF gradings under 170 only
- Open Blitz Championship (5 minutes)
- Saturday 18, 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Prize fund of £150 for this event, sponsored by Glass Bead.
- MSO MASTERS
Ron Banwell Memorial
FIDE rated tournament
incorporating the Commonwealth Chess Championships
- Saturday 18 - Monday 27, 4-10pm
- Variable entry fees, start money, tournament format and more explained in full on our Ron Banwell Masters page.
- Prize fund of £2,050 for this event.
- This tournament will be rated by FIDE and the BCF. It will be a chance to earn FIDE title norms and points towards the Terence Chapman Group Grand Prix.
- Olympiad Championship (30 minutes)
- Monday 20 - Friday 24, 11am-3pm
- Entry fee: £26 (£13)
- Evening Blitz Championship (5 minutes)
- Monday 20 - Tuesday 21, 6:30pm-10pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Evening Championship (25 minutes)
- Thursday 23 - Friday 24, 6:30pm-10pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- 15 minute Tournament
- Saturday 25, 4pm-10pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Fischer Timed Blitz Championship (3 minutes + 3 seconds/move)
- Sunday 26, 10:30am-3pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Olympiad Championship, Minor Division
- Sunday 26, 10am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
and Monday 27, 10am-3pm
- Entry fee: £22 (£11)
- Open to players with BCF gradings under 130 only
- Time Reduction Blitz Championship
- Monday 27, 10:30am-3pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- First round, 10 minutes per player
- Second round, 9 minutes per player
- Third round, 8 minutes per player
- ...and so on in the same manner until...
- Ninth round, 2 minutes per player
CHINESE CHESS (XIANGQI)
- Olympiad Individual Championship
- Saturday 18 - Sunday 19, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £26 (£13)
- 10 minute Tournament
- Monday 20, 4pm-8pm and
Tuesday 21, 10am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £22 (£11)
- Learn to Play - Beginners' Tournament
- Wednesday 22, 11am-3pm
- Entry fee: £10 (£5)
- Simultaneous Display
- Wednesday 22, 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: FREE!
- Display will contain up to 20 boards
CONTINUO
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Monday 20, 11am-3pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
CREATIVE THINKING
(Prize fund £200)
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Saturday 25, 11am-3pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Prize fund of £200 for this event, sponsored by Geddes Carpets, Chipping Norton, Oxon.
- Win a free entry to this tournament before 20th August.
- Pop up a copy of the full results list for the free entry competition.
CRIBBAGE (FIVE-CARD CRIBBAGE)
- Olympiad Pairs Championship
- Saturday 18, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Olympiad Individual Championship
- Sunday 19, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
CROSSWORD PUZZLES
- Olympiad Championship
- Saturday 25, 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
DECAMENTATHLON
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Sunday 26, 11am-3pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
DIPLOMACY
- Olympiad Championship
- Sunday 19, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Intimate Championship
- Sunday 19, 6:30pm-10pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
DOMINOES
- Olympiad 5s and 3s Pairs Championship
- Sunday 26, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Olympiad 5s and 3s Individual Championship
- Monday 27, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
8x8 DRAUGHTS (CHECKERS)
(Prize fund £500)
- British and Irish Open Championship
- Saturday 25 - Sunday 26, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £26 (£13)
- Prize fund of £500 for this event.
- Beginners Tournament
- Sunday 26, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £10 (£5)
10x10 DRAUGHTS (DAMES)
- Open British Blitz Championship
- Monday 20, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Open British Rapidplay Championship
- Tuesday 21 - Friday 24, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £26 (£13)
ENTROPY
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Thursday 23 - Friday 24, 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
GIPF PROJECT GAMES
- GIPF with TAMSK potentials Tournament
- Friday 24, 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: free to Gipf World Championship entrants, £14 (£7) otherwise
- GIPF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Saturday 25, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- ZÈRTZ WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Sunday 26, 11am-3pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
GO
- Olympiad Championship
- Saturday 18 - Sunday 19, 10am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £26 (£13)
- British Championship Title Match
- Saturday 18 - Tuesday 21 and Monday 27 if necessary, start time each day to be advised
- Takes place between championship qualifiers only
- Lightning Tournament (12 minutes)
- Saturday 25, 11am-3pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- 13x13 Tournament
- Saturday 25, 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Beginners' Tournament
- Saturday 25, 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £10 (£5)
- Youth Tournament
- Saturday 25, 11am-3pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Format to be announced
- Rapidplay Tournament (30 minutes)
- Sunday 26, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Pairgo Tournament
- Monday 27, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
HEXDAME
- Olympiad Championship
- Monday 27, 11am-3pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
INTELLIGENCE (questions set by Mensa)
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Monday 20 - Wednesday 22, 11am-3pm
- Entry fee: £26 (£13)
- Olympiad Championship
- Saturday 25, 11am-3pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
LEARN AND PLAY NEW GAMES
- First Session
- Sunday 19, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Second Session
- Saturday 25, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
LINES OF ACTION
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Tuesday 21 - Wednesday 22, 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
LOST CITIES
- Olympiad Championship
- Sunday 26, 6:30pm-10pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
MASTERMIND
- Olympiad Championship
- Tuesday 21 - Wednesday 22, 11am-3pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
MEMORY SKILLS
- Olympiad Championship
- Thursday 23, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Details of the five contests in the championship are available.
MENTAL CALCULATIONS
- WORLD OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
- Sunday 19, 11am-3pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
MIND MAPPING
- Workshop
- Tuesday 21, 11am-3pm
- Entry fee: £10 (£5)
- Olympiad Championship
- Friday 24, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
NUMBER QUEST
(Prizes in kind)
- British Championship
- Saturday 25 - Sunday 26, 10am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Prizes in kind provided by Dorling Kindersley.
OTHELLO
- 10x10 Quickplay (25 minutes)
- Saturday 18 - Sunday 19, 11am-3pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- 8x8 Beginners Tournament 1
- Saturday 18, 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £10 (£5)
- 8x8 BLITZ WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (5 minutes)
- Sunday 19, 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- 10x10 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (50 minutes)
- Monday 20 - Wednesday 22, 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £22 (£11)
- 8x8 Beginners Tournament 2
- Wednesday 22, 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £10 (£5)
- 8x8 Quickplay (15 minutes)
- Thursday 23 - Friday 24, 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- 8x8 Beginners Tournament 3
- Saturday 25, 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £10 (£5)
- 8x8 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP (30 minutes)
- Saturday 25 - Sunday 26, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
and Monday 27, 11am-3pm
- Entry fee: £30 (£15)
- 8x8 Beginners Tournament 4
- Monday 27, 11am-3pm
- Entry fee: £10 (£5)
PENTAMIND
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- To compete for the Pentamind medals, participants must enter tournaments for 5 or more different games or mental skills. AT LEAST ONE OF THESE MUST HAVE 3 OR MORE PLAYING SESSIONS; ALL FIVE TOGETHER MUST HAVE 10 OR MORE PLAYING SESSIONS. You will score Pentamind points according to where you finish in each tournament according to the formula 100(p - n)/(p - 1) where p represents the number of players in the tournament and n represents the participant's position in the tournament.
- The participants with the highest total Pentamind scores from their 5 best tournaments for different games or mental skills will win the medals and the overall highest score wins the Pentamind championship.
- You may enter as many tournaments as you wish (excluding the MSO Masters Chess tournament and any invitational or pre-qualification tournaments) for a maximum entry fee of £80 (juniors £40). If you wish to enter for many tournaments this is by far the cheapest way to do it and it qualifies you for extra medal opportunities.
- You may not include any beginners, novice or age-restricted tournaments in your "5 best" results.
- A Pentamind participant who enters a tournament and then withdraws from it before playing at least half of the games will have that tournament included in his score calculations. No player may enter for tournaments which clash in the playing schedule.
POKER
- WORLD AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
- Saturday 18 - Wednesday 22, 4pm-10pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9) per day
- To qualify for the title you must play in four or more of these five tournaments:
1) Saturday 18: Pot-Limit Five-Card Draw
2) Sunday 19: Pot-Limit Seven-Card Stud
3) Monday 20: Pot-Limit London Lowball
4) Tuesday 21: Pot-Limit Canadian Stud
5) Wednesday 22: Pot-Limit Texas Hold'em
- You may enter as many of these five tournaments as you like for £72 (£36). You might wish to consider
Pentamind entry for £80 (£40) which includes the weekend poker tournaments and all the other tournaments at the MSO as well.
- The winners will be presented with signed copies of Stewart Reuben's latest book "Starting out in Poker" and also copies of "Pot Limit & No Limit Poker".
- Amateur Texas Hold'em No-Limit Championship
- Friday 24 - Saturday 25, 4pm-10pm
- Entry fee: £26 (£13)
- Amateur Seven Card Stud Pot-Limit Championship
- Sunday 26 - Monday 27, 4pm-10pm
- Entry fee: £26 (£13)
QUIZ
- Olympiad Championship
- Monday 27, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- This year's Quiz is "Stake Out", exclusively provided for us by Challenge TV.
- An entry form to take part on the TV version of the show is also available.
SCRABBLE
(Prize fund £260)
- Olympiad Championship
- Sunday 19, 10am-3pm and 4pm-10pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Prize fund of £200 for this event.
- Evening Tournament
- Monday 20 - Wednesday 22, 6:30pm-10pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Prize fund of £60 for this event.
SETTLERS OF CATAN
- European Championship Qualifying Tournament
- Saturday 18, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Beginners' Tournament
- Tuesday 21, 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £10 (£5)
- Olympiad Championship
- Sunday 26, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
SHOGI
- Tori Shogi Championship
- August 20, 10am-1pm and 1:30pm-6pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Chu Shogi Championship
- August 20, 7pm-10:30pm and
August 21, 10am-1pm, 1:30pm-6pm and 7pm-10:30pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Beginners' Tournament
- Tuesday 21, 11am-3pm
- Entry fee: £10 (£5)
- Handicap Team Match
- Wednesday 22, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Olympiad Blitz Championship
- Thursday 23, 10am-3pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Simultaneous Exhibition
- Thursday 23, 3pm onwards
- Entry fee: £10 (£5)
- Display will contain up to 24 boards
- EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
- Friday 24: 10am-3pm and 4pm-10pm,
Saturday 25: 10am-3pm and 4pm-10pm
and Sunday 26: 8:30am - 2:30pm
- Entry fee: £30 (£15)
SKAT
- Olympiad Championship
- Saturday 18, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
SPEED READING
- Olympiad Championship
- Monday 20, 11am-3pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
TRAX
(Prize fund up to £250)
- Olympiad Championship
- Saturday 25, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Prize fund for this event, sponsored by Games Web. Prizes depend on number of entries - £250 guaranteed for 25 entries.
TWIXT
- Olympiad Championship
- Thursday 23 - Friday 24, 11am-3pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
ZATRE
- London Championship
- Friday 24 - Saturday 25, 11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm
- Entry fee: £22 (£11)
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