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).
World championships organized by Mind Sports Olympiad, that consist of competitions across multiple events to find the strongest games all-rounders.
Major world championships for , such as chess or go.
World championships in Traditional card games and tile-based games.
Competitions using mental tests.
Competitions in abstract strategy games and other modern board games.
Games made for 2 players:
Games supporting 3 or more players:
Competitions in collectible card games and other modern card games.
World championships in speaking.
World championships held in tile-based games include:
World championships in word games.
World championships in competitive programming.
Quizzing competitions organized by the private company International Quizzing Assoc.