39th Championship of Mathematical and Logical Games
The championship of mathematical and logical games is a popular and school competition organised every year in Europe and beyond. Mathematics aficionados of all ages from about twelve countries participate in this competition. The international final will be held in Tunisia this year. The FSJM (Swiss Federation of Mathematical Games) has been organising the Swiss part of this championship for now more than 30 years.
School Quarterfinals
The documents for the school quarterfinals will be sent to the schools in the course of November.
Individual Quarterfinals
The official launching of the 39th championship took place on Saturday 16 November 2024.
Individual participation is open via the online form.
Participants
The championship is open to everyone, for both children and adults. It is possible to join individually or to participate in a school setting. Many classes participate each year.
Calendar
The championship starts with individual and school quarterfinals and continues with semifinals, a Swiss final and, finally, an international final. The participants have to answer as fast as possible a given number of problems, depending on their category. The number of correct answers as well as the time taken to solve the problems determines the final score and the ranking of each participant.
School quarterfinals
From November 2024 to January 31, 2025, in the participating schools
Semifinals
Saturday, 15 March 2025 at 2pm, in 12 different centres around Switzerland
Swiss final
Saturday, 17 May 2025 at 1:30pm, in Zürich
International final
Saturday, 23 and Sunday, 24 August 2025 in Tunisia
Categories and Registration Fees
The names of the categories comes from the French school system, where the championship originated. The school years below match with the Swiss HarmoS standards.
Participating in the quarterfinals is free. A registration fee is asked to the participants of the semifinals, to cover the logistics costs of the event. In accordance with our statutes, all the people participating in the organisation of the event are volunteers.
Categories
HarmoS standards
Details
Fee (from semifinal only)
Children
CE
Year 5 students
5 problems, max. 60 minutes
12.00 CHF
CM
Year 6-7 students
8 problems, max. 90 minutes
12.00 CHF
C1
Year 8-9 students
11 problems, max. 120 minutes
16.00 CHF
C2
Year 10-11 students
14 problems, max. 180 minutes
16.00 CHF
Teens and Scholars
L1
Post-mandatory schools students (high schools, professional schools, …)
16 problems, max. 180 minutes
20.00 CHF
L2
University students
18 problems, max. 180 minutes.
20.00 CHF
Adults
GP
Adults, general public
16 problems, max. 180 minutes
24.00 CHF
HC
Adults, top-level competition
18 problems, max. 180 minutes
24.00 CHF