The Mind Sports Olympiad was founded in 1997 and after 2 years held exclusively on-line is back at the end of August for the second year in a row at its permanent home since 2014, JW3 in North London. As usual, it is expected to attract players from far and wide. The event starts on […]
Good riddance to lockdowns! You can still play games on-line but Mind Sports Olympiad 26 will be held in the real world from August 21 to August 29 finishing on the Bank Holiday Monday. All the tournaments will be held at JW3, MSO’s new permanent home since 2014. All the tournaments except one; the Chess […]
The fall of champion cyclist Lance Armstrong is particularly sad because at the age of 25 he was diagnosed with a serious form of cancer and was given a very negative prognosis. The cancer metastasised to his brain but miraculous chemotherapy saved his life. When he returned to cycling he was stronger than ever, but […]
The second half of the Twentieth Century saw another category added to the nouveau riche, the celebrity sportsman, and to a lesser extent, sportswoman. This category includes games such as snooker – which cannot properly be called a sport – and even chess. True, the first million dollar gate for a boxing match was way […]
The Mind Sports Olympiad is being held this month. The annual event was started in 1997, and like last year is again being held on-line. Registration is now open. The schedule can be found on the official website; there will be a total of 22 days of play between August 13 and September 5. The […]
The Mind Sports Olympiad was first held in 1997, from August 18-24 at London’s Royal Festival Hall, and although it struggled between 2002 and 2007, it has been held annually since its inception. If you asked who could enter, the answer was everyone in the world. In practice, that meant anyone who lived within easy […]
As things stand! The first Mind Sports Olympiad was held in London from August 18 to 24, 1997 at the Royal Festival Hall. In 2002, it moved out of the capital for several years before moving back in 2008. In 2014, it found what appears to be its permanent home, JW3 in North London.
