Meet the New Chess Boxing Champion of the World

Attila Dimedici writes "A Russian man has just been crowned world champion in the sport of chess boxing. Apparently the idea originated in a French comic strip from the early '90s. In 2003 a Dutch artist decided to bring the 'sport' to life. The 'sport' is played by starting a chess match in the middle of a boxing ring. After four minutes, the chess board is cleared and the opponents box for three minutes. A match consists of six rounds of chess and five rounds of boxing. A match is decided by knockout, checkmate, or points."

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Re:I'd put money on the boxer any day

[Anonymous Coward]

Players are given 1 - 5 minutes each to win a game, which generally does not result in a checkmate outcome. Rather, the person whose time expires first loses. The best strategy is to set up complex positions on the board that require ample thought on the part of your opponent and watch his or her time expire.

Setting up complex positions takes some thinking on your part too. Quite difficult to make 1 second moves that result in an opponent thinking for a lot more than that. Also, if he chooses to exchange pieces then you have less tools to create a complex situation.