mindsportsolympiad
The Mind Sports Olympiad is an olympics for the mind with over 60 different board game competitions ranging from classics like Chess, Scrabble and Go to newer games, including Settlers of Catan, 7 Wonders, Dominion, Magic the Gathering and Carcassonne. Card games figure too, with an amateur poker world championship and bridge, along with a general knowledge quiz, stratego, shogi, and dominoes. Unique events include Tetris (video game) and a Computer Programming Championship, in addition to over a dozen world championships such as Memory, Mental Calculations and Creative Thinking. The most prestigious title is the Pentamind World Championship, which is awarded to the competitor who has the best results from five different competitions. There are also opportunities to learn games and play uncompetitively for free.
Diving Chess 2025 — 3-Game Grudge Match (Duel in the Depths)
2025 Mental Calculations World Championship Final
Etan Ilfeld (CEO of MSO) explains why he loves games (Excerpt from Where Madness Lies podcast)
2024 Diving Chess WC: Round 3: Michal Mazurkiewicz vs Rajko Vujatovic
Masayuki "Mochy" Mochizuki on Backgammon and Life
2024 Mental Calculations World Championship Final
Interview with Zyon Kollen the 2023 Dutch Diving Chess Champion
BBC Radio 4: James May on Hobbies and Diving Chess (Dec 27, 2023)
Etan Ilfeld interview after beating Sanders in the 2023 Backgammon WC
Ilfeld vs Sanders: 2023 Backgammon World Championship
Abalone MSO World Championship 2023 - final game
Quoridor 2023 Olympiad top table final round
Draughts Olympiad 10x10 Final Round
2023 Mental Calculations World Championship Final
2022 MSO Closing Ceremony and Medals
Interview w Andres Kuusk after winning the 2022 Pentamind World Championship
Interview w Maciej Brzeski w one day left to go
Three check Olympiad w James Heppell vs Alex freeland
Friendly Chinese Chess blitz between gold and silver medalists
Boku w gold medalist Martin Hobemagi vs Alex freeland
Boku w gold medalist Martin Hobemagi vs Alex freeland
Interview with Andres Kuusk on Aug 27, 2022
Interview w Koichi Nicholas who won the Lines Of Action 2022 World Championship
Mid tournament interview w Ankush Khandelwal
Diving Chess World Championship 2022
Andrea Muzii demonstrates memorising a full deck of cards in 20 seconds!
Interview with Oliver Roeder author of Seven Games