Singapore Mindsports Festival 2026
The Singapore Chess Federation is proud to collaborate with the Mind Sports Federation of Singapore and Nexus International School to bring you chess in this year’s Inaugural Singapore Mindsports Festival. This festival shall include multiple disciplines such as Chess, Xiangqi, Weiqi, Shogi and Chu Shogi.
The Singapore Chess Federation (SCF) is responsible for chess only. All registrations and payments made through SCF are strictly for the chess discipline.
For participation in other disciplines, please contact the respective organising associations directly, as registration procedures, rules and schedules may differ.
Schedule and format: FIDE Rated Swiss format 6 rounds, 15 + 10s increment
Date: 12 December, Saturday
Venue: Nexus International School (Singapore), 1 Aljunied Walk, Singapore 387293
| Arbiter’s Briefing | 850am |
| Round 1 | 9am |
| Round 2 | 10:15am |
| Round 3 | 1130am |
| Lunch | 1230pm |
| Round 4 | 2pm |
| Round 5 | 315pm |
| Round 6 | 430pm |
| Prize Ceremony | 6pm |
Tie Break:
1. Direct encounter
2. Buchholz Cut 1
3. Buchholz
4. Sonnenborn Berger
5. Cumulative system – Sum of Progressive Scores (Sum of Progressive Scores: After each round a player has a certain tournament score. These scores are added to determine the total Sum of Progressive Score)
Prizes:
Overall
1st – $300 | 2nd: $200 | 3rd: $150 | 4th: $100 | 5th: $50
Medals will be given to top 10 overall
Under 16
1st: $150 | 2nd: $120 | 3rd: 100 | 4th: $50 | 5th: $30
Medals will be given to top 10 in U16 category
Entry Fee:
$30 per entry ($32.7 including GST)
Deadline:
4 December or first 90 entries
Availability: 67 in stock