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The World Mind Games are an international multi-sport event featuring mind sports. Five sports are included on the program: bridge, chess, draughts, go, and xiangqi. The Games were initiated by SportAccord, the umbrella organisation for international sports federations and organisers of sports events, in order to bring these sports closer to a worldwide public. The event is staged annually. So far three editions have been held in December in Beijing, China.
Beijing will also host the next edition, which will take place between December 9th and 18th 2014. The total prize fund is US$ 87,000 for men and $58,000 for women. The lineup is super-impressive. Note that there can be no more than two players from each country, with exceptions made only for World Champions 2013 and 2014 for Blitz and Rapid. The following lists have been announced by FIDE – each player decides based on their personal schedules whether they wish to participate or not (both men and women). Sixteen players will be selected on the basis of their standings.
Name | Fed | Ti. | B-day |
Classic |
Blitz |
Rapid |
Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | GM | 1990 |
2877 |
2948 |
2855 |
Nakamura, Hikaru | USA | GM | 1987 |
2787 |
2906 |
2800 |
Aronian, Levon | ARM | GM | 1982 |
2805 |
2850 |
2813 |
Anand, Viswanathan | IND | GM | 1969 |
2785 |
2811 |
2809 |
Grischuk, Alexander | RUS | GM | 1983 |
2795 |
2778 |
2828 |
Nepomniachtchi, Ian | RUS | GM | 1990 |
2730 |
2880 |
2771 |
Caruana, Fabiano | ITA | GM | 1992 |
2789 |
2696 |
2858 |
Karjakin, Sergey | RUS | GM | 1990 |
2786 |
2732 |
2806 |
Kramnik, Vladimir | RUS | GM | 1975 |
2777 |
2757 |
2773 |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | AZE | GM | 1985 |
2743 |
2824 |
2739 |
Svidler, Peter | RUS | GM | 1976 |
2751 |
2756 |
2793 |
Le, Quang Liem | VIE | GM | 1991 |
2710 |
2828 |
2740 |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | FRA | GM | 1990 |
2766 |
2777 |
2728 |
Ivanchuk, Vassily | UKR | GM | 1969 |
2735 |
2720 |
2811 |
Morozevich, Alexander | RUS | GM | 1977 |
2731 |
2750 |
2773 |
Dominguez Perez, Leinier | CUB | GM | 1983 |
2760 |
2728 |
2763 |
Adams, Michael | ENG | GM | 1971 |
2743 |
2715 |
2764 |
Ponomariov, Ruslan | UKR | GM | 1983 |
2723 |
2758 |
2738 |
Radjabov, Teimour | AZE | GM | 1987 |
2724 |
2715 |
2776 |
Andreikin, Dmitry | RUS | GM | 1990 |
2722 |
2716 |
2773 |
Gelfand, Boris | ISR | GM | 1968 |
2753 |
2719 |
2725 |
Leko, Peter | HUN | GM | 1979 |
2737 |
2682 |
2773 |
Bacrot, Etienne | FRA | GM | 1983 |
2720 |
2739 |
2731 |
Topalov, Veselin | BUL | GM | 1975 |
2772 |
2641 |
2772 |
Giri, Anish | NED | GM | 1994 |
2750 |
2757 |
2674 |
Tomashevsky, Evgeny | RUS | GM | 1987 |
2701 |
2725 |
2752 |
Wang, Yue | CHN | GM | 1987 |
2715 |
2682 |
2765 |
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | POL | GM | 1987 |
2733 |
2743 |
2684 |
Harikrishna, P. | IND | GM | 1986 |
2726 |
2728 |
2701 |
Kamsky, Gata | USA | GM | 1974 |
2717 |
2704 |
2729 |
Vitiugov, Nikita | RUS | GM | 1987 |
2742 |
2705 |
2696 |
Wang, Hao | CHN | GM | 1989 |
2730 |
2694 |
2719 |
Name | Fed | Title |
B-day |
Classic |
Blitz |
Rapid |
Polgar, Judit | HUN | GM |
1976 |
2676 |
2736 |
2646 |
Hou, Yifan | CHN | GM |
1994 |
2629 |
2662 |
2600 |
Muzychuk, Anna | UKR | GM |
1990 |
2561 |
2665 |
2546 |
Koneru, Humpy | IND | GM |
1987 |
2613 |
2521 |
2611 |
Dzagnidze, Nana | GEO | GM |
1987 |
2541 |
2591 |
2547 |
Lagno, Kateryna | UKR | GM |
1989 |
2540 |
2540 |
2599 |
Kosteniuk, Alexandra | RUS | GM |
1984 |
2533 |
2548 |
2577 |
Stefanova, Antoaneta | BUL | GM |
1979 |
2488 |
2569 |
2578 |
Gunina, Valentina | RUS | GM |
1989 |
2501 |
2577 |
2552 |
Zhao, Xue | CHN | GM |
1985 |
2542 |
2576 |
2485 |
Ju, Wenjun | CHN | WGM |
1991 |
2538 |
2469 |
2555 |
Kosintseva, Tatiana | RUS | GM |
1986 |
2476 |
2578 |
2505 |
Kosintseva, Nadezhda | RUS | GM |
1985 |
2513 |
2519 |
2516 |
Ruan, Lufei | CHN | WGM |
1987 |
2503 |
2503 |
2503 |
Harika, Dronavalli | IND | GM |
1991 |
2513 |
2531 |
2421 |
Sebag, Marie | FRA | GM |
1986 |
2480 |
2504 |
2479 |
Paehtz, Elisabeth | GER | IM |
1985 |
2456 |
2522 |
2485 |
Ushenina, Anna | UKR | GM |
1985 |
2488 |
2467 |
2489 |
Cmilyte, Viktorija | LTU | GM |
1983 |
2525 |
2439 |
2462 |
Tan, Zhongyi | CHN | WGM |
1991 |
2466 |
2525 |
2423 |
Muzychuk, Mariya | UKR | IM |
1992 |
2521 |
2439 |
2445 |
Huang, Qian | CHN | WGM |
1986 |
2477 |
2472 |
2439 |
Khotenashvili, Bela | GEO | GM |
1988 |
2518 |
2447 |
2418 |
Zatonskih, Anna | USA | IM |
1978 |
2466 |
2442 |
2472 |
Cramling, Pia | SWE | GM |
1963 |
2491 |
2433 |
2443 |
Danielian, Elina | ARM | GM |
1978 |
2458 |
2429 |
2473 |
Pogonina, Natalija | RUS | WGM |
1985 |
2508 |
2427 |
2404 |
Zhu, Chen | QAT | GM |
1976 |
2461 |
2411 |
2464 |
Socko, Monika | POL | GM |
1978 |
2462 |
2415 |
2455 |
Hoang, Thanh Trang | HUN | GM |
1980 |
2490 |
2414 |
2421 |
Krush, Irina | USA | GM |
1983 |
2484 |
2397 |
2443 |
Moser, Eva | AUT | IM |
1982 |
2456 |
2422 |
2439 |
The Basque System is a unique style of chess in which the players face each other twice simultaneously, once with black and once with white. Here's a ChessBase report on the 2013 Basque Rapid.
9th December 2014 | – | Arrival of players and officials |
11th December 2014 | – | Rapid event (rounds 1-4) |
12th December 2014 | – | Rapid event (rounds 5-7) |
13th December 2014 | – | Blitz event (rounds 1-10) |
14th December 2014 | – | Blitz event (rounds 11-20) |
15th December 2014 | – | Blitz event (rounds 21-30) |
16th December 2014 | – | Basque event (rounds 1-3 Women), (rounds 1-3 Men) |
17th December 2014 | – | Basque event (rounds 4-5 Women), (rounds 4-5 Men) |
18th December 2014 | – | Departure |
The following are the prizes for each event (rapid, blitz and Basque):
Place | Men |
Place |
Women |
1 | $18,000 |
1 |
$10,000 |
2 | $15,000 |
2 |
$9,000 |
3 | $12,000 |
3 |
$8,000 |
4 | $9,000 |
4 |
$7,000 |
5 | $7,000 |
5 |
$6,000 |
6 | $6,000 |
6 |
$5,000 |
7 | $5,000 |
7 |
$4,000 |
8 | $4,000 |
8 |
$3,000 |
9 | $3,000 |
9 |
$2,000 |
10 | $2,000 |
10 |
$1,000 |
11-16 | $1,000 |
11-16 |
$500 |
Total | $87,000 |
Total |
$58,000 |
Tie break will be used only for final medal positions, while money prizes will be split equally. Air fares will be organised by Beijing Sports Administration and accommodation will also be covered on a full board basis by the organisers. All queries should be addressed to geoffrey.borg@fide.com.
Players are invited to send in their contract, along with a copy of a passport with validity for more than six months, by email to office@fide.com by not later than Friday 1st August 2014 for this year’s fourth edition of the Sport Accord World Mind Games. The selection is based on the average of the player’s three ratings for classical, blitz and rapid. Reserves are also requested to send in a signed contract by the above date. You should also download the Competitor's Commitment.
Source: FIDE
Many more videos are available on this Youtube page.
12/13/2012 – SportAccord
Mind Games with all-star field to play rapid, blindfold and blitz
SportAccord Mind Games will be held in Beijing, China between the 12th
of December and 20th December 2012. The World Mind Games consists of
5 disciplines: chess, bridge, draughts (checkers), go, and xiangqi (Chinese
chess). This year brings an all-star field of men and women to play
rapid, blindfold and blitz. It all started with a breathtaking opening
ceremony.
12/21/2011 – SportAccord
World Mind Games – Hou Yifan wins gold twice
The SportAccord World Mind Games ended in a great success for all the
games and participants, drawing top players in all disciplines. After
the Rapid competition in chess, there were blitz competitions, won by
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Hou Yifan respectively, followed by blindfold
competitions in which Zoltan Almasi snatched the gold, while Yifan took
her second. Pictures and videos.
12/17/2012 – Fressinet
wins Men's Rapid at SportAccord World Mind Games
This event in Beijing, which features bridge, chess, draughts, Go and
Xiangqi, there are three chess competitions, rapid, blitz and blindfold,
in separate sections for men and women. In the category 20 men's section
French Champion Laurent Fressinet won ahead of Hikaru Nakamura. Find
out who was victorious in the other sections and watch the excellent
video reports from Beijing.
12/20/2012 – Aronian
and Hou Yifan win blindfold in Beijing
The third tournament at the SportAccord World Mind Games in China was
blindfold chess, where the players see only an empty board on the computer
screen and have to type in their moves. Not easy and fraught with danger
for players unused to it. Top seed Levon Aronian and second seed Hou
Yifan won the men's and women's section. Big illustrated report.
12/12/2013 – World
Mind Games begin today
The World Mind Games begins today in Beijing, China. Some of the best
players of the world have been invited to play in an unique event that
challenges them not only in rapid chess, but also in blitz and the new
"Basque" system in which players play two rapid players against
their opponent simultaneously: one with black and one with white! Opening
Ceremony and preview of the event...
12/12/2013 – Mind
Games Day 1: Leko, Gunina lead
Leko leads the Men's section with an impressive 3.5/4 after he patiently
ground down Karjakin in what should have been a drawn endgame. He is
pursued by Karjakin and Wang Hao who have 3.0/4. In the Women's section
Gunina has a spectacular 4.0/4 with dubious wins over Stefanova, Ju
Wenjun, Paehtz and a gift from Kosteniuk. She plays Yifan tomorrow.
Day one impressions and analysis.
12/13/2013 – Mind
Games Day 2: Wang Yue, Gunina gold
A devastating loss in the last round cost Peter Leko the gold medal.
He was leading by a full point but because of the tiebreak system (direct
encounter) Wang Yue could overtake him with a victory against him, and
that is precisely what happened. Gunina played solid, good chess and
ended with a full point advantage in the end over Hou Yifan, who came
in second. Rapid results, blitz tomorrow.
12/14/2013 – Mind
Games Day 3: Gunina, Aronian lead blitz
Day one of the brutal blitz tournament has started. The event has a
total of 30 rounds and today the first set of ten was played. In the
Men's section Armenian Levon Aronian has destroyed the competition and
emerged the strong leader with 8.5/10. In the Women's Gunina started
with two losses, rebounded with an amazing eight wins and leads over
Muzychuk and Yifan. Day 3 impressions.
12/15/2013 – Mind
Games Day 4: Yifan big winner
In the Men's section a very close situation has occurred. Mamedyarov's
excellent day two catapulted him to first place with 14.0/20, but there
are many players in hot pursuit. Le Quang Liem is only half a point
behind, Aronian one point, Karjakin and Vachier a point and a half.
In the Women's a fantastic 9.5/10 score for Yifan in day two puts her
ahead with a two point lead. Pictorial report.
12/17/2013 – Mind
Games Day 6: Basque System starts
This unique style of chess has begun in China! The players face each
other twice simultaneously, once with black and once with white. In
the men's Karjakin has again taken an early lead with a devastating
5.0/6. In the women's it is the Chinese that are dominating as they
hold the top three spots at the moment, with Hou Yifan and Ju Wenjun
at the very top. Analysis of the basque!
12/17/2013 – Mind
Games Day 5: Yifan, Karjakin gold
In two close blitz tournaments the final results came to the very last
round. In the men's section Aronian and Karjakin tied at the top, but
the Russian edged his opponent out on tiebreaks as he had bested the
Armenian in the individual encounter. In the Women's section Gunina
could have won if she defeated Hou Yifan in the last round, but she
blundered and lost. Analysis of a blitz game.