World Mind Sports Games in October

[Scott Tortorice]

The 1st World Mind Sports Games will be held in Beijing, China from 3rd to 18th October, 2008.

Read more here.

I found these facts interesting:

The Royal Game of Chess. ​

Originally the game of kings, chess today is a sport for all. ​

Sixteen white pieces battle against 16 black pieces on a board of 64 squares.​

Key figures​

300 million players
156 countries / 5 continents
800,000 affiliated members​

Take that World of Warcraft! :headbang:​

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