Talk:International Mind Sports Association

van Beek
While editing this article I found practically no info about W.E.A. van Beek - Vice-President of FMJD. However, there is Dr. Walter E.A. van Beek from Utrecht, Holland, who seems to be the same man. One more evidence for this is that W.E.A. van Beek (Vice-President of FMJD) lives in Utrecht according to information from the official site of FMJD. However, at this site there is also the telephone number of W.E.A. van Beek - Vice-President, which differs from one of Dr. W.E.A. van Beek from Utrecht University. Moreover, I'm not even sure whether W.E.A. van Beek works for Utrecht University. Some sources connect him with Tilburg University in Holland. In different sources it is also stated that the Dr. van Beek's expertise is connected with Africa. And at the official site of FMJD it is said that nowadays W.E.A. van Beek is not the Vice-President but the Representative of African Confederation in Managing Board. Sagalovichm 07:50, 20 February 2007 (UTC)


 * This IMSA press release mentions "Wouter van Beek". I have no idea if this is the same man. Maproom (talk) 16:11, 19 June 2008 (UTC)


 * this is the same person - Ahsoous (talk) 11:14, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

What games?
The article lists four games: "bridge, chess, draughts (checkers) and go". The WMSG web site lists three: bridge, chess, and go in one place, but five, bridge, (international) chess, go, draughts (apparently the French version, which is not normally called checkers), and Xiangqi in another. Maproom (talk) 16:11, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I was just about to edit the page to show that Xiangqi is a member of IMSA then realised that the source doesn't actually state this to be the case. ie:
 * Preparations for sportAccord World Mind Games 2011 in full progress, Xinhua News, 13 februaury 2011, retrieved 20 March 2011


 * I find it difficult to believe that Xiangqi is still not a member but does state that it was not and their website hasn't been updated since and wxf.org is almost as bad for information


 * Then there is poker :
 * If you're going to gamble, make sure you're right in the right game, The Observer, 14 February 2010, retrieved 20 March 2011
 * Official - Poker now a Mind Sport, 29 April 2010, stephen Bartley retrieved 20 March 2011
 * Tetron76 (talk) 12:01, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Draughts I am pretty sure must mean checkers looking at the medallistsTetron76 (talk) 12:01, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Four sports established the International Mind Sports Association and thus the Games. Five sports participated in the 1st World Mind Sports Games, October 2008 in Beijing.
 * 2008wmsg.org implies that xiangqi was a host country selection for the 1st WMSG. Its webpage "The Games" concludes thus
 * : "it will be interesting to see if Xiangqi is represented in the 2012 games as well — or if we will see another game more appealing to the specific hosting nation."
 * WARNING: the evident homepage http://www.2008wmsg.org/ is exceptionally shoddy. I doubt that this site is reliable. --P64 (talk) 20:37, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
 * The Internet Archive missed www.2008wmsg.org (three years ago, for example) because that site prohibited its webcrawler. --P64 (talk) 20:58, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Official presentation
Yesterday (at the WBF website?) I found an official IMSA "presentation", .pdf format that looks derived from powerpoint. It seems to cover the IMSA and WMSG mission and planning for the 1st WMSG.

Today I'm embarrassed to miss it. One place at wikipedia where I thought i saved the URL, in fact I duplicated another URL.

If/when I find it again I'll delete this introductory note.--P64 (talk) 20:50, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Here is that early document (no date?). Now I have added this External link to a few articles --P64 (talk) 22:23, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
 * World Mind Sports Games. International Mind Sports Association. 2008 or earlier. Posted at usgo.org American Go Association. Confirmed 2011-08-31. (Second copy at World Bridge Federation.)

SportAccord Mind Games

 * (formerly SportAccord is having another version of Mind Games started...
 * new website -P64, who may add more links

I am puzzled, as to why SportAccord is going to start its own version of the Mind Games, compared to the first edition of the World Mind Games already in the history books. It is going to be interesting on which one of the two different Mind Games will be the one officially sanctioned by both SportAccord and the International Mind Sports Association. Rockies77 (talk) 07:42, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
 * As this stage (spring or summer 2011) it seems to me that both Mind Games meetings are official. This one, perhaps annual or biennial?, is sponsored with cash prizes?, small invited or appointed fields?, and fast play, planning or hoping for live video?. The quadrennial World Mind Sports Games follow the Olympic Games model. —potentially vast fields of national representatives compete for medals—
 * --P64 (talk) 14:17, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
 * ''TOP Samsung is the official sponsor of the SportAccord Mind Games and the electronic equipment will be provided by the electronics multi-national conglomerate. RADO of the Swatch Group, will be the official timekeeper of the Games too.
 * ''The event will also include a Worldwide Online Tournament and a Cultural and Social Programme and is supported by the International Mind Sports Organization (IMSA).
 * Quote sportsfeatures.com news 2011-09-06 --P64 five minutes later


 * The stub article SportAccord World Mind Games was speedily deleted today. It wasn't new but I created a talk page only this weekend, which maybe triggered the process. This month I have linked it, concerning the 2011 inaugural Games, in the biographies of several bridge players who participated--perhaps 10 of 48 including all 6 members of the USA women team.
 * is now a redirect to a new section that I created here last hour. --P64 (talk) 19:25, 11 November 2014 (UTC)


 * I have added information primarily regarding bridge and focusing on national participation--that is for bridge, the annual lists of invited teams, 4 men and 4 women. Probably we should have Bridge at the SportAccord World Mind Games. --P64 (talk) 23:19, 16 January 2015 (UTC)
 * China, Japan, and Russia (ZH, JA, and RU.wiki) have articles and we have the redirect. See SportAccord World Mind Games at Wikidata.
 * --P64 (talk) 23:28, 16 January 2015 (UTC)

Poker
What is the current status of poker? User:... has just added poker to the lead sentence. We need documentation.

The IMSA homepage does not suggest that poker is a member sport, although it includes one link to a poker promotion. Regarding the December 2011 SportAccord WMG, its headlines show that bridge, chess, draughts, and go associations have submitted preliminary lists of players who will participate, and that xiangqi has been invited. Counting down from the top, probably backward in time, those are the 4, 5, 6, 7, and 10th headlines. --P64 (talk) 01:16, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
 * True. Now that I dig in a little bit, I realize that the status of poker within the IMSA is not as clear as I thought. We do need clarification! I'll try to see if I can find some references from my side... :) SalimJah (talk) 20:19, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
 * So I've checked and it seems that Duplicate poker currently has observer status within the IMSA (see here). According to this source, the goal for Duplicate poker is to achieve full recognition by the 2012 World Mind Sports Games. Is it relevant to mention any of this in the article? SalimJah (talk) 18:59, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, it's quite interesting as well as relevant, particularly with that reference. It could go in a short extra section. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 19:24, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I would probably wait until the WMSG announcement for WMSG 2012 apparently this will happen on the 17th November as the main images on the websites contain poker hands so the status may be about to change.Tetron76 (talk) 13:41, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I agree, wait until -11-17 or later to clarify and to provide references. --P64 (talk) 16:32, 5 November 2011 (UTC)

"Formaly"?
The lede includes the word "formaly". I would correct the spelling, but I don't know if "formerly" or "formally" is intended. Maproom (talk) 11:04, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
 * RESOLVED. The article is now twice "formally" after someone's edit formaly=>formally and my edit formerly=>formally. --P64 (talk) 16:30, 5 November 2011 (UTC)

Needs {update}
It is now out of date. Recently some related articles have been split and updated; related categories revised. Everything under cat is recently or soon or both in flux.

If/because the 2012 Games will generate August hits, it will be good to update during July at latest. --P64 (talk) 21:30, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

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