This is a list of all-rounders in games of skill: those people who have reached world-class performance in more than one game. Games of skill include chess, checkers (or draughts), go, bridge, backgammon and poker. Few players excel in more than one of these games.
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| Name | Chess | Draughts | Backgammon | Bridge | Poker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mads Andersen | — | — | World Champion 2002 | — | Winner European Poker Tour Scandinavian Open 2006 |
| John R. Crawford | — | — | International Tournament Champion 1965 | World Champion 1950, 1951, 1953 | — |
| Billy Eisenberg | — | — | World Champion 1975 | World Champion 1970, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1979 | — |
| Pierre Ghestem | — | World Champion 1947 | — | World Champion 1956, 1960 | — |
| Oswald Jacoby | — | — | World Champion 1972 | World Champion 1935 | — |
| Irina Levitina | Women's World Champion Challenger 1984 | — | — | Women's World Champion 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007 | — |
| Bill Robertie | US Speed Chess Champion 1970 | — | World Champion 1983, 1987 | — | — |
| Dan Harrington | — | — | Gold Cup Champion 1981 | — | WSOP Main Event Champion 1995. Final table 1987, 2003, 2004 |
| Kit Woolsey | — | — | 2nd at the World Cup 1996 | World Champion 1986, 2000, 2003 | — |
| Paul Magriel | New York State Junior Chess Champion 1966 | — | World Champion 1978 | — | Final table World Poker Tour, Professional Poker Tour and Ultimate Poker Challenge |
The Mind Sports Olympiad introduced competitions where players have to compete across a range of games of skill / Mind Sports to find the best all-rounder[1]. The three main competitions are The Pentamind, The Decamentathlon World championship and abstract games world championship. The most important of these is the pentamind won 5 times by Demis Hassabis [2]