World Mind Sports Games
Encyclopedia
The first World Mind Sports Games (WMSG) were held in Beijing
, China
from October 3 to 18, 2008, about two months after the Olympic Games
. They were sponsored and organised by the International Mind Sports Association
with the General Administration of Sport of China and the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Sport. Provisionally as of December 2010, the second WMSG will be August 2012 in Manchester, UK.
(Formal announcement of the second Games by the IMSA is anticipated for 17 November during the 2011 Mind Sports Festival in London.)
Five mind sports participated in the first Games: bridge
, chess
, draughts
(checkers), go
(weiqi), and xiangqi
(chinese chess). Thirty-five gold medals were contested by 2,763 competitors from 143 countries.
According to the World Bridge Federation
, it incorporated the World Team Olympiad
(1960–2004) and some established youth events in the Games "as the stepping stone on the path of introducing a third kind of Olympic Games (after the Summer and the Winter Olympics)".
was one of four world sport governing bodies
that established the International Mind Sports Association
in 2005. It organized eleven events in Beijing that constituted the "World Bridge Games" including nine WMSG medal events. Six were among the established world bridge championships contested in even-number years.
World-level bridge competition comprises some series contested every two years, some every four years, thus in odd-number or even-number years but not both.
The other three were for "youth" under age 28, a one-time compromise.
Youth events are defined by age under 26 (U26) and age under 21 (U21).
• A mid-summer notice implies that one-time compromise will be extended to feature U28 youth at least once more in 2012. See the main article for more information. Clarification is anticipated for mid-November.
More than 1400 players participated, about half of all players in the Games. Entries from European Bridge League
countries
Several national bridge organizations from the Mediterranean and Western Asia are members of the European Bridge League.
won 22 of the 27 medals, led by Norway with six medals including two gold.
Two other events were continued by the WBF from its quadrennial "Olympiad" program, as part of its new "World Bridge Games" but separate from the WMSG (non-medal events sharing the facilities). Japan
won the third Senior International Cup, for national teams of seniors (age 58+). 'Yeh Bros' from Chinese Taipei
won the second Transnational Mixed Teams, for teams of any nationality comprising mixed pairs, one man and one woman.
that established the IMSA in 2005.
was one of four world sport governing bodies
that established the IMSA in 2005. In the first Games, 288 players participated in five medal events. There was a strong regional showing as twelve of the fifteen medals were won by players from Russia
, Latvia
, Moldova
, and Ukraine
.
was one of four world sport governing bodies
that established the IMSA in 2005. In the first Games, 560 players participated in six medal events:
South Korea won half of the 18 medals and all were swept by competitors from Eastern Asia.
or "chinese chess" was the fifth mind sport to participate in the first World Mind Sports Games, where 125 players participated in five events. The host country won all five gold medals.
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
from October 3 to 18, 2008, about two months after the Olympic Games
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
. They were sponsored and organised by the International Mind Sports Association
International Mind Sports Association
The International Mind Sports Association is an institution of the world governing bodies for contract bridge, chess, draughts , and go, namely the World Bridge Federation , World Chess Federation , World Draughts Federation , and International Go Federation...
with the General Administration of Sport of China and the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Sport. Provisionally as of December 2010, the second WMSG will be August 2012 in Manchester, UK.
(Formal announcement of the second Games by the IMSA is anticipated for 17 November during the 2011 Mind Sports Festival in London.)
Five mind sports participated in the first Games: bridge
Contract bridge
Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard deck of 52 playing cards played by four players in two competing partnerships with partners sitting opposite each other around a small table...
, chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
, draughts
Draughts
Draughts is a group of abstract strategy board games between two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over the enemy's pieces. Draughts developed from alquerque...
(checkers), go
Go (board game)
Go , is an ancient board game for two players that originated in China more than 2,000 years ago...
(weiqi), and xiangqi
Xiangqi
Xiangqi is a two-player Chinese board game in the same family as Western chess, chaturanga, shogi, Indian chess and janggi. The present-day form of Xiangqi originated in China and is therefore commonly called Chinese chess in English. Xiangqi is one of the most popular board games in China...
(chinese chess). Thirty-five gold medals were contested by 2,763 competitors from 143 countries.
According to the World Bridge Federation
World Bridge Federation
The World Bridge Federation is the world governing body of contract bridge. The WBF is responsible for world championship competition, most of which is conducted at a few multi-event meets on a four-year cycle...
, it incorporated the World Team Olympiad
World Team Olympiad
The World Team Olympiad was a contract bridge meet organized by the World Bridge Federation every four years from 1960 to 2004. Its main events were world championships for national teams, always including one open and one restricted to women...
(1960–2004) and some established youth events in the Games "as the stepping stone on the path of introducing a third kind of Olympic Games (after the Summer and the Winter Olympics)".
Bridge
The World Bridge FederationWorld Bridge Federation
The World Bridge Federation is the world governing body of contract bridge. The WBF is responsible for world championship competition, most of which is conducted at a few multi-event meets on a four-year cycle...
was one of four world sport governing bodies
Sport governing body
A sport governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sport governing bodies come in various forms, and have a variety of regulatory functions. Examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport...
that established the International Mind Sports Association
International Mind Sports Association
The International Mind Sports Association is an institution of the world governing bodies for contract bridge, chess, draughts , and go, namely the World Bridge Federation , World Chess Federation , World Draughts Federation , and International Go Federation...
in 2005. It organized eleven events in Beijing that constituted the "World Bridge Games" including nine WMSG medal events. Six were among the established world bridge championships contested in even-number years.
World-level bridge competition comprises some series contested every two years, some every four years, thus in odd-number or even-number years but not both.
The other three were for "youth" under age 28, a one-time compromise.
Youth events are defined by age under 26 (U26) and age under 21 (U21).
• A mid-summer notice implies that one-time compromise will be extended to feature U28 youth at least once more in 2012. See the main article for more information. Clarification is anticipated for mid-November.
More than 1400 players participated, about half of all players in the Games. Entries from European Bridge League
European Bridge League
The European Bridge League is a confederation of National Bridge Federations that organize the card game of contract bridge in European nations. In turn the EBL organizes bridge competition at the European level...
countries
Several national bridge organizations from the Mediterranean and Western Asia are members of the European Bridge League.
won 22 of the 27 medals, led by Norway with six medals including two gold.
| Open Teams |  Italy Italy |
 Kingdom of England England |
 Norway Norway |
| Women Teams | Kingdom of England England |
 Mainland China China |
 United States USA |
| Open Individual | Tor Helness |
Geir Helgemo Geir Helgemo Geir Helgemo is a Norwegian professional bridge player. As of April 2011 he ranks number 11 among Open World Grand Masters.... |
 Andrey Gromov |
| Women Individual |  Catarina Midskog |
 Anne-Fréderique Lévy |
Yan Ru |
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Two other events were continued by the WBF from its quadrennial "Olympiad" program, as part of its new "World Bridge Games" but separate from the WMSG (non-medal events sharing the facilities). Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
won the third Senior International Cup, for national teams of seniors (age 58+). 'Yeh Bros' from Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games...
won the second Transnational Mixed Teams, for teams of any nationality comprising mixed pairs, one man and one woman.
Chess
The World Chess Federation was one of four world sport governing bodiesSport governing body
A sport governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sport governing bodies come in various forms, and have a variety of regulatory functions. Examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport...
that established the IMSA in 2005.
| Men's Individual Blitz |  Martyn KravtsivMartyn Kravtsiv Martyn Kravtsiv is a Ukrainian chess Grandmaster .In 2006, he was a member of the Ukrainian national youth team, which won the U-16 Chess Olympiad in Turkey. His major success has been the victory In 2008 of the 1st World Mind Sports Games in Beijing, China... |
Yuriy Drozdovsky |
 Christodoulos BanikasHristos Banikas Hristodoulos Banikas is a distinguished Greek chess player. He is a resident of Salonica.-Achievements in chess :... |
| Women's Individual Blitz | Alexandra Kosteniuk Alexandra Kosteniuk Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk is a Russian chess Grandmaster and a former Women's World Chess Champion.-Chess career:Kosteniuk learned to play chess at the age of five after being taught by her father... |
 Antoaneta StefanovaAntoaneta Stefanova Antoaneta Stefanova is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster, and a former Women's World Chess Champion. She became the twelfth holder of that title in 2004 in a 64-player knockout tournament held in Elista, Kalmykia under the auspices of FIDE.... |
 Hou YifanHou Yifan Hou Yifan is a Chinese chess prodigy. She is the reigning Women's World Chess Champion, the youngest ever to win the title, as well as the youngest female player ever to qualify for the title of Grandmaster.At the age of 12, Hou became the youngest player ever to participate in the FIDE Women's... |
| Men's Individual Rapid | Bu Xiangzhi Bu Xiangzhi Bu Xiangzhi is a Chinese chess grandmaster. In 1999, he became China's 10th Grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 10 months, 13 days, at the time the youngest in history. In April 2008, Bu and Ni Hua became the second and third Chinese players to pass the 2700 Elo rating line, after Wang Yue... |
Anton Korobov Anton Korobov Anton Korobov is a Ukrainian chess Grandmaster.Korobov won the 2002 Ukrainian Championship and finished second behind Andrei Volokitin in 2004. In 2011, he came first in the Nakhchivan Open. He took part in the Chess World Cup 2011, but was eliminated in the second round by Nikita... |
 Zhang ZhongZhang Zhong Zhang Zhong is a Chinese chess grandmaster who now plays for Singapore.In 1998, he became China's 9th Grandmaster.-Career:Among Zhang's more notable results are silver medals at the 1996 and 1998 World Junior Chess Championships, first in the 2001 Chinese Championship, 8.5/12 at the 2002 Chess... |
| Women's Individual Rapid | Antoaneta Stefanova Antoaneta Stefanova Antoaneta Stefanova is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster, and a former Women's World Chess Champion. She became the twelfth holder of that title in 2004 in a 64-player knockout tournament held in Elista, Kalmykia under the auspices of FIDE.... |
Zhao Xue Zhao Xue Zhao Xue is a Chinese chess player who holds the Woman Grandmaster and Grandmaster titles. In 2008, she became China's 24th Grandmaster.-Career:... |
Huang Qian Huang Qian Huang Qian is a Chinese WGM-titled chess player.She is currently the 47th ranked female chess player in the world. She had previously been in the FIDE Top 20 Girls List from 2003–2006, having reached a peak of 9th position on the April 2006 list.... |
| Mixed Pairs Blitz |  Carlos Matamoros Franco / Fierro Martha BaqueroMartha Fierro Martha Lorena Fierro Baquero is a chess player. She holds the FIDE player titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster and the FIDE training title of FIDE Trainer, acquired after successful examination at the FIDE Seminar for Coaches in Vung Tau on 29.10.2008. She has represented Ecuador... |
 Krishnan SasikiranKrishnan Sasikiran Krishnan Sasikiran is an Indian chess Grandmaster. Among Indians, he is second, after Viswanathan Anand, No. 6 in Asia & ranked 56th in the world in FIDE rating as on September 2011.... / Tania Sachdev Tania Sachdev Tania Sachdev is an Indian chess player, who holds the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster.Tania was introduced to the game by her mother Anju in a bid to channel her restless energy into something constructive... |
Valeriy Aveskulov Valeriy Aveskulov Valeriy Aveskulov is a chess Grandmaster and Ukrainian Champion in 2007.In 2006, he won the Femida Tournament in Kharkiv and tied for 4th–6th with Mikhailo Oleksienko and Nazar Firman in the Vasylyshyn Memorial in Lviv. In 2007, he came first in the OCF North American FIDE Open in Stillwater,... / Tatjana Vasilevich |
| Mixed Pairs Rapid | Ni Hua Ni Hua Ni Hua is one of China's top chess grandmasters and is the national team captain. In 2003, he became China's 15th Grandmaster at the age of 19. On April 2008, Ni Hua and Bu Xiangzhi both became the second and third Chinese players to pass the 2700 Elo rating line, after Wang Yue... / Hou Yifan Hou Yifan Hou Yifan is a Chinese chess prodigy. She is the reigning Women's World Chess Champion, the youngest ever to win the title, as well as the youngest female player ever to qualify for the title of Grandmaster.At the age of 12, Hou became the youngest player ever to participate in the FIDE Women's... |
 Dao Thien Hai / Le Kieu Thien Kim |
 Ehsan Ghaem-Maghami / Atousa Pourkashian |
| Men's Teams Blitz |  HungaryHungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
| Women's Teams Blitz | Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –... |
| Men's Teams Rapid | China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
Iran Iran Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia... |
| Women's Teams Rapid | China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
Draughts
The World Draughts FederationWorld Draughts Federation
The FMJD is the international body uniting national draughts federations. It was founded in 1947 by four Federations: France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland....
was one of four world sport governing bodies
Sport governing body
A sport governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sport governing bodies come in various forms, and have a variety of regulatory functions. Examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport...
that established the IMSA in 2005. In the first Games, 288 players participated in five medal events. There was a strong regional showing as twelve of the fifteen medals were won by players from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
, Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
, and Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.
| International Draughts 100sq (Men) | Russia Alexander Georgiev Alexander Georgiev Alexander Sergeyevich Georgiev is a draughts player who won the world championship in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2011. He is considered to be among the best living players of the game.-External links:*... |
Russia Alexander Getmanski |
 Latvia Guntis ValnerisGuntis Valneris Guntis Valneris is a Latvian draughts player. 1994 World champion in international draughts, two-times European champion , two-times World champion in fast draughts , three-times Junior World champion , multiple times Latvian national champion.- Career highlights :Guntis Valneris started playing... |
| International Draughts 100sq (Women) | Latvia Zoja Golubeva Zoja Golubeva Zoja Golubeva is a Belarussian/Latvian draughts player and current draughts Women's World Champion. She was Women's World Champion in 1986, 1988, 1990–1992, and 1994 to 2000. She became 12 time champion after winning the Championships again in 2010... |
 Netherlands Tanja Chub |
Russia Tamara Tansykkuzhina Tamara Tansykkuzhina Tamara Tansykkuzhina is an international draughts player. She has won the Women's World Championship three times and is among the 25 best players in Russia regardless of gender. She was an honored guest at a festival held in her native Bashkortostan.- Web sources :... |
| Russian Draughts 64sq (Women) | UkraineViktoriya Motrichko Viktoriya Motrichko Viktoriya Leontyivna Motrichko is a Ukrainian draughts player, an International Grandmaster since 2005. She was the World champion in Brazilian draughts in 2007 and the winner of the World Mind Sports Games in Russian checkers in 2008.- Junior career :... |
 MoldovaElena Miskova |
Moldova Julia Romanskaia |
| Brazilian Draughts 64sq (Men) | Russia Dashkov Oleg |
Moldova Ion Dosca Ion Dosca Ion Dosca is a Moldavian Brazilian draughts player, international Grandmaster since 1996 and world champion in 1999. Dosca also plays other variants of draughts, such as Russian checkers and pool checkers and won numerous national championships in both variants.- Sports career :Ion Dosca played in... |
Ukraine Belosheev Sergey |
| Checkers (Mixed) | United States Alex Moiseyev Alex Moiseyev Alex Moiseyev is a draughts player from Russia. He began playing Russian draughts at seven and by age fifteen he achieved a Master Rating. He had further success in Russian draughts, but switched to International draughts in 1979 or 1980 . In 1991 he left Russia and settled in the U.S.... |
 Barbados Ron KingRon King Ron "Suki" King is a checkers player from Saint George, Barbados. He has won United States titles and twelve World Championship Titles at the game and is considered one of the strongest players of the game. He has been honored by his homeland being named Barbados's Sportsman of the Year in both... |
Latvia Raivis Paegle |
Go
The International Go FederationInternational Go Federation
The International Go Federation is an international organization that connects the various national Go federations around the world. It is usually referred to as IGF.-Role of the IGF:...
was one of four world sport governing bodies
Sport governing body
A sport governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sport governing bodies come in various forms, and have a variety of regulatory functions. Examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport...
that established the IMSA in 2005. In the first Games, 560 players participated in six medal events:
- Men's Individual —up to 5 players per country.
- Women's Individual —up to 3 players per country.
- Men's Team, 5 players with 1 substitute (5 separate games per round)
- Women's Team, 3 players with 1 substitute (3 separate games per round)
- Pair Go, 1 male-female pair playing alternate moves without consultation (sequence black female, white female, black male, white male)
- Open, 2 amateur players
South Korea won half of the 18 medals and all were swept by competitors from Eastern Asia.
| Men's Individual |  Kang DongyoonKang Dongyun Kang Dongyun is a professional Go player.- Biography :Kang became a professional in 2002. In 2007, he was promoted to the rank of 7 dan. He is a disciple of Kwon Kab-ryong. He is now a 9-dan professional player.... 7p |
Park Jungsang Park Jungsang Park Jungsang is a Korean professional Go player.- Biography :Park was born in South Korea. He became a professional in 2000, and was promoted to 4 dan in 2003. In 2004, he won his first Go competition, the SK Gas Cup. In 2006, he pulled upset victories over top players from China, South Korea,... 9p |
Li Zhe Li Zhe Li Zhe is a Chinese professional Go player.-Biography:Li was born in China. At 11 years of age, Li Zhe became one of the youngest professional Go players ever. Two years later, in 2002, Li was promoted to 3 dan. Li made more history in 2006 when he became the youngest title holder in China, at 16... 6p |
| Women's Individual | Song Ronghui 1p |
Lee Minjin Lee Minjin Lee Minjin is a South Korean female professional Go player of 5-dan rank. and the current women's Go champion of Jeongganjang Cup. Silver at the 2008 World Mind Sports Games.- External links :* *... 5p |
Park Ji Eun Pak Chi-eun Pak Chi-eun is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank. In 2008, she became the third female go player in history to achieve 9-dan rank, following Rui Naiwei and Feng Yun.-External links:* *... 9p |
| Open |  Jo Sae Byol 7d (Jo Tae-Won) |
Ham Youngwoo 7d |
Lee Yong Hee 6d |
| Men's Team | South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
 JapanJapan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
| Women's Team | China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
| Pair Go | Huang Yizhong Huang Yizhong Huang Yizhong is a Chinese professional Go player.- Biography :Huang began playing Go at the age of 7. By the time he turned 11, he had entered his province's Go team. At 14, he was a part of the National Youth Go Team. Huang turned professional in 1994, a year before joining the team. He is... 7p ／ Fan Weijing 2p |
 Chou Chun-Hsun 9p ／ Hsieh Yi-Min 4p |
On So Jin 4p ／ Lee Ha Jin 3p |
Xiangqi
XiangqiXiangqi
Xiangqi is a two-player Chinese board game in the same family as Western chess, chaturanga, shogi, Indian chess and janggi. The present-day form of Xiangqi originated in China and is therefore commonly called Chinese chess in English. Xiangqi is one of the most popular board games in China...
or "chinese chess" was the fifth mind sport to participate in the first World Mind Sports Games, where 125 players participated in five events. The host country won all five gold medals.
| Rapid (Men) | Wang Yang |
Jiang Chuan |
 Zhao Ruquan |
| Individual (Women) | Wang linna |
Zhao Guanfang |
Ngo Lan Huong |
| Individual (Men) | Xu Yinchuan Xu Yinchuan Xu Yinchuan is currently considered to be one of the world's best players in Xiangqi, or Chinese chess.Xu was born in Huilai, Guangdong Province, China, in August 1975... |
Hong Zhi |
 Look Kongdwa |
| Team (Women) | China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
 AustraliaAustralia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –... |
| Team (Men) | China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –... |
Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
Medals
Teams from the host country China won one-quarter of the 105 medals including one-third of the gold.| 1 | China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
12 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| 2 | Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 |  TurkeyTurkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
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| 10 | Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
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| 11 | USA |
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| 12 | North Korea North Korea The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea... |
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| 12 | Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
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| 12 |  DenmarkDenmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
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| 12 | Ecuador Ecuador Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border... |
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| 12 | Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
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| 12 | Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
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| 18 | Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –... |
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| 19 |  PolandPoland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
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| 19 | Moldova Moldova Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part... |
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| 21 | Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
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| 21 |  RomaniaRomania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
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| 21 | Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games... |
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| 21 | Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
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| 21 | Barbados Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint... |
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| 21 | India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... |
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| 21 |  IsraelIsrael The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... |
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| 28 | Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
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| 28 | Iran Iran Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia... |
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| 28 | Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
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| 31 | Malaysia |
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| 31 | Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
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| 31 | Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
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See also
- Mind sportMind sportA Mind Sport is a sport or a game of skill where the mentalcomponent is much more significant than the physical. The official bodies that use the term have over 500 million registered users.- History of the term :...
- Mind Sports OrganisationMind Sports OrganisationThe Mind Sports Organisation is an association for promoting mental-skill games including Contract Bridge, Chess, Go, Mastermind, and Scrabble. Since 1997 it has annually organised in England a multi-sport competition, the Mind Sports Olympiad main event.The MSO was founded in conjunction with...
- China Qiyuan
External links
- International Mind Sports Association official website. Confirmed 2011-05-25.
- World Mind Sports Games. International Mind Sports Association. 2008 or earlier. Posted at usgo.org American Go Association. Confirmed 2011-08-31. (Second copy at World Bridge Federation.)
- 1st Mind Sports Games Releases Official Logo and Slogan. 2008-04-09. China Radio InternationalChina Radio InternationalChina Radio International , the former Radio Beijing and originally Radio Peking, founded on December 3 of 1941, is one of the three state-owned media in China along with China National Radio and China Central Television in the People's Republic of China .As the PRC's external radio station, CRI...
. - Beijing hosts first 'Mind Games'. 2008-10-03. BBC News.