December 17 dawned clear and cold in Beijing, excellent weather for a group of World Mind Games players and officials from China, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Korea, and North America to pay an afternoon visit to the Shuang Huayuan campus of … Continue reading
Los Sport Accord World Mind Games constituyen una nueva oportunidad para enfrentar a jugadores del más alto nivel. Los juegos de este año se desarrollan en el mismo sitio en el que se disputaron los Juegos Mundiales de Deportes Mentales … Continue reading
The opening ceremony of the SportAccord World Mind Games was held in the Convention Hall at the Beijing International Conference Center, hosted by Liu Jingmin, Deputy Director of the Committee of Education, Science, Health and Sports, which operates within China’s … Continue reading
The contestants in the GAC Trumpchi 33rd World Amateur Go Championship did not come to Guangzhou just to play go. Going over their games with the Chinese pros acting as referees was another part of the tournament. The room that … Continue reading
How did the six teams prepare for the World Mind Games? Three years ago the Chinese team had put great effort into readying their players for the World Mind Sports Games, and they were rewarded with gold medals in the … Continue reading
The former World champion and Ambassador of the SportAccord World Mind Games, GM Alexandra Kostenuik from Russia crowned a successful performance and even won the last game of the rapid tourney against Yelena Dembo. She became the first female winner of this very interesting competition. … Continue reading
On December 9, as the tension of the first day of the event was rising, a meeting of the heads of the three go associations of Japan, China and Korea was held. In the afternoon of the same day, a … Continue reading
One of the other mind sports at the SAWMG is draughts. The draughts main tournament is played on 10×10 boards with 20 white stones against 20 black stones. Another variation is played on 8×8 boards with several rule sets. Here … Continue reading
The Hangzhou Tian Yuan Tower is a go player’s dream come true. Basically, once you step through the front door, you never have to leave again. Like upscale hotels around the world, the Tian Yuan contains well-appointed rooms and several … Continue reading
It was one year ago that a prototype of the “Universal Go Board”, Go equipment particularly suited for the visually impaired, was presented during the 29th WAGC. On that occasion a demonstration game was played by Pierre Audouard, the French … Continue reading