World Mind Sports Games are underway in the capital of China, Beijing. Five mind sports will be held – chess, bridge, draughts and Chinese sports – go and xiangqi. Chess players Baadur Jobava and Bela Khotenashvili will play in the name of Georgia.

Women participants: Hou Yifan (China), Anna Muzychuk (Slovenia), Humpy Koneru (India), Zhao Xue (China), Kateryna Lahno (Ukraine), Viktorija Cmilyte (Lithuania), Anna Zatonskih (USA), Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria), Bela Khotenashvili (Georgia), Harika Dronavalli (India), Elisabeth Pahtz (Germany), Zhu Chen (Qatar), Pia Cramling (Sweden), Monika Socko (Poland), Elina Danielian (Armenia) and Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia). It is worth mentioning that four are former world champions: Hou Yifan, Stefanova, Zhu Chen, Kosteniuk.

Men: Levon Aronian (Armenia), Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan), Sergey Karjakin (Russia), Hikaru Nakamura (USA), Alexander Morozevich (Russia), Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine), Alexander Grischuk (Russia), Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria), Gata Kamsky (USA), Peter Leko (Hungary), Viorel Bologan (Moldova), Baadur Jobava (Georgia), Shakhriyar Mamediarov (Azerbaijan), Wang Hao, Din Lizhen (both – China), Anish Giri (Holland).

According to the regulations, the participants will hold 7 games in rapid chess, 30 games – in blitz and 7 – in “blindfold” chess.