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Chess Federation of Pakistan
CFP is responsible for conducting Chess games at national levels and taking students for international competitions. -
Pakistan Scrabble Association
PSA is responsible for conducting national championships and taking students for international championships for scrabble
1st and yet only registered scrabble club in Pakistan
Organizes 12 tournaments. -
1st Mind Sports Olympiad
An international competition with different disciplines for games requiring mental skill and mind sports conducted annually -
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Takes place annually
Took place every year to this date -
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2nd and 3rd event
These events returned to london with sponsorships -
4th MSO (Mind Sports Olympiad)
A successful event took place at the Alexandra Palace despite controversies between organizers -
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Various events every year
These events continued to happen without sponsorships at a number of universities -
Played in schools
Featured a separate event for schools with activities and competitions for chess ,go, quizzes and intelligence puzzles -
Loss of attention
Reduced to a smaller size because of lack of sponsorship -
MSO Revived
MSO saw a revival when it returned to a Central London venue -
Mind Sports Association of Pakistan
It was founded in 2008 for training of Mind Sports of Chess, Bridge & Scrabble -
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Progress
Took place in Soho theatre in London
And then later moved to University of London union
18 to 27 august 2012—16th MSO took place at the University of London -
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INSTITUTE OF HUMAN MEMORY AND DEVELOPMENT (IHMD)
IHMD in Pakistan introduced various mind sports and trained students to participate in national and international championships and won bronze silver golden medals in speed reading, mind mapping, memory championships
Emma Alam won the world memory championship where 300 competitors participated and broke 3 world records
