World Mind Sports Games

(Beijing, China) Here's a report that reminds me of when this old fart neighbor would choke down Oreos while playing checkers. I forget the guy's name but I was a little kid and he always won.

China will test bridge and chess players for performance-enhancing drugs at the first World Mind Sports Games in Beijing in October.

The games comprise four mind sports -- including checkers and Go -- and about 3,000 participants from about 100 countries will compete for 35 gold medals in the inaugural Games, Oct. 3-18, a few weeks after the Olympic Games in Beijing.

So, 35 gold medals in four games will be awarded. I'm confused. That's eight and three-quarters medals each. And by the way, how big a loser do you have to be to need performance-enhancing drugs to beat somebody at checkers?