We are pleased to announce the detailed playing schedule for the 8th Mind Sports Olympiad, which will take place in the Manchester Conference Centre at UMIST, between Thursday 19th August and Monday 30th August 2004. A new, schools section of the event will be held on July 10th-11th at the same venue, where the Gigafinal of the British Land UK Chess Challenge will be taking place. Spectators are welcome and there will be no charge made.
All prizes and entry fees are in pounds sterling (£) per player. Note that the first entry fee given is for adults and the concessionary entry fee (in brackets) is for junior entrants (under 19 on August 20th), and for entrants over 65, unemployed entrants and entrants with disabilities. There is a supplementary fee of £3 for booking participation in MSO competitions using a credit or debit card. All new entries now attract a £5 late entry Penalty Fee surcharge.
For those who wish to take part in several tournaments we will have a special entry fee of £100 (£50 for juniors, entrants over 65, unemployed entrants and entrants with registered disabilities) for which you may enter as many events as you wish, excluding any Bridge, 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.
The total guaranteed prize fund currently stands at more than £17,000 (i.e. more than $30,000 or €25,000). We hope and expect to attract additional sponsorship so that the value of the prizes can be increased. From time to time we will update the prize information on this site, so please visit us again if you want to know the latest information on prizes.
An online entry form is now available. Alternatively, 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: entries@msoworld.com
BACKGAMMON
- Beginners' Tournament
- Saturday 21, 9:30am-5:30pm
- Entry fee: £10 (£5)
- No medals, no prizes
- Five rounds: each round played to 3 points without the doubling cube
- More format details available from the British Isles Backgammon Association
- Pentamind: no credit
- Weekend Tournament
- Saturday 21 - Sunday 22, 9:30am-5:30pm
- Entry fee: £26 (£13)
- Six rounds: each round played to 11 points
- More format details available from the British Isles Backgammon Association
- Pentamind: 14 hours
- 1-point Wipeout Olympiad Championship
- Monday 23, 9:30am-5:30pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Round-robin format: each round played as a single game
- More format details available from the British Isles Backgammon Association
- Pentamind: 7 hours
- BIBA 1-day Challenge Tournament
- Tuesday 24, 9:30am-5:30pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Five rounds: each round played to 5 points
- More format details available from the British Isles Backgammon Association
- Pentamind: 7 hours
- UMIST Challenge Tournament
- Wednesday 25, 9:30am-5:30pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Five rounds: each round played to 7 points
- More format details available from the British Isles Backgammon Association
- Pentamind: 7 hours
- Olympiad Championship
- Thursday 26 - Friday 27, 9:30am-5:30pm
- Entry fee: £26 (£13)
- Six rounds: each round played to 11 points
- More format details available from the British Isles Backgammon Association
- Pentamind: 14 hours
- English Open Championship
- Saturday 28 - Sunday 29, 9:30am-4:30pm
- Entry fee: £26 (£13)
- Six rounds: each round played to 11 points
- More format details available from the British Isles Backgammon Association
- Pentamind: 12 hours
- Manchester Blitz Championship
- Monday 30, 9:30am-5:30pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Six rounds: each round played to 3 points
- More format details available from the British Isles Backgammon Association
- Pentamind: 7 hours
- Amateur Olympiad Champion
- No extra fee
- The Amateur Olympiad Backgammon Champion will be the player with the best aggregate result over four Backgammon tournaments (excluding the Beginners tournament).
- Aggregate results will be based on the number of Pentamind points scored for each of a player's four best results.
- The winner will be awarded a special trophy.
- Pentamind: 15 hours
- Please note that cash prizes and other prizes are against the law in England for Backgammon and Poker, except in licensed premises. We are not in licensed premises.
DOMINOES
(Prize fund £1,300)
- (Caribbean Style) British Open Team Championship
- Saturday 28, 12:00-9pm
- Entry fee: £100 per team
- Pentamind: 8 hours
- Prize fund of £400 for this event
- (Caribbean Style) British Open Pairs Championship
- Sunday 29, 10am-6pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7) per player
- Pentamind: 7 hours
- Prizes: 1st pair £400, 2nd pair £300, 3rd pair £200
- Olympiad 5s and 3s Pairs Championship
- Monday 30, 9:30am-5:30pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7) per player
- Pentamind: 7 hours
DRAUGHTS
(Prize fund £600)
- Hexdame Olympiad Championship
- Saturday 21, 2pm-5:30pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Pentamind: 3.5 hours
- Each player will have 20 minutes per game
- Frisian Olympiad Championship
- Sunday 22, 9:30am-1pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Pentamind: 3.5 hours
- Each player will have 25 minutes per game
- International (10x10) Olympiad Championship
- Sunday 22, 6pm-9:30pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Pentamind: 3.5 hours
- Each player will have 25 minutes per game
- Prize fund of €150 for this event provided by FMJD, the World Draughts Federation.
- British Open Championship (3 move restriction)
- Monday 23 - Friday 27, 9:30am-1:30pm and 2:30pm-6:30pm
- Entry fee: £30 (£15)
- Pentamind: 17.5 hours
- 2 games per round at 30 moves per hour
- Prize fund of £500 for this event provided by the English Draughts Association.
- Italian Olympiad Championship
- Saturday 28, 9:30am-1pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Pentamind: 3.5 hours
- Each player will have 30 minutes per game
- Czech Dama Olympiad Championship
- Sunday 29, 9:30am-1pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Pentamind: 3.5 hours
- Each player will have 15 minutes per game
- Losing Checkers Olympiad Championship
- Monday 30, 9:30am-1pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Pentamind: 3.5 hours
- Each player will have 10 minutes per game
- Amateur Olympiad Champion
- No extra fee
- This title and trophy are awarded to the player with the best aggregate results taken over four Draughts tournaments.
- Pentamind: 15 hours
- The Annual General Meeting of the English Draughts Association will take place on Sunday 22, 2:30pm-4:30pm.
LINES OF ACTION
(Prize fund TBA)
- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- CHANGED! Tuesday 24, 9:30am-1:30pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Pentamind: 3.5 hours
MASTERMIND
(Prize fund TBA)
- Olympiad Championship
- Friday 27, 9:30am-5:30pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Pentamind: 7 hours
OTHELLO
(Prize fund TBA)
- 8x8 European Championship
- CHANGED! Saturday 21, 9:30am-5:30pm and
Sunday 22 - Monday 23, 9:30am-1:30pm
- Entry fee: £26 (£13)
- Pentamind: 14 hours
- Each player will have 30 minutes per game
- 8x8 Blitz World Championship
- Sunday 22, 2pm-5:30pm
- Entry fee: £14 (£7)
- Pentamind: 3.5 hours
- Each player will have 5 minutes per game
- 10x10 World Championship
- Monday 23 - Wednesday 25, 2pm-5:30pm
- Entry fee: £22 (£11)
- Pentamind: 10.5 hours
- Each player will have 50 minutes per game
- 8x8 Olympiad Quickplay Championship
- Thursday 26 - Friday 27, 2pm-5:30pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Pentamind: 7 hours
- Each player will have 15 minutes per game
- 10x10 Quickplay World Championship
- CHANGED! Saturday 28 - Sunday 29, 9:30am-1pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Pentamind: 7 hours
- Each player will have 25 minutes per game
OWARE
(Prize fund TBA)
- Olympiad Championship
- Wednesday 25, 9:30am-5:30pm
- Entry fee: £18 (£9)
- Pentamind: 7 hours
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