News and Resources for Competitive and Advanced Mental Calculation
The Mental Calculations World Championship (online) 2023 (hosted by the Mind Sports Olympiad as part of their Grand Prix) has just finished, and we have the winners! Out of about 50 entrants, 20 qualified to this semi-final, and the top 8 were invited to the final, held on Monday 6th March 2023. Daniel Timms (that’s … Read more
It is now confirmed that the Mind Sports Olympiad will once again host an online event as the Mental Calculations World Championship in the next few weeks! This will be a part of their Grand Prix, which includes over 100 tournaments in various games and mind sports. The format will be similar to the online … Read more
The Junior Mental Calculation World Championship returned to Bielefeld on the 1st–2nd October, as organized since 2008 by Caroline Merkel [official JMCWC website]. Around 50 competitors from Algeria, Germany, India, South Africa, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Lebanon, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Serbia attended—some for their first time, while others have attended for many years. There were many … Read more
The annual Mental Calculation event at the Mind Sports Olympiad took place on the 25th August—in person in London for the first time since 2019. This year, the format returned to the original paper exam—although with a shorter time limit—plus with the experimental addition of a live event, similar to the online events of 2020 … Read more
The 9th Mental Calculation World Cup has just taken place on the weekend of the 16th July 2022, organised by Ralf Laue. Many of the competitors had met before at the World Cup or at other international events, but others made their debut here. Congratulations to everyone involved! Personally, I would have loved to be … Read more
** Update: results ** Registration is open for the Junior Mental Calculation World Championship 2022! The event will be held on the 30th September–2nd October 2022 in Bielefeld (Germany). The main competition and the prize ceremony will be on October 2nd, so most people will leave on the morning of the 3rd. Since 2008 this international … Read more
*** Update: Results! *** In advance of the 2022 Mental Calculation World Cup, to be held in Paderborn (Germany) this July, the organizer (Ralf Laue) has released the list of participants. This year the competition will include many experienced calculators from the last decade, from every continent except Oceania, and with a wide range of … Read more
*** Update: Results! *** Registration is now open for the Mental Calculation World Cup 2022! (Organized by Ralf Laue) The event will be held on the 15th – 17th July 2022. This year it will be held in Paderborn (Germany) at the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum. This is the same venue that the 2020 competition was … Read more
First of all, some good news! 🎉 At least two in-person international mental calculation competitions are being planned for later in 2022. Details will be announced here (and by email to all subcribers) and by the respective organizations as soon as they are available. In the meantime, the Canadian Mind Sports Association is (again) … Read more
Note: this page was updated on 30th August with results from the Grand Final. Semi Final The main round of the Mental Calculations World Championship, hosted by the Mind Sports Olympiad (official website), was held on Sunday 22nd August. Out of 90 entrants, 32 were qualified to this semi-final, representing India, the UK, Germany, Spain and … Read more