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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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  1. Re:I'm not sure Enki Bilal would be proud... by TurboTot · · Score: 1, Troll

    There was some idiotic rap song called the mystery of chess boxing by wu-tang clan back in the late 90's I'm wondering if (when) this gets put on the wii they will be on the soundtrack