Mind sport, the Glossary
A mind sport is a game of skill based on intellectual ability.[1]
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47 relations: Backgammon, BBC, Board game, Card game, Chess, Competitive programming, Computer security, Contract bridge, Esports, Extreme Memory Tournament, Forbes, Game of skill, Go (game), Intellect, International Federation of Match Poker, International Mathematical Olympiad, International Mind Sports Association, International Olympiad in Informatics, International Science Olympiad, List of Go organizations, List of Mensa Select recipients, List of world backgammon champions, List of world championships in mind sports, Mental calculation, Mental Calculation World Cup, Mind Sports Olympiad, Mind Sports South Africa, Ministry of sports, Raymond Keene, Richard Caborn, Speed reading, Text messaging, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, The New York Times, The Observer, Tony Buzan, Wargame (hacking), World Bridge Championships, World Chess Championship, World Memory Championships, World Mind Sports Games, World Puzzle Championship, World Quizzing Championships, World Sudoku Championship, World Xiangqi Championship, Xiangqi.
Backgammon
Backgammon is a two-player board game played with counters and dice on tables boards.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.
Board game
Board games are tabletop games that typically use.
Card game
A card game is any game that uses playing cards as the primary device with which the game is played, whether the cards are of a traditional design or specifically created for the game (proprietary).
Chess
Chess is a board game for two players.
Competitive programming
Competitive programming or sport programming is a mind sport involving participants trying to program according to provided specifications.
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Computer security
Computer security (also cybersecurity, digital security, or information technology (IT) security) is the protection of computer systems and networks from threats that may result in unauthorized information disclosure, theft of (or damage to) hardware, software, or data, as well as from the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.
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Contract bridge
Contract bridge, or simply bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. Mind sport and Contract bridge are games of mental skill.
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Esports
Esports, short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games.
Extreme Memory Tournament
Memory League is a memory competition platform originally founded and created by Nelson Dellis and Simon Orton under the name Extreme Memory Tournament (XMT).
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Forbes
Forbes is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917 and owned by Hong Kong-based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014.
Game of skill
A game of skill or game of wits is a game where the outcome is determined mainly by mental or physical skill, rather than chance.
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Go (game)
# Go is an abstract strategy board game for two players in which the aim is to capture more territory than the opponent by fencing off empty space.
Intellect
In the study of the human mind, intellect is the ability of the human mind to reach correct conclusions about what is true and what is false in reality; and includes capacities such as reasoning, conceiving, judging, and relating.
International Federation of Match Poker
The International Federation of Match Poker (IFMP) is a non-profit organization whose stated purpose is to "serve as the global governing body for Match Poker".
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International Mathematical Olympiad
The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is a mathematical olympiad for pre-university students, and is the oldest of the International Science Olympiads.
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International Mind Sports Association
The International Mind Sports Association (IMSA) is an association of the world governing bodies for contract bridge, chess, draughts, eSports, go, xiangqi (Chinese chess), mahjong and card games.
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International Olympiad in Informatics
The International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) is an annual competitive programming competition and one of the International Science Olympiads for secondary school students.
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International Science Olympiad
The International Science Olympiads are a group of worldwide annual competitions in various areas of the formal sciences, natural sciences, and social sciences.
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List of Go organizations
List of Go organizations.
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List of Mensa Select recipients
Mensa Select is an annual award given by American Mensa since 1990 to five board games that are "original, challenging and well designed".
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List of world backgammon champions
The following is a list of world backgammon champions.
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List of world championships in mind sports
This article gives a list of world championships in mind sports which usually represent the most prestigious competition for a specific board game, card game or mind sport.
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Mental calculation
Mental calculation consists of arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator. Mind sport and Mental calculation are games of mental skill.
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Mental Calculation World Cup
The Mental Calculation World Cup (German: Weltmeisterschaften im Kopfrechnen, or World Championship in Mental Calculation) is an international competition for mental calculators, held every two years in Germany.
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Mind Sports Olympiad
The Mind Sports Olympiad (MSO) is an annual international multi-disciplined competition and festival for games of mental skill and mind sports by Mind Sports Organisation.
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Mind Sports South Africa
Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) is recognised by Act of Parliament as the national controlling body for mind sports in South Africa. Mind sport and mind Sports South Africa are games of mental skill.
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Ministry of sports
A ministry of sports or ministry of youth and sports is a kind of government ministry found in certain countries with responsibility for the regulation of sports, particularly those participated in by young people.
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Raymond Keene
Raymond Dennis Keene (born 29 January 1948) is an English chess grandmaster, a FIDE International Arbiter, a chess organiser, and a journalist and author.
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Richard Caborn
Richard George Caborn (born 6 October 1943) is a British politician who served as Minister of Sport from 2001 to 2007 and later as the prime minister's ambassador for England's 2018 FIFA World Cup bid.
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Speed reading
Speed reading is any of many techniques claiming to improve one's ability to read quickly.
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Text messaging
Text messaging, or texting, is the act of composing and sending electronic messages, typically consisting of alphabetic and numeric characters, between two or more users of mobile devices, desktops/laptops, or another type of compatible computer.
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The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph, known online and elsewhere as The Telegraph, is a British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally.
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The Independent
The Independent is a British online newspaper.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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The Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper published on Sundays.
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Tony Buzan
Anthony Peter "Tony" Buzan (2 June 1942 – 13 April 2019) was an English author and educational consultant.
Wargame (hacking)
In hacking, a wargame (or war game) is a cyber-security challenge and mind sport in which the competitors must exploit or defend a vulnerability in a system or application, and/or gain or prevent access to a computer system.
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World Bridge Championships
The World Bridge Championships consists of several sets of championships organized under the auspices of the World Bridge Federation.
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World Chess Championship
The World Chess Championship is played to determine the world champion in chess.
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World Memory Championships
The World Memory Championships is an organized competition of memory sports in which competitors memorize as much information as possible within a given period of time.
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World Mind Sports Games
The World Mind Sports Games (WMSG) was a multi-sport event created by the International Mind Sports Association (IMSA) as a "stepping stone on the path of introducing a third kind of Olympic Games" after the Summer and the Winter Olympics".
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World Puzzle Championship
The World Puzzle Championship (commonly abbreviated as WPC) is an annual international puzzle competition run by the World Puzzle Federation.
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World Quizzing Championships
The World Quizzing Championships is an individual quiz contest organised by the International Quizzing Association (the umbrella organisation of various quizzing organisations from more than 25 countries around the world).
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World Sudoku Championship
The World Sudoku Championship (WSC) is an annual international puzzle competition organised by a member of the World Puzzle Federation.
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World Xiangqi Championship
The World Xiangqi Championship is organised by the World Xiangqi Federation (WXF) and is held every two years since 1991.
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Xiangqi
Xiangqi, commonly known as Chinese chess or elephant chess, is a strategy board game for two players.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_sport
Also known as Mental-skill game, Mind sports.