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Report of the Day 1 of Rapid
The first round of the chess rapid tournament SportAccord Mind Games in Beijing got under way on the 14th of December 2012 after FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and Director General of SportAccord Vincent Gaillard made first symbolic moves 1.e4...
Nakamura in clear 1st after 4
Standings after 4 roundsSportAccord World Mind Games (Men Rapid) Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Hou Yifan in clear 1st after 4
Standings after 4 rounds SportAccord World Mind Games (Women Rapid) Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Nakamura and Hou Yifan dominate World Mind Games 1st day
Hikaru Nakamura is well known to be one of the strongest fast chess players in history. Today he started the defense of his reputation at the SportAccord Mind Games. The first four rounds of the rapid competition were played,...
IMSA meeting in Beijing
On December 14 in Beijing the meeting of International Mind Sports Association (IMSA) was held in the framework of SportAccord World Mind Games. The leaders of the World Bridge Federation (WBF), International Go Federation (IGF), World Chess Federation (FIDE)and...
SportAccord World Mind Games Opening Ceremony
The opening ceremony of 2012 SportAccord World Mind Games took place on 12th of December. The Games are now officially open but the chess players will start to play on 14th of December. The event took place in the...
SportAccord World Mind Games
While participants of Mind Games were enjoying a day-off before the start of the tournament, the special visit, which is a part of the Social, Cultural and Educational Programme of 2012 SportAccord World Mind Games, was organized by SportAccord....
World Mind Sports Games 2012
The World Mind Sports Games 2012 are going to take place in Beijing, China, 14-19 December. This year’s edition of the mind sports competition include bridge, chess, draughts, go, and xiangqui.The Minds Sports chess competition has three parts. Seven...
Condolences
Athens, 2 November 2012 Mr. Chen Zude of China passed away It is with very great sadness that we have learned that Mr. Chen Zude, former President of the Chinese Chess Association and Zone President of FIDE Zone 3.5...