Editing Mind Sports Organisation (section)

=== Venues ===
The Mind Sports Olympiad main event has been annual since 1997 at the following locations in England:

* 1997 Royal Festival Hall, London<ref name="times_mso1" />
* 1998 [[Novotel Hotel]], [[Hammersmith]]<ref>Jon Spielman, [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/independent-pursuits-chess-1195762.html  ''Independent Pursuits: Chess''], ''The Independent'', 3 September 1998, retrieved 31 July 2009</ref>
* 1999 [[Kensington Olympia]], London<ref>Robert Nurden. [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/mental-athletes-tune-up-for-mind-games-1114330.html ''Mental athletes tune up for Mind Games''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425055404/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/mental-athletes-tune-up-for-mind-games-1114330.html |date=25 April 2019 }}, 22 August 1999, retrieved 2 August 2009</ref>
* 2000 Alexandra Palace, London<ref name="alex" />
* 2001 [[South Bank University]], London
* 2002 [[Loughborough University]], [[Loughborough]]
* 2003 [[Manchester University]], [[Manchester]]<ref name="man_council">''Manchester Hosts 9th Mind Sports Olympiad'', ''[[Manchester City Council]] News'', 2 August 2005, retrieved 31 July 2009</ref>
* 2004 Manchester University, Manchester<ref name="venue2004">Don's diary:games and gold medals in Mind, [[The Times Higher Education]], [[David Levy (chess player)|David Levy]], 17 October 2003, [http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=184239&sectioncode=26]. Retrieved 20 April 2011</ref>
* 2005 Manchester University, Manchester<ref name="venue2005">Mind games tournament under way, [[BBC]] Manchester, 19 August 2005 [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4167626.stm]. Retrieved 30 April 2011</ref>
* 2006 [[University of Westminster|Westminster University]], London
* 2007 Potters Bar<ref name="potters" />
* 2008 Royal Horticultural Halls, London
* 2009 Royal Horticultural Halls, London<ref name="venue2009">Cheam man's mind bending puzzles at mental olympiad, Sutton Guardian, Kevin Barnesm 28 August 2009 [http://www.suttonguardian.co.uk/news/4568630.Cheam_man_s_mind_bending_puzzles_at_mental_olympiad/]. Retrieved 30 April 2011</ref>
* 2010 Soho Theatre, London<ref name="tjc">Scrabble, Monopoly and more at xhul games fest, [[The Jewish Chronicle]], Robyn Rosen, 26 August 2010, [http://thejc.com/news/uk-news/37303/scrabble-monopoly-and-more-shul-games-fest] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829140325/http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/37303/scrabble-monopoly-and-more-shul-games-fest |date=29 August 2010 }}. Retrieved 30 April 2011</ref>
* 2011 University of London Union, London.<ref name="venue11">Venue announcement for MSO XV, http://www.boardability.com/venue.php, 15 February 2011</ref>
* 2012 University of London Union, London.<ref name="venue12">Venue announcement for MSO XVI, http://www.boardability.com/, 15 February 2012</ref>
* 2013 University of London Union, London
* 2014 [[JW3]], London