List of world championships in mind sports
This article gives a list of world championships in mind sports which usually represent the most prestigious competition for a specific board game, card game or mind sport. World championships can only be held for most games or mind sports with the ratification of an official body. Some Eastern games only have amateur world championships and separate professional competitions as can be seen for Go (list of professional Go tournaments). Mind Sports Olympiad All-round. World championships organized by Mind Sports Olympiad, that consist of competitions across multiple events to find the strongest  games all-rounders. Classic/traditional board games. Major world championships for , such as chess or go. Classic/traditional card/tile games. World championships in Traditional card games and tile-based games. Esports. All-round game competitions of esports. Official world championships in both individual and team based esports. Mental disciplines. Competitions using mental tests. Modern board games. Competitions in abstract strategy games and other modern board games. Games made for 2 players: Games supporting 3 or more players: Modern card games. Competitions in collectible card games and other modern card games. Speaking competitions. World championships in speaking. Tile games. World  championships held in tile-based games include: Word games. World championships in word games. Information technology. World championships in competitive programming.