The Mind Sports Olympiad is an international event with over 100 different competitions ranging from classics like Chess, Backgammon, Scrabble, and Go to newer games, including Settlers of Catan, 7 Wonders, Dominion, and Carcassonne. Card games figure too, with the Amateur Poker World Championship alongside exam-based competitions ranging from Memory and Sudoku to the Mental Calculations World Championship. Our most prestigious accolade is the Pentamind World Championship which is awarded each year to the player with the best results in five different competitions.
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Tichu
13 August
Tichu took much of its rules and mechanics from Zheng Fen. It is a partnership climbing card…
Crazyhouse Chess (Swiss)
13 August
Crazyhouse is a Chess Variant: Captured pieces can be dropped back on the board instead of moving…
7 Wonders
13 August
You are the leader of one of the 7 great cities of the Ancient World. Gather resources,…
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2 October 2021
MSO 2021 Summary
Over a dozen world champions were crowned when the world’s biggest and most competitive mind sports tournament,…
7 September 2021
Maciej Brzeski wins the 2021 Pentamind World Championship
The Pentamind World Championship was one of the Mind Sports Olympiad’s original events. It is a unique meta-event, which…
4 September 2021
Aaryan Shukla Wins 2021 Mental Calculations World Championship
The final stage of the 2021 Mental Calculations World Championship took place on August 30. It was…
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