SportAccord World Mind Games Online Draughts Tournament

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Lausanne, 28 October 2011 – SportAccord is pleased to announce that the online Draughts tournament, part of SportAccord World Mind Games will take place from 30 October-12 November 2011. The event will be open to everyone.

Players willing to participate can read the instructions under the following address: www.fmjd.org. The online platform hosting the tournament can be accessed under http://damserver.kndb.nl/damserver/.

SportAccord World Mind Games Online Tournament is organised for each of the mind sports participating in SportAccord World Mind Games; Bridge, Chess, Draughts, Go and Xiangqi. The Tournament will use the biggest existing online platforms. The winner for each sport will receive an invitation to the first SportAccord World Mind Games (return transportation ticket to the venue in Beijing, China, entry ticket to the Games, accommodation, a commemorative medal and certificate). Awards are provided by Rado and Samsung; the official partners of SportAccord World Mind Games 2011.

The first edition of SportAccord World Mind Games will take place from 8-16 December 2011 in Beijing. This unique multi-sport event highlights the great value of mind sports. The world's best players will deliver top-level performances and create new valuable experiences based on intelligence, strategy and exercise of mind.

For more information, contact: Iwona.Lapinska@sportaccord.com

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