MSO 2002

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They came almost to an end, because of the constant lack of sponsors, but the founding group – headed by David Levy and Tony Corfe – has managed once again to save them. I’m talking about the Mind Sports Olympiad, born in 1997  and now in its sixth edition. After five years in London, the event migrates in the heart of England near Nottingham and takes place in Loughborough for only 5 days between August 14 and 18. Scheduled tournaments for about 60 different kinds of games, from classic (chess, backgammon, draughts, go) to modern boardgames (Settlers of Catan, Lost Cities, Master Mind) to the more purely mental tests (mental arithmetic, intelligence tests).
Note that the movement started with the Mind Sports Olympiad (MSO) and has created affiliated events in many countries, among which one of the most interesting are certainly the “Giochi Sforzeschi”, to be held in Milan at the Palazzo delle Stelline from 5 to 8 December.

It’s Dario De Toffoli’s year: he wins the Pentamind World Championship.

ITALIAN MEDALS

Backgammon Weekend tournament
1 Connor Dickinson United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2 Uldis Lapikens United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3 Dario De Toffoli Italy

Continuo – World Championship
1 Dario De Toffoli Italy
2 Mathew Cordell United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3 David Pearce United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Lost Cities – Olympiad Championship
1 Dario De Toffoli Italy
2 Mathew Cordell United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3 Ben Haytack United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Nubble – British Championship
1 Dario De Toffoli Italy
2 Jan Haugland Norway
3 Nathalie Lecordier United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pentamind – World Championship
1 Dario De Toffoli Italy
2 David Pearce United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3 Mathew Cordell United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Poker – Canadian Stud
1 Francine Brandler United States of America
2 Simonetta Barone Italy
3 John Clark United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland