They’ve Combined Boxing And Chess – Introducing ‘Chessboxing’

17 Oct 2014 by Jasmine Stone in Sport, World

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If you’re a fan of chess but feel that it lacks that “impact” of other high-intensity sports, some clever blokes have decided to inject a little bit of boxing into the classic strategy game.

Chessboxing is the weird stepson of boxing and chess, which sees the competitors going head-to-head in alternating rounds of the two ancient sports to see if they can defeat one another by “hook or rook”, resulting in a knockout or checkmate respectively.

Enthusiasts have opened up clubs across the world. From the boulevards of LA to the frozen wastelands of Siberia, the sun never sets on the sixty-four squared ring and not one but two global bodies have sprung up, each claiming the right to bring the sport under its exclusive control. No surprises there—chessboxing is fast becoming big money.

Check out the full story on VICE.

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